Super-enhancers and novel therapeutic targets in colorectal cancer

Autor: Qian Liu, Lijuan Guo, Zhiyuan Lou, Xueping Xiang, Jimin Shao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Cell Death and Disease, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-4889
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04673-4
Popis: Abstract Transcription factors, cofactors, chromatin regulators, and transcription apparatuses interact with transcriptional regulatory elements, including promoters, enhancers, and super-enhancers (SEs), to coordinately regulate the transcription of target genes and thereby control cell behaviors. Among these transcriptional regulatory components and related elements, SEs often play a central role in determining cell identity and tumor initiation and progression. Therefore, oncogenic SEs, which are generated within cancer cells in oncogenes and other genes important in tumor pathogenesis, have emerged as attractive targets for novel cancer therapeutic strategies in recent years. Herein, we review the identification, formation and activation modes, and regulatory mechanisms for downstream genes and pathways of oncogenic SEs. We also review the therapeutic strategies and compounds targeting oncogenic SEs in colorectal cancer and other malignancies.
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