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ReviewJournal of vascular research2013

From structure to function: mitochondrial morphology, motion and shaping in vascular smooth muscle.

John G McCarron, Calum Wilson, Mairi E Sandison, Marnie L Olson, John M Girkin, Christopher Saunter, Susan Chalmers

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of vascular research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
59citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

59 citing papers in PubMed, 129 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John G McCarronStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Calum Wilson
Mairi E Sandison
Marnie L Olson
John M Girkin
Christopher Saunter
Susan Chalmers
University of Strathclyde · GBDurham University · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/11/70/29086Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 092292/Z/10/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diversity of mitochondrial arrangements, which arise from the organelle being static or moving, or fusing and dividing in a dynamically reshaping network, is only beginning to be appreciated. While significant progress has been made in understanding the proteins that reorganise mitochondria, the physiological significance of the various arrangements is poorly understood. The lack of understanding may occur partly because mitochondrial morphology is studied most often in cultured cells. The simple anatomy of cultured cells presents an attractive model for visualizing mitochondrial behaviour but contrasts with the complexity of native cells in which elaborate mitochondrial movements and morphologies may not occur. Mitochondrial changes may take place in native cells (in response to stress and proliferation), but over a slow time-course and the cellular function contributed is unclear. To determine the role mitochondrial arrangements play in cell function, a crucial first step is characterisation of the interactions among mitochondrial components. Three aspects of mitochondrial behaviour are described in this review: (1) morphology, (2) motion and (3) rapid shape changes. The proposed physiological roles to which various mitochondrial arrangements contribute and difficulties in interpreting some of the physiological conclusions are also outlined.

Indexed as

Cells, CulturedDyneinsHumansKinesinsMicrotubulesMitochondriaMitochondrial DynamicsMitochondrial MembranesMitochondrial ProteinsMovementMuscle, Smooth, VascularDyneinsKinesinsMitochondrial Proteins

Identifiers

PMID23887139
PMCPMC3884171
OpenAlexW1966316346

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Registered trials

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