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| Status |
Public on May 03, 2017 |
| Title |
The cohesin release factor WAPL restricts chromatin loop extension. [HiC-Seq] |
| Organism |
Homo sapiens |
| Experiment type |
Other
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| Summary |
The spatial organization of chromosomes influences many nuclear processes including gene expression. The cohesin complex shapes the 3D genome by looping together CTCF sites along chromosomes. We show here that chromatin loop size can be increased, and that the duration with which cohesin embraces DNA determines the degree to which loops are enlarged. Cohesin’s DNA release factor WAPL restricts the degree of this loop extension and also prevents looping between incorrectly oriented CTCF sites. We reveal that the SCC2/SCC4 complex promotes the extension of chromatin loops and the formation of topologically associated domains (TADs). Our data support the model that cohesin structures chromosomes through the processive enlargement of loops and that TADs reflect polyclonal collections of loops in the making. Finally, we find that whereas cohesin promotes chromosomal looping, it rather limits nuclear compartmentalization. We conclude that the balanced activity of SCC2/SCC4 and WAPL enables cohesin to correctly structure chromosomes.
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| Overall design |
Hi-C was performed in control, ΔWAPL HAP1 , ΔSCC4 and ΔWAPL/ΔSCC4cells with template replicates. Hi-C was also performed in a ΔWAPL HAP1 biological replicate.
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| Contributor(s) |
van der Weide RH, de Wit E |
| Citation(s) |
28475897 |
| Submission date |
Feb 17, 2017 |
| Last update date |
Mar 12, 2021 |
| Contact name |
Robin H. van der Weide |
| Organization name |
Hubrecht Institute
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| Lab |
Kind Lab
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| Street address |
Uppsalalaan 8
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| City |
Utrecht |
| State/province |
Utrecht |
| ZIP/Postal code |
3584 CT |
| Country |
Netherlands |
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| Platforms (2) |
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| Samples (14)
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| This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries: |
| GSE95015 |
The cohesin release factor WAPL restricts chromatin loop extension. |
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA375743 |
| SRA |
SRP100154 |
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