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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Cell. 2021 Apr 8;39(5):694–707.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.03.006

Figure 7. Model illustrating how ecDNAs contribute transcription and tumorigenesis.

Figure 7.

The transcriptionally active, extra-chromosomal chromatin particles make contacts with specific chromosomal genes through RNAPII-mediated chromatin interactions. The contacts converged on super enhancers on ecDNAs and activate expression of genes relevant to oncogenesis pathways.