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ReviewPhysiology (Bethesda, Md.)2025

A Multiscale Perspective on Chromatin Architecture through Polymer Physics.

Francesca Vercellone, Andrea M Chiariello, Andrea Esposito, Mattia Conte, Alex Abraham, Andrea Fontana, Florinda Di Pierno, Fabrizio Tafuri, Sougata Guha, Sumanta Kundu and 3 more

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Review in Physiology (Bethesda, Md.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Francesca VercelloneDipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale-DICMaPI,11, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3933-8458
Andrea M ChiarielloDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Andrea EspositoDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Mattia ConteDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Alex AbrahamDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Andrea FontanaDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Florinda Di PiernoDipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale-DICMaPI,11, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Fabrizio TafuriDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Sougata GuhaDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Sumanta KunduDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Ciro Di CarluccioDipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale-DICMaPI,11, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Mario NicodemiDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
Simona BiancoDipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli Federico II and INFN Napoli, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5819-060X

Funding

Center for Integrated Multi-modal and Multi-scale Nucleome ResearchUM1HG011585 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DULAC, CATHERINE, LEIN, ED · 2020 to 2024
$6.7M
EC | NextGenerationEU (NGEU) CN00000041HHS | NIH | OSC | Common Fund (NIH Common Fund) 1UM1HG011585-03Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MUR) 2022R8YXMRNHGRI NIH HHS UM1 HG011585
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spatial organization of chromatin within the eukaryotic nucleus is critical in regulating key cellular functions, such as gene expression, and its disruption can lead to disease. Advances in experimental techniques, such as Hi-C and microscopy, have significantly enhanced our understanding of chromatin's intricate and dynamic architecture, revealing complex patterns of interaction at multiple scales. Along with experimental methods, physics-based computational models, including polymer phase separation and loop-extrusion mechanisms, have been developed to explain chromatin structure in a principled manner. Here, we illustrate genomewide applications of these models, highlighting their ability to predict chromatin contacts across different scales and to spread light on the underlying molecular determinants. Additionally, we discuss how these models provide a framework for understanding alterations in chromosome folding associated with disease states, such as SARS-CoV-2 infection and pathogenic structural variants, providing valuable insights into the role of chromatin architecture in health and disease.

Indexed as

ChromatinPolymersAnimalsCOVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2ChromatinPolymerschromatin architecturemultiscale modelingpolymer physicsSARS-CoV-2structural variants

Identifiers

PMID39601793
PMCPMC12314472

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