Chromatin Structure and Genome Integrity Image Professor Nick Gilbert Research in a Nutshell In mammalian cells DNA is wrapped around proteins to form chromatin. This protects DNA from damage and regulates gene transcription. Our lab is studying the protein and epigenetic factors that modify DNA and chromatin structure influencing gene expression and genome stability. A key goal of our research is to understand how changes in chromatin structure affect gene expression and genome stability in disease. These studies will help us to understand this process and develop future drugs to treat diseases like cancer. Group External Website Image People Professor Nick Gilbert Group Leader Jon Stocks PhD student James Ding Postdoctoral Scientist Waad Albawardi PhD student Rafal Czapiewski Postdoctoral Scientist Catherine Naughton Senior Postdoctoral Scientist Patrick Kearns Clinical PhD Student Elena Lazarova PhD Student Tasnim Alamgir Hussain PhD student Contact nick.gilbert@ed.ac.uk Publications SAF-A Regulates Interphase Chromosome Structure through Oligomerization with Chromatin-Associated RNAs (22 pages) 15 Jun 2017 in Cell, vol. 169, pp. 1214-1227.e1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2017.05.029 Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) Gene structure heterogeneity drives transcription noise within human chromosomes Michael Chiang, Chris A. Brackley, Catherine Naughton, Ryu-Suke Nozawa, Cleis Battaglia, Davide Marenduzzo, Nick Gilbert bioRxiv 2022.06.09.495447; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.09.495447 Human centromere formation activates transcription and opens chromatin fibre structure Catherine Naughton, Covadonga Huidobro, Claudia R. Catacchio, Adam Buckle, Graeme R. Grimes, Ryu Suke Nozawa, Stefania Purgato, Mariano Rocchi, Nick Gilbert bioRxiv 2021.08.01.454615; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.01.454615 Marenda M, Lazarova E, Gilbert N. The role of SAF-A/hnRNP U in regulating chromatin structure. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2022 Feb;72:38-44. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2021.10.008. Epub 2021 Nov 22. PMID: 34823151. Boteva L, Nozawa RS, Naughton C, Samejima K, Earnshaw WC, Gilbert N. Common Fragile Sites Are Characterized by Faulty Condensin Loading after Replication Stress. Cell Rep. 2020 Sep 22;32(12):108177. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108177. PMID: 32966795; PMCID: PMC7511797. Full publication list can be found on Research Explorer: Nick Gilbert — University of Edinburgh Research Explorer Collaborations Professor Mark Bradley, University of Edinburgh Professor Davide Marenduzzo, University of Edinburgh Dr Ian Adams, HGU Partners and Funders MRC Wellcome BBSRC LifeArc Medical Research Scotland RESAS Scientific Themes Chromatin, DNA, Transcription, Genome Stability This article was published on 2024-09-23
