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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Epigenetic Dysregulation in Cancer: Implications for Gene Expression and DNA Repair-Associated Pathways.

Nina Rembiałkowska, Katarzyna Rekiel, Piotr Urbanowicz, Mateusz Mamala, Karolina Marczuk, Maria Wojtaszek, Marta Żywica, Eivina Radzevičiūtė-Valčiukė, Vitalij Novickij, Julita Kulbacka

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  14. The role of epigenetic alterations in canine mammary cancer.The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Nina RembiałkowskaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9435-9409
Katarzyna RekielFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0002-1236-2802
Piotr UrbanowiczFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0001-9630-4871
Mateusz MamalaFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0009-0172-061X
Karolina MarczukFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0009-3570-0983
Maria WojtaszekFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0002-5051-8871
Marta ŻywicaFaculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0009-7829-2553
Eivina Radzevičiūtė-ValčiukėDepartment of Immunology and Bioelectrochemistry, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-4588-7576
Vitalij NovickijDepartment of Immunology and Bioelectrochemistry, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių 5, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-6147-956X
Julita KulbackaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8272-5440

Funding

Wroclaw Medical University SUBZ.D260.25.027
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic modifications are heritable, reversible alterations that causally reshape chromatin architecture and thereby influence DNA repair without changing nucleotide sequence. DNA methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNAs profoundly influence DNA repair mechanisms and genomic stability. Aberrant epigenetic patterns in cancer compromise DNA damage recognition and repair, therefore impairing homologous recombination (HR), non-homologous end joining (NHEJ), and base excision repair (BER) by suppressing key repair genes and lowering access to repair sites. Then it is dissected how loss-of-function mutations in Switch/Sucrose non-fermentable, imitation switch and CHD (Chromodomain helicase DNA-binding) chromatin-remodeling complexes impair nucleosome repositioning, preventing effective damage sensing and assembly of repair machinery. Non-coding RNAs contribute to epigenetic silencing at DNA break sites, exacerbating repair deficiencies. This review evaluates recent advances concerning epigenetic dysfunction and DNA repair impairment. It is also highlighted that nanoparticle-mediated delivery strategies are designed to overcome pharmacologic resistance. It is presented how epigenetic dysregulation of DNA repair can guide more effective and drug-resistant cancer therapies.

Indexed as

DNA RepairEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticNeoplasmsAnimalsDNA DamageDNA MethylationHumanschromatin remodelingDNA repair mechanismsdrug resistance in cancerepigenetic therapynon-coding RNA

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PMID40650308
PMCPMC12249909

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