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ArticleEndocrinology2008

Activator of G protein signaling 3 null mice: I. Unexpected alterations in metabolic and cardiovascular function.

Joe B Blumer, Kevin Lord, Thomas L Saunders, Alejandra Pacchioni, Cory Black, Eric Lazartigues, Kurt J Varner, Thomas W Gettys, Stephen M Lanier

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Article in Endocrinology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 64 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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Joe B BlumerDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
Kevin Lord
Thomas L Saunders
Alejandra Pacchioni
Cory Black
Eric Lazartigues
Kurt J Varner
Thomas W Gettys
Stephen M Lanier
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USMedical University of South Carolina · USPennington Biomedical Research Center · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Research BaseP30DK072476 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI ROBERT A KESTERSON · 2005 to 2026
$26.5M
VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE PLASTICITY IN NITRIC OXIDEP20RR018766 · NCRR · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI SUKHANOV, SERGIY · 2003 to 2011
$18.5M
THE ROLE OF PROTEIN MALNUTRITION ON CIRCADIAN PHYSIOLOGY OF C57BL/6J MOUSE DAMSP20RR021945 · NCRR · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI GETTYS, THOMAS W · 2006 to 2011
$9.5M
Transgenics CoreP30GM118430 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI GETTYS, THOMAS W · 2016 to 2020
$5.8M
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ALPHA-2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTORR01NS024821 · NINDS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI LANIER, STEPHEN M. · 1994 to 2007
$2.4M
Regulation of SNS-dependent Remodeling of Adipose Tissue by a Novel Form of PGC-1R01DK074772 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI GETTYS, THOMAS W · 2007 to 2010
$1.2M
Defining the role of AGS3 in G protein signal processingF32MH065092 · NIMH · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC NEW ORLEANS · PI BLUMER, JOE B · 2002 to 2004
$134k
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE ALPHA2-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORR29NS024821 · NINDS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI LANIER, STEPHEN M. · 1987 to 1991
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Activator of G protein signaling (AGS)-3 plays functional roles in cell division, synaptic plasticity, addictive behavior, and neuronal development. As part of a broad effort to define the extent of functional diversity of AGS3-regulated-events in vivo, we generated AGS3 null mice. Surprisingly, AGS3 null adult mice exhibited unexpected alterations in cardiovascular and metabolic functions without any obvious changes in motor skills, basic behavioral traits, and brain morphology. AGS3 null mice exhibited a lean phenotype, reduced fat mass, and increased nocturnal energy expenditure. AGS3 null mice also exhibited altered blood pressure control mechanisms. These studies expand the functional repertoire for AGS3 and other G protein regulatory proteins providing unexpected mechanisms by which G protein systems may be targeted to influence obesity and cardiovascular function.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular Physiological PhenomenaAdipose TissueAnimalsBody CompositionBrainCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsCrosses, GeneticEnergy MetabolismFemaleGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation InhibitorsHomeostasisMaleMetabolismMiceCarrier ProteinsGpsm1 protein, mouseGuanine Nucleotide Dissociation Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID18450958
PMCPMC2488243
OpenAlexW2060322749

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