Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24988197›Full record

ReviewSmall GTPases2014

Rho GTPases as regulators of mitosis and cytokinesis in mammalian cells.

Megan Chircop

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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 83 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
83citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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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

83 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 128 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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Megan ChircopChildren's Medical Research Institute; The University of Sydney; Westmead, Australia.
Children's Medical Research Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rho GTPases regulate a diverse range of cellular functions primarily through their ability to modulate microtubule dynamics and the actin-myosin cytoskeleton. Both of these cytoskeletal structures are crucial for a mitotic cell division. Specifically, their assembly and disassembly is tightly regulated in a temporal manner to ensure that each mitotic stage occurs in the correct sequential order and not prematurely until the previous stage is completed. Thus, it is not surprising that the Rho GTPases, RhoA, and Cdc42, have reported roles in several stages of mitosis: cell cortex stiffening during cell rounding, mitotic spindle formation, and bi-orient attachment of the spindle microtubules to the kinetochore and during cytokinesis play multiple roles in establishing the division plane, assembly, and activation of the contractile ring, membrane ingression, and abscission. Here, I review the molecular mechanisms regulating the spatial and temporal activation of RhoA and Cdc42 during mitosis, and how this is critical for mitotic progression and completion.

Indexed as

Actin CytoskeletonAnimalscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinChromosomesCytokinesisHumansKinetochoresMicrotubulesMitosisrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho GTP-Binding ProteinsSpindle Apparatuscdc42 GTP-Binding ProteinrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho GTP-Binding ProteinsabscissionactinCdc42cleavage furrowcytokinesiscytoskeletonmetaphasemicrotubulesRhoAspindle assembly

Identifiers

PMID24988197
PMCPMC4160341
OpenAlexW2018650187

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