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Encounters in Three Dimensions: How Nuclear Topology Shapes Genome Integrity

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FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.746380

Keywords

genome integrity; nuclear organization; replication stress; Topologically Associated Domain; chromatin; DNA double-strand break repair; phase separation

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  1. Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NCI, Center for Cancer Research [ZIA BC010411]

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This review summarizes the recent advances in understanding how DNA repair processes have adapted to chromatin environments and highlights the impact of 3D chromatin structure and nuclear topology on DNA repair. Findings underscore the importance of chromatin context, topologically associated domains, phase separation and DNA break mobility for establishing repair-conducive nuclear environments. Consequences of aberrant 3D genome maintenance for genome instability and disease are also addressed.
Almost 25 years ago, the phosphorylation of a chromatin component, histone H2AX, was discovered as an integral part of the DNA damage response in eukaryotes. Much has been learned since then about the control of DNA repair in the context of chromatin. Recent technical and computational advances in imaging, biophysics and deep sequencing have led to unprecedented insight into nuclear organization, highlighting the impact of three-dimensional (3D) chromatin structure and nuclear topology on DNA repair. In this review, we will describe how DNA repair processes have adjusted to and in many cases adopted these organizational features to ensure accurate lesion repair. We focus on new findings that highlight the importance of chromatin context, topologically associated domains, phase separation and DNA break mobility for the establishment of repair-conducive nuclear environments. Finally, we address the consequences of aberrant 3D genome maintenance for genome instability and disease.

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