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trithorax is an essential regulator of cardiac Hox gene expression and anterior-posterior patterning of the Drosophila embryonic heart tube.

Adam J Farmer, Rajnandani Katariya, Sumaiya Islam, Md Sayeed Abu Rayhan, Mark H Inlow, Shaad M Ahmad, Kristopher R Schwab

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Adam J FarmerDepartment of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6908-5650
Rajnandani KatariyaDepartment of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5764-1632
Sumaiya IslamDepartment of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-3794-5169
Md Sayeed Abu RayhanDepartment of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-7493-5509
Mark H InlowThe Center for Genomic Advocacy, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0388-1048
Shaad M AhmadDepartment of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5373-1710
Kristopher R SchwabDepartment of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8056-1817

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Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Annette L. Parks · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
American Heart Association 16SDG31390005Indiana Academy of ScienceIndiana State UniversityNIH HHS P40 OD018537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The precise regulation of transcription required for embryonic development is partially controlled by the actions of the Trithorax group (TrxG) and Polycomb group (PcG) proteins. The genes trithorax (trx), trithorax-related (trr), and SET domain containing 1 (Set1) encode COMPASS-like histone methyltransferases, a subgroup of TrxG proteins that impart H3K4 methylation modifications onto chromatin in order to activate and maintain transcription. In this study, we identify the role of these genes in the development of the embryonic heart of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. trx, trr, and Set1 independently ensure proper cardiac cell divisions. Additionally, trx regulation of collinear Hox expression is necessary for the anterior-posterior cardiac patterning of the linear heart tube. trx inactivation in Drosophila results in a remarkable homeotic transformation of the posterior heart-proper segment into an aorta-like fate due to the loss of posterior abdominal A expression. Furthermore, cardiac expression of Antennapedia, Ultrabithorax, and Abdominal B is also deregulated in trx mutants. Together, these data suggest that the COMPASS-like histone methyltransferases are essential developmental regulators of cardiogenesis, being necessary for both cardiac cell divisions and heart patterning.

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Body PatterningChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxHeartHomeodomain ProteinsAnimalsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDrosophila ProteinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsTRR protein, Drosophilatrx protein, DrosophilaAbdominal ACardiacDrosophilaHeart patterningHoxTrithorax

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PMID40172069
PMCPMC11993250

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