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ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry2013

Cell type-specific signaling function of RhoA GTPase: lessons from mouse gene targeting.

Xuan Zhou, Yi Zheng

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Brain-Bone Axis in Physiological and Pathological Conditions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. Functions of RhoA in the female reproductive system.Reproductive and developmental medicine · 2025
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  14. Local Epidemiology of NosocomialAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  16. Rho Kinases in Embryonic Development and Stem Cell Research.Archivum immunologiae et therapiae experimentalis · 2022
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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.

Xuan ZhouFrom the Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229.
Yi Zheng
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

Funding

Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Molecular HematologyP30DK090971 · NIDDK · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI ZHENG, YI · 2010 to 2015
$4.0M
Cell Type and Stimulus-Specific Signaling Role of CDC42 in BloodR01HL085362 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI ZHENG, YI · 2006 to 2010
$2.0M
Targeting Cdc42 in leukemia stem cellsR01CA150547 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI MULLOY, JAMES C, ZHENG, YI · 2010 to 2014
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA150547NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL085362NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK090971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RhoA GTPase is a key intracellular regulator of actomyosin dynamics and other cell functions, including adhesion, proliferation, survival, and gene expression. Most of our knowledge of RhoA signaling function is from studies in immortalized cell lines utilizing inhibitors or dominant mutant overexpression, both of which are limited in terms of specificity, dosage, and clonal variation. Recent mouse gene targeting studies of rhoA and its regulators/effectors have revealed cell type-specific signaling mechanisms in the context of mammalian physiology. The new knowledge may present therapeutic opportunities for the rational targeting of RhoA signaling-mediated pathophysiologies.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsGene TargetingMiceMice, TransgenicOrgan SpecificityrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinCellular RegulationGene Knock-outMouse GeneticsRho GTPasesSignaling

Identifiers

PMID24202176
PMCPMC3868732
OpenAlexW1989261348

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