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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2008

Control of alternative pre-mRNA splicing by Ca(++) signals.

Jiuyong Xie

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gene expression regulation by CaCellular & molecular biology letters · 2026
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiuyong XieDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 730 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada MB R3E 3J7. xiej@cc.umanitoba.ca
University of Manitoba · CA

Funding

CIHR 68919CIHR 69124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative pre-mRNA splicing is a common way of gene expression regulation in metazoans. The selective use of specific exons can be modulated in response to various manipulations that alter Ca(++) signals, particularly in neurons. A number of splicing factors have also been found to be controlled by Ca(++) signals. Moreover, pre-mRNA elements have been identified that are essential and sufficient to mediate Ca(++)-regulated splicing, providing model systems for dissecting the involved molecular components. In neurons, this regulation likely contributes to the fine-tuning of neuronal properties.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingAnimalsCalcium SignalingExonsHumansNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuronsRNA PrecursorsRNA Precursors

Identifiers

PMID18258215
PMCPMC3500379
OpenAlexW2060769500

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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