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ArticleScientific reports2025

Active regulatory elements recruit cohesin to establish cell specific chromatin domains.

Emily Georgiades, Caroline Harrold, Nigel Roberts, Mira Kassouf, Simone G Riva, Edward Sanders, Damien Downes, Helena S Francis, Joseph Blayney, A Marieke Oudelaar and 3 more

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Emily Georgiades *MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Caroline Harrold *MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Nigel RobertsMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Mira KassoufMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Simone G RivaMRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Edward SandersMRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Damien DownesMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Helena S FrancisMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Joseph BlayneyMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
A Marieke OudelaarMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
Thomas A MilneMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Douglas HiggsMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. doug.higgs@imm.ox.ac.uk.
Jim R HughesMRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. jim.hughes@imm.ox.ac.uk.

Funding

Medical Research Council 4050189188Medical Research Council MC_UU_00016/14Medical Research Council MC_UU_00016/6Medical Research Council MC_UU_00029/3Wellcome Trust 106130/Z/14/ZWellcome Trust 108861/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust 109097/Z/15/ZWellcome Trust 219979/Z/19/ZWellcome Trust 225220Wellcome Trust 225220/Z/22/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the 3D structure of the genome is analysed at ever increasing resolution it is clear that there is considerable variation in the 3D chromatin architecture across different cell types. It has been proposed that this may, in part, be due to increased recruitment of cohesin to activated cis-elements (enhancers and promoters) leading to cell-type specific loop extrusion underlying the formation of new sub-TADs. Here we show that cohesin correlates well with the presence of active enhancers and that this varies in an allele-specific manner with the presence or absence of polymorphic enhancers which vary from one individual to another. Using the alpha globin cluster as a model, we show that when all enhancers are removed, peaks of cohesin disappear from these regions and the erythroid specific sub-TAD is no longer formed. Re-insertion of the major alpha globin enhancer (R2) is associated with re-establishment of recruitment and increased interactions. In complementary experiments insertion of the R2 enhancer element into a "neutral" region of the genome recruits cohesin, induces transcription and creates a new large (75 kb) erythroid-specific domain. Together these findings support the proposal that active enhancers recruit cohesin, stimulate loop extrusion and promote the formation of cell specific sub-TADs.

Indexed as

Cell Cycle ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneEnhancer Elements, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acidalpha-GlobinsAnimalsCohesinsErythroid CellsHumansMicePromoter Regions, Geneticalpha-GlobinsCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCohesins

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PMID40189615
PMCPMC11973168

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