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Connecting the dots: Epigenetic regulation of extrachromosomal and inherited DNA amplifications
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Connecting the dots: Epigenetic regulation of extrachromosomal and inherited DNA amplifications

Chloe Azadegan, John Santoro and Johnathan R. Whetstine
The Journal of biological chemistry, v 301(6), 108454
01 Jun 2025
PMID: 40154613
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108454View
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Abstract

ecDNA, rearrangements, chromatin, histone, replication
DNA amplification has intrigued scientists for decades. Since its discovery, significant progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms promoting DNA amplification and their associated function(s). While DNA copy gains were once thought to be regulated purely by stochastic processes, recent findings have revealed the important role of epigenetic modifications in driving these amplifications and their integration into the genome. Furthermore, advances in genomic technology have enabled detailed characterization of these genomic events in terms of size, structure, formation, and regulation. This review highlights how our understanding of DNA amplifications has evolved over time, tracing its trajectory from initial discovery to the contemporary landscape. We describe how recent discoveries have started to uncover how these genomic events occur by controlled biological processes rather than stochastic mechanisms, presenting opportunities for therapeutic modulation.

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