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ArticleNature communications2025

Increasingly efficient chromatin binding of cohesin and CTCF supports chromatin architecture formation during zebrafish embryogenesis.

Jonas Coßmann, Pavel I Kos, Vassiliki Varamogianni-Mamatsi, Devin S Assenheimer, Tobias A Bischof, Timo Kuhn, Thomas Vomhof, Argyris Papantonis, Luca Giorgetti, J Christof M Gebhardt

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Jonas CoßmannInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Pavel I KosFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3625-0939
Vassiliki Varamogianni-MamatsiInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Devin S AssenheimerInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Tobias A BischofInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0201-7373
Timo KuhnInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Thomas VomhofInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0194-7186
Argyris PapantonisInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-1073
Luca GiorgettiFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9664-9087
J Christof M GebhardtInstitute of Biophysics, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. christof.gebhardt@uni-ulm.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1900-600X

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 316249678Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 422389065Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 422780363Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 427512076Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 450627322Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 469281184EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 637987EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 759366Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 310030_192642
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Abstract

The three-dimensional folding of chromosomes is essential for nuclear functions such as DNA replication and gene regulation. The emergence of chromatin architecture is thus an important process during embryogenesis. To shed light on the molecular and kinetic underpinnings of chromatin architecture formation, we characterized biophysical properties of cohesin and CTCF binding to chromatin and their changes upon cofactor depletion using single-molecule imaging in live developing zebrafish embryos. We found that chromatin-bound fractions of both cohesin and CTCF increased significantly between the 1000-cell and shield stages, which we could explain through changes in both their association and dissociation rates. Moreover, increasing binding of cohesin restricted chromatin motion, potentially via loop extrusion, and showed distinct stage-dependent nuclear distribution. Polymer simulations with experimentally derived parameters recapitulated the experimentally observed gradual emergence of chromatin architecture. Our findings reveal molecular kinetics underlying chromatin architecture formation during zebrafish embryogenesis.

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CCCTC-Binding FactorCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneEmbryonic DevelopmentZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsAnimalsCohesinsEmbryo, NonmammalianProtein BindingCCCTC-Binding FactorCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCohesinsZebrafish Proteins

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