Cohesin-mediated chromatin folding dynamics and transcriptional interactions
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ABSTRACT: We apply ChIA-Drop, a single-molecule ligation-free mapping technique, to visualize loop formation over time. Our results demonstrated a cohesin-centric framework that coordinates with CTCF and RNAPII, respectively. At the loading (NIPBL binding) site, cohesin is highly correlated with transcriptional activities and translocates bi-directionally toward CTCF motif sites, where CTCF likely provides the anchoring point for cohesin to actively reel the chromatin template according to the motif forward orientation. Furthermore, cohesin specifically co-localizes with RNAPII and together mediates multiplex chromatin interactions that involve promoters, enhancers and super-enhancers. Intriguingly, single-molecule mapping data revealed that individual constituents of super-enhancers interact with target genes singularly and in cascade through intermediate regulatory elements, suggesting a probability-based mechanism for transcription regulation.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE158897 | GEO | 2023/09/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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