Abstract
The dynamics of chromatin have been the focus of studies aimed at characterizing gene regulation. Among various chromosome conformation capture methods, 4C-seq is a powerful technique to identify genome-wide interactions with a single locus of interest. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) is a member of the somatotropin axis that plays a significant role in cell proliferation and growth. Determining the IGF1-involved genome-wide chromatin interaction profile at different growth stages not only is important for understanding IGF1 transcriptional regulation but also provides a representation of genome-wide chromatin transformation during development. Using the IGF1 promoter as a "bait", we identified genome-wide interactomes of embryonic (E70) and postnatal (P1 and P70) pig liver cells by 4C-seq. The IGF1 promoter interactomes varied significantly among the three developmental stages. The most active chromatin interaction was observed in the P1 stage, while the highest interaction variability was observed in the P70 stage. The identified 4C sites were enriched around transcription start sites, CpG sites and functional pig QTLs. In addition, the genes located in the interacting regions and the involved pathways were also analysed. Overall, our work reveals a distinct long-distance regulatory pattern in pig liver during development for the first time, and the identified interacting sites and genes may serve as candidate targets in further transcriptional mechanism studies and effective molecular markers for functional traits.
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