Integrative analysis of X-chromosome reactivation kinetics in a novel reprogramming system
The reactivation of the inactive X chromosome has the potential to provide a unique system to study the developmentally induced formation of euchromatin. However, insights into this process were hampered by the lack of adequate systems, which would allow the dissection of the process using high-thro...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/668761 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668761 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Reprogramming X-chromosome Reactivation Pluripotency Chromatin Reprogramación Cromosoma X Reactivación Pluripotentia Cromatina 575 |
| Sumario: | The reactivation of the inactive X chromosome has the potential to provide a unique system to study the developmentally induced formation of euchromatin. However, insights into this process were hampered by the lack of adequate systems, which would allow the dissection of the process using high-throughput sequencing techniques. Here I describe the development of a novel induced pluripotent stem cell reprogramming system that allows the isolation of cells poised for X-reactivation, subsequently achieving near-deterministic efficiency of X-reactivation. Utilizing this novel system, we were able to reveal that the reactivation of silenced genes occurs rapidly and can be divided into distinct initiation and completion phases. Similarly, we could show that chromatin opening of the inactive X proceeds in a two-step fashion, initiating in close proximity to previously open regions, and possibly being initiated by pluripotency factors. Finally, we could show that mega-domains and TADs correspond to two different levels of three-dimensional genome organization superimposed on the Xi, independent of gene expression. We conclude that gene expression and chromatin accessibility during X-reactivation share similar kinetics, while genome organization might follow distinct principles. |
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