Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24936971›Full record

ReviewSmall GTPases2014

Involvement of Rho-family GTPases in axon branching.

Mirela Spillane, Gianluca Gallo

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Review in Small GTPases, 2014. 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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39citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. TRP Channels Regulation of Rho GTPases in Brain Context and Diseases.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020
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  15. Semaphorin-5B Controls Spiral Ganglion Neuron Branch Refinement during Development.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2019
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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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mirela SpillaneShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center; Center for Neural Repair and Rehabilitation; Temple University; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Philadelphia, PA USA.
Gianluca GalloShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center; Center for Neural Repair and Rehabilitation; Temple University; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Philadelphia, PA USA.
Philadelphia University · USShriners Hospitals for Children · US

Funding

Localized translation of cytoskeletal proteins in axonal morphogenesisR01NS078030 · NINDS · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI GALLO, GIANLUCA · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS NS078030NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS078030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of the nervous system requires efficient extension and guidance of axons and dendrites culminating in synapse formation. Axonal growth and navigation during embryogenesis are controlled by extracellular cues. Many of the same extracellular signals also regulate axonal branching. The emergence of collateral branches from the axon augments the complexity of nervous system innervation and provides an additional mechanism for target selection. Rho-family GTPases play an important role in regulating intracellular cytoskeletal and signaling pathways that facilitate axonal morphological changes. RhoA/G and Rac1 GTPase functions are complex and they can induce or inhibit branch formation, depending on neuronal type, cell context or signaling mechanisms. Evidence of a role of Cdc42 in axon branching is mostly lacking. In contrast, Rac3 has thus far been implicated in the regulation of axon branching. Future analysis of the upstream regulators and downstream effectors mediating the effects of Rho-family GTPase will provide insights into the cellular processes effected, and shed light on the sometimes opposing roles of these GTPases in the regulation of axon branching.

Indexed as

AxonsCytoskeletonHumansPseudopodiarac1 GTP-Binding ProteinrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal Transductionrac1 GTP-Binding ProteinrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho GTP-Binding Proteinsactin filamentsactin patchaxonal protein synthesisaxon sproutingcollateral branchingfilopodiainterstitial branchinglamellipodiamicrotubulesmitochondria

Identifiers

PMID24936971
PMCPMC4114606
OpenAlexW2004541713

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Registered trials

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