Essential role of MESP1-RING1A complex in cardiac differentiation
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ABSTRACT: Heart development is controlled by a complex transcriptional network composed of transcription factors and epigenetic regulators. Mutations in key developmental transcription factor MESP1, and chromatin factors such as PRC1 and cohesin components have been found in human congenital heart diseases (CHDs), although, their functional mechanism during heart development remains elusive. Here we find MESP1 interacts with RING1A/RING1, the core component of PRC1. RING1A depletion impairs human cardiomyocyte differentiation, and similar cardiac abnormalities were observed in Ring1A knockout mice as in patients with MESP1 mutations. Mechanistically, MESP1 associates with RING1A to activate cardiogenic genes through promoter-enhancer interactions mediated by cohesin and CTCF, and histone acetylation mediated by p300. Importantly, CHD mutations of MESP1 significantly affect such mechanisms and impair target gene activation. Together, our results demonstrate the importance of MESP1-RING1A complex in heart development and provide insights into pathogenic mechanisms of CHDs caused by mutations in MESP1, PRC1 and cohesin components.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE188721 | GEO | 2022/10/17
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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