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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

Epigenome engineering: new technologies for precision medicine.

Agustin Sgro, Pilar Blancafort

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Methods in DNA methylation array dataset analysis: A review.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2024
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  20. Hit-and-run epigenome editing durably lowers cholesterol in mice.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2024
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Agustin SgroCancer Epigenetics Laboratory, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Pilar BlancafortCancer Epigenetics Laboratory, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USThe University of Western Australia · AU

Funding

Targeted epigenetic silencing of oncogenic Transcription Factors (PQ18)R01CA170370 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BLANCAFORT, PILAR · 2012 to 2015
$900k
Precision engineering of DNA methylation patterns in the human genomeR01DA036906 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA · PI BLANCAFORT, PILAR, LISTER, RYAN · 2013 to 2014
$350k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA170370NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA036906
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin adopts different configurations that are regulated by reversible covalent modifications, referred to as epigenetic marks. Epigenetic inhibitors have been approved for clinical use to restore epigenetic aberrations that result in silencing of tumor-suppressor genes, oncogene addictions, and enhancement of immune responses. However, these drugs suffer from major limitations, such as a lack of locus selectivity and potential toxicities. Technological advances have opened a new era of precision molecular medicine to reprogram cellular physiology. The locus-specificity of CRISPR/dCas9/12a to manipulate the epigenome is rapidly becoming a highly promising strategy for personalized medicine. This review focuses on new state-of-the-art epigenome editing approaches to modify the epigenome of neoplasms and other disease models towards a more 'normal-like state', having characteristics of normal tissue counterparts. We highlight biomolecular engineering methodologies to assemble, regulate, and deliver multiple epigenetic effectors that maximize the longevity of the therapeutic effect, and we discuss limitations of the platforms such as targeting efficiency and intracellular delivery for future clinical applications.

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Gene EditingChromatinCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA MethylationEpigenomeGenetic EngineeringHumansPrecision MedicineChromatin

Identifiers

PMID33196851
PMCPMC7736826
OpenAlexW3105691529

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