Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27484857›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2016

Finding their way: themes in germ cell migration.

Lacy J Barton, Michelle G LeBlanc, Ruth Lehmann

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clonal dynamics deviate from neutral drift in zebrafish spermatogenesis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  7. Porcine Germ Cells Phenotype during Embryonic and Adult Development.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023
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  13. Proper Balance of Small GTPaseInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  16. Unique metabolic phenotype and its transition during maturation of juvenile male germ cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021
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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.

Lacy J BartonHHMI and Skirball Institute at NYU School of Medicine, 540 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States.
Michelle G LeBlancHHMI and Skirball Institute at NYU School of Medicine, 540 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States.
Ruth LehmannHHMI and Skirball Institute at NYU School of Medicine, 540 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States. Electronic address: Ruth.Lehmann@med.nyu.edu.
New York University · US

Funding

Germ Cell Migration in Drosophila.R37HD041900 · NICHD · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI LEHMANN, RUTH · 2013 to 2021
$2.6M
UW Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Training (RMI)K12HD049100 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI DEYO, RICHARD A · 2004 to 2004
$1.3M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNICHD NIH HHS K12 HD049100NICHD NIH HHS R37 HD041900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic germ cell migration is a vital component of the germline lifecycle. The translocation of germ cells from the place of origin to the developing somatic gonad involves several processes including passive movements with underlying tissues, transepithelial migration, cell adhesion dynamics, the establishment of environmental guidance cues and the ability to sustain directed migration. How germ cells accomplish these feats in established model organisms will be discussed in this review, with a focus on recent discoveries and themes conserved across species.

Indexed as

Cell MovementAnimalsCell AdhesionEpithelial CellsGerm CellsGonadsHumansModels, Biological

Identifiers

PMID27484857
PMCPMC5064876
OpenAlexW2502086065

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Registered trials

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