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ReviewNature structural & molecular biology2022

Gene regulation on extrachromosomal DNA.

King L Hung, Paul S Mischel, Howard Y Chang

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Review in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Evolution of oncogene amplification across 86,000 cancer cell genomes.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. Extrachromosomal DNA and cancer: function, formation, and clinical implications.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026
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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

King L HungCenter for Personal Dynamic Regulomes, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-4662
Paul S MischelDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine and ChEM-H, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-2211
Howard Y ChangCenter for Personal Dynamic Regulomes, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. howchang@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-4393
Stanford University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

LncRNA mechanisms in cancerR35CA209919 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHANG, HOWARD Y · 2016 to 2022
$6.4M
Software and algorithms for elucidating the structure, function, and evolution of extrachromosomal DNAU24CA264379 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BAFNA, VINEET, MESIROV, JILL P. · 2021 to 2025
$3.5M
Integrated ligand and target discovery by chemical proteomics for glioblastoma treatment.R01CA238249 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CRAVATT, BENJAMIN F, MISCHEL, PAUL S · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
Regulation and retention of extrachromosomal oncogene amplifications in cancerF99CA274692 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI HUNG, KING L. · 2022 to 2023
$82k
Cancer Research UK CGCATF-2021/100012Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS F99 CA274692NCI NIH HHS R01 CA238249NCI NIH HHS R35 CA209919NCI NIH HHS U24 CA264379
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncogene amplification on extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is prevalent in human cancer and is associated with poor outcomes. Clonal, megabase-sized circular ecDNAs in cancer are distinct from nonclonal, small sub-kilobase-sized DNAs that may arise during normal tissue homeostasis. ecDNAs enable profound changes in gene regulation beyond copy-number gains. An emerging principle of ecDNA regulation is the formation of ecDNA hubs: micrometer-sized nuclear structures of numerous copies of ecDNAs tethered by proteins in spatial proximity. ecDNA hubs enable cooperative and intermolecular sharing of DNA regulatory elements for potent and combinatorial gene activation. The 3D context of ecDNA shapes its gene expression potential, selection for clonal heterogeneity among ecDNAs, distribution through cell division, and reintegration into chromosomes. Technologies for studying gene regulation and structure of ecDNA are starting to answer long-held questions on the distinct rules that govern cancer genes beyond chromosomes.

Indexed as

DNA, B-FormNeoplasmsChromosomesDNAHumansOncogenesDNADNA, B-Form

Identifiers

PMID35948767
PMCPMC10246724
OpenAlexW4291019453

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