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ReviewBriefings in functional genomics2025

Enhancer RNA in cancer: identification, expression, resources, relationship with immunity, drugs, and prognosis.

Ruijie Zhang, Zhengxin Chen, Tianyi Li, Dehua Feng, Xinying Liu, Xuefeng Wang, Huirui Han, Lei Yu, Xia Li, Bing Li and 2 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Briefings in functional genomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Ruijie ZhangCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Zhengxin ChenCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Tianyi LiCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Dehua FengCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Xinying LiuCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Xuefeng WangCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Huirui HanCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Lei YuCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Xia LiCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Bing LiCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Limei WangCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.
Jin LiCollege of Biomedical Informatics and Engineering, Kidney Disease Research Institute at the second affiliated hospital, Hainan Engineering Research Center for Health Big Data, Hainan Medical University, 3 Xueyuan Rd, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan 571199, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32260155Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province 824RC514
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Enhancer RNA (eRNA), a type of non-coding RNA transcribed from enhancer regions, serves as a class of critical regulatory elements in gene expression. In cancer biology, eRNAs exhibit profound roles in tumorigenesis, metastasis, and therapeutic response modulation. In this review, we outline eRNA identification methods utilizing enhancer region prediction, histone H3 lysine 4 monomethyl chromatin signatures, and nucleosome positioning analysis. We quantitate eRNA expression through RNA-seq, single-cell transcriptomics, and epigenomic integration approaches. Functionally, eRNAs regulate gene expression, protein function modulation, and chromatin modification. Key databases detailing eRNA annotations and interactions are highlighted. Furthermore, we analyze the connection of eRNA with immune cells and its potential in immunotherapy. Emerging evidence demonstrates eRNA's critical involvement in immune cell crosstalk and tumor microenvironment reprogramming. Notably, eRNA signatures show promise as predictive biomarkers for immunotherapy response and chemoresistance monitoring in multiple malignancies. This review underscores eRNA's transformative potential in precision oncology, advocating for integrated multiomics approaches to fully realize their clinical applicability.

Indexed as

Enhancer Elements, GeneticNeoplasmsRNA, UntranslatedEnhancer RNAsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentEnhancer RNAsRNA, Untranslatedbiomarkerscancerenhancer RNApersonalized therapy

Identifiers

PMID40285345
PMCPMC12031722

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