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RB modulates chromatin organization by regulating cohesin-dependent loops and enhancer-promoter interactions [RNA-Seq]

GSE246944 Homo sapiens (human) RNA-seq (gene expression) 12 samples Submitted 2025/09/30 Platform GPL24676
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · human · 12 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Homo sapiens (human)
Samples
12 samples
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Paper
RB loss modulates chromatin organization by regulating cohesin-dependent loops and enhancer-promoter interactionsNature communications · 2026
Summary (written by the submitters)
The retinoblastoma protein (RB) is a well-characterized repressor of E2F transcriptional activity that controls genes involved in cell proliferation during the G1-phase. Here, we examine the effect of RB on chromatin organization and uncover a non-canonical role for RB in which it promotes the removal of cohesin from insulators and thereby induces the expression of adjacent genes.
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We identify that RB colocalizes with cohesin across the human genome. During mitosis, RB facilitates the removal of cohesin from CTCF sites, with this effect persisting into early G1, impacting loop formation and extrusion at topologically associating domain (TAD) boundaries. Chromosome conformation capture assays revealed that RB reduces insulation at TAD boundaries and promotes enhancer-promoter interactions marked by histone 3 lysine 27 acetylation. In this way, RB enhances the transcription of hundreds of genes beyond the E2F transcriptional program, expanding our understanding of this key tumor suppressor and cell cycle regulator.
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RB loss modulates chromatin organization by regulating cohesin-dependent loops and enhancer-promoter interactions
Lee H, Gkotinakou IM, McGrath CG et al. · Nature communications 2026 · PMID 41951674 · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71655-x
This dataset
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Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

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Supplementary files

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Raw sequencing reads

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Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1035136 and SRA study SRP470003. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

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