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ArticleMolecular systems biology2026

Differential nucleosome organization in human interphase and metaphase chromosomes.

Keren Li, Irem Unlu, Yiren Tu, Lilien N Voong, Yanyan Lu, Brody Kendall, Xiaotian Ma, Sin Lei Pui, Meng Tao, Ji-Ping Wang and 1 more

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Keren Li *Department of Statistics and Data Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-9747
Irem Unlu *Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-4483-3691
Yiren Tu *Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3630-6218
Lilien N VoongDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6055-1250
Yanyan LuNSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5538-3983
Brody KendallDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Xiaotian MaDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Sin Lei PuiDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Meng TaoDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Ji-Ping WangDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. jzwang@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-939X
Xiaozhong WangNSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. awang@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0219-0752

Funding

Optogenomic mapping of chromatin accessibility in live cellsR01GM149076 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, XIAOZHONG ALEC · 2022 to 2025
$1.3M
RNA Ligation Pathways in Mammalian Unfolded Protein ResponseR01GM120307 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, XIAOZHONG ALEC · 2017 to 2020
$1.2M
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM120307HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM149076HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) T32 GM08061NSF | MPS | Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) DMS-1764421Simons Foundation (SF) SFARI 597491-RWC
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Abstract

DNA bendability plays a critical role in stabilizing nucleosome assembly, yet its contribution to nucleosome dynamics in vivo remains poorly understood. Here, we applied chemical mapping to generate high-resolution nucleosome positioning maps at single-base-pair resolution from human interphase and metaphase chromosomes, revealing distinct patterns of nucleosome organization between the two states. Notably, we observed a unifying pattern of nucleosome positioning near euchromatic landmarks, including promoters, enhancers, and insulators, during mitosis. Interphase nucleosomes exhibited extensive repositioning, marked by increased nucleosome density, reduced spacing between nucleosomes, and the appearance of additional fragile nucleosomes compared to metaphase. Furthermore, our results show that metaphase nucleosomes display significantly higher DNA cyclizability around the dyad axis, whereas interphase nucleosomes, particularly those near regulatory regions, tend to position DNA with greater cyclizability at the edges of the nucleosome. Together, these findings highlight a dynamic interplay between DNA mechanics and nucleosome organization during the cell cycle.

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Chromosomes, HumanInterphaseMetaphaseNucleosomesDNAHumansMitosisDNANucleosomesChemical MappingChromosomeDNA CyclizabilityMitosisNucleosome

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PMID41629637
PMCPMC13144420

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