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ArticleGenome biology2025

Regulatory roles of three-dimensional structures of chromatin domains.

Kelly Yichen Li, Qin Cao, Savio Ho-Chit Chow, Chiara Nicoletti, Pier Lorenzo Puri, Huating Wang, Danny Leung, Kevin Y Yip

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Article in Genome biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Interplay Between 3D Chromatin Architecture and Gene Regulation at theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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8 authors.

Kelly Yichen LiCenter for Data Sciences, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Qin CaoSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR.
Savio Ho-Chit ChowCenter for Data Sciences, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Chiara NicolettiCenter for Data Sciences, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Pier Lorenzo PuriCenter for Data Sciences, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
Huating WangDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR.
Danny LeungDivision of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
Kevin Y YipCenter for Data Sciences, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA. kyip@sbpdiscovery.org.

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer ImmunologyP30CA030199 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ELENA B PASQUALE · 1985 to 2026
$107.2M
Spatial Mapping Senescent Cells Across the Mouse Lifespan by Multiplex Transcriptomics and EpigenomicsU54AG079758 · NIA · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI PETER D. ADAMS, Bing Ren · 2022 to 2026
$12.1M
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine EDUC4-12813Chinese University of Hong Kong 2021.061National Natural Science Foundation of China 32100515NCI NIH HHS P30CA030199NIA NIH HHS U54AG079758Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee General Research Fund 14107420
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Abstract

backgroundTranscriptional enhancers usually, but not always, regulate genes within the same topologically associating domain (TAD). We hypothesize that this incomplete insulation is partially due to three-dimensional structures of corresponding chromatin domains in individual cells: whereas enhancers and genes buried inside the core of a domain interact mostly with other regions in the same domain, those on the surface can more easily interact with the outside.

resultsHere we show that a simple measure, the intra-TAD ratio, can quantify the coreness of a region with respect to the single-cell domains to which it belongs. We show that domain surfaces are permissive for high gene expression. Cell type-specific active cis-regulatory elements, active histone marks, and transcription factor binding sites are enriched on domain surfaces, most strongly in chromatin subcompartments typically considered inactive.

conclusionsThese findings suggest a model of gene regulation that involves positioning active cis-regulatory elements on domain surfaces. We also find that disease-associated non-coding variants are enriched on domain surfaces.

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ChromatinGene Expression RegulationBinding SitesEnhancer Elements, GeneticHistonesHumansTranscription FactorsChromatinHistonesTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC12203726

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