The structure of chromatin is associated with its function, but precisely how is unclear. New data show that the higher-order architecture of the genome is similar among cell types with widely variant fates and gene expression patterns, thus challenging the view that chromatin domains determine function in the genome.
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Misteli, T., Finn, E.H. Chromatin architecture is a flexible foundation for gene expression. Nat Genet 53, 426–427 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-021-00813-2
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