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ReviewWorld journal of stem cells2014

Sox2 transcription network acts as a molecular switch to regulate properties of neural stem cells.

Koji Shimozaki

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Review in World journal of stem cells, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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.

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Maternal low-sodium diet impairs hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition in adult mouse offspring.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2026
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  7. In Vitro Embryogenesis and Gastrulation Using Stem Cells in Mice and Humans.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  13. Neural stem cell therapy for brain disease.World journal of stem cells · 2021
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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.

Koji ShimozakiKoji Shimozaki, Division of Functional Genomics, Center for Frontier Life Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
University of Nagasaki · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural stem cells (NSCs) contribute to ontogeny by producing neurons at the appropriate time and location. Neurogenesis from NSCs is also involved in various biological functions in adults. Thus, NSCs continue to exert their effects throughout the lifespan of the organism. The mechanism regulating the core functional properties of NSCs is governed by intra- and extracellular signals. Among the transcription factors that serve as molecular switches, Sox2 is considered a key factor in NSCs. Sox2 forms a core network with partner factors, thereby functioning as a molecular switch. This review discusses how the network of Sox2 partner and target genes illustrates the molecular characteristics of the mechanism underlying the self-renewal and multipotency of NSCs.

Indexed as

MultipotencyNeural stem cellsSelf-renewalSox2Transcriptional network

Identifiers

PMID25258670
PMCPMC4172677
OpenAlexW1987596299

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