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ArticleNature communications2025

HIRA defines early replication initiation zones independently of their genome compartment.

Tina Karagyozova, Alberto Gatto, Audrey Forest, Jean-Pierre Quivy, Rocío Nunez-Vazquez, Marc A Martí-Renom, Leonid A Mirny, Geneviève Almouzni

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  1. Reconstitution of genome remodeling usingFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Tina KaragyozovaInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.
Alberto GattoInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8378-0131
Audrey ForestInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1279-347X
Jean-Pierre QuivyInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6557-7204
Rocío Nunez-VazquezInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2631-9514
Marc A Martí-RenomCentre Nacional d'Anàlisi Genòmica (CNAG), Barcelona, Spain.
Leonid A MirnyInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0785-5410
Geneviève AlmouzniInstitut Curie, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR3664, Laboratoire Dynamique du Noyau, Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Paris, France. genevieve.almouzni@curie.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5570-0723

Funding

Center for 3D Structure and Physics of the GenomeUM1HG011536 · NHGRI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DEKKER, JOB, MIRNY, LEONID A · 2020 to 2024
$11.8M
Polymer models of mitotic and interphase chromosomesR01GM114190 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI MIRNY, LEONID A · 2015 to 2023
$2.8M
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (French National Research Agency) ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSLAgence Nationale de la Recherche (French National Research Agency) ANR-11-LABX-0044_DEEPAgence Nationale de la Recherche (French National Research Agency) ANR21-CE-11-0027 ''CAFinDs''NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG011536NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM114190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin states and 3D architecture have been used as proxy to identify replication initiation zones (IZs) in mammalian cells, yet their functional interconnections remain a puzzle. Here, to dissect these relationships, we focus on the histone H3.3 chaperone HIRA recently implicated in early initiation zone (IZ) definition. We monitor 3D organisation, chromatin accessibility and histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) in wild-type and HIRA knock-out cells in parallel with early replication initiation. In the absence of HIRA, compartment A loses H3.3 enrichment and gains accessibility without changes in associated histone post-translational modifications (PTMs). Furthermore, impaired early firing at HIRA-dependent IZs does not correspond to changes in chromatin accessibility or patterns of histone H3 PTMs. Additionally, a small subset of early IZs initially in compartment A switch to B and lose early initiation in the absence of HIRA. Critically, HIRA complementation restores these early IZ, and H3.3 variant enrichment, without substantial compartment reversal. Thus, while HIRA contributes to compartment A features, its role in regulating early replication initiation can be uncoupled from accessibility, histone marks and compartment organisation.

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Cell Cycle ProteinsDNA ReplicationHistone ChaperonesTranscription FactorsAnimalsChromatinGenomeHistonesHumansMiceProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinHira protein, mouseHistone ChaperonesHistonesTranscription Factors

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PMID41198653
PMCPMC12592364

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