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Long-Distance Repression by Human Silencers: Chromatin Interactions and Phase Separation in Silencers.

Ying Zhang, Yi Xiang See, Vinay Tergaonkar, Melissa Jane Fullwood

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Review in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ying ZhangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8674-7970
Yi Xiang SeeCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6511-8833
Vinay TergaonkarInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore 138673, Singapore.
Melissa Jane FullwoodCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three-dimensional genome organization represents an additional layer in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Active transcription controlled by enhancers or super-enhancers has been extensively studied. Enhancers or super-enhancers can recruit activators or co-activators to activate target gene expression through long-range chromatin interactions. Chromatin interactions and phase separation play important roles in terms of enhancer or super-enhancer functioning. Silencers are another major type of cis-regulatory element that can mediate gene regulation by turning off or reducing gene expression. However, compared to active transcription, silencer studies are still in their infancy. This review covers the current knowledge of human silencers, especially the roles of chromatin interactions and phase separation in silencers. This review also proposes future directions for human silencer studies.

Indexed as

ChromatinEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHumansChromatinchromatin interactionsphase separationsilencers

Identifiers

PMID35563864
PMCPMC9101175
OpenAlexW4280612859

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