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Title: Four-dimensional chromosome reconstruction elucidates the spatiotemporal reorganization of the mammalian X chromosome

Abstract

Significance Breakthrough technological advances such as Hi-C have enabled large-scale sequencing of pairwise genomic contacts. However, translating the 2D contacts to 3D spatial models remains challenging. Here we develop the “4DHiC” modeling method to infer 3D information from 2D datasets across time and construct a 3D model of the inactive X-chromosome (Xi). Our model not only demonstrates a spatial phase-separation between A/B and S1/S2 compartments to form “hemispheres,” but also reveals persistent smaller-scale structures hidden under the Xi superstructure. We also simulate Xist RNA spreading dynamics and deduce that the RNA spreads between hemispheres via both surface and core to establish the Xi. Our 4DHiC will serve a growing demand for data-driven methodologies that extract spatial information from biochemical interaction data.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [2];  [4]
  1. Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545,, Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114,, Department of Genetics, The Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114,
  2. Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114,, Department of Genetics, The Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114,
  3. Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545,
  4. Theoretical Biology and Biophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545,, New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM 87545
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1825581
Grant/Contract Number:  
20210082DR; 20210134ER
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Published Article
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 118 Journal Issue: 42; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Lappala, Anna, Wang, Chen-Yu, Kriz, Andrea, Michalk, Hunter, Tan, Kevin, Lee, Jeannie T., and Sanbonmatsu, Karissa Y. Four-dimensional chromosome reconstruction elucidates the spatiotemporal reorganization of the mammalian X chromosome. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.2107092118.
Lappala, Anna, Wang, Chen-Yu, Kriz, Andrea, Michalk, Hunter, Tan, Kevin, Lee, Jeannie T., & Sanbonmatsu, Karissa Y. Four-dimensional chromosome reconstruction elucidates the spatiotemporal reorganization of the mammalian X chromosome. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107092118
Lappala, Anna, Wang, Chen-Yu, Kriz, Andrea, Michalk, Hunter, Tan, Kevin, Lee, Jeannie T., and Sanbonmatsu, Karissa Y. Wed . "Four-dimensional chromosome reconstruction elucidates the spatiotemporal reorganization of the mammalian X chromosome". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107092118.
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title = {Four-dimensional chromosome reconstruction elucidates the spatiotemporal reorganization of the mammalian X chromosome},
author = {Lappala, Anna and Wang, Chen-Yu and Kriz, Andrea and Michalk, Hunter and Tan, Kevin and Lee, Jeannie T. and Sanbonmatsu, Karissa Y.},
abstractNote = {Significance Breakthrough technological advances such as Hi-C have enabled large-scale sequencing of pairwise genomic contacts. However, translating the 2D contacts to 3D spatial models remains challenging. Here we develop the “4DHiC” modeling method to infer 3D information from 2D datasets across time and construct a 3D model of the inactive X-chromosome (Xi). Our model not only demonstrates a spatial phase-separation between A/B and S1/S2 compartments to form “hemispheres,” but also reveals persistent smaller-scale structures hidden under the Xi superstructure. We also simulate Xist RNA spreading dynamics and deduce that the RNA spreads between hemispheres via both surface and core to establish the Xi. Our 4DHiC will serve a growing demand for data-driven methodologies that extract spatial information from biochemical interaction data.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2107092118},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 42,
volume = 118,
place = {United States},
year = {2021},
month = {10}
}

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