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3D structure of individual mammalian genomes studied by single cell Hi-C

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Stevens, TJ 
Atkinson, LP 
Cao, Y 

Abstract

The folding of genomic DNA from the beads-on-a-string like structure of nucleosomes into higher order assemblies is critically linked to nuclear processes. We have calculated the first 3D structures of entire mammalian genomes using data from a new chromosome conformation capture procedure that allows us to first image and then process single cells. This has allowed us to study genome folding down to a scale of <100 kb and to validate the structures. We show that the structures of individual topological-associated domains and loops vary very substantially from cell-to-cell. By contrast, A/B compartments, lamin-associated domains and active enhancers/promoters are organized in a consistent way on a genome-wide basis in every cell, suggesting that they could drive chromosome and genome folding. Through studying pluripotency factor- and NuRD-regulated genes, we illustrate how single cell genome structure determination provides a novel approach for investigating biological processes.

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Keywords

Animals, CCCTC-Binding Factor, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, Chromosomes, Mammalian, DNA, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, G1 Phase, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Regulatory Networks, Genome, Haploidy, Mi-2 Nucleosome Remodeling and Deacetylase Complex, Mice, Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Molecular Imaging, Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells, Nucleosomes, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Repressor Proteins, Reproducibility of Results, Single-Cell Analysis, Cohesins

Journal Title

Nature

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Journal ISSN

0028-0836
1476-4687

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Publisher

Nature Publishing Group
Sponsorship
Medical Research Council (MR/P019471/1)
Medical Research Council (MR/M010082/1)
Wellcome Trust (206291/Z/17/Z)
European Commission (277899)
Medical Research Council (MC_PC_12009)
Wellcome Trust (082010/Z/07/Z)
We thank the Wellcome Trust (082010/Z/07/Z), the EC FP7 4DCellFate project (277899) and the MRC (MR/M010082/1) for financial support.