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Transcriptional control by enhancers and enhancer RNAs.

Michael W Lewis, Shen Li, Hector L Franco

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Article in Transcription. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Integration of epigenetics into ecotoxicology: insights and fundamental research needs.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
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  10. Inhibition of triglyceride metabolism-associated enhancers alters lipid deposition during adipocyte differentiation.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  11. Evidence for Fgf and Wnt regulation ofFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  14. Super-enhancer omics in stem cell.Molecular cancer · 2024
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  19. Enhancers associated with unstable RNAs are rare in plants.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael W LewisThe Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8649-6689
Shen LiThe Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2947-3787
Hector L FrancoThe Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9354-0679
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Cancer Epigenetics Training GrantT32CA217824 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WEISSMAN, BERNARD E. · 2017 to 2021
$1.8M
Mechanisms of FoxA1 Latent Enhancer Formation in Response to Proinflammatory Signaling in Hormone Dependent CancersR00CA204628 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FRANCO, HECTOR LUIS · 2017 to 2019
$747k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA204628NCI NIH HHS T32 CA217824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The regulation of gene expression is a fundamental cellular process and its misregulation is a key component of disease. Enhancers are one of the most salient regulatory elements in the genome and help orchestrate proper spatiotemporal gene expression during development, in homeostasis, and in response to signaling. Notably, molecular aberrations at enhancers, such as translocations and single nucleotide polymorphisms, are emerging as an important source of human variation and susceptibility to disease. Herein we discuss emerging paradigms addressing how genes are regulated by enhancers, common features of active enhancers, and how non-coding enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) can direct gene expression programs that underlie cellular phenotypes. We survey the current evidence, which suggests that eRNAs can bind to transcription factors, mediate enhancer-promoter interactions, influence RNA Pol II elongation, and act as decoys for repressive cofactors. Furthermore, we discuss current methodologies for the identification of eRNAs and novel approaches to elucidate their functions.

Indexed as

Enhancer Elements, GeneticTranscription, GeneticAnimalsGene Expression RegulationHumansPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, UntranslatedTranscription FactorsRNA, UntranslatedTranscription FactorsEnhancerEnhancer RNAeRNAGene RegulationSuper Enhancer

Identifiers

PMID31791217
PMCPMC6948965
OpenAlexW2992086063

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