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ReviewViruses2024

A Review of the Bromodomain and Extraterminal Domain Epigenetic Reader Proteins: Function on Virus Infection and Cancer.

Mengli Wu, Guiquan Guan, Hong Yin, Qingli Niu

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Review in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. BRD4 inhibition mitigates acute and chronic corneal injury following topical nitrogen mustard exposure.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  7. BRD4 regulates Aurora B kinase activity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mengli WuState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Guiquan GuanState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Hong YinState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Qingli NiuState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.

Funding

Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund CAAS- ZDRW202409Gansu Provincial Major project for science and technology development 22ZD6NA001Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CAAS-ASTIP-2021-LVRINational Key Research and Development Program 2021YFD1800101National Natural Science Foundation of China 32072830Science Fund for Creative Research Groups 22JR5RA024Science Fund for Creative Research Groups and Special Project of Gansu Province 22CX8NA011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The BET (bromodomain and extraterminal domain) family of proteins, particularly BRD4 (bromodomain-containing protein 4), plays a crucial role in transcription regulation and epigenetic mechanisms, impacting key cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and the DNA damage response. BRD4, the most studied member of this family, binds to acetylated lysines on both histones and non-histone proteins, thereby regulating gene expression and influencing diverse cellular functions such as the cell cycle, tumorigenesis, and immune responses to viral infections. Given BRD4's involvement in these fundamental processes, it is implicated in various diseases, including cancer and inflammation, making it a promising target for therapeutic development. This review comprehensively explores the roles of the BET family in gene transcription, DNA damage response, and viral infection, discussing the potential of targeted small-molecule compounds and highlighting BET proteins as promising candidates for anticancer therapy.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticNeoplasmsTranscription FactorsVirus DiseasesAnimalsBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsDNA DamageHistonesHumansProtein DomainsBRD4 protein, humanBromodomain Containing ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsHistonesTranscription FactorsBET familycancerinhibitorstranscriptionviral infection

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PMID39066258
PMCPMC11281655

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