TAC-C揭示了作物中的开放染色质相互作用以及SPL介导的光合作用调控。

TAC-C uncovers open chromatin interaction in crops and SPL-mediated photosynthesis regulation.

作者信息

Kang Jingmin, Zhang Zhaoheng, Lin Xuelei, Liu Fuyan, Song Yali, Zhao Peng, Lin Yujing, Luo Xumei, Li Xiaoyi, Yang Yanyan, Wang Wenda, Liu Cuimin, Xu Shengbao, Liu Xin, Xiao Jun

机构信息

Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.

BGI Research, Beijing 102601, China.

出版信息

Sci Adv. 2025 May 30;11(22):eadu6565. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adu6565.

Abstract

Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) direct precise gene expression for development and environmental response, yet their spatial organization in crops is largely unknown. We introduce transposase-accessible chromosome conformation capture (TAC-C), a method integrating ATAC-seq and Hi-C to capture fine-scale chromatin interactions in four major crops: rice, sorghum, maize, and wheat. TAC-C reveals a strong association between chromatin interaction frequency and gene expression, particularly emphasizing the conserved roles of chromatin interaction hub anchors and hub genes across crop species. Integrating chromatin structure with population genetics data highlights that chromatin loops connect distal regulatory elements to phenotypic variation. In addition, asymmetrical open chromatin interactions among subgenomes, driven by transposon insertions and sequence variations, contribute to biased homoeolog expression. Furthermore, TaSPL7/15 regulate photosynthesis-related genes through chromatin interactions, with enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and starch content in mutant. TAC-C provides insights into the spatial organization of regulatory elements in crops, especially for SPL-mediated photosynthesis regulation in wheat.

摘要

顺式作用元件(CREs)指导基因精确表达以实现发育和环境响应,但其在作物中的空间组织情况在很大程度上尚不清楚。我们引入了转座酶可及染色质构象捕获技术(TAC-C),这是一种整合了ATAC-seq和Hi-C的方法,用于捕获水稻、高粱、玉米和小麦这四种主要作物中的精细染色质相互作用。TAC-C揭示了染色质相互作用频率与基因表达之间的强关联,特别强调了染色质相互作用枢纽锚定和枢纽基因在不同作物物种中的保守作用。将染色质结构与群体遗传学数据相结合突出表明,染色质环将远端调控元件与表型变异联系起来。此外,由转座子插入和序列变异驱动的亚基因组间不对称开放染色质相互作用导致了同源基因表达的偏差。此外,TaSPL7/15通过染色质相互作用调控光合作用相关基因,在突变体中光合效率和淀粉含量提高。TAC-C为作物中调控元件的空间组织提供了见解,特别是对于小麦中SPL介导的光合作用调控。

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