Evidence map›Paper›PMID 17944806›Full record

ReviewTraffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)2007

Moving mitochondria: establishing distribution of an essential organelle.

Rebecca L Frederick, Janet M Shaw

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Review in Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark), 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 180 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
180citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

180 citing papers in PubMed, 334 citations in OpenAlex.

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120 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rebecca L FrederickDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Janet M ShawDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Carnegie Institution for Science · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

REGULATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL INHERITANCE IN YEASTR01GM053466 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SHAW, JANET M. · 1996 to 2013
$4.6M
Mechanisms of Mitochondrial DistributionR01GM084970 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI SHAW, JANET M. · 2008 to 2017
$2.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM-53466NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM053466NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM084970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria form a dynamic network responsible for energy production, calcium homeostasis and cell signaling. Appropriate distribution of the mitochondrial network contributes to organelle function and is essential for cell survival. Highly polarized cells, including neurons and budding yeast, are particularly sensitive to defects in mitochondrial movement and have emerged as model systems for studying mechanisms that regulate organelle distribution. Mitochondria in multicellular eukaryotes move along microtubule tracks. Actin, the primary cytoskeletal component used for transport in yeast, has more subtle functions in other organisms. Kinesin, dynein and myosin isoforms drive motor-based movement along cytoskeletal tracks. Milton and syntabulin have recently been identified as potential organelle-specific adaptor molecules for microtubule-based motors. Miro, a conserved GTPase, may function with Milton to regulate transport. In yeast, Mmr1p and Ypt11p, a Rab GTPase, are implicated in myosin V-based mitochondrial movement. These potential adaptors could regulate motor activity and therefore determine individual organelle movements. Anchoring of stationary mitochondria also contributes to organelle retention at specific sites in the cell. Together, movement and anchoring ultimately determine mitochondrial distribution throughout the cell.

Indexed as

AnimalsAxonsCytoskeletonDyneinsGTP PhosphohydrolasesHumansKinesinsMitochondriaModels, BiologicalMyosinsNeuronsOrganellesSignal TransductionDyneinsGTP PhosphohydrolasesKinesinsMyosins

Identifiers

PMID17944806
PMCPMC3739988
OpenAlexW1976676780

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Registered trials

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