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ReviewAnatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)2010

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of ectodomain shedding.

Kazutaka Hayashida, Allison H Bartlett, Ye Chen, Pyong Woo Park

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Review in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 100 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
100citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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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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

100 citing papers in PubMed, 197 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kazutaka HayashidaDivision of Respiratory Diseases, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Allison H Bartlett
Ye Chen
Pyong Woo Park
Boston Children's Hospital · USBaylor College of Medicine · USNanfang Hospital · CN

Funding

Proteoglycans in Lung Inflammation and FibrosisR01HL073725 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PARK, PYONG WOO · 2003 to 2006
$1.3M
Proteoglycans in SepsisR01HL081474 · NHLBI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PARK, PYONG WOO · 2005 to 2008
$1.3M
Proteoglycans in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host DefenseR01HL069050 · NHLBI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PARK, PYONG WOO · 2002 to 2005
$1.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL69050NHLBI NIH HHS HL73725NHLBI NIH HHS HL81474NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL069050NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL073725NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL081474
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extracellular domain of several membrane-anchored proteins is released from the cell surface as soluble proteins through a regulated proteolytic mechanism called ectodomain shedding. Cells use ectodomain shedding to actively regulate the expression and function of surface molecules, and modulate a wide variety of cellular and physiological processes. Ectodomain shedding rapidly converts membrane-associated proteins into soluble effectors and, at the same time, rapidly reduces the level of cell surface expression. For some proteins, ectodomain shedding is also a prerequisite for intramembrane proteolysis, which liberates the cytoplasmic domain of the affected molecule and associated signaling factors to regulate transcription. Ectodomain shedding is a process that is highly regulated by specific agonists, antagonists, and intracellular signaling pathways. Moreover, only about 2% of cell surface proteins are released from the surface by ectodomain shedding, indicating that cells selectively shed their protein ectodomains. This review will describe the molecular and cellular mechanisms of ectodomain shedding, and discuss its major functions in lung development and disease.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell MembraneExtracellular SpaceHumansLungMembrane ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiarySignal TransductionMembrane Proteins

Identifiers

PMID20503387
PMCPMC4621804
OpenAlexW2046666360

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