PMID- 36335096 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221108 LR - 20221224 IS - 2041-1723 (Electronic) IS - 2041-1723 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Nov 5 TI - FRET-FISH probes chromatin compaction at individual genomic loci in single cells. PG - 6680 LID - 10.1038/s41467-022-34183-y [doi] LID - 6680 AB - Chromatin compaction is a key biophysical property that influences multiple DNA transactions. Lack of chromatin accessibility is frequently used as proxy for chromatin compaction. However, we currently lack tools for directly probing chromatin compaction at individual genomic loci. To fill this gap, here we present FRET-FISH, a method combining fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) with DNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to probe chromatin compaction at select loci in single cells. We first validate FRET-FISH by comparing it with ATAC-seq, demonstrating that local compaction and accessibility are strongly correlated. FRET-FISH also detects expected differences in compaction upon treatment with drugs perturbing global chromatin condensation. We then leverage FRET-FISH to study local chromatin compaction on the active and inactive X chromosome, along the nuclear radius, in different cell cycle phases, and during increasing passage number. FRET-FISH is a robust tool for probing local chromatin compaction in single cells. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Mota, Ana AU - Mota A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8592-9764 AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. FAU - Berezicki, Szymon AU - Berezicki S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3980-6290 AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. FAU - Wernersson, Erik AU - Wernersson E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4778-1660 AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. FAU - Harbers, Luuk AU - Harbers L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3910-6497 AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. FAU - Li-Wang, Xiaoze AU - Li-Wang X AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. FAU - Gradin, Katarina AU - Gradin K AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. FAU - Peuckert, Christiane AU - Peuckert C AD - Stockholm University, The Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Crosetto, Nicola AU - Crosetto N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3019-6978 AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. AD - Human Technopole, Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini 1, 20157, Milan, Italy. FAU - Bienko, Magda AU - Bienko M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6499-9082 AD - Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-17165, Sweden. magda.bienko@ki.se. AD - Science for Life Laboratory, Tomtebodavagen 23A, Solna, SE-17165, Sweden. magda.bienko@ki.se. AD - Human Technopole, Viale Rita Levi-Montalcini 1, 20157, Milan, Italy. magda.bienko@ki.se. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221105 PL - England TA - Nat Commun JT - Nature communications JID - 101528555 RN - 0 (Chromatin) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - *Chromatin/genetics MH - *Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer/methods MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods MH - DNA/metabolism MH - Genomics PMC - PMC9637210 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/11/06 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/09 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/05 CRDT- 2022/11/06 00:14 PHST- 2021/12/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/06 00:14 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41467-022-34183-y [pii] AID - 34183 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41467-022-34183-y [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 5;13(1):6680. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34183-y.