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ArticleScience advances2025

Mature chromatin packing domains persist after RAD21 depletion in 3D.

Wing Shun Li, Lucas M Carter, Luay Matthew Almassalha, Ruyi Gong, Emily M Pujadas-Liwag, Tiffany Kuo, Kyle L MacQuarrie, Marcelo Carignano, Cody Dunton, Vinayak Dravid and 3 more

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Chromatin Packing Domain Engineering Through the Manipulation of Nuclear Cationic States.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Wing Shun LiApplied Physics Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9308-3674
Lucas M CarterCenter for Physical Genomics and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0385-9833
Luay Matthew AlmassalhaCenter for Physical Genomics and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9355-7681
Ruyi GongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-1008-2844
Emily M Pujadas-LiwagCenter for Physical Genomics and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3520-835X
Tiffany KuoCenter for Physical Genomics and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-3599-4443
Kyle L MacQuarrieStanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9624-7507
Marcelo CarignanoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8345-7724
Cody DuntonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0909-9647
Vinayak DravidApplied Physics Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6007-3063
Masato T KanemakiDepartment of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7657-1649
Igal SzleiferDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8708-0335
Vadim BackmanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1981-1818

Funding

Technology Development UnitU54CA268084 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Vadim Backman, Daniela E Matei · 2022 to 2026
$10.0M
Studying E-cadherin dynamics during extravasation and metastatic colonizationU54CA261694 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ROGER D KAMM, Vivek Shenoy · 2021 to 2026
$9.1M
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (NUCATS)KL2TR001424 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SHARMA, LEENA · 2015 to 2023
$8.1M
Northwestern University Allergy Immunology Research Program (NUAIR)T32AI083216 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Stephanie Caroline Eisenbarth, ADAM WILLIAMS · 2010 to 2026
$4.1M
NUCATS CTSA K12 Program at Northwestern UniversityK12TR005104 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Leena Sharma, BETINA YANEZ · 2024 to 2026
$3.2M
Reducing Cancer Transcriptional Heterogeneity through Regulation of Chromatin StructureR01CA228272 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BACKMAN, VADIM, ROY, HEMANT K. · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Physical Genomics and Engineering Training ProgramT32GM142604 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BACKMAN, VADIM · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
NCATS NIH HHS K12 TR005104NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001424NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228272NCI NIH HHS U54 CA261694NCI NIH HHS U54 CA268084NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI083216NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM142604
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding chromatin organization requires integrating measurements of genome connectivity and physical structure. It is well established that cohesin is essential for TAD and loop connectivity features in Hi-C, but the corresponding change in physical structure has not been studied using electron microscopy. Pairing chromatin scanning transmission electron tomography with multiomic analysis and single-molecule localization microscopy, we study the role of cohesin in regulating the conformationally defined chromatin nanoscopic packing domains. Our results indicate that packing domains are not physical manifestation of TADs. Using electron microscopy, we found that only 20% of packing domains are lost upon RAD21 depletion. The effect of RAD21 depletion is restricted to small, poorly packed (nascent) packing domains. In addition, we present evidence that cohesin-mediated loop extrusion generates nascent domains that undergo maturation through nucleosome posttranslational modifications. Our results demonstrate that a 3D genomic structure, composed of packing domains, is generated through cohesin activity and nucleosome modifications.

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ChromatinCohesinsDNA-Binding ProteinsProtein DomainsCell Cycle ProteinsElectron Microscope TomographyHCT116 CellsHumansSingle Molecule ImagingCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinCohesinsDNA-Binding ProteinsRAD21 protein, human

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PMID39854464
PMCPMC11759041

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