Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Epigenomic profiling of primary gastric adenocarcinoma reveals super-enhancer heterogeneity

  • Wen Fong Ooi,
  • Manjie Xing,
  • Chang Xu,
  • Xiaosai Yao,
  • Muhammad Khairul Ramlee,
  • Mei Chee Lim,
  • Fan Cao,
  • Kevin Lim,
  • Deepak Babu,
  • Lai-Fong Poon,
  • Joyce Lin Suling,
  • Aditi Qamra,
  • Astrid Irwanto,
  • James Qu Zhengzhong,
  • Tannistha Nandi,
  • Ai Ping Lee-Lim,
  • Yang Sun Chan,
  • Su Ting Tay,
  • Ming Hui Lee,
  • James O. J. Davies,
  • Wai Keong Wong,
  • Khee Chee Soo,
  • Weng Hoong Chan,
  • Hock Soo Ong,
  • Pierce Chow,
  • Chow Yin Wong,
  • Sun Young Rha,
  • Jianjun Liu,
  • Axel M. Hillmer,
  • Jim R. Hughes,
  • Steve Rozen,
  • Bin Tean Teh,
  • Melissa Jane Fullwood,
  • Shang Li,
  • Patrick Tan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12983
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Gene expression is regulated by enhancers and super-enhancers, which can be identified by chromatin profiling. Here, the authors surveyed gastric cancer samples and cell lines to identify enhancer elements exhibiting somatic alterations.