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James Allan

Institute of Genetics and Cancer

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:Hi-C· 1

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Irregular nucleosome positioning governs a crystalline to liquid-like phase transition and tunes chromatin accessibility

Waad Albawardi, Matthew Thomas, Gert-Jan Kuijntjes, Hannah Amy Wheeldon, Artur P. Kaczmarczyk, James Allan, James Ding, Michael Chiang, Willem Vanderlinden, John van Noort, Davide Marenduzzo, Chris A. Brackley, Nick Gilbert

The paper shows that nucleosome positioning determines chromatin's physical state, with irregular positioning enabling accessibility for transcription while maintaining genome protection.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Embryonic stem cells do not have a globally disrupted higher-order chromatin fibre structure

James Ding, Shelagh Boyle, James Allan, Nick Gilbert

This study shows that embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have a chromatin structure similar to differentiated cells, challenging the idea that their pluripotency is driven by a globally open chromatin conformation.

bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology