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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2015

Nucleotide salvage deficiencies, DNA damage and neurodegeneration.

Michael Fasullo, Lauren Endres

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-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

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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. In-Vivo Degradation of DNA-Based Therapeutic BC 007 in Humans.European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael FasulloColleges of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering, State University of New York Polytechnic University, Albany, NY 12203, USA. mfasullo@sunycnse.com.
Lauren EndresColleges of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering, State University of New York Polytechnic University, Albany, NY 12203, USA. Lendres@sunycnse.com.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute · US

Funding

Genomic profiling of yeast resistance to heterocylic aromatic aminesR15ES023685 · NIEHS · SUNY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE · PI FASULLO, MICHAEL THOMAS · 2014 to 2019
$903k
NIEHS NIH HHS R15 ES023685NIEHS NIH HHS R15ES02685
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nucleotide balance is critically important not only in replicating cells but also in quiescent cells. This is especially true in the nervous system, where there is a high demand for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) produced from mitochondria. Mitochondria are particularly prone to oxidative stress-associated DNA damage because nucleotide imbalance can lead to mitochondrial depletion due to low replication fidelity. Failure to maintain nucleotide balance due to genetic defects can result in infantile death; however there is great variability in clinical presentation for particular diseases. This review compares genetic diseases that result from defects in specific nucleotide salvage enzymes and a signaling kinase that activates nucleotide salvage after DNA damage exposure. These diseases include Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, mitochondrial depletion syndromes, and ataxia telangiectasia. Although treatment options are available to palliate symptoms of these diseases, there is no cure. The conclusions drawn from this review include the critical role of guanine nucleotides in preventing neurodegeneration, the limitations of animals as disease models, and the need to further understand nucleotide imbalances in treatment regimens. Such knowledge will hopefully guide future studies into clinical therapies for genetic diseases.

Indexed as

DNA DamageAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsAtaxia TelangiectasiaDNA, MitochondrialDNA RepairDNA ReplicationGenetic Diseases, InbornHumansLesch-Nyhan SyndromeMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondriaMitochondrial DiseasesNeurodegenerative DiseasesNucleotidesAdenosine TriphosphateDNA, MitochondrialNucleotidesPurinesPyrimidines

Identifiers

PMID25923076
PMCPMC4463597
OpenAlexW2063805938

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