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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Multimodal epigenetic and enhancer network remodeling shape the transcriptional landscape of human beige adipocytes.

Sarah Hazell Pickering, Natalia M Galigniana, Mohamed Abdelhalim, Anita L Sørensen, Julia Madsen-Østerbye, Manuela Zucknick, Philippe Collas, Nolwenn Briand

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Article in Communications biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Sarah Hazell Pickering *Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9347-6275
Natalia M Galigniana *Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0712-719X
Mohamed Abdelhalim *Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Anita L SørensenDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Julia Madsen-ØsterbyeDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Manuela ZucknickOslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Philippe CollasDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. philc@medisin.uio.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5059-6901
Nolwenn BriandDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. nolwenn.briand@medisin.uio.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6080-9352

Funding

Ministry of Health and Care Services | Helse Sør-Øst RHF (Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority) 40202Norges Forskningsråd (Research Council of Norway) 313508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic regulation is a key determinant of adipocyte fate, driving the differentiation toward white or thermogenic beige phenotypes in response to environmental cues. To dissect the mechanisms orchestrating this plasticity in human adipocytes, we conducted an integrative analysis of transcriptomic, epigenomic and enhancer connectome dynamics throughout white and beige adipogenesis. Using a machine learning approach, we show that the white transcriptional program is tightly linked to promoter-level modulation of H3K27ac and chromatin accessibility, whereas the beige-specific induction of mitochondrial genes is driven by promoter remodeling of H3K4me3, underscoring distinct epigenetic mechanisms for white or beige specification. Adipocyte beiging is accompanied by a targeted reorganization of the 3D genome, characterized by increased recruitment of short-range enhancers controlling thermogenesis genes, enriched for C/EBP transcription factor binding sites. Our findings highlight the multimodal regulation of the beige adipocyte fate, driven by the interplay of chromatin state transitions, enhancer rewiring, and transcription factor dynamics.

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Adipocytes, BeigeEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticTranscription, GeneticAdipogenesisCell DifferentiationGene Expression RegulationHumansPromoter Regions, Genetic

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PMID41501500
PMCPMC12881478

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