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ReviewBiomolecules2023

Epigenetic Reader Bromodomain-Containing Protein 4 in Aging-Related Vascular Pathologies and Diseases: Molecular Basis, Functional Relevance, and Clinical Potential.

Xiaoxu Zheng, Kotryna Diktonaite, Hongyu Qiu

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Review in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoxu ZhengCenter for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Kotryna DiktonaiteCenter for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Hongyu QiuCenter for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2436-8921
Georgia State University · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

Intrinsic Stiffness of Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell in the Development of HypertensionR01HL115195 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI QIU, HONGYU · 2013 to 2022
$5.1M
Role of VCP in coronary ischemic injuryR01HL142291 · NHLBI · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI QIU, HONGYU, XIE, ZHONGLIN · 2018 to 2021
$2.6M
Novel mechanism mediating cardiac protection upon pressure overloadR01HL137962 · NHLBI · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI QIU, HONGYU · 2018 to 2020
$1.2M
Novel mechanisms mediating cardiac protection upon pressure overloadR56HL137962 · NHLBI · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI QIU, HONGYU · 2017 to 2017
$393k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL115195NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137962NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL142291NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL137962NIH HHS HL115195-01 (H.Q.), HL137962 (H.Q.), and HL142291(H.Q).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging is a key independent risk factor of various vascular diseases, for which the regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown. Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) is a member of the Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal domain (BET) family and is an epigenetic reader playing diverse roles in regulating transcriptional elongation, chromatin remodeling, DNA damage response, and alternative splicing in various cells and tissues. While BRD4 was initially recognized for its involvement in cancer progression, recent studies have revealed that the aberrant expression and impaired function of BRD4 were highly associated with aging-related vascular pathology, affecting multiple key biological processes in the vascular cells and tissues, providing new insights into the understanding of vascular pathophysiology and pathogenesis of vascular diseases. This review summarizes the recent advances in BRD4 biological function, and the progression of the studies related to BRD4 in aging-associated vascular pathologies and diseases, including atherosclerosis, aortic aneurism vascular neointima formation, pulmonary hypertension, and essential hypertension, providing updated information to advance our understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms in vascular diseases during aging and paving the way for future research and therapeutic approaches.

Indexed as

Hypertension, PulmonaryTranscription FactorsAgingBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansNuclear ProteinsBRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsNuclear ProteinsTranscription Factorsagingbromodomain-containing protein 4diseasesepigeneticvascular function

Identifiers

PMID37509171
PMCPMC10376956
OpenAlexW4384558277

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