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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine

Epigenetic boundaries of tumour suppressor gene promoters: the CTCF connection and its role in carcinogenesis.

Felix Recillas-Targa, Inti A De La Rosa-Velázquez, Ernesto Soto-Reyes, Luis Benítez-Bribiesca

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. BORIS: a key regulator of cancer stemness.Cancer cell international · 2018
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  15. Does CTCF mediate between nuclear organization and gene expression?BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2010
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  16. Comparative methylation of ERVWE1/syncytin-1 and other human endogenous retrovirus LTRs in placenta tissues.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2009
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  20. Epigenetics in acute myeloid leukemia.Seminars in oncology · 2008
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Felix Recillas-TargaInstituto de Fisiología Celular, Departamento de Genética Molecular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. frecilla@ifc.unam.mx
Inti A De La Rosa-Velázquez
Ernesto Soto-Reyes
Luis Benítez-Bribiesca
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXMexican Social Security Institute · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic and epigenetic regulations are essential mechanisms that ensure proper early and subsequent mammalian programming of diverse cellular processes. These mechanisms affect transcriptional regulation, stem cell determination and cell cycle control, including senescence and aging. It is not surprising that perturbation of the exquisite balance between genetic and epigenetic regulation can lead to diverse diseases, including cancer. Histone covalent modifications and DNA methylation do not explain all epigenetic phenomena. We describe a previously unsuspected epigenetic factor and propose the incorporation of the 11-zinc finger CCCTC-binding factor, known as CTCF as a novel and multifunctional epigenetic regulator.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticPromoter Regions, GeneticAllelesAnimalsCarcinogensCCCTC-Binding FactorChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA MethylationGenome, HumanHistonesHumansModels, GeneticNeoplasmsRepressor ProteinsCarcinogensCCCTC-Binding FactorChromatinCTCF protein, humanDNA-Binding ProteinsHistonesRepressor ProteinsRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID16989720
PMCPMC3933142
OpenAlexW2039126025

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