X-inactivation escapee domains are CTCF-cohesin independent chromatin compartments
Antonia Hauth, Agnese Loda, Nikolai Bykov, Yuvia Alheli Perez-Rico, Isabell Rall, Bahtiyar Kurtulmus, Christel Picard, Tim Pollex, Nicolas Servant, Laura Villacorta, Léna Clerquin, Caterina Simoncini, Marc A. Martı́-Renom, Édith Heard
The paper investigates the role of CTCF and cohesin in X-inactivation escapee domains and finds that these domains are self-sustaining chromatin compartments independent of CTCF and cohesin.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2026 · PreprintGenetics