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ArticleMolecular cell2025

Single-stranded DNA-binding proteins are essential components of the architectural LDB1 protein complex.

Xiaokang Wang, Nicholas G Aboreden, Ying Cai, Jessica C Lam, Kate A Henderson, Jiaqi Xiang, Belinda M Giardine, Ross C Hardison, Cheryl A Keller, Lalitha Nagarajan and 2 more

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Article in Molecular cell, 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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12 authors.

Xiaokang WangDivision of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nicholas G AboredenDivision of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Ying CaiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jessica C LamDivision of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Kate A HendersonDivision of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Jiaqi XiangDivision of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Belinda M GiardineDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Ross C HardisonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Cheryl A KellerDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA; Huck Genomics Research Incubator, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Lalitha NagarajanDepartment of Genetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Stephen J BrandtDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System, Nashville Campus, Nashville, TN, USA.
Gerd A BlobelDivision of Hematology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: blobel@chop.edu.

Funding

Transcriptional Networks Controlling Erythroid DifferentiationR01DK054937 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI Gerd A Blobel · 1999 to 2026
$12.8M
Training Program in Computational GenomicsT32HG000046 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JUNHYONG KIM, Mingyao Li · 1999 to 2026
$9.5M
PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENETICST32GM008216 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI EPSTEIN, DOUGLAS J · 1987 to 2023
$8.3M
VANADIUM INTERACTION STUDIES IN RELATION TO THE INHIBITION OF NA+-K+-ATPASES06GM008216 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT HUMACAO · PI ALEGRIA, ANTONIO E · 1989 to 2010
$8.0M
VISION: ValIdated Systematic IntegratiON of epigenomic dataR24DK106766 · NIDDK · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI BLOBEL, GERD A, BODINE, DAVID M. · 2016 to 2020
$6.2M
Investigating the role of Ldb1 in chromatin architecture and transcription during erythroid cell state transitionsF31DK136200 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABOREDEN, NICHOLAS · 2024 to 2024
$49k
Interrogating YY1's role in chromatin organization during erythroid cell state transitionsF30DK132824 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LAM, JESSICA · 2022 to 2022
$33k
NHGRI NIH HHS T32 HG000046NIDDK NIH HHS F30 DK132824NIDDK NIH HHS F31 DK136200NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK054937NIDDK NIH HHS R24 DK106766NIGMS NIH HHS S06 GM008216NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcriptional enhancers are brought into proximity with promoters via chromatin looping. The architectural transcription cofactor LDB1 facilitates spatial connectivity among enhancers and promoters, but whether this occurs through simple dimerization or requires heterotypic protein assemblies is unknown. Here, we investigated the role of single-stranded DNA-binding proteins (SSBPs) in regulating LDB1-mediated chromatin looping and transcription. SSBP2, SSBP3, and SSBP4 colocalize with LDB1 genome wide. Among these, only SSBP3 is essential for murine erythroid cell viability, LDB1 function, and transcription. LDB1, but not single-stranded DNA, is the predominant genome-wide tether of SSBP3 to chromatin. SSBP3 depletion in SSBP2/4 knockout cells globally weakened LDB1-dependent chromatin loops and lowered nascent transcription without impacting LDB1's chromatin binding. Chromatin tethering experiments revealed that SSBP3 and LDB1 mutually depend on each other to form looped contacts. SSBP3 stabilizes LDB1 dimerization in vitro, providing a possible mechanism. SSBPs emerge as key functional components of the architectural LDB1 complex.

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ChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedAnimalsCell SurvivalErythroid CellsHumansLIM Domain ProteinsMicePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, Single-StrandedLDB1 protein, humanLdb1 protein, mouseLIM Domain ProteinsTranscription Factorschromatin loopingenhancer-promoter interactionLDB1single-stranded DNA-binding proteinSSBP2SSBP3SSBP4transcription

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PMID40803327
PMCPMC12402931

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