Evidence map›Paper›PMID 11420721›Full record

ReviewOncogene2001

Chromatin silencing and activation by Polycomb and trithorax group proteins.

T Mahmoudi, C P Verrijzer

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Review in Oncogene, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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50citing papers in PubMed
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Role of Polycomb Group Protein BMI1 in DNA Repair and Genomic Stability.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  11. MiR-32 functions as a tumor suppressor and directly targets EZH2 in human oral squamous cell carcinoma.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2014
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  12. Transcriptional regulation by trithorax-group proteins.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T MahmoudiDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, MGC Centre for Biomedical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, PO Box 9503, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
C P Verrijzer
Leiden University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Polycomb group (PcG) of repressors and the trithorax group (trxG) of activators maintain the correct expression of several key developmental regulators, including the homeotic genes. PcG and trxG proteins function in distinct multiprotein complexes that are believed to control transcription by changing the structure of chromatin, organizing it into either a 'closed' or an 'open' conformation. The hallmark of gene regulation by PcG/trxG proteins is that it can lead to a mitotically stable pattern of gene expression, often referred to as epigenetic regulation. Although much remains to be learned, recent studies have provided insights into how this epigenetic switch is set, how PcG/trxG proteins might be linked to cis-acting DNA elements and what potential mechanisms underlie stable inheritance of gene expression status over multiple cell divisions. Finally, the study of the evolutionarily conserved PcG/trxG factors has recently gained additional urgency with the realization that they play a pertinent role in certain human cancers.

Indexed as

Drosophila ProteinsGene SilencingTranscription FactorsAnimalsChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansPolycomb-Group ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscriptional ActivationChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsPolycomb-Group ProteinsRepressor ProteinsTranscription FactorsTrl protein, Drosophila

Identifiers

PMID11420721
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