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- Title
Artificially inserted strong promoter containing multiple Gquadruplexes induces long-range chromatin modification.
- Authors
Roy, Shuvra Shekhar; Bagri, Sulochana; Vinayagamurthy, Soujanya; Sengupta, Avik; Then, Claudia Regina; Kumar, Rahul; Sridharan, Sriram; Chowdhury, Shantanu
- Abstract
Although the role of G-quadruplex (G4) DNA structures has been suggested in chromosomal looping this was not tested directly. Here, to test causal function, an array of G4s, or control sequence that does not form G4s, were inserted within chromatin in cells. In vivo G4 formation of the inserted G4 sequence array, and not the control sequence, was confirmed using G4-selective antibody. Compared to the control insert, we observed a remarkable increase in the number of 3D chromatin looping interactions from the inserted G4 array. This was evident within the immediate topologically associated domain (TAD) and throughout the genome. Locally, recruitment of enhancer histone marks and the transcriptional coactivator p300/Acetylated-p300 increased in the G4-array, but not in the control insertion. Resulting promoter-enhancer interactions and gene activation were clear up to 5 Mb away from the insertion site. Together, these show the causal role of G4s in enhancer function and long-range chromatin interactions. Mechanisms of 3D topology are primarily based on DNA-bound architectural proteins that induce/stabilize long-range interactions. Involvement of the underlying intrinsic DNA sequence/structure in 3D looping shown here therefore throws new light on how long-range chromosomal interactions might be induced or maintained.
- Subjects
CHROMATIN; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; DNA structure; GENETIC regulation; GENE enhancers; DNA sequencing
- Publication
eLife, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2050-084X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7554/eLife.96216