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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2009

Plakophilins: multifunctional scaffolds for adhesion and signaling.

Amanda E Bass-Zubek, Lisa M Godsel, Mario Delmar, Kathleen J Green

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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80citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 160 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda E Bass-ZubekDepartment of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Lisa M Godsel
Mario Delmar
Kathleen J Green
Northwestern University · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

MOLECULAR GENETICS OF PEMPHIGUS FOLIACEUS ANTIGENR01AR041836 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1993 to 2026
$11.8M
P3: Biophysical Mechanisms in two Arhythmogenic DiseasesP01HL087226 · NHLBI · UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY · PI JALIFE, JOSE S · 2007 to 2012
$10.3M
CARCINOGENESIS TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009560 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1986 to 2026
$8.4M
DESMOPLAKIN FUNCTION IN EPIDERMISR01AR043380 · NIAMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1996 to 2026
$7.0M
Regulation of Desmosomal Cadherins in Oral CancerR01CA122151 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI GREEN, KATHLEEN JANEE · 2006 to 2016
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA 122151NCI NIH HHS R01 CA122151NCI NIH HHS T32 CA 009560NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009560NHLBI NIH HHS HL 087226NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL087226NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR041836NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR043380NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR 41836NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR 43380
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Armadillo family proteins known as plakophilins have been characterized as structural components of desmosomes that stabilize and strengthen adhesion by enhancing attachments with the intermediate filament cytoskeleton. However, plakophilins and their close relatives are emerging as versatile scaffolds for multiple signaling and metabolic processes that not only facilitate junction dynamics but also more globally regulate diverse cellular activities. While perturbation of plakophilin functions contribute to inherited diseases and cancer pathogenesis, the functional significance of the multiple PKP isoforms and the mechanisms by which their behaviors are regulated remain to be elucidated.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsCell AdhesionDisease SusceptibilityHumansNeoplasmsPlakophilinsStress, PhysiologicalPlakophilins

Identifiers

PMID19674883
PMCPMC3091506
OpenAlexW2010572700

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