Nature Communications (May 2021)

The impact of chromosomal fusions on 3D genome folding and recombination in the germ line

  • Covadonga Vara,
  • Andreu Paytuví-Gallart,
  • Yasmina Cuartero,
  • Lucía Álvarez-González,
  • Laia Marín-Gual,
  • Francisca Garcia,
  • Beatriu Florit-Sabater,
  • Laia Capilla,
  • Rosa Ana Sanchéz-Guillén,
  • Zaida Sarrate,
  • Riccardo Aiese Cigliano,
  • Walter Sanseverino,
  • Jeremy B. Searle,
  • Jacint Ventura,
  • Marc A. Marti-Renom,
  • François Le Dily,
  • Aurora Ruiz-Herrera

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23270-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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How mammalian genomes are packaged and the heritability of structural variations in genome folding is incomplete. Here, the authors investigate the impact of chromosomal fusions on three-dimensional genome topology and meiotic recombination, highlighting the implications of large-scale genome reorganizations on genome function, evolution, and fertility.