Polycomb-mediated chromatin loops revealed by a subkilobase-resolution chromatin interaction map
The locations of chromatin loops in Drosophila were determined by Hi-C (chemical cross-linking, restriction digestion, ligation, and high-throughput DNA sequencing). Whereas most loop boundaries or “anchors” are associated with CTCF protein in mammals, loop anchors in Drosophila were found most ofte...
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Published in | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 114; no. 33; pp. 8764 - 8769 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
National Academy of Sciences
15.08.2017
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Summary: | The locations of chromatin loops in Drosophila were determined by Hi-C (chemical cross-linking, restriction digestion, ligation, and high-throughput DNA sequencing). Whereas most loop boundaries or “anchors” are associated with CTCF protein in mammals, loop anchors in Drosophila were found most often in association with the polycomb group (PcG) protein Polycomb (Pc), a subunit of polycomb repressive complex 1 (PRC1). Loops were frequently located within domains of PcG-repressed chromatin. Promoters located at PRC1 loop anchors regulate some of the most important developmental genes and are less likely to be expressed than those not at PRC1 loop anchors. Although DNA looping has most commonly been associated with enhancer–promoter communication, our results indicate that loops are also associated with gene repression. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Contributed by Roger D. Kornberg, June 29, 2017 (sent for review January 25, 2017; reviewed by John T. Lis and Kim Nasmyth) Reviewers: J.T.L., Cornell University; and K.N., Oxford University. 1Present address: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611. Author contributions: K.P.E. and R.D.K. designed research; K.P.E. performed research; K.P.E. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; K.P.E. and E.L.A. analyzed data; and K.P.E., E.L.A., and R.D.K. wrote the paper. |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1701291114 |