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ReviewJournal of muscle research and cell motility2002

cAMP signaling in Dictyostelium. Complexity of cAMP synthesis, degradation and detection.

Shweta Saran, Marcel E Meima, Elisa Alvarez-Curto, Karin E Weening, Daniel E Rozen, Pauline Schaap

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Review in Journal of muscle research and cell motility, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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

44 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shweta SaranSchool of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, MSI/WTB complex, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Marcel E Meima
Elisa Alvarez-Curto
Karin E Weening
Daniel E Rozen
Pauline Schaap
University of Dundee · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

cAMP plays a pivotal role in control of cell movement, differentiation and response to stress in all phases of the Dictyostelium life cycle. The multitudinous functions of cAMP require precise spatial and temporal control of its production, degradation and detection. Many novel proteins have recently been identified that critically modulate the cAMP signal. We focus in this review on the properties and functions of the three adenylyl cyclases and the three cAMP-phosphodiesterases that are present in Dictyostelium, and the network of proteins that regulate the activity of these enzymes. We also briefly discuss the two modes of detection of cAMP.

Indexed as

Adenylyl CyclasesAnimalsCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDictyosteliumGene Expression RegulationModels, BiologicalPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesProtozoan ProteinsSignal TransductionSporesAdenylyl CyclasesCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesProtozoan Proteins

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PMID12952077
OpenAlexW193817636

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