Comprehensive perturbation of transcription factors in human cardiomyocytes reveals the regulatory architecture of congenital heart disease.

ABSTRACT: Over 100 genes have been implicated in congenital heart disease (CHD), yet the genetic basis for >50% of CHD remains unexplained. A key challenge is to define the regulatory architecture of CHD genes. Here, we systematically perturb 1983 transcription factors (TFs) during cardiomyocyte differentiation of human stem cells. Our analysis links TFs to gene expression phenotypes across scales and nominates TFs in cardiac cell fate commitment, dosage sensitivity, and transposable element regulation. By deriving TF-gene regulatory networks from experimental perturbation, we gain insights into how developmental networks are structured, use this map to interpret the regulatory architecture of CHD, and deorphanize TFs with roles in CHD that have been under-sampled by genetic studies. To extend these

SUBMITTER: Takeuchi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12724611 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature