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ReviewTranslational oncology2016

The Role of NG2 Proteoglycan in Glioma.

Sridevi Yadavilli, Eugene I Hwang, Roger J Packer, Javad Nazarian

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Review in Translational oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 49 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sridevi YadavilliResearch Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
Eugene I HwangDivision of Oncology, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
Roger J PackerBrain Tumor Institute, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
Javad NazarianResearch Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Health System, 111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA; Department of Integrative Systems Biology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20052, USA. Electronic address: JNazarian@ChildrensNational.org.
Children's National · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuron glia antigen-2 ((NG2), also known as chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan 4, or melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan) is a type-1 membrane protein expressed by many central nervous system (CNS) cells during development and differentiation and plays a critical role in proliferation and angiogenesis. 'NG2' often references either the protein itself or the highly proliferative and undifferentiated glial cells expressing high levels of NG2 protein. NG2 glia represent the fourth major type of neuroglia in the mammalian nervous system and are classified as oligodendrocyte progenitor cells by virtue of their committed oligodendrocyte generation in developing and adult brain. Here, we discuss NG2 glial cells as well as NG2 protein and its expression and role with regards to CNS neoplasms as well as its potential as a therapeutic target for treating childhood CNS cancers.

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PMID26947882
PMCPMC4800061
OpenAlexW2289064841

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