The Cranial Neural Crest in a Multiomics Era.

Chong-Morrison V., Sauka-Spengler T.

Neural crest ontogeny plays a prominent role in craniofacial development. In this Perspective article, we discuss recent advances to the understanding of mechanisms underlying the cranial neural crest gene regulatory network (cNC-GRN) stemming from omics-based studies. We briefly summarize how parallel considerations of transcriptome, interactome, and epigenome data significantly elaborated the roles of key players derived from pre-omics era studies. Furthermore, the growing cohort of cNC multiomics data revealed contribution of the non-coding genomic landscape. As technological improvements are constantly being developed, we reflect on key questions we are poised to address by taking advantage of the unique perspective a multiomics approach has to offer.

DOI

10.3389/fphys.2021.634440

Type

Journal article

Publication Date

2021-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Volume

12

Keywords

epigenome, gene regulatory network, interactome, multiomics, neural crest, non-coding, transcriptome

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