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ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology2025

Aberrant Enhancer Regulation, Phase Separation, and Autoimmune Diseases.

Huihui Hou, Yueqi Qiu, Ming Zhao

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Review in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Huihui Hou *School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Yueqi Qiu *Hospital for Skin Diseases, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China.
Ming ZhaoSchool of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. zhaoming301@pumcderm.cams.cn.

Funding

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences No.2021-I2M-1-059National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC3601800National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82030097 and No. 32141004Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2022-RC310-04
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Abstract

In the intricate regulation of gene expression, multiple regulatory elements play crucial roles. Among these, enhancers stand out as important elements that can boost the activity of promoters and make target genes more likely to be transcribed. Recent studies have revealed that sequence variations and gene rearrangements in enhancer regions could disrupt enhancer-promoter interactions, contributing to disease susceptibility and developmental abnormalities. Enhancer dysregulation is associated with numerous pathological conditions, spanning malignancies, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular pathologies, and neurodegenerative ailments. Although the advent of high-throughput sequencing has enabled comprehensive enhancer profiling across the genome, elucidating their precise functional mechanisms continues to pose significant challenges. This review summarizes the structural features, identification methodologies, transcriptional regulatory mechanisms, and pathogenic contributions of enhancers in autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, we highlight emerging enhancer-based therapeutic strategies, offering novel insights for the targeted treatment of immune-related disorders. Additionally, we explore the role of phase separation in enhancer regulation and its potential association with autoimmune pathogenesis, proposing phase separation modulation as a promising therapeutic avenue.

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Autoimmune DiseasesEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene Expression RegulationAnimalsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansPhase SeparationPromoter Regions, GeneticAutoimmune diseasesEnhancerERNAsPhase separationSuper-enhancer

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PMID40866733

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