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ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry2015

Zinc-permeable ion channels: effects on intracellular zinc dynamics and potential physiological/pathophysiological significance.

Koichi Inoue, Zaven O'Bryant, Zhi-Gang Xiong

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Review in Current medicinal chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Nanoenabled Intracellular Metal Ion Homeostasis Regulation for Tumor Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
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  18. Myocardial TRPC6-mediated ZnNature communications · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Koichi InoueNeuroscience Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA. kinoue@msm.edu.
Zaven O'Bryant
Zhi-Gang Xiong
Morehouse School of Medicine · US

Funding

Morehouse School of Medicine Center of Excellence Research Endowment ProgramS21MD000101 · NIMHD · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MONTGOMERY-RICE, VALERIE C. · 2001 to 2015
$74.3M
Program Evaluation - Internal & External U54NS083932 · NINDS · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MACLEISH, PETER RAYMOND · 2013 to 2017
$7.7M
ASICs and increased ischemic brain injury in diabetic conditionR01NS066027 · NINDS · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI XIONG, ZHIGANG · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
NIMHD NIH HHS S21 MD000101NIMHD NIH HHS S21-MD000101NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS066027NINDS NIH HHS R01NS66027NINDS NIH HHS U54 NS083932NINDS NIH HHS U54NS083932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zinc (Zn(2+)) is one of the most important trace metals in the body. It is necessary for the normal function of a large number of protein s including enzymes and transcription factors. While extracellular fluid may contain up to micromolar Zn(2+), intracellular Zn(2+) concentration is generally maintained at a subnanomolar level; this steep gradient across the cell membrane is primarily attributable to Zn(2+) extrusion by Zn(2+) transporting systems. Interestingly, systematic investigation has revealed that activities, previously believed to be dependent on calcium (Ca(2+)), may be partially mediated by Zn(2+). This is also supported by new findings that some Ca(2+)-permeable channels such as voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDA), and amino-3- hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate receptors (AMPA-Rs) are also permeable to Zn(2+). Thus, the importance of Zn(2+) in physiological and pathophysiological processes is now more widely appreciated. In this review, we describe Zn(2+)- permeable membrane molecules, especially Zn(2+)-permeable ion channels, in intracellular Zn(2+)dynamics and Zn(2+) mediated physiology/pathophysiology.

Indexed as

Cell Membrane PermeabilityAnimalsCalcium ChannelsHumansZincCalcium ChannelsZinc

Identifiers

PMID25666796
PMCPMC4363167
OpenAlexW2130775452

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