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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2011

Intracellular α(2C)-adrenoceptors: storage depot, stunted development or signaling domain?

Maqsood A Chotani, Nicholas A Flavahan

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Inhibiting Intracellular αInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  5. Human Placenta Expresses αThe American journal of pathology · 2018
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  7. Perspective on the role of the N-terminal tail of the α2C-adrenoceptor.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2014
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  8. Delocalization of Endogenous A-kinase Antagonizes Rap1-Rho-αJournal of cytology & molecular biology · 2014
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  10. GPER Function in Breast Cancer: An Overview.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maqsood A ChotaniCenter for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
Nicholas A Flavahan
Johns Hopkins University · USNationwide Children's Hospital · US

Funding

alpha2C Adrenergic Receptors &Cutaneous CirculationR01HL080119 · NHLBI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FLAVAHAN, NICHOLAS A · 2005 to 2009
$1.7M
Mechanism of vascular alpha2C-adrenoceptor mobilizationR21HL088087 · NHLBI · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI CHOTANI, MAQSOOD A. · 2008 to 2009
$405k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL080119NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL080119NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL088087NHLBI NIH HHS R21HL088087
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are generally considered to function as cell surface signaling structures that respond to extracellular mediators, many of which do not readily access the cell's interior. Indeed, most GPCRs are preferentially targeted to the plasma membrane. However, some receptors, including α(2C)-Adrenoceptors, challenge conventional concepts of GPCR activity by being preferentially retained and localized within intracellular organelles. This review will address the issues associated with this unusual GPCR localization and discuss whether it represents a novel sub-cellular niche for GPCR signaling, whether these receptors are being stored for rapid deployment to the cell surface, or whether they represent immature or incomplete receptor systems.

Indexed as

Amino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsHumansIntracellular SpaceModels, BiologicalOrganellesProtein FoldingProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Signal TransductionReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2

Identifiers

PMID21605601
PMCPMC3123388
OpenAlexW2155054712

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Registered trials

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