Walking along chromosomes with super-resolution imaging, contact maps, and integrative modeling

利用超分辨率成像、接触图和综合建模沿染色体行走

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作者:Guy Nir, Irene Farabella, Cynthia Pérez Estrada, Carl G Ebeling, Brian J Beliveau, Hiroshi M Sasaki, S Dean Lee, Son C Nguyen, Ruth B McCole, Shyamtanu Chattoraj, Jelena Erceg, Jumana AlHaj Abed, Nuno M C Martins, Huy Q Nguyen, Mohammed A Hannan, Sheikh Russell, Neva C Durand, Suhas S P Rao, Jocelyn

Abstract

Chromosome organization is crucial for genome function. Here, we present a method for visualizing chromosomal DNA at super-resolution and then integrating Hi-C data to produce three-dimensional models of chromosome organization. Using the super-resolution microscopy methods of OligoSTORM and OligoDNA-PAINT, we trace 8 megabases of human chromosome 19, visualizing structures ranging in size from a few kilobases to over a megabase. Focusing on chromosomal regions that contribute to compartments, we discover distinct structures that, in spite of considerable variability, can predict whether such regions correspond to active (A-type) or inactive (B-type) compartments. Imaging through the depths of entire nuclei, we capture pairs of homologous regions in diploid cells, obtaining evidence that maternal and paternal homologous regions can be differentially organized. Finally, using restraint-based modeling to integrate imaging and Hi-C data, we implement a method-integrative modeling of genomic regions (IMGR)-to increase the genomic resolution of our traces to 10 kb.

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