An in vivo repertoire of zebrafish cardiomyocyte-specific cis-regulatory elements [ChIP-Seq]
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ABSTRACT: cis-Regulatory elements (cREs) are essential for the spatio-temporal control of gene expression during development and disease. However, cRE activity is highly dependent on cell and tissue type. The developing heart is composed of several cell-types, predominantly cardiomyocytes. Therefore, cardiomyocytes-specific modelling is required to understand the cis-regulation of the developing heart. Zebrafish are an ideal model to study heart development, as they share a number of physiological features with the human heart during development. Therefore, we present a comprehensive cardiomyocyte-specific repertoire of cREs isolated from zebrafish larvae. This data combines live transcriptomics and epigenetic profiling, providing insights into cREs and their associated genes involved in heart development. We further perform a transgenic reporter assay for the identified cREs of bmp10 and popdc2 genes, validating these genomic regions as cardiac regulatory elements. We share this comprehensive, reproducible cardiomyocyte-specific cRE resource as an interrogable web tool for understanding the epigenetic and transcriptomic mechanisms underlying heart development and emergence of congenital heart defects.
ORGANISM(S): Danio rerio
PROVIDER: GSE252150 | GEO | 2024/11/11
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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