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Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol ; 24(6): 383-395, 2023 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36344659

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Cell type- and differentiation-specific gene expression is precisely controlled by genomic non-coding regulatory elements (NCREs), which include promoters, enhancers, silencers and insulators. It is estimated that more than 90% of disease-associated sequence variants lie within the non-coding part of the genome, potentially affecting the activity of NCREs. Consequently, the functional annotation of NCREs is a major driver of genome research. Compared with our knowledge of other regulatory elements, our knowledge of silencers, which are NCREs that repress the transcription of genes, is largely lacking. Multiple recent studies have reported large-scale identification of transcription silencer elements, indicating their importance in homeostasis and disease. In this Review, we discuss the biology of silencers, including methods for their discovery, epigenomic and other characteristics, and modes of function of silencers. We also discuss important silencer-relevant considerations in assessing data from genome-wide association studies and shed light on potential future silencer-based therapeutic applications.


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Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Elementos Silenciadores Transcripcionales , Elementos Silenciadores Transcripcionales/genética , Secuencias Reguladoras de Ácidos Nucleicos/genética , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/genética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 117(31): 18617-18626, 2020 08 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32675240

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Genome-wide association studies have identified noncoding variants near TBX3 that are associated with PR interval and QRS duration, suggesting that subtle changes in TBX3 expression affect atrioventricular conduction system function. To explore whether and to what extent the atrioventricular conduction system is affected by Tbx3 dose reduction, we first characterized electrophysiological properties and morphology of heterozygous Tbx3 mutant (Tbx3+/-) mouse hearts. We found PR interval shortening and prolonged QRS duration, as well as atrioventricular bundle hypoplasia after birth in heterozygous mice. The atrioventricular node size was unaffected. Transcriptomic analysis of atrioventricular nodes isolated by laser capture microdissection revealed hundreds of deregulated genes in Tbx3+/- mutants. Notably, Tbx3+/- atrioventricular nodes showed increased expression of working myocardial gene programs (mitochondrial and metabolic processes, muscle contractility) and reduced expression of pacemaker gene programs (neuronal, Wnt signaling, calcium/ion channel activity). By integrating chromatin accessibility profiles (ATAC sequencing) of atrioventricular tissue and other epigenetic data, we identified Tbx3-dependent atrioventricular regulatory DNA elements (REs) on a genome-wide scale. We used transgenic reporter assays to determine the functionality of candidate REs near Ryr2, an up-regulated chamber-enriched gene, and in Cacna1g, a down-regulated conduction system-specific gene. Using genome editing to delete candidate REs, we showed that a strong intronic bipartite RE selectively governs Cacna1g expression in the conduction system in vivo. Our data provide insights into the multifactorial Tbx3-dependent transcriptional network that regulates the structure and function of the cardiac conduction system, which may underlie the differences in PR duration and QRS interval between individuals carrying variants in the TBX3 locus.


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Nodo Atrioventricular , Proteínas de Dominio T Box , Transcriptoma/genética , Animales , Arritmias Cardíacas , Nodo Atrioventricular/metabolismo , Nodo Atrioventricular/fisiología , Canales de Calcio Tipo T/genética , Canales de Calcio Tipo T/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Mutación/genética , Canal Liberador de Calcio Receptor de Rianodina/genética , Canal Liberador de Calcio Receptor de Rianodina/metabolismo , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/genética , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/metabolismo
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