2022
New mechanism of chromatin compartmentalization by BRD2
Cheng Y, Wang S. New mechanism of chromatin compartmentalization by BRD2. Trends In Genetics 2022, 38: 1197-1198. PMID: 35811175, DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2022.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
TAD-like single-cell domain structures exist on both active and inactive X chromosomes and persist under epigenetic perturbations
Cheng Y, Liu M, Hu M, Wang S. TAD-like single-cell domain structures exist on both active and inactive X chromosomes and persist under epigenetic perturbations. Genome Biology 2021, 22: 309. PMID: 34749781, PMCID: PMC8574027, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02523-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInactive X chromosomeActive X chromosomeMajor epigenetic componentsSingle-cell domainsX chromosomeEpigenetic componentsThree-dimensional genome architectureGlobal epigenetic landscapeFemale human cellsLoop extrusion mechanismSame genomic regionGenome architectureChromatin domainsTAD structureChromatin compactionEpigenetic landscapeTAD boundariesChromatin foldingGenomic regionsChromosome copiesGenomic techniquesEpigenetic perturbationsEpigenetic interactionsDistinct cell linesChromosomes
2016
Spatial organization of chromatin domains and compartments in single chromosomes
Wang S, Su JH, Beliveau BJ, Bintu B, Moffitt JR, Wu CT, Zhuang X. Spatial organization of chromatin domains and compartments in single chromosomes. Science 2016, 353: 598-602. PMID: 27445307, PMCID: PMC4991974, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf8084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual chromosomesChromatin domainsX chromosomeNumerous genomic regionsSpatial organizationInactive X chromosomeGenome functionChromatin organizationGenomic regionsFractal globule modelSingle chromosomePolarized mannerChromosomesDifferent foldingTADCompartmentsAutosomesChromatinDomainTADsFoldingRegulationCapture studies