Here the authors analyze the 3D genome structure of murine thymocytes and show that SATB1, a predominantly T-cell specific protein, helps to establish a regulatory, finer-scale organizational layer built upon a pre-existing chromatin scaffold mediated by other architectural proteins, such as CTCF.
- Tomas Zelenka
- Antonios Klonizakis
- Charalampos Spilianakis