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ReviewMolecular biomedicine2024

Chromatin modifiers in human disease: from functional roles to regulatory mechanisms.

Yali Nie, Chao Song, Hong Huang, Shuqing Mao, Kai Ding, Huifang Tang

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Review in Molecular biomedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 13 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yali Nie *Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Multi-omics and Artificial Intelligence of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Chao Song *Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Multi-omics and Artificial Intelligence of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Hong Huang *Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Multi-omics and Artificial Intelligence of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Shuqing MaoHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Multi-omics and Artificial Intelligence of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Kai DingThe First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Huifang TangHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Multi-omics and Artificial Intelligence of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China. tanghuifang999@163.com.
University of South China · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of University of South China · CN

Funding

Clinical Research 4310 Program of the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of South China No. 20214310NHYCG03Fund Project of University of south China for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 No. 2020-17Key Project of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Innovation No. 2020SK1013-2Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province No. 2023JJ30547Scientific Research Fund Project of Hunan Provincial Health Commission No. 20201920Special Fundamental Research Project of COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Hengyang Science and Technology Bureau No. 202010031573Special Funds for the Construction of Innovative Provinces in Hunan No. 2020SK4008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of transcriptional regulation has revealed the vital role of chromatin modifiers in human diseases from the beginning of functional exploration to the process of participating in many types of disease regulatory mechanisms. Chromatin modifiers are a class of enzymes that can catalyze the chemical conversion of pyrimidine residues or amino acid residues, including histone modifiers, DNA methyltransferases, and chromatin remodeling complexes. Chromatin modifiers assist in the formation of transcriptional regulatory circuits between transcription factors, enhancers, and promoters by regulating chromatin accessibility and the ability of transcription factors to acquire DNA. This is achieved by recruiting associated proteins and RNA polymerases. They modify the physical contact between cis-regulatory factor elements, transcription factors, and chromatin DNA to influence transcriptional regulatory processes. Then, abnormal chromatin perturbations can impair the homeostasis of organs, tissues, and cells, leading to diseases. The review offers a comprehensive elucidation on the function and regulatory mechanism of chromatin modifiers, thereby highlighting their indispensability in the development of diseases. Furthermore, this underscores the potential of chromatin modifiers as biomarkers, which may enable early disease diagnosis. With the aid of this paper, a deeper understanding of the role of chromatin modifiers in the pathogenesis of diseases can be gained, which could help in devising effective diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.

Indexed as

ChromatinChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHistonesHumansTranscription FactorsChromatinHistonesTranscription FactorsChromatin modifiersHuman diseaseTherapyTranscriptional regulation

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PMID38584203
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