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ArticleCell reports2026

Emergent 3D genome reorganization and graded gene control from the stepwise assembly of transcriptional condensates.

Surabhi Chowdhary, Sarah Paracha, Lucas Dyer, David Pincus

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Article in Cell reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  3. Divergent condensates tune transcriptional responses during stress.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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4 authors.

Surabhi ChowdharyDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: schowdhary@uchicago.edu.
Sarah ParachaDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Lucas DyerDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
David PincusDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; Center for Physics of Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: pincus@uchicago.edu.

Funding

Multimodal Investigation of Cellular Adaptation Across TimescalesRM1GM153533 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Anindita Basu, Madhav Mani · 2024 to 2026
$4.1M
Regulatory Dynamics of the Proteostasis NetworkR01GM138689 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI PINCUS, DAVID · 2021 to 2024
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM138689NIGMS NIH HHS RM1 GM153533
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcriptional condensates are clusters of transcription factors, coactivators, and RNA Pol II associated with gene activation, yet how they assemble and function within the cell remains unclear. Here, we show that transcriptional condensates form in a stepwise manner to enable both graded and three-dimensional (3D) gene control in the yeast heat shock response (HSR). First, the transcription factor Hsf1 (heat shock factor 1) clusters upon partial dissociation from the chaperone Hsp70. Next, the coactivator Mediator partitions following further Hsp70 dissociation and Hsf1 phosphorylation. Finally, Pol II condenses, driving emergent coalescence of HSR genes. Separation-of-function Hsf1 mutants revealed graded (non-switch-like) control of transcription and a decoupling of condensate formation and gene activation. Fully assembled HSR condensates promoted adaptive 3D genome reconfiguration, suggesting a role beyond transcription. In the HSR, differential condensation of the transcriptional machinery quantitatively tunes gene expression and qualitatively remodels the 3D genome.

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Biomolecular CondensatesGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenome, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTranscription, GeneticDNA-Binding ProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsHeat-Shock ResponseHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsPhosphorylationRNA Polymerase IISaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsDNA-Binding ProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsHSF1 protein, S cerevisiaeHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsRNA Polymerase IISaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription Factors3D genomebiomolecular condensateschaperoneCP: molecular biologygene transcriptionheat shock responseHsf1Hsp70MediatorproteostasisRNA Pol II

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PMID42632016
PMCPMC13667393

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