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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2015

Molecular mechanisms and animal models of spinal muscular atrophy.

Brittany M Edens, Senda Ajroud-Driss, Long Ma, Yong-Chao Ma

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Spinal muscular atrophy: Biology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic advances.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2026
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  9. Modeling neuromuscular diseases in zebrafish.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2022
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  19. The role of survival motor neuron protein (SMN) in protein homeostasis.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2018
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  20. Journal of developmental biology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Brittany M EdensDepartments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center, IL 60611, Chicago.
Senda Ajroud-DrissNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL 60611, Chicago.
Long MaState Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410078, China.
Yong-Chao MaDepartments of Pediatrics, Neurology and Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center, IL 60611, Chicago. Electronic address: ma@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USCentral South University · CN

Funding

Regulation of Mitochondrial Function and Motor Neuron Degeneration in SMAR01NS094564 · NINDS · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI MA, YONGCHAO CHARLES · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
Rescuing Motor Neuron Mitochondrial Defects in SMA by Mitigating Cdk5 ActivationR21NS106307 · NINDS · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI MA, YONGCHAO CHARLES · 2018 to 2019
$421k
Aging Stress Pathway and Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration in Parkinson's DiseaseR21AG043970 · NIA · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI MA, YONGCHAO CHARLES · 2013 to 2014
$393k
NIA NIH HHS AG043970NIA NIH HHS R21 AG043970NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094564NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS106307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of infant mortality, is characterized by the degeneration of spinal motor neurons and muscle atrophy. Although the genetic cause of SMA has been mapped to the Survival Motor Neuron1 (SMN1) gene, mechanisms underlying selective motor neuron degeneration in SMA remain largely unknown. Here we review the latest developments and our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying SMA pathogenesis, focusing on the animal model systems that have been developed, as well as new diagnostic and treatment strategies that have been identified using these model systems. This article is part of a special issue entitled: Neuromuscular Diseases: Pathology and Molecular Pathogenesis.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsHumansMotor NeuronsMuscular Atrophy, SpinalSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinSMN1 protein, humanSmn1 protein, mouseSmn1 protein, ratSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinAnimal disease modelsC. elegansDrosophilaSMASMNZebrafish

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PMID25088406
PMCPMC12184990
OpenAlexW2033773104

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