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ArticleeLife2015

miR-128 regulates neuronal migration, outgrowth and intrinsic excitability via the intellectual disability gene Phf6.

Eleonora Franzoni, Sam A Booker, Srinivas Parthasarathy, Frederick Rehfeld, Sabine Grosser, Swathi Srivatsa, Heiko R Fuchs, Victor Tarabykin, Imre Vida, F Gregory Wulczyn

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Article in eLife, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eleonora FranzoniInstitute for Cell and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sam A BookerInstitute for Integrative Neuroanatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Srinivas ParthasarathyInstitute for Cell and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Frederick RehfeldInstitute for Cell and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sabine GrosserInstitute for Integrative Neuroanatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Swathi SrivatsaInstitute for Cell and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Heiko R FuchsInstitute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Victor TarabykinInstitute for Cell and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Imre VidaInstitute for Integrative Neuroanatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
F Gregory WulczynInstitute for Cell and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

miR-128, a brain-enriched microRNA, has been implicated in the control of neurogenesis and synaptogenesis but its potential roles in intervening processes have not been addressed. We show that post-transcriptional mechanisms restrict miR-128 accumulation to post-mitotic neurons during mouse corticogenesis and in adult stem cell niches. Whereas premature miR-128 expression in progenitors for upper layer neurons leads to impaired neuronal migration and inappropriate branching, sponge-mediated inhibition results in overmigration. Within the upper layers, premature miR-128 expression reduces the complexity of dendritic arborization, associated with altered electrophysiological properties. We show that Phf6, a gene mutated in the cognitive disorder Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome, is an important regulatory target for miR-128. Restoring PHF6 expression counteracts the deleterious effect of miR-128 on neuronal migration, outgrowth and intrinsic physiological properties. Our results place miR-128 upstream of PHF6 in a pathway vital for cortical lamination as well as for the development of neuronal morphology and intrinsic excitability.

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Cell MovementAgingAnimalsCell ShapeCerebral CortexDendritesEpilepsyFaceFingersGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGrowth DisordersHomeodomain ProteinsHypogonadismIntellectual DisabilityMiceMicroRNAsHomeodomain ProteinsMicroRNAsMirn128 microRNA, mousePhf6 protein, mouseRepressor ProteinsRNA PrecursorsBörjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndromecell biologycortical developmentdevelopmental biologydevelopmental timingmousepost-translational gene regulationstem cells

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PMID25556700
PMCPMC4337614
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