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Review
. 2021 Apr 15;81(8):1925-1936.
doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-20-3613. Epub 2021 Jan 20.

Insights into the Links between MYC and 3D Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Regulation: Implications for Cancer Therapy

Fatemeh Amjadi-Moheb #  1 , Alireza Paniri #  1 , Haleh Akhavan-Niaki  2
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Review

Insights into the Links between MYC and 3D Chromatin Structure and Epigenetics Regulation: Implications for Cancer Therapy

Fatemeh Amjadi-Moheb et al. Cancer Res. .

Abstract

MYC is embedded in the transcriptional oasis of the 8q24 gene desert. A plethora of genomic elements has roles in MYC aberrant expression in cancer development by interacting with transcription factors and epigenetics regulators as well as altering the structure of chromatin at the MYC locus and tissue-specific long-range enhancer-promoter contacts. Furthermore, MYC is a master regulator of several human cancers by modulating the transcription of numerous cancer-related genes through epigenetic mechanisms. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the three-dimensional genomic organization around MYC and the role of epigenetic machinery in transcription and function of MYC as well as discusses various epigenetic-targeted therapeutic strategies in MYC-driven cancers.

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