title: The emerging role of epigenetic modifiers linking cellular metabolism and gene activity in cardiac progenitor cells.
abstract: During mammalian heart development, cardiac gene expression is controlled by a complex network consisting of signaling pathways, cardiac transcription factors, and epigenetic modifiers. Emerging evidence suggests that epigenetic modifying enzymes sense and respond to metabolic cues, thereby translating environmental stimuli to cardiac gene expression patterns. Here, we review the impact of metabolic cues on epigenetic changes and survey how epigenetic changes, including DNA modifications, histone modifications, and ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling, affect recruitment of progenitor cells into the cardiac lineage. We reason that a better understanding of epigenetic control mechanisms regulating cardiac gene expression will improve reprogramming strategies to generate cardiovascular cells for therapeutic applications.
authors: Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Department of Cardiac Development and Remodelling, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
authors: Verawan
authors: V
authors: Boonsanay
authors: Johnny
authors: J
authors: Kim
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Braun
authors: Yonggang
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000378:metabolism; D002843:Chromatin; D019175:DNA Methylation; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D057890:Epigenomics; D015870:Gene Expression; D006321:Heart / Q000254:growth & development*; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D032386:Myoblasts, Cardiac / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D006657:Histones; D014157:Transcription Factors