Genome

Metabolism actively interacts with the proteome, transcriptome, and genome, thereby influencing all facets of biological information and providing cells the adaptability required for optimal functioning across time and space. Neurodevelopment, in particular, depends on the timely integration of numerous molecular signals across cell types, thus deeply relying on metabolite signaling functions. Although measuring changes in metabolites is useful to describe the association between molecules and disorders, the molecular mechanisms through which these metabolites affect neurodevelopment remain un

…for 3D folding and structural genome organization in the cell nucleus in all higher eukaryotes. Here, we discuss how megabase-scale chromatin domain and chromosomal compartment organization in adult mouse cerebral cortex is linked, in highly cell type-specific fashion, to multiple retrotransposon superfamilies which comprise the vast majority of mobile DNA elements in the murine genome. We show that neuronal megadomain architectures include an evolutionarily adaptive heterochromatic organization which, upon perturbation, unleashes p

…all genes near selected sites on the genome. An increasing body of evidence suggests that this linked selection is an important driver of evolutionary dynamics throughout the genomes of many species, implying that we need to substantially revise our basic understanding of molecular evolution. This session brings together early-career researchers working towards a quantitative understanding of the prevalence and effects of linked selection.