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ArticleGenome biology2024

Depletion of lamins B1 and B2 promotes chromatin mobility and induces differential gene expression by a mesoscale-motion-dependent mechanism.

Emily M Pujadas Liwag, Xiaolong Wei, Nicolas Acosta, Lucas M Carter, Jiekun Yang, Luay M Almassalha, Surbhi Jain, Ali Daneshkhah, Suhas S P Rao, Fidan Seker-Polat and 7 more

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Article in Genome biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Emily M Pujadas LiwagDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3520-835X
Xiaolong WeiDepartment of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, USA.
Nicolas AcostaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Lucas M CarterDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Jiekun YangComputer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Luay M AlmassalhaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Surbhi JainDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Ali DaneshkhahDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Suhas S P RaoThe Center for Genome Architecture, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Fidan Seker-PolatFeinberg School of Medicine, Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Kyle L MacQuarrieFeinberg School of Medicine, Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Joe IbarraFeinberg School of Medicine, Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Vasundhara AgrawalDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Erez Lieberman AidenBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.
Masato T KanemakiDepartment of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, 411-8540, Japan.
Vadim BackmanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA. v-backman@northwestern.edu.
Mazhar AdliFeinberg School of Medicine, Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. adli@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USBroad Institute · USBaylor College of Medicine · USNational Institute of Genetics · JPUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Devalingam Mahalingam · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Women's Oncology Program - WONP30CA044579 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI Dina Gould Halme · 1987 to 2026
$72.1M
Center for Genome ImagingRM1HG011016 · NHGRI · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WU, CHAO-TING · 2021 to 2025
$12.2M
Technology Development UnitU54CA268084 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Vadim Backman, Daniela E Matei · 2022 to 2026
$10.0M
Studying E-cadherin dynamics during extravasation and metastatic colonizationU54CA261694 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ROGER D KAMM, Vivek Shenoy · 2021 to 2026
$9.1M
Molecular and cellular characterization of essential human genes.UM1HG012649 · NHGRI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Mazhar Adli, Paul W. Burridge · 2022 to 2026
$8.1M
GENOME WIDE MAPPING OF LOOPS USING IN SITU HI-CUM1HG009375 · NHGRI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LIEBERMAN-AIDEN, EREZ · 2017 to 2021
$4.7M
Northwestern University Allergy Immunology Research Program (NUAIR)T32AI083216 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Stephanie Caroline Eisenbarth, ADAM WILLIAMS · 2010 to 2026
$4.1M
Reducing Cancer Transcriptional Heterogeneity through Regulation of Chromatin StructureR01CA228272 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BACKMAN, VADIM, ROY, HEMANT K. · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Physical Genomics and Engineering Training ProgramT32GM142604 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BACKMAN, VADIM · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
5-laser 30-parameter FACSymphony-S6 SORP Cell Sorter from BD BiosciencesS10OD026814 · OD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI PERLMAN, HARRIS R · 2019 to 2019
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FACSAria SORP Cell SorterS10OD011996 · OD · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GOOLSBY, CHARLES L. · 2012 to 2012
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NCI NIH HHS P30 CA044579NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228272NCI NIH HHS U54 CA261694NCI NIH HHS U54 CA268084NHGRI NIH HHS RM1 HG011016NHGRI NIH HHS RM1HG011016-01A1NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG009375NHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG012649NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI083216NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM142604NIH HHS 5 UM1 HG012649NIH HHS R01CA228272NIH HHS S10 OD011996NIH HHS S10 OD026814NIH HHS T32AI083216NIH HHS U54CA261694NIH HHS U54 CA268084NIH HHS UM1HG009375
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundB-type lamins are critical nuclear envelope proteins that interact with the three-dimensional genomic architecture. However, identifying the direct roles of B-lamins on dynamic genome organization has been challenging as their joint depletion severely impacts cell viability. To overcome this, we engineered mammalian cells to rapidly and completely degrade endogenous B-type lamins using Auxin-inducible degron technology.

resultsUsing live-cell Dual Partial Wave Spectroscopic (Dual-PWS) microscopy, Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM), in situ Hi-C, CRISPR-Sirius, and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we demonstrate that lamin B1 and lamin B2 are critical structural components of the nuclear periphery that create a repressive compartment for peripheral-associated genes. Lamin B1 and lamin B2 depletion minimally alters higher-order chromatin folding but disrupts cell morphology, significantly increases chromatin mobility, redistributes both constitutive and facultative heterochromatin, and induces differential gene expression both within and near lamin-associated domain (LAD) boundaries. Critically, we demonstrate that chromatin territories expand as upregulated genes within LADs radially shift inwards. Our results indicate that the mechanism of action of B-type lamins comes from their role in constraining chromatin motion and spatial positioning of gene-specific loci, heterochromatin, and chromatin domains.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that, while B-type lamin degradation does not significantly change genome topology, it has major implications for three-dimensional chromatin conformation at the single-cell level both at the lamina-associated periphery and the non-LAD-associated nuclear interior with concomitant genome-wide transcriptional changes. This raises intriguing questions about the individual and overlapping roles of lamin B1 and lamin B2 in cellular function and disease.

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ChromatinLamin Type BAnimalsGene ExpressionHeterochromatinIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLaminsLamin Type AMammalsChromatinHeterochromatinLaminsLamin Type ALamin Type B3D chromatin organizationAuxin-inducible degron systemCRISPR-Sirius; in situ Hi-CLamin-associated domainsNuclear laminaPartial Wave Spectroscopic MicroscopyTopologically associated domains

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PMID38519987
PMCPMC10958841
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