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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2014

Synthetic biology in mammalian cells: next generation research tools and therapeutics.

Florian Lienert, Jason J Lohmueller, Abhishek Garg, Pamela A Silver

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 143 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
143citing papers in PubMed
17.5field-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

143 citing papers in PubMed, 284 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Florian LienertDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Jason J Lohmueller1] Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. [2] Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
Abhishek GargDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Pamela A SilverDepartment of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Center for Systems Biology · USHarvard University · US

Funding

TRANSPORT OF PROTEINS IN AND OUT OF THE NUCLEUSR01GM036373 · NIGMS · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI SILVER, PAMELA A · 1986 to 2016
$2.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM036373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent progress in DNA manipulation and gene circuit engineering has greatly improved our ability to programme and probe mammalian cell behaviour. These advances have led to a new generation of synthetic biology research tools and potential therapeutic applications. Programmable DNA-binding domains and RNA regulators are leading to unprecedented control of gene expression and elucidation of gene function. Rebuilding complex biological circuits such as T cell receptor signalling in isolation from their natural context has deepened our understanding of network motifs and signalling pathways. Synthetic biology is also leading to innovative therapeutic interventions based on cell-based therapies, protein drugs, vaccines and gene therapies.

Indexed as

Synthetic BiologyAnimalsDNADNA-Binding ProteinsGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic TherapyHumansMammalsMolecular Targeted TherapyRNARNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionDNADNA-Binding ProteinsRNARNA-Binding Proteins

Identifiers

PMID24434884
PMCPMC4032074
OpenAlexW1993018547

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