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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2015

Molecular chaperones and neuronal proteostasis.

Heather L Smith, Wenwen Li, Michael E Cheetham

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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56citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 106 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Heather L SmithUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
Wenwen LiUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
Michael E CheethamUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK. Electronic address: michael.cheetham@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GBInstitute of Ophthalmology · MX

Funding

Medical Research Council G0700412Wellcome Trust 092621
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is essential for maintaining the functionality of the proteome. The disruption of proteostasis, due to genetic mutations or an age-related decline, leads to aberrantly folded proteins that typically lose their function. The accumulation of misfolded and aggregated protein is also cytotoxic and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurons have developed an intrinsic protein quality control network, of which molecular chaperones are an essential component. Molecular chaperones function to promote efficient folding and target misfolded proteins for refolding or degradation. Increasing molecular chaperone expression can suppress protein aggregation and toxicity in numerous models of neurodegenerative disease; therefore, molecular chaperones are considered exciting therapeutic targets. Furthermore, mutations in several chaperones cause inherited neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we focus on the importance of molecular chaperones in neurodegenerative diseases, and discuss the advances in understanding their protective mechanisms.

Indexed as

Protein Aggregation, PathologicalAnimalsHeat-Shock ProteinsHumansMolecular ChaperonesNeurodegenerative DiseasesProteinsHeat-Shock ProteinsMolecular ChaperonesProteinsHeat shock responseMolecular chaperoneNeurodegenerationNeuroprotectionProtein aggregationUnfolded protein response

Identifiers

PMID25770416
PMCPMC4471145
OpenAlexW2069888159

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