Genome architecture plasticity underlies DNA replication timing dynamics in cell differentiation

Author:

Yu Wenjun,Zhong Quan,Wen Zi,Zhang Weihan,Huang Yanrong

Abstract

During the S-phase of eukaryotic cell cycle, DNA is replicated in a dedicatedly regulated temporal order, with regions containing active and inactive genes replicated early and late, respectively. Recent advances in sequencing technology allow us to explore the connection between replication timing (RT), histone modifications, and three-dimensional (3D) chromatin structure in diverse cell types. To characterize the dynamics during cell differentiation, corresponding sequencing data for human embryonic stem cells and four differentiated cell types were collected. By comparing RT and its extent of conservation before and after germ layer specification, the human genome was partitioned into distinct categories. Each category is then subject to comparisons on genomic, epigenetic, and chromatin 3D structural features. As expected, while constitutive early and late replication regions showed active and inactive features, respectively, dynamic regions with switched RT showed intermediate features. Surprisingly, although early-to-late replication and late-to-early replication regions showed similar histone modification patterns in hESCs, their structural preferences were opposite. Specifically, in hESCs, early-to-late replication regions tended to appear in the B compartment and large topologically associated domains, while late-to-early replication regions showed the opposite. Our results uncover the coordinated regulation of RT and 3D genome structure that underlies the loss of pluripotency and lineage commitment and indicate the importance and potential roles of genome architecture in biological processes.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province

Publisher

Frontiers Media SA

Subject

Genetics (clinical),Genetics,Molecular Medicine

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