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ArticleNature communications2026

Epigenetic compartmentalization of mitotic chromosomes by phase-separation-driven repulsion between WDR5 and the chromosomal passenger complex.

Yun Wang, Xianyun Jiang, Xing Liu, Xin Jiang, Xiyu Wang, Xiaoyu Song, Feng Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Xu-Zhuo Gou, Ai-Hui Tang and 4 more

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Yun Wang *MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2052-2452
Xianyun Jiang *Department of Chemical Physics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-6725-1926
Xing Liu *MOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-5085
Xin JiangMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-6202-2560
Xiyu WangMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-6645-6681
Xiaoyu SongMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7598-0459
Feng ChenMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0182-5712
Yuanyuan LiuMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Xu-Zhuo GouMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
Ai-Hui TangMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-6714
Sibei ShengYingshanhong Intelligent (Shanghai) Testing Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China. shengsibei@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1520-4913
Xuebiao YaoMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. yaoxb@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8982-5911
Zhonghuai HouDepartment of Chemical Physics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. hzhlj@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1241-7041
Dan LiuMOE Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. dliu919@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4017-3136

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2016YFA0101200National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32090041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone modifications recruit chromatin regulators, but how their spatial patterns are established on mitotic chromosomes remains unclear. Spatial separation between active chromatin and centromeric signaling is essential for accurate chromosome segregation, yet the physical principles linking epigenetic marks to mitotic protein organization are poorly defined. Here, we show that liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of WDR5, a core component of H3K4 methyltransferase complexes, acts as a spatial organizer of mitotic chromosomes. WDR5 LLPS is driven by multivalent charged and hydrophobic interactions in its N-terminal region. Phase-separated WDR5 repels the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), segregating H3K4-trimethylated (H3K4me3) chromatin from H3T3-phosphorylated (H3T3ph) centromeric regions. Disrupting WDR5 condensation causes Aurora B mislocalization and chromosome misalignment, and restoring H3K4me3 alone does not rescue these defects. Computational modeling and rescue experiments support that WDR5-driven LLPS and histone modification signals cooperate to concentrate CPC at centromeres, revealing how LLPS and epigenetic information organize chromatin compartments during mitosis.

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ChromosomesEpigenesis, GeneticHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMitosisAurora Kinase BCentromereChromatinChromosome SegregationHeLa CellsHistonesHumansPhase SeparationPhosphorylationAURKB protein, humanAurora Kinase BChromatinHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsWDR5 protein, human

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