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ArticleEpigenetics2021

Targeted disruption of the histone lysine 79 methyltransferase Dot1L in nephron progenitors causes congenital renal dysplasia.

Fenglin Wang, Jenny Ngo, Yuwen Li, Hongbing Liu, Chao-Hui Chen, Zubaida Saifudeen, Maria Luisa S Sequeira-Lopez, Samir S El-Dahr

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Article in Epigenetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Epigenetic regulation of kidney development.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2026
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  4. Absent, Small, or Homeotic 2-Like-Mediated H3K4 Methylation and Nephrogenesis.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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  8. Role of Histone Modifications in Kidney Fibrosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024
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  10. A novel role of DOT1L in kidney diseases.Molecular biology reports · 2023
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  14. The Role of Histone H3 Methylation in Acute Kidney Injury.Drug design, development and therapy · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fenglin WangDivisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Jenny NgoDivisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Yuwen LiTulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Hongbing LiuDivisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Chao-Hui ChenDivisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Zubaida SaifudeenDivisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Maria Luisa S Sequeira-LopezDivision of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4459-7940
Samir S El-DahrDivisions of Pediatric Nephrology and Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7571-4292
Tulane University · USUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

Single-Cell Epigenomics, Transcriptomics, and Bioinformatics CoreP50DK096373 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI Silvia Medrano · 2012 to 2026
$13.8M
Epigenetic Control of Nephron Progenitor Cell LifespanR01DK114050 · NIDDK · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI EL-DAHR, SAMIR S · 2017 to 2020
$1.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS P50 DK096373NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK114050
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epigenetic regulator Dot1, the only known histone H3K79 methyltransferase, has a conserved role in organismal development and homoeostasis. In yeast,

Indexed as

HistonesLysineAnimalsDNA MethylationHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistone MethyltransferasesMethyltransferasesMiceNephronsDot1l protein, mouseHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistone MethyltransferasesHistonesLysineMethyltransferasesDot1LEpigeneticKidneyMousenephrogenesis

Identifiers

PMID33315499
PMCPMC8813085
OpenAlexW3111547748

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