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ArticleNature communications2023

A multiple super-enhancer region establishes inter-TAD interactions and controls Hoxa function in cranial neural crest.

Sandra Kessler, Maryline Minoux, Onkar Joshi, Yousra Ben Zouari, Sebastien Ducret, Fiona Ross, Nathalie Vilain, Adwait Salvi, Joachim Wolff, Hubertus Kohler and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sandra Kessler *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3045-2994
Maryline Minoux *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Onkar Joshi *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Yousra Ben Zouari *Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0199-0945
Sebastien DucretFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Fiona RossFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Nathalie VilainFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Adwait SalviFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Joachim WolffFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Hubertus KohlerFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Michael B StadlerFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2269-4934
Filippo M RijliFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland. filippo.rijli@fmi.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-0515-0182
Friedrich Miescher Institute · CHUniversity of Basel · CHInserm · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhancer-promoter interactions preferentially occur within boundary-insulated topologically associating domains (TADs), limiting inter-TAD interactions. Enhancer clusters in linear proximity, termed super-enhancers (SEs), ensure high target gene expression levels. Little is known about SE topological regulatory impact during craniofacial development. Here, we identify 2232 genome-wide putative SEs in mouse cranial neural crest cells (CNCCs), 147 of which target genes establishing CNCC positional identity during face formation. In second pharyngeal arch (PA2) CNCCs, a multiple SE-containing region, partitioned into Hoxa Inter-TAD Regulatory Element 1 and 2 (HIRE1 and HIRE2), establishes long-range inter-TAD interactions selectively with Hoxa2, that is required for external and middle ear structures. HIRE2 deletion in a Hoxa2 haploinsufficient background results in microtia. HIRE1 deletion phenocopies the full homeotic Hoxa2 knockout phenotype and induces PA3 and PA4 CNCC abnormalities correlating with Hoxa2 and Hoxa3 transcriptional downregulation. Thus, SEs can overcome TAD insulation and regulate anterior Hoxa gene collinear expression in a CNCC subpopulation-specific manner during craniofacial development.

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Neural CrestRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidAnimalsChromatinHomeodomain ProteinsMiceNitrosourea CompoundsSkullTranscription FactorsChromatinHomeodomain ProteinsHoxa3 protein, mouseNitrosourea CompoundsN,N'-bis((2-chloroethyl)nitrosocarbamoyl)cystamineTranscription Factors

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PMID37277355
PMCPMC10241789
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