Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18177508›Full record

ReviewGenome biology2007

The reticulons: a family of proteins with diverse functions.

Yvonne S Yang, Stephen M Strittmatter

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Review in Genome biology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
127citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

127 citing papers in PubMed, 213 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yvonne S YangProgram in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.
Stephen M Strittmatter
Yale University · US

Funding

MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF AXONAL REGENERATIONR01NS039962 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRITTMATTER, STEPHEN M · 2000 to 2010
$3.9M
Nogo Receptor in Axonal RegenerationR01NS042304 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRITTMATTER, STEPHEN M · 2001 to 2010
$3.3M
Axonal Growth Cone Signal TransductionR37NS033020 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRITTMATTER, STEPHEN M · 2005 to 2011
$2.9M
Nogo Receptor Antagonist for Ischemic Stroke RecoveryR01NS056485 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI STRITTMATTER, STEPHEN M · 2006 to 2010
$1.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS039962NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS042304NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS056485NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS033020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reticulon family is a large and diverse group of membrane-associated proteins found throughout the eukaryotic kingdom. All of its members contain a carboxy-terminal reticulon homology domain that consists of two hydrophobic regions flanking a hydrophilic loop of 60-70 amino acids, but reticulon amino-terminal domains display little or no similarity to each other. Reticulons principally localize to the endoplasmic reticulum, and there is evidence that they influence endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi trafficking, vesicle formation and membrane morphogenesis. However, mammalian reticulons have also been found on the cell surface and mammalian reticulon 4 expressed on the surface of oligodendrocytes is an inhibitor of axon growth both in culture and in vivo. There is also growing evidence that reticulons may be important in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The diversity of structure, topology, localization and expression patterns of reticulons is reflected in their multiple, diverse functions in the cell.

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AnimalsHumansMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18177508
PMCPMC2246256
OpenAlexW2097330469

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