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ReviewBiomolecules2024

Evolution of Repetitive Elements, Their Roles in Homeostasis and Human Disease, and Potential Therapeutic Applications.

Jeffrey Snowbarger, Praveen Koganti, Charles Spruck

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Review in Biomolecules, 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
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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

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Regions Enriched with Reverse Complement Triplets in Bacterial Genomes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  11. Phages use contingency loci as a bet-hedging strategy.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  12. A diverse satellite DNA repertoire inFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jeffrey SnowbargerCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8666-6975
Praveen KogantiCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9708-0996
Charles SpruckCancer Genome and Epigenetics Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0453-6796

Funding

Tumor Microenvironment and Cancer ImmunologyP30CA030199 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI ELENA B PASQUALE · 1985 to 2026
$107.2M
Discovery of Potent Selective Inhibitors of the Histone Methyltransferase SUV39H1 for the Treatment of CancerR01CA286431 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI Steven H Olson, CHARLES H. SPRUCK · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
Targeting the FBXO44/SUV39H1 Pathway in CancerR01CA267103 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI CHARLES H. SPRUCK · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Targeting ER+ Breast Cancer Through Induced Viral MimicryR01CA269339 · NCI · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI CHARLES H. SPRUCK · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
National Cancer Institutes (3), Department of Defense PCRP (1) CA267103, CA269339, CA286431, HT9425-23-1-0135NCI NIH HHS P30 CA030199NCI NIH HHS R01 CA267103NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269339NCI NIH HHS R01 CA286431
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repeating sequences of DNA, or repetitive elements (REs), are common features across both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. Unlike many of their protein-coding counterparts, the functions of REs in host cells remained largely unknown and have often been overlooked. While there is still more to learn about their functions, REs are now recognized to play significant roles in both beneficial and pathological processes in their hosts at the cellular and organismal levels. Therefore, in this review, we discuss the various types of REs and review what is known about their evolution. In addition, we aim to classify general mechanisms by which REs promote processes that are variously beneficial and harmful to host cells/organisms. Finally, we address the emerging role of REs in cancer, aging, and neurological disorders and provide insights into how RE modulation could provide new therapeutic benefits for these specific conditions.

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularHomeostasisNeoplasmsRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidAgingAnimalsHumansNervous System Diseasesco-optionepigenetic alterationgenomic instabilitynovel antigensrepetitive elementstransposable elementsviral mimicry

Identifiers

PMID39456183
PMCPMC11506328

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