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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2011

The role of α-dystrobrevin in striated muscle.

Masayuki Nakamori, Masanori P Takahashi

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Masayuki NakamoriDepartment of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, D-4, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; E-Mail: masayuki_nakamori@urmc.rochester.edu.
Masanori P Takahashi
Osaka University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscular dystrophies are a group of diseases that primarily affect striated muscle and are characterized by the progressive loss of muscle strength and integrity. Major forms of muscular dystrophies are caused by the abnormalities of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC) that plays crucial roles as a structural unit and scaffolds for signaling molecules at the sarcolemma. α-Dystrobrevin is a component of the DGC and directly associates with dystrophin. α-Dystrobrevin also binds to intermediate filaments as well as syntrophin, a modular adaptor protein thought to be involved in signaling. Although no muscular dystrophy has been associated within mutations of the α-dystrobrevin gene, emerging findings suggest potential significance of α-dystrobrevin in striated muscle. This review addresses the functional role of α-dystrobrevin in muscle as well as its possible implication for muscular dystrophy.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingDystrophin-Associated ProteinsHumansMuscle, SkeletalMuscular DystrophiesSignal TransductiondystrobrevinDystrophin-Associated ProteinssyntrophinDGCdystrobrevindystrophinintermediate filamentmuscular dystrophysignalingsplicingsyntrophin

Identifiers

PMID21673914
PMCPMC3111625
OpenAlexW1983870752

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