Dissecting Chromatin Architecture for Novel Cardiovascular Disease Targets

Circulation. 2019 Aug 6;140(6):446-448. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.039287. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

Abstract

Unraveling the principles of cardiac chromatin organization for next generation therapies in heart disease

Keywords: CCCTC-binding factor; chromatin; epigenomics; heart failure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aorta
  • CCCTC-Binding Factor / deficiency
  • CCCTC-Binding Factor / physiology*
  • Cardiovascular Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cardiovascular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / genetics
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / pathology
  • Chromatin / ultrastructure*
  • Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly / drug effects
  • Constriction
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Design
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic
  • Epigenesis, Genetic / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy*
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / metabolism
  • Myocytes, Cardiac / ultrastructure
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Transcription, Genetic / drug effects

Substances

  • CCCTC-Binding Factor
  • CTCF protein, human
  • Cardiovascular Agents
  • Chromatin
  • Ctcf protein, mouse