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ArticleHuman molecular genetics2016

Restoration of SMN in Schwann cells reverses myelination defects and improves neuromuscular function in spinal muscular atrophy.

Gillian Hunter, Rachael A Powis, Ross A Jones, Ewout J N Groen, Hannah K Shorrock, Fiona M Lane, Yinan Zheng, Diane L Sherman, Peter J Brophy, Thomas H Gillingwater

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Article in Human molecular genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Effects of Astroglia on Motor Neurons in Spinal Muscular Atrophy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gillian HunterDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Rachael A PowisEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Ross A JonesEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Ewout J N GroenEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Hannah K ShorrockEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Fiona M LaneEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Yinan ZhengEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Diane L ShermanCentre for Neuroregeneration, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Peter J BrophyCentre for Neuroregeneration, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Thomas H GillingwaterEuan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK, T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk.
Mott MacDonald (United Kingdom) · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disease caused by low levels of SMN protein, primarily affecting lower motor neurons. Recent evidence from SMA and related conditions suggests that glial cells can influence disease severity. Here, we investigated the role of glial cells in the peripheral nervous system by creating SMA mice selectively overexpressing SMN in myelinating Schwann cells (Smn

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, TransgenicMotor NeuronsMuscular Atrophy, SpinalMyelin SheathNerve DegenerationNeurogliaNeuromuscular DiseasesNeuromuscular JunctionSchwann CellsSpinal CordSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinSurvival of Motor Neuron 2 ProteinSmn1 protein, mouseSMN2 protein, mouseSurvival of Motor Neuron 1 ProteinSurvival of Motor Neuron 2 Protein

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PMID27170316
PMCPMC5181642
OpenAlexW2355313046

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