Genome-wide maps of nuclear lamina interactions in single human cells.

Kind J, Pagie L, de Vries SS, Nahidiazar L, Dey SS, Bienko M, Zhan Y, Lajoie B, de Graaf CA, Amendola M, Fudenberg G, Imakaev M, Mirny LA, Jalink K, Dekker J, van Oudenaarden A, van Steensel B

Cell 163 (1) 134-147 [2015-09-24; online 2015-09-10]

Mammalian interphase chromosomes interact with the nuclear lamina (NL) through hundreds of large lamina-associated domains (LADs). We report a method to map NL contacts genome-wide in single human cells. Analysis of nearly 400 maps reveals a core architecture consisting of gene-poor LADs that contact the NL with high cell-to-cell consistency, interspersed by LADs with more variable NL interactions. The variable contacts tend to be cell-type specific and are more sensitive to changes in genome ploidy than the consistent contacts. Single-cell maps indicate that NL contacts involve multivalent interactions over hundreds of kilobases. Moreover, we observe extensive intra-chromosomal coordination of NL contacts, even over tens of megabases. Such coordinated loci exhibit preferential interactions as detected by Hi-C. Finally, the consistency of NL contacts is inversely linked to gene activity in single cells and correlates positively with the heterochromatic histone modification H3K9me3. These results highlight fundamental principles of single-cell chromatin organization. VIDEO ABSTRACT.

Affiliated researcher

Magda Bienko

SciLifeLab Fellow

PubMed 26365489

DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.040

Crossref 10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.040

pii: S0092-8674(15)01092-2
pmc: PMC4583798
mid: NIHMS718969
GEO: GSE68596
GEO: GSE69423
GEO: GSE69841


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