Cohesin prevents local mixing of condensed euchromatic domains in living human cells
Masa A. Shimazoe, Shiori Iida, Katsuhiko Minami, Koichi Higashi, Sachiko Tamura, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Shin Fujishiro, Le Xiong, Kako Nakazato, S. S. Ashwin, Tomoko Nishiyama, Yu Nagata, Masato T. Kanemaki, Akane Kawaguchi, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, , Kazuhiro Maeshima
This study shows cohesin maintains condensed euchromatic domains in human cells by preventing local mixing, which is crucial for transcriptional insulation.
Nature Genetics · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology