Comparison of genome architecture at two stages of male germline cell differentiation in Drosophila
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ABSTRACT: Eukaryotic chromosomes are spatially segregated into topologically associating domains (TADs), some of them being attached to the nuclear lamina (NL) in lamina-associated domains (LADs). Here, we identified LADs and TADs at two consecutive stages of Drosophila spermatogenesis – in spermatogonia (SpG) and spermatocytes (SpCs). We found that launching of SpC-specific transcription frequently correlates with promoters’ detachment from the NL accompanied by spatial insulation of adjacent regions. We also revealed an increased contact frequency between SpC-specific genes implying their de novo gathering into “transcription factories”. In SpG and SpCs, single X chromosome is stronger associated with the NL than autosomes. Nevertheless, active chromatin regions in the X chromosome interact with each other more frequently than in autosomes. Moreover, despite the absence of dosage compensation complex in the male germline, randomly inserted SpG-specific reporter is expressed higher in the X chromosome than in autosomes, thus evidencing that non-canonical dosage compensation operates in SpG.
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE156567 | GEO | 2022/02/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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