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ReviewFEBS letters2015

Molecular heterogeneity of midbrain dopaminergic neurons--Moving toward single cell resolution.

Angela Anderegg, Jean-Francois Poulin, Rajeshwar Awatramani

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Review in FEBS letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 86 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Angela AndereggDepartment of Neurology and Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Jean-Francois PoulinDepartment of Neurology and Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Rajeshwar AwatramaniDepartment of Neurology and Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

The developmental basis of dopaminergic neuron diversityR21NS072703 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI AWATRAMANI, RAJESHWAR B · 2012 to 2013
$418k
A Cell Intrinsic, MicroRNA Driven Timer Restricts Dopaminergic ProgenitorsF31NS065670 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI ANDEREGG, ANGELA MARIE · 2011 to 2012
$53k
Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchNINDS NIH HHS 1F31 NS065670-01A2NINDS NIH HHS 1R21NS072703-01NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS065670NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS072703
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since their discovery, midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons have been researched extensively, in part because of their diverse functions and involvement in various neuropsychiatric disorders. Over the last few decades, reports have emerged that midbrain DA neurons were not a homogeneous group, but that DA neurons located in distinct anatomical locations within the midbrain had distinctive properties in terms of physiology, function, and vulnerability. Accordingly, several studies focused on identifying heterogeneous gene expression across DA neuron clusters. Here we review the importance of understanding DA neuron heterogeneity at the molecular level, previous studies detailing heterogeneous gene expression in DA neurons, and finally recent work which brings together previous heterogeneous gene expression profiles in a coordinated manner, at single cell resolution.

Indexed as

AnimalsDopaminergic NeuronsGenetic HeterogeneityHumansMesencephalonParkinson DiseaseSingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeDopamine neuron subtypesMidbrainMolecular diversitySelective vulnerabilitySingle cell expression profiling

Identifiers

PMID26505674
PMCPMC4679573
OpenAlexW1861860658

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