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ArticleGenome biology2020

Wheat chromatin architecture is organized in genome territories and transcription factories.

Lorenzo Concia, Alaguraj Veluchamy, Juan S Ramirez-Prado, Azahara Martin-Ramirez, Ying Huang, Magali Perez, Severine Domenichini, Natalia Y Rodriguez Granados, Soonkap Kim, Thomas Blein and 16 more

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Article in Genome biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers.

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85 citing papers in PubMed, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Lorenzo ConciaInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Alaguraj VeluchamyDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Juan S Ramirez-PradoInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Azahara Martin-RamirezJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
Ying HuangInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Magali PerezInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Severine DomenichiniInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Natalia Y Rodriguez GranadosInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Soonkap KimDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Thomas BleinInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Susan DuncanEarlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UG, UK.
Clement PichotInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Deborah Manza-MianzaInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Caroline JueryINRA UMR1095 Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, 5 chemin de Beaulieu, 63039, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Etienne PauxINRA UMR1095 Genetics, Diversity and Ecophysiology of Cereals, 5 chemin de Beaulieu, 63039, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Graham MooreJohn Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK.
Heribert HirtInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Catherine BergouniouxInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Martin CrespiInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Magdy M MahfouzDivision of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdelhafid BendahmaneInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Chang LiuCenter for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 32, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Anthony HallEarlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UG, UK.
Cécile RaynaudInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
David LatrasseInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France.
Moussa BenhamedInstitute of Plant Sciences Paris of Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR1403, CNRS, INRA, Orsay, France. moussa.benhamed@u-psud.fr.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology · SAJohn Innes Centre · GBNorwich Research Park · GBUniversité Clermont Auvergne · FRInstitut Universitaire de France · FRUniversity of Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPolyploidy is ubiquitous in eukaryotic plant and fungal lineages, and it leads to the co-existence of several copies of similar or related genomes in one nucleus. In plants, polyploidy is considered a major factor in successful domestication. However, polyploidy challenges chromosome folding architecture in the nucleus to establish functional structures.

resultsWe examine the hexaploid wheat nuclear architecture by integrating RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, Hi-C, and Hi-ChIP data. Our results highlight the presence of three levels of large-scale spatial organization: the arrangement into genome territories, the diametrical separation between facultative and constitutive heterochromatin, and the organization of RNA polymerase II around transcription factories. We demonstrate the micro-compartmentalization of transcriptionally active genes determined by physical interactions between genes with specific euchromatic histone modifications. Both intra- and interchromosomal RNA polymerase-associated contacts involve multiple genes displaying similar expression levels.

conclusionsOur results provide new insights into the physical chromosome organization of a polyploid genome, as well as on the relationship between epigenetic marks and chromosome conformation to determine a 3D spatial organization of gene expression, a key factor governing gene transcription in polyploids.

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Transcription, GeneticChromatinGenome, PlantHistone CodePolyploidyRNA Polymerase IITriticumChromatinRNA Polymerase IIDNA loopsGenome territoriesHi-CHi-ChIPTranscription factories

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