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ReviewBriefings in bioinformatics2025

Decoding cancer heterogeneity through super-enhancer landscapes: from subtype discovery to therapeutic opportunity.

Shuyang Cai, Zhenchang Wang, Xiao Sun, Hao Huang

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Review in Briefings in bioinformatics, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shuyang CaiState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, No. 2 SEU Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, China.
Zhenchang WangState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, No. 2 SEU Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, China.
Xiao SunState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, No. 2 SEU Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1048-7775
Hao HuangState Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, No. 2 SEU Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5570-6145

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2242023 K5005National Natural Science Foundation of China 62202098Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20220823Start-up Research Fund of Southeast University RF1028623140Zhishan Young Scholar Program of Southeast University 2242023R40017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Super-enhancers (SEs) are clusters of enhancers with potent regulatory capabilities. They play a crucial role in shaping cellular identity and driving the progression of various diseases, including cancer. SEs exhibit significant heterogeneity across different cell types and cancer subtypes. Analysis of SE landscapes can recapitulate existing classification systems and unveil novel SE-driven epigenetic subtypes. In this review, we summarized the latest advancements in cancer subtype identification based on SE-related characteristics, outlined the typical analytical workflows adopted in such studies, and explored the biological and clinical significance of SE-driven subtypes. Furthermore, we discussed the field's key challenges and emerging technologies to highlight future research directions. SE analysis provides a robust framework for dissecting cancer heterogeneity. This approach offers novel epigenetic perspectives and support for the realization of personalized medicine.

Indexed as

Enhancer Elements, GeneticGenetic HeterogeneityNeoplasmsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrecision Medicinecancer heterogeneitycancer subtypingepigenomic landscapeSE-driven classificationsuper-enhancer

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PMID41212594
PMCPMC12599312

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