Heterochromatin protein 1α acts as an essential stabilizer of chromatin packing domains
Tiffany Kuo, Paola Carrillo Gonzalez, Nicolas Acosta, Lucas M. Carter, Emily M. Pujadas-Liwag, Claudia V. Arriaga, Brittany Johnson, Cody L. Dunton, Luay Matthew Almassalha, Igal G. Szleifer, Vadim Backman
This study shows that HP1 stabilizes chromatin packing domains by maintaining their structure and enabling efficient transcriptional responses to stress.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintGenomics