Nature Communications (May 2022)

Single-cell chromatin profiling of the primitive gut tube reveals regulatory dynamics underlying lineage fate decisions

  • Ryan J. Smith,
  • Hongpan Zhang,
  • Shengen Shawn Hu,
  • Theodora Yung,
  • Roshane Francis,
  • Lilian Lee,
  • Mark W. Onaitis,
  • Peter B. Dirks,
  • Chongzhi Zang,
  • Tae-Hee Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30624-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The primitive gut tube gives rise to all major internal organs, while underlying regulatory mechanisms are unclear. Here, the authors analyze its chromatin landscape at the single-cell level and define the epigenetic regulation of lineage fate decisions and plasticity in organ development and homeostasis.