scATAC-seq of Inguinal Adipose Tissue of UCP1-KO and WT mice.

Single cell level analysis of transcriptional circuits regulating UCP1-indepednent theremogensis through Lgr6 in inguinal Adipose tissue. We previously identified an increase in Lgr6 gene expression in the beige adipocyte population of UCP1-KO mice and hypothesized its involvement in UCP1-independent thermogensis. Consistent with our previous data the scATAC-seq data reveals that chromatin accessibility at the Lgr6 loci is significantly higher in Ucp1- KO beige adipocytes as compared to WT and the promter is also more accessible in Ucp1- KO beige adipocytes. Other DNA-binding motifs involved in UCP-1 indepedent thermogensis were also analyzed and found to be upregulated in the KO model. Overall design: Comaparison of UCP1-KO and WT mice under cold exposure.