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ReviewCell stem cell2010

Polycomb group proteins: multi-faceted regulators of somatic stem cells and cancer.

Martin Sauvageau, Guy Sauvageau

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Review in Cell stem cell, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 383 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
383citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
23.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

383 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 667 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin SauvageauMolecular Genetics of Stem Cells Laboratory, Institute of Research in Immunology and Cancer, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada. guy.sauvageau@umontreal.ca
Guy Sauvageau
Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer · CAUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

CIHR 95608-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycomb Group (PcG) proteins are transcriptional repressors that epigenetically modify chromatin and participate in the establishment and maintenance of cell fates. These proteins play important roles in both stem cell self-renewal and in cancer development. Our understanding of their mechanism of action has greatly advanced over the past 10 years, but many unanswered questions remain. In this review, we present the currently available experimental data that connect PcG protein function with some of the key processes which govern somatic stem cell activity. We also highlight recent studies suggesting that a delicate balance in PcG gene dosage is crucial for proper stem cell homeostasis and prevention of cancer stem cell development.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGene DosageHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsPolycomb-Group ProteinsRepressor ProteinsStem CellsPolycomb-Group ProteinsRepressor Proteins

Identifiers

PMID20804967
PMCPMC4959883
OpenAlexW1995652309

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