TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are uncoupled
Misteli, T.; Almansour, F.; Fursova, N. A.; Keikhosravi, A.; Reed, K. S. M.; Larson, D. R.; Pegoraro, G.
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Topologically associating domains (TADs) are prominent features of genome organization. A proposed function of TADs is to contribute to gene regulation by promoting chromatin interactions within a TAD and by suppressing interactions between TADs. Here, we directly probe the structure-function relationship of TADs by simultaneously assessing the behavior of TAD boundaries and gene activity at the single-cell and -allele level using high-throughput imaging. We find that while TAD boundaries pair more frequently than non-boundary regions, these interactions are infrequent and are uncorrelated with transcriptional activity of genes within the TAD. Similarly, acute global transcriptional inhibition or gene-specific activation does not alter TAD boundary proximity. Furthermore, while loss of the cohesin component RAD21 alters gene activity, disruption of TAD boundaries by depletion of the architectural chromatin protein CTCF is insufficient to alter expression of genes within the TAD. These results suggest that TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are largely uncoupled.
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