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ReviewGenes2019

Roles of Topoisomerases in Heterochromatin, Aging, and Diseases.

Seung Kyu Lee, Weidong Wang

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Review in Genes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Current aging science · 2026
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  8. The Olfactory System as Marker of Neurodegeneration in Aging, Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  10. High expression ofTranslational cancer research · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Seung Kyu LeeLab of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. seungkyu.lee@nih.gov.
Weidong WangLab of Genetics and Genomics, National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. wangw@grc.nia.nih.gov.
National Institute on Aging · US

Funding

ISOLATION OF PROTEIN COMPLEX INVOLVED IN BLOOM SYNDROMEZ01AG000657 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI WANG, WEIDONG · 2000 to 2008
$636k
NIA NIH HHS Z01 AG000657-08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterochromatin is a transcriptionally repressive chromatin architecture that has a low abundance of genes but an enrichment of transposons. Defects in heterochromatin can cause the de-repression of genes and transposons, leading to deleterious physiological changes such as aging, cancer, and neurological disorders. While the roles of topoisomerases in many DNA-based processes have been investigated and reviewed, their roles in heterochromatin formation and function are only beginning to be understood. In this review, we discuss recent findings on how topoisomerases can promote heterochromatin organization and impact the transcription of genes and transposons. We will focus on two topoisomerases: Top2α, which catenates and decatenates double-stranded DNA, and Top3β, which can change the topology of not only DNA, but also RNA. Both enzymes are required for normal heterochromatin formation and function, as the inactivation of either protein by genetic mutations or chemical inhibitors can result in defective heterochromatin formation and the de-silencing of transposons. These defects may contribute to the shortened lifespan and neurological disorders observed in individuals carrying mutations of Top3β. We propose that topological stress may be generated in both DNA and RNA during heterochromatin formation and function, which depend on multiple topoisomerases to resolve.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA TopoisomerasesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeterochromatinHumansNeoplasmsDNA TopoisomerasesHeterochromatinagingdiseaseheterochromatinTop2Top3βtopoisomerasetransposon

Identifiers

PMID31683993
PMCPMC6896002
OpenAlexW2986950016

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