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ArticleNature genetics2021

Transcription factor competition at the γ-globin promoters controls hemoglobin switching.

Nan Liu, Shuqian Xu, Qiuming Yao, Qian Zhu, Yan Kai, Jonathan Y Hsu, Phraew Sakon, Luca Pinello, Guo-Cheng Yuan, Daniel E Bauer and 1 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2021. 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 69 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
69citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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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

69 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nan Liu *Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Shuqian Xu *Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Qiuming YaoCancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Qian ZhuDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7062-8221
Yan KaiDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jonathan Y HsuMolecular Pathology Unit & Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-5628
Phraew SakonCancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Luca PinelloMolecular Pathology Unit & Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1109-3823
Guo-Cheng YuanDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2283-4714
Daniel E BauerCancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5076-7945
Stuart H OrkinCancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. stuart_orkin@dfci.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-152X
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA-1 IN TERMINAL ERYTHROID DEVELOPMENTP01HL032262 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ORKIN, STUART H · 1985 to 2021
$38.9M
CORE--ZEBRAFISHP30DK049216 · NIDDK · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ORKIN, STUART H · 1999 to 2015
$14.3M
Stem Cell and Transplantation BiologyU54DK106829 · NIDDK · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI DEREK L STIREWALT · 2015 to 2026
$9.1M
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF NORMAL AND TYHALASSEMIC DNAR01HL032259 · NHLBI · CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON · PI ORKIN, STUART H · 1985 to 2022
$8.8M
A systems biology approach for dissecting enhancer hierarchyR01HG009663 · NHGRI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI YUAN, GUO-CHENG · 2017 to 2020
$2.8M
High-throughput discovery of essential noncoding sequences for erythropoiesisDP2HL137300 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI BAUER, DANIEL EVAN · 2016 to 2016
$2.7M
Multiscale exploration of the functional non-coding genomeR35HG010717 · NHGRI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PINELLO, LUCA · 2019 to 2023
$2.6M
Roles of BCL11A in γ-globin repressionK99DK120925 · NIDDK · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI LIU, NAN · 2020 to 2021
$182k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG009663NHGRI NIH HHS R35 HG010717NHLBI NIH HHS DP2 HL137300NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL032262NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL032259NIDDK NIH HHS K99 DK120925NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK049216NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK106829
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BCL11A, the major regulator of fetal hemoglobin (HbF, α

Indexed as

Promoter Regions, GeneticBase Sequencebeta-GlobinsBinding, CompetitiveBinding SitesCCAAT-Binding FactorErythropoiesisFetal Hemoglobingamma-GlobinsGene EditingGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHemoglobin AHumansModels, MolecularPrimary Cell CultureBCL11A protein, humanbeta-GlobinsCCAAT-Binding FactorFetal Hemoglobingamma-GlobinsHemoglobin ARepressor Proteins

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PMID33649594
PMCPMC8038971
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