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ArticleNature communications2024

Inter-chromosomal contacts demarcate genome topology along a spatial gradient.

Milad Mokhtaridoost, Jordan J Chalmers, Marzieh Soleimanpoor, Brandon J McMurray, Daniella F Lato, Son C Nguyen, Viktoria Musienko, Joshua O Nash, Sergio Espeso-Gil, Sameen Ahmed and 10 more

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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 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Milad MokhtaridoostGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6185-4251
Jordan J ChalmersGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8656-3386
Marzieh SoleimanpoorGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0009-0008-5524-6928
Brandon J McMurrayGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3394-0667
Daniella F LatoGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9263-8532
Son C NguyenPenn Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2187-1027
Viktoria MusienkoJena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Human Genetics, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Joshua O NashGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0009-0003-2718-2262
Sergio Espeso-GilGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9145-3870
Sameen AhmedGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Kate DelfosseGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Jared W L BrowningGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
A Rasim BarutcuDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4838-8695
Michael D WilsonGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4015-3066
Thomas LiehrJena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Human Genetics, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1672-3054
Adam ShlienGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0368-5370
Samin ArefDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S3G8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5870-9253
Eric F JoycePenn Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Anja WeiseJena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Human Genetics, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Philipp G MaassGenetics and Genome Biology Program, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada. philipp.maass@sickkids.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-2742-8301

Funding

Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology) RGPIN-2020-04180Gouvernement du Canada | Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada | CIHR Skin Research Training Centre (Skin Research Training Centre) PJT 173542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-homologous chromosomal contacts (NHCCs) between different chromosomes participate considerably in gene and genome regulation. Due to analytical challenges, NHCCs are currently considered as singular, stochastic events, and their extent and fundamental principles across cell types remain controversial. We develop a supervised and unsupervised learning algorithm, termed Signature, to call NHCCs in Hi-C datasets to advance our understanding of genome topology. Signature reveals 40,282 NHCCs and their properties across 62 Hi-C datasets of 53 diploid human cell types. Genomic regions of NHCCs are gene-dense, highly expressed, and harbor genes for cell-specific and sex-specific functions. Extensive inter-telomeric and inter-centromeric clustering occurs across cell types [Rabl's configuration] and 61 NHCCs are consistently found at the nuclear speckles. These constitutive 'anchor loci' facilitate an axis of genome activity whilst cell-type-specific NHCCs act in discrete hubs. Our results suggest that non-random chromosome positioning is supported by constitutive NHCCs that shape genome topology along an off-centered spatial gradient of genome activity.

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Chromosomes, HumanGenome, HumanAlgorithmsCentromereChromosome PositioningFemaleHumansTelomere

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PMID39532865
PMCPMC11557711

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