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ReviewThe Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry2016

Multiple Roles for Nogo Receptor 1 in Visual System Plasticity.

Céleste-Élise Stephany, Michael G Frantz, Aaron W McGee

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Review in The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A Critical Look at Critical Periods.Annual review of vision science · 2025
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  11. Nogo Receptor 1 Confines a Disinhibitory Microcircuit to the Critical Period in Visual Cortex.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2016
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  12. Lynx1 Limits Dendritic Spine Turnover in the Adult Visual Cortex.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2016
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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 1 country.

Céleste-Élise StephanyDevelopmental Neuroscience Program, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Michael G FrantzDevelopmental Neuroscience Program, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Aaron W McGeeDevelopmental Neuroscience Program, Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA amcgee@usc.edu.
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Deciphering Inhibition of Visual Plasticity by NgR1R01EY021580 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI MCGEE, AARON W · 2012 to 2020
$3.1M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY021580
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the developmental critical period for visual plasticity, discordant vision alters the responsiveness of neurons in visual cortex. The subsequent closure of the critical period not only consolidates neural function but also limits recovery of acuity from preceding abnormal visual experience. Despite species-specific differences in circuitry of the visual system, these characteristics are conserved. The nogo-66 receptor 1 (ngr1) is one of only a small number of genes identified thus far that is essential to closing the critical period. Mice lacking a functional ngr1 gene retain developmental visual plasticity as adults and their visual acuity spontaneously improves after prolonged visual deprivation. Experiments employing conditional mouse genetics have revealed that ngr1 restricts plasticity within distinct circuits for ocular dominance and visual acuity. However, the mechanisms by which NgR1 limits plasticity have not been elucidated, in part because the subcellular localization and signal transduction of the protein are only partially understood. Here we explore potential mechanisms for NgR1 function in relation to manipulations that reactivate visual plasticity in adults and propose lines of investigation to address relevant gaps in knowledge.

Indexed as

AnimalsDominance, OcularHumansNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNogo Receptor 1Visual AcuityVisual CortexNogo Receptor 1amblyopiacritical perioddendritic spinesmousemyelinocular dominancevisual acuityvisual cortexvisual plasticity

Identifiers

PMID26552866
PMCPMC6592612
OpenAlexW2178292878

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