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ReviewGene2016

PRKCE gene encoding protein kinase C-epsilon-Dual roles at sarcomeres and mitochondria in cardiomyocytes.

Sarah B Scruggs, Ding Wang, Peipei Ping

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Review in Gene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Sex-Specific Alterations in Cardiac DNA Methylation in Adult Mice by Perinatal Lead Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  19. Prenatal hypoxia impairs cardiac mitochondrial and ventricular function in guinea pig offspring in a sex-related manner.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah B ScruggsDepartments of Physiology, Medicine (Cardiology) and Bioinformatics, NIH BD2K Center of Excellence for Biomedical Computing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: sarahbscruggs@gmail.com.
Ding WangDepartments of Physiology, Medicine (Cardiology) and Bioinformatics, NIH BD2K Center of Excellence for Biomedical Computing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Peipei PingDepartments of Physiology, Medicine (Cardiology) and Bioinformatics, NIH BD2K Center of Excellence for Biomedical Computing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Electronic address: peipeiping@earthlink.net.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

TRAININGU54GM114833 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LINDSEY, MERRY L., PING, PEIPEI · 2014 to 2017
$13.8M
The Gene Wiki: Community intelligence applied to gene annotationR01GM089820 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI SU, ANDREW I · 2010 to 2021
$5.2M
PKC epsilon and Src PTK Signaling in PreconditioningR37HL063901 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI PING, PEIPEI · 2010 to 2016
$2.7M
Regulation of Protein Dynamics in Heart FailureR01HL129723 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI PING, PEIPEI · 2015 to 2016
$1.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL129723NHLBI NIH HHS R37 HL063901NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM089820NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM114833
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein kinase C-epsilon (PKCε) is an isoform of a large PKC family of enzymes that has a variety of functions in different cell types. Here we discuss two major roles of PKCε in cardiac muscle cells; specifically, its role in regulating cardiac muscle contraction via targeting the sarcomeric proteins, as well as modulating cardiac cell energy production and metabolism by targeting cardiac mitochondria. The importance of PKCε action is described within the context of intracellular localization, as substrate selectivity and specificity is achieved through spatiotemporal targeting of PKCε. Accordingly, the role of PKCε in regulating myocardial function in physiological and pathological states has been documented in both cardioprotection and cardiac hypertrophy.

Indexed as

Arachidonic AcidCardiomegalyCardiotonic AgentsEnzyme ActivationGene ExpressionHumansIsoproterenolMitochondria, HeartMuscle ProteinsMyocardial ContractionMyocardiumMyocytes, CardiacPhenylephrineProtein Kinase C-epsilonSarcomeresSubstrate SpecificityArachidonic AcidCardiotonic AgentsIsoproterenolMuscle ProteinsPhenylephrinePRKCE protein, humanProtein Kinase C-epsilonCardiac hypertrophyCardioprotectionDrug targetMyocardial functionPhosphorylationSubstrates

Identifiers

PMID27312950
PMCPMC5366072
OpenAlexW2426344660

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