Topic · Molecular Biology · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
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78 papers
- Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Kinetic decoupling of early transcription reveals Mediator regulates paused RNA polymerase II stability
Élie Lambert, Christian Poitras, François Robert
This study uncouples Mediator's role in RNAPII transcription initiation from its effects on promoter-proximal pausing, showing Mediator regulates paused RNAPII stability rather than P-TEFb recruitment.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.16.758916 - BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprint
Pan-cancer nucleosome landscapes reveal tumor heterogeneity and inform cell-free DNA-based detection
Shen Yang, Jialuo Ye, Jinqi Yuan…·Yumei Li
The paper characterizes nucleosome organization across 23 cancer types using ATAC-seq and shows its utility for cancer classification and detection using cell-free DNA.
- Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
Genome-wide chromatin reset at the onset of leg regeneration in pancrustaceans
Maëlle Louvier, Gillian Forbes, Mahmood Mohammed-Ali…·Guillermo A. Orsi
The paper investigates chromatin state reorganization during leg regeneration in pancrustaceans, finding a conserved sequence of chromatin resetting and pioneer factor activation across species.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.09.757970 - Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Guanine content in the CTCF motif encodes a vulnerability to persistent, alcohol-induced redistribution
Ben Nolan, Joynob Akter Puspo, Iesha M Querry-Peterson…·M. Jordan Rowley
The paper shows alcohol exposure disrupts chromatin by altering CTCF and cohesin occupancy at guanine-rich sites, leading to lasting gene expression changes.
- BiochemistrybioRxivPreprint
Sequence-dependent binding modes of INO80 control +1 nucleosome positioning
Mariia Likhodeeva, Annika Brem, Alberto López-Francos…·Karl‐Peter Hopfner
This study shows how INO80 distinguishes DNA sequence asymmetry in the +1 nucleosome of the SWH1 gene through inhibited and active binding modes, influencing nucleosome positioning.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.12.744421 - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Footprint-seq: a simple method to quantitatively map in vitro protein-DNA interactions on a genome-wide scale at high spatial resolution
Archer J. Wang, Anne M. Stringer, Matthew Adams…·Joseph T. Wade
Footprint-seq quantitatively maps protein-DNA interactions in vitro with high resolution and sensitivity, demonstrating its effectiveness for bacterial systems.
- GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Dissection of Polycomb complexes reveals canonical PRC1-independent 3D chromatin interactions
Miles K. Huseyin, Sumin Kim, Jack Toppen…·Anders S. Hansen
The paper investigates Polycomb-mediated 3D chromatin interactions and finds that cPRC1 is not essential for their formation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.13.758654 - BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Understanding the role of chromatin accessibility and compaction on loop extrusion dynamics
Nicolas Pellet, Cesar Lopez Pastrana, Axel Delamarre…·Daniel Jost
This paper develops a biophysical model of loop extrusion that links motor dynamics to chromatin accessibility and compaction, revealing how nucleosome spacing affects extrusion speed.
- Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Translational isoforms of mammalian heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) tune its interactions with chromatin effectors
Eric M. Smith, Ekaterina Khalizeva, Sofia Haug, Iain M. Cheeseman
The paper shows that mammalian cells produce extended HP1β isoforms that alter effector binding preferences, affecting heterochromatin organization.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.13.758779 - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Decoding super-enhancer regulatory grammar and pathogenic gain-of-function variants directly from DNA sequence
Yan Liang, 徐小慧, Yiping Mao…·Nan Liu
This paper introduces Borzoi-SE, a deep learning framework that identifies super-enhancers and detects pathogenic variants directly from DNA sequence across multiple human cell lineages.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.11.756618 - Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprint
Ctcf deficiency in myofibers induces pathological genome reprogramming toward the spontaneous development of myopathy
Jimmy Massenet, Chiara Nicoletti, Luca Caputo…·Prem Puri
This study shows that Ctcf deficiency in myofibers leads to genome reprogramming and myopathy by disrupting 3D genome structure and gene regulation.
- Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Linking H3K36me3 to transcriptional dynamics
Lawrence Hawkins, Shuo Wang, Jing Yuan…·Daniel Hebenstreit
This study investigates the role of SETD2 and H3K36me3 in transcriptional dynamics by analyzing gene expression and splicing in murine C2C12 myoblast cells following their depletion.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.12.755748 - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Response representation shapes AlphaGenome enhancer-gene prediction in human astrocytes
Zhongwei Huang, Ruohan Huang, Jinquan Han
The paper evaluates how response representation affects enhancer-gene prediction in human astrocytes using CRISPR-interference data and finds that whole-enhancer deletion responses improve prediction performance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.14.744988 - Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Distinct regulation across the transcription cycle drives mitotic transcriptional silencing
Paola Gaetani, Alexandra Tavares, Tiago Paixão, Raquel A. Oliveira
The paper quantifies how transcription is silenced during mitosis in Drosophila embryos by analyzing initiation, elongation, and termination kinetics.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.12.758451 - Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
The Core Promoter has an active role in interpreting patterning information
Susnata Karmakar, Katherine Millen, Sarah J. Bray
The paper investigates the role of core promoters in gene expression specificity by testing their interaction with enhancers in Drosophila.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.11.758330 - GenomicsNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewed
Integrative analysis reveals extensive interactions among C2H2 zinc finger proteins at chromatin loop anchors
Ernest Radovani, Syed Nabeel‐Shah, Edyta Marcon…·Jack F. Greenblatt
The paper identifies extensive interactions among C2H2 zinc finger proteins at chromatin loop anchors using ChIP-seq, interactome data, and chromatin interaction maps.
- Systems BiologybioRxivPreprint
Engineered regulatory states resolve context-dependent genetics in macular degeneration
Eli Metzner, Karthik Guruvayurappan, Kaden M. Southard…·Thomas M. Norman
The paper uses CRISPR activation to engineer regulatory states in RPE-1 cells, revealing hidden genetic effects in AMD by analyzing chromatin accessibility and transcriptional interactions.