Three-dimensional genome reorganization foreshadows zygotic genome activation in Drosophila

Noura Maziak1,2, Yuchen Zhang3,4, Fabian Groll1,2

  • 1MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, London, UK.

Nature genetics
|February 24, 2026
PubMed
まとめ

Early fruit fly embryos show an organized, dynamic genome before gene activation. This study reveals how chromatin loops emerge and are regulated by specific factors and gene activity, challenging previous views.

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