概括
这项研究绘制了早期哺乳动物胚胎中可访问的染色体图,揭示了其在发育过程中通过可转移元素和cis-regulatory序列的动态调节. 这些发现突显出主要的胚胎基因组激活之前的容许性染色质状态.
科学领域:
- 发育生物学
- 表观遗传学
- 基因组学
背景情况:
- 哺乳动物的植入前发育需要广泛的染色质重组以建立全能性.
- 这一关键时期的全球染色体格局及其动态在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 在小鼠植入前胚胎中创建可访问的全基因组染色体图.
- 在早期发育过程中探索染色质可访问性的动态和监管原则.
主要方法:
- 使用了一种改进的转化酶可访问的高吞吐量测序 (ATAC-seq) 染色体检测方法.
- 使用CRISPR/Cas9辅助的线粒体DNA耗尽以提高准确性.
- 综合色素可访问性数据与单细胞转录组和cis-regulatory元素图.
主要成果:
- 双胞胎基因组在主要细胞基因组激活 (ZGA) 后的可访问性是全球可比的.
- 可访问的染色体是由可转移的元素和cis-regulatory序列形成的,在转录终点附近具有意想不到的可访问性.
- 确定了早期开发和关键谱系规范调节器的监管网络.
- 在主要ZGA和非正规的开放色素域之前观察到降低的cis-regulatory元素活性.
结论:
- 哺乳动物的早期发育具有独特的时空色素配置.
- 可转移的元素和 cis 调节序列在塑造胚胎染色体可访问性方面发挥着重要作用.
- 在早期发育阶段存在允许性染色质状态,影响基因调节和谱系规范.
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