Cardiac transcription factor (TF) promoters are H3K4me +/H3K27me3 − in cardiomyocytes.
Promoters of fibroblast-enriched TFs are H3K4me3 + AND H3K27me3 + in fibroblasts.
↓ H3K27me3 ↑/H3K4me3 at cardiac promoters occurs early in iCM reprogramming (day 3).
↑ H3K27me3 at fibroblast promoters occurs later in iCM reprogramming (day 10).
Early rapid activation of cardiac fate/later progressive suppression of fibroblast fate