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ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2007

Cell adhesion molecules: signalling functions at the synapse.

Matthew B Dalva, Andrew C McClelland, Matthew S Kayser

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Review in Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 345 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
345citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

345 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 617 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Molecular Physiology of the Neuronal Synapse.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
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285 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew B DalvaUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience, BRB II/III, Room 1114, 421 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. dalva@mail.med.upenn.edu
Andrew C McClelland
Matthew S Kayser
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Cell-Contact Mediated Mechanisms Assembling Synapses (R01DA022727)R01DA022727 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI DALVA, MATTHEW B · 2007 to 2025
$5.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA022727
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many cell adhesion molecules are localized at synaptic sites in neuronal axons and dendrites. These molecules bridge pre- and postsynaptic specializations but do far more than simply provide a mechanical link between cells. In this review, we will discuss the roles these proteins have during development and at mature synapses. Synaptic adhesion proteins participate in the formation, maturation, function and plasticity of synaptic connections. Together with conventional synaptic transmission mechanisms, these molecules are an important element in the trans-cellular communication mediated by synapses.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionSynapsesCell Adhesion Molecules

Identifiers

PMID17299456
PMCPMC4756920
OpenAlexW2007487855

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