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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages 547-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.11.019
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- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFC0900300, 2018YFC1003302, 2016YFC1000600]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2015CB856201]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31422031, 31725018, 31830047, 31571537, 31872844, 31660346, 31630050]
- THU-PKU Center for Life Sciences
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB19000000]
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Chromatin organization undergoes drastic reconfiguration during gametogenesis. However, the molecular reprogramming of three-dimensional chromatin structure in this process remains poorly understood for mammals, including primates. Here, we examined three-dimensional chromatin architecture during spermatogenesis in rhesus monkey using low-input Hi-C. Interestingly, we found that topologically associating domains (TADs) undergo dissolution and reestablishment in spermatogenesis. Strikingly, pachytene spermatocytes, where synapsis occurs, are strongly depleted for TADs despite their active transcription state but uniquely show highly refined local compartments that alternate between transcribing and non-transcribing regions (refined-A/B). Importantly, such chromatin organization is conserved in mouse, where it remains largely intact upon transcription inhibition. Instead, it is attenuated in mutant spermatocytes, where the synaptonemal complex failed to be established. Intriguingly, this is accompanied by the restoration of TADs, suggesting that the synaptonemal complex may restrict TADs and promote local compartments. Thus, these data revealed extensive reprogramming of higher-order meiotic chromatin architecture during mammalian gametogenesis.
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