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Endocardial HAND2 orchestrates hypoxic and TGFbeta signaling to modulate coronary artery formation [CUT&Tag]

ABSTRACT: The endocardium is a major source of coronary angiogenesis and arterialization, through coordinated cell fate transition and migration. However, the transcriptional regulatory network synchronizing cell fate determination and movement remains unclear. Here, we identified transcription factor HAND2 as a key candidate for coronary vascular formation. Endocardial deletion of Hand2 in mice disrupted arterial-venous networks and stunted coronary arteries, paralleling a ventricular noncompaction phenotype. Moreover, deletion of Hand2 produced excessive tip cells with defective movement. RNA-seq analysis revealed enhanced hypoxic metabolic activation but declined TGF-β/p38MAPK-dependent EndoMT. In consistence, genetic inhibition of the core hypoxic regulators or pharmaceutical administration of TGFβ2 effectively reversed the coronary arterial defects in Hand2 mutants. Furthermore, HAND2 was found directly bound to promoters of the target genes, harmonizing cell migration and cell fate transition. These findings pinpoint a HAND2-governed endocardial transcriptional regulatory network for coronary arterialization and provide potential therapeutic targets for coronary artery diseases.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE311981 | GEO | 2026/05/31

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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