Enhancer-associated LncRNA-ITGA2 promotes vascular smooth muscle remodeling by mediating ITGA2 promoter-enhancer interactions [CUT&TAG]
Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT: The proliferation and migration of VSMCs significantly contribute to vascular remodeling. Recent studies have suggested that enhancer-associated long noncoding RNAs (elncRNAs) play crucial roles in regulating gene expression and cell fate. However, the specific elncRNAs implicated in VSMC dysfunction and their regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study used multiomics profiling, including CUT&Tag, promoter capture Hi-C (PCHi-C), and microarray analysis, to identify LncRNA-ITGA2 as a novel elncRNA highly expressed in PDGF-induced proliferative human VSMCs. We used CUT&Tag technology to identify enhancer regions labeled by H3K4me1, and overlap lncRNA gene loci in LNCipedia database to identify enhancer-associated long noncoding RNAs (elncRNAs). By integrating the CUT&Tag data of H3K4me1 and H3K27ac, the dynamic regulatory network of enhancers was systematically analyzed, providing a key epigenetic basis for subsequent functional studies and target discovery.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE290462 | GEO | 2025/12/31
REPOSITORIES: GEO
ACCESS DATA