Integration of human adipocyte chromosomal interactions with adipose gene expression prioritizes obesity-related genes from GWAS

We perform promoter Capture Hi-C in human adipocytes to investigate interactions between gene promoters and distal elements as a transcription-regulating mechanism contributing to these phenotypes. We find that promoter-interacting elements in human adipocytes are enriched for adipose-related transcription factor motifs, such as PPARG and CEBPB, and contribute to heritability of cis-regulated gene expression. David Pan was funded through Grant Title: Biomedical Big Data Training Grant Grant ID: T32LM012424 Funding Source: National Institutes of Health-National Cancer Institute Marcus Alvarez was funded through Grant Title: NIH training grant in Genomic Analysis and Interpretation Grant ID: T32HG002536 Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Promoter Capture Hi-C library was produced from human white adipocytes differentiated from primary human white preadipocytes