BRD4 recruitment desilences transcription without erasure or depletion of repressive chromatin
Christopher J. Brandon, Sarah Robinson-Thiewes, Mangesh H. Kaulage, Wojciech Rosikiewicz, Matthew J. Cuneo, Joseph Brett, Jindpreet Kandola, Walter H. Lang, Jonathan A. Low, Ashraf Mohammed, Adithi Danda, Sam Rider, M Valentine, Jason Ochoada, Brandon Michael Young, , Aseem Z. Ansari
This study shows that BRD4 recruitment can desilence transcription within repressive chromatin without removing H3K9me3 or HP1, challenging conventional models of chromatin regulation.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology