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ReviewAnnual review of biophysics2024

From Nucleosomes to Compartments: Physicochemical Interactions Underlying Chromatin Organization.

Shuming Liu, Advait Athreya, Zhuohan Lao, Bin Zhang

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Review in Annual review of biophysics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuming LiuDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; email: binz@mit.edu.
Advait AthreyaDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; email: binz@mit.edu.
Zhuohan LaoDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; email: binz@mit.edu.
Bin ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; email: binz@mit.edu.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Graduate Training in Computational and Systems BiologyT32GM087237 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BURGE, CHRISTOPHER B · 2009 to 2023
$4.6M
Probing and Perturbing Transcriptional Condensates with Multiscale Modeling and Deep LearningR35GM133580 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Bin Zhang · 2019 to 2026
$3.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133580NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM087237
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin organization plays a critical role in cellular function by regulating access to genetic information. However, understanding chromatin folding is challenging due to its complex, multiscale nature. Significant progress has been made in studying in vitro systems, uncovering the structure of individual nucleosomes and their arrays, and elucidating the role of physicochemical forces in stabilizing these structures. Additionally, remarkable advancements have been achieved in characterizing chromatin organization in vivo, particularly at the whole-chromosome level, revealing important features such as chromatin loops, topologically associating domains, and nuclear compartments. However, bridging the gap between in vitro and in vivo studies remains challenging. The resemblance between in vitro and in vivo chromatin conformations and the relevance of internucleosomal interactions for chromatin folding in vivo are subjects of debate. This article reviews experimental and computational studies conducted at various length scales, highlighting the significance of intrinsic interactions between nucleosomes and their roles in chromatin folding in vivo.

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ChromatinNucleosomesAnimalsHumansChromatinNucleosomes30-nm fiber3D genomechromosome foldingnucleosome condensates

Identifiers

PMID38346246
PMCPMC11369498
OpenAlexW4391756623

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