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ReviewMolecular biology reports2021

Bidirectional promoters: an enigmatic genome architecture and their roles in cancers.

Sheikh Shafin Ahmad, Nure Sharaf Nower Samia, Auroni Semonti Khan, Rafeed Rahman Turjya, Md Abdullah-Al-Kamran Khan

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 56% 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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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sheikh Shafin AhmadDepartment of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nure Sharaf Nower SamiaDepartment of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Auroni Semonti KhanDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaDepartment of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Md Abdullah-Al-Kamran KhanDepartment of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. kamran.khan@bracu.ac.bd.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-6333
BRAC University · BDJagannath University · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bidirectional promoters are the transcription regulatory regions of genes positioned head-to-head on opposite strands. Specific sequence signals, chromatin modifications and three-dimensional structures of the transcription site facilitate the unconventional yet tightly regulated transcription proceeding in both directions from these promoters. Mutations or aberrant epigenetic changes can lead to abnormal enhanced or reduced expression from either of the bidirectionally transcribed genes resulting in tumorigenesis. Moreover, bidirectionally transcribed genes might also contribute towards the immune regulation in tumor microenvironment. In this review, we aimed to expound the characteristic features of bidirectional promoters alongside their transcriptional regulations, and ultimately, the association of these enigmatic genomic elements in different cancers.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenome, HumanCell Transformation, NeoplasticCpG IslandsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansNeoplasmsPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription, GeneticTumor MicroenvironmentBidirectional promoterBidirectional transcriptionCancersEpigenetic regulation

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PMID34378109
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