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Role of Histone Methylation in Maintenance of Genome Integrity.

Arjamand Mushtaq, Ulfat Syed Mir, Clayton R Hunt, Shruti Pandita, Wajahat W Tantray, Audesh Bhat, Raj K Pandita, Mohammad Altaf, Tej K Pandita

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Review in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Arjamand MushtaqChromatin and Epigenetics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Ulfat Syed MirChromatin and Epigenetics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Clayton R HuntHouston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Shruti PanditaDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Wajahat W TantrayChromatin and Epigenetics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Audesh BhatCentre for Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu, Bagla 181143, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Raj K PanditaHouston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Mohammad AltafChromatin and Epigenetics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Tej K PanditaHouston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
University of Kashmir · INHouston Methodist · USBaylor College of Medicine · USCentral University of Jammu · INSaint Louis University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Packaging of the eukaryotic genome with histone and other proteins forms a chromatin structure that regulates the outcome of all DNA mediated processes. The cellular pathways that ensure genomic stability detect and repair DNA damage through mechanisms that are critically dependent upon chromatin structures established by histones and, particularly upon transient histone post-translational modifications. Though subjected to a range of modifications, histone methylation is especially crucial for DNA damage repair, as the methylated histones often form platforms for subsequent repair protein binding at damaged sites. In this review, we highlight and discuss how histone methylation impacts the maintenance of genome integrity through effects related to DNA repair and repair pathway choice.

Indexed as

Genomic InstabilityHistone CodeAnimalsDNA RepairHistonesHumansMethylationHistonesDNA repairhistone methylationhomologous recombinationnon-homologous end joining

Identifiers

PMID34209979
PMCPMC8307007
OpenAlexW3162131966

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