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Two distinct chromatin modules regulate proinflammatory gene expression
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Gene activation and coregulation have been attributed to different mechanisms, such as enhancer–promoter interactions via chromatin looping or the accumulation of transcription factors into hubs or condensates. However, genome-wide studies exploring mechanistic differences in endogenous gene regulation in primary human cells are scarce. Here we dissect the proinflammatory gene expression programme induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in human endothelial cells using sequencing- and imaging-based methods. Our findings, enabled by the co-accessibility analysis of deep-coverage single-cell chromatin accessibility data with our RWireX software, identified two distinct regulatory chromatin modules: autonomous links of co-accessibility (ACs) between separated sites and domains of contiguous co-accessibility (DCs) with increased local transcription factor binding. The TNF-dependent induction timing and strength as well as changes in transcriptional bursting kinetics differed for genes in the AC and DC modules, pointing to functionally distinct regulatory mechanisms. These findings provide a framework for understanding how cells achieve rapid and precise control of gene expression. Seufert et al. analyse chromatin accessibility to identify sites that open simultaneously in response to TNF. They discover two distinct types of co-accessible regulatory module for controlling the induction of proinflammatory gene expression.
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chromatin accessibility
gene regulation
transcription factors
chromatin looping
inflammatory response
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