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ArticlePloS one2014

Differential Co-Expression between α-Synuclein and IFN-γ Signaling Genes across Development and in Parkinson's Disease.

Noa Liscovitch, Leon French

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Noa LiscovitchThe Leslie and Susan Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Leon FrenchRotman Research Institute, Baycrest Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bar-Ilan University · ILBaycrest Hospital · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expression patterns of the alpha-synuclein gene (SNCA) were studied across anatomy, development, and disease to better characterize its role in the brain. In this postmortem study, negative spatial co-expression between SNCA and 73 interferon-γ (IFN-γ) signaling genes was observed across many brain regions. Recent animal studies have demonstrated that IFN-γ induces loss of dopamine neurons and nigrostriatal degeneration. This opposing pattern between SNCA and IFN-γ signaling genes increases with age (rho = -0.78). In contrast, a meta-analysis of four microarray experiments representing 126 substantia nigra samples reveals a switch to positive co-expression in Parkinson's disease (p<0.005). Use of genome-wide testing demonstrates this relationship is specific to SNCA (p<0.002). This change in co-expression suggests an immunomodulatory role of SNCA that may provide insight into neurodegeneration. Genes showing similar co-expression patterns have been previously linked to Alzheimer's (ANK1) and Parkinson's disease (UBE2E2, PCMT1, HPRT1 and RIT2).

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Age Factorsalpha-SynucleinBrainGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalInterferon-gammaParkinson DiseaseSignal TransductionSubstantia Nigraalpha-SynucleinInterferon-gamma

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PMID25493648
PMCPMC4262449
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