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ReviewAnnual review of genetics2008

Planar cell polarity signaling: from fly development to human disease.

Matias Simons, Marek Mlodzik

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Review in Annual review of genetics, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 292 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
292citing papers in PubMed
22.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

292 citing papers in PubMed, 559 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deubiquitination of Vangl by USP6 and USP32 Regulates Planar Cell Polarity Signaling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  13. Integrative Analysis of Key Signalling Pathways in Neural Tube Defects: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience · 2025
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232 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Matias SimonsMount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Developmental & Regenerative Biology, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Marek Mlodzik
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

Retinal Patterning During Eye DevelopmentR01EY013256 · NEI · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI Marek Mlodzik · 2001 to 2026
$10.0M
Establishment of Epithelial Planar Cell PolarityR01GM062917 · NIGMS · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI MLODZIK, MAREK · 2001 to 2013
$4.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY013256NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM062917
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most, if not all, cell types and tissues display several aspects of polarization. In addition to the ubiquitous epithelial cell polarity along the apical-basolateral axis, many epithelial tissues and organs are also polarized within the plane of the epithelium. This is generally referred to as planar cell polarity (PCP; or historically, tissue polarity). Genetic screens in Drosophila pioneered the discovery of core PCP factors, and subsequent work in vertebrates has established that the respective pathways are evolutionarily conserved. PCP is not restricted only to epithelial tissues but is also found in mesenchymal cells, where it can regulate cell migration and cell intercalation. Moreover, particularly in vertebrates, the conserved core PCP signaling factors have recently been found to be associated with the orientation or formation of cilia. This review discusses new developments in the molecular understanding of PCP establishment in Drosophila and vertebrates; these developments are integrated with new evidence that links PCP signaling to human disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsBody PatterningCell PolarityCiliaCochleaDiseaseDrosophilaHumansModels, BiologicalNeural Tube DefectsPolycystic Kidney DiseasesSignal TransductionVertebrates

Identifiers

PMID18710302
PMCPMC2814158
OpenAlexW2166296674

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