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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

The Role of Polycomb Group Protein BMI1 in DNA Repair and Genomic Stability.

Amira Fitieh, Andrew J Locke, Mobina Motamedi, Ismail Hassan Ismail

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Amira FitiehBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-6306-961X
Andrew J LockeDivision of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0276-3354
Mobina MotamediDivision of Experimental Oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada.
Ismail Hassan IsmailBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5526-6063
Cairo University · EGUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-365197Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2017-05752
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The polycomb group (PcG) proteins are a class of transcriptional repressors that mediate gene silencing through histone post-translational modifications. They are involved in the maintenance of stem cell self-renewal and proliferation, processes that are often dysregulated in cancer. Apart from their canonical functions in epigenetic gene silencing, several studies have uncovered a function for PcG proteins in DNA damage signaling and repair. In particular, members of the poly-comb group complexes (PRC) 1 and 2 have been shown to recruit to sites of DNA damage and mediate DNA double-strand break repair. Here, we review current understanding of the PRCs and their roles in cancer development. We then focus on the PRC1 member BMI1, discussing the current state of knowledge of its role in DNA repair and genome integrity, and outline how it can be targeted pharmacologically.

Indexed as

AnimalsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityHumansPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb Repressive Complex 2BMI1 protein, humanPolycomb-Group ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Polycomb Repressive Complex 2BMI1chromatinDNA repairEZH2genome instabilityhistone modificationPcGpolycombPRC1PRC2transcription silencing

Identifiers

PMID33804165
PMCPMC7998361
OpenAlexW3137411188

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