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ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development2024

Dysregulation of transcriptional condensates in human disease: mechanisms, biological functions, and open questions.

Kaeli M Mathias, Yiman Liu, Liling Wan

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Review in Current opinion in genetics & development, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kaeli M MathiasDepartment of Cancer Biology and Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Biochemistry Biophysics Chemical Biology Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Center for Computational and Genomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Yiman LiuDepartment of Cancer Biology and Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Liling WanDepartment of Cancer Biology and Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Center for Computational and Genomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Epigenetics Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: Liling.Wan@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Funding

PREDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENETICST32GM008216 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI EPSTEIN, DOUGLAS J · 1987 to 2023
$8.3M
Illuminating transcriptional condensates using an integrated approachDP2HG012443 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WAN, LILING · 2021 to 2024
$2.4M
Mechanisms of pathogenic gene activation by aberrant transcriptional hubs formed by mutant ENLF31CA284714 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MATHIAS, KAELI MARIE · 2023 to 2025
$134k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA284714NHGRI NIH HHS DP2 HG012443NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precise gene expression, crucial for normal development and health, depends on the co-ordinated assembly and function of various factors within the crowded nucleus. Recent evidence suggests that this process is in part regulated by mesoscale compartmentalization and concentration of transcriptional components within condensates, offering a new perspective on gene regulation. Dysregulation of transcriptional condensates is increasingly associated with diseases, indicating a potential role in pathogenesis. In this mini-review, we provide a concise overview of the current understanding of the formation and function of transcriptional condensates, with a specific focus on recent advances in their dysregulation and implications in diseases, notably cancer. We also address limitations in the field and highlight open questions for future research.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationNeoplasmsTranscription, GeneticCell NucleusHumansTranscription FactorsTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID38788489
PMCPMC11162900

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