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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2008

The Translin/Trax RNA binding complex: clues to function in the nervous system.

Zhi Li, Yen Wu, Jay M Baraban

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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 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhi LiSolomon H Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA.
Yen Wu
Jay M Baraban
Johns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

UNDERSTANDING NO SIGNALING RESULTING IN NEUROPROTECTION.P50DA000266 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WORLEY, PAUL F · 1985 to 2017
$45.2M
NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA000266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translin and Trax are components of an evolutionarily conserved RNA binding complex. Deletion of Translin in yeast, Drosophila and mouse produces a dramatic loss of Trax protein indicating that its stable expression is dependent on its association with Translin. Analysis of Translin KO mice has revealed multiple behavioral abnormalities and alterations in levels of transcripts encoding synaptic proteins. A confluence of localization, biochemical and RNA trafficking studies supports the view that this complex mediates dendritic trafficking of RNAs, a process thought to play a critical role in synaptic plasticity. However, further studies are needed to define its RNA cargoes, its precise role in this process, and how its binding activity and localization are regulated. Nevertheless, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the Translin/Trax complex be included among the cadre of RNA binding complexes, such as Staufen and CPEB, that regulate dendritic trafficking of RNA in neurons.

Indexed as

AnimalsBehavior, AnimalDendritesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronal PlasticityProtein BindingPurkinje CellsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA TransportSaccharomycesDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsRNARNA-Binding Proteinstrsn protein, DrosophilaTsnax protein, mouseTsn protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID18424275
PMCPMC2561206
OpenAlexW2088154433

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