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ArticleThe EMBO journal2026

Nested TAD hierarchy defines cohesion zones on replicated chromosomes.

Zsuzsanna Takacs, Dmitry Mylarshchikov, Sofia Kolesnikova, Christoph C H Langer, Anton Goloborodko, Daniel W Gerlich

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Zsuzsanna Takacs *Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4741-6487
Dmitry Mylarshchikov *Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3683-1725
Sofia KolesnikovaInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
Christoph C H LangerInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8751-1564
Anton GoloborodkoInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria. anton.goloborodko@imba.oeaw.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-8616
Daniel W GerlichInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna BioCenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria. daniel.gerlich@imba.oeaw.ac.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-3365

Funding

Austrian Academy of Sciences Institutional core fundingAustrian Science Fund (FWF) Hertha Firnberg Programme fellowshipAustrian Science Fund (FWF) SFB F 8804-BBoehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) PhD FellowshipEC | European Research Council (ERC) 101019039EC | European Research Council (ERC) 101163751Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) LS19-001
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Abstract

During each cell cycle, cells must not only duplicate the DNA sequence but also preserve the three-dimensional genome architecture required for gene regulation and DNA repair. After replication, this requires coordination between cohesin-mediated loop extrusion and sister-chromatid cohesion for homology-directed DNA repair. Because extrusion promotes sister resolution whereas cohesion can impede extrusion, how both activities coexist on replicated chromosomes is unclear. Here we show that cohesin function is partitioned within the nested hierarchy of topologically associating domains (TADs): cohesive cohesin accumulates at high-level boundaries to form "cohesion zones," while loop-extruding cohesin occupies boundaries across all hierarchical levels. Our data support a model in which this segregation emerges from dynamic interplay between cohesin pools and semi-permeable CTCF barriers, which act in cis and in trans to constrain sister-sister misalignment. Thus, a CTCF-defined boundary framework enables sister tethering while preserving dynamic loop folding, allowing replicated genomes to simultaneously support gene regulation and faithful DNA repair.

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Cell Cycle ProteinsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosomesDNA ReplicationAnimalsCCCTC-Binding FactorCohesinsDNA RepairHumansRepressor ProteinsCCCTC-Binding FactorCell Cycle ProteinsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCohesinsCTCF protein, humanCtcf protein, mouseRepressor Proteins

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PMID42608481
PMCPMC13631365

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