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ArticleNature communications2024

Matrin3 mediates differentiation through stabilizing chromatin loop-domain interactions and YY1 mediated enhancer-promoter interactions.

Tianxin Liu, Qian Zhu, Yan Kai, Trevor Bingham, Stacy Wang, Hye Ji Cha, Stuti Mehta, Thorsten M Schlaeger, Guo-Cheng Yuan, Stuart H Orkin

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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10 authors.

Tianxin Liu *Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Qian Zhu *Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Yan KaiDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Trevor BinghamStem Cell Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Stacy WangLester Sue Smith Breast Center, Department of Human Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Moursund St, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Hye Ji ChaDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Stuti MehtaDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Thorsten M SchlaegerStem Cell Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1599-9908
Guo-Cheng YuanDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2283-4714
Stuart H OrkinDana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. stuart_orkin@dfci.harvard.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0313-152X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although emerging evidence indicates that alterations in proteins within nuclear compartments elicit changes in chromosomal architecture and differentiation, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Here we investigate the direct role of the abundant nuclear complex protein Matrin3 (Matr3) in chromatin architecture and development in the context of myogenesis. Using an acute targeted protein degradation platform (dTAG-Matr3), we reveal the dynamics of development-related chromatin reorganization. High-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) experiments revealed substantial chromatin loop rearrangements soon after Matr3 depletion. Notably, YY1 binding was detected, accompanied by the emergence of novel YY1-mediated enhancer-promoter loops, which occurred concurrently with changes in histone modifications and chromatin-level binding patterns. Changes in chromatin occupancy by Matr3 also correlated with these alterations. Overall, our results suggest that Matr3 mediates differentiation through stabilizing chromatin accessibility and chromatin loop-domain interactions, and highlight a conserved and direct role for Matr3 in maintenance of chromosomal architecture.

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ChromatinEnhancer Elements, GeneticNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsCell NucleusChromosomesHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticChromatinMATR3 protein, humanNuclear Matrix-Associated ProteinsRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID38341433
PMCPMC10858947

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