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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2020

Super-enhancer function and its application in cancer targeted therapy.

Faqing Tang, Zongbei Yang, Yuan Tan, Yuejin Li

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Faqing Tang *1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, 410013 Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0279-2956
Zongbei Yang *2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhuhai People's Hospital & Zhuhai Hospital of Jinan University, 519000 Zhuhai, China.
Yuan Tan1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, 410013 Changsha, China.
Yuejin Li1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, 410013 Changsha, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, super-enhancers (SEs) have been identified as a unique type of transcriptional regulation involved in cancer development. SEs exhibit a size, high transcription factor density, and strong binding to the transcriptional machinery compared with typical enhancers. SEs play an essential role in cell growth, differentiation, and disease initiation and progression including tumorigenesis. In particular, cancer-specific SEs have been proven to be key oncogenic drivers types of tumor cells. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that cancer-specific SEs can mediate the dysregulation of signaling pathways and promote cancer cell growth. Additionally, therapeutic strategies directly targeting SE components, for example, by disrupting SE structure or inhibiting SE cofactors, have shown a good curative effect on various cancers.

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CancerMolecular medicineTargeted therapies

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PMID32128448
PMCPMC7016125

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