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ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2016

Topoisomerases and the regulation of neural function.

Peter J McKinnon

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Review in Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Multidrug Resistance: Are We Still Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  5. Topoisomerase 1 is required for the development and function of thymus.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2025
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  9. International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  11. Topoisomerases in Immune Cell Development and Function.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2023
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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter J McKinnonDepartment of Genetics, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
The DNA Damage Response and Tumorigenesis in the BrainP01CA096832 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI BAKER, SUZANNE J. · 2003 to 2025
$38.0M
ATM and DNA Damage in the Nervous SystemR01NS037956 · NINDS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MCKINNON, PETER J · 1998 to 2022
$7.6M
ATM and DNA Damage in the Nervous SystemR56NS037956 · NINDS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI MCKINNON, PETER J · 2007 to 2007
$413k
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA096832NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS037956NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS037956
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topoisomerases are unique enzymes that regulate torsional stress in DNA to enable essential genome functions, including DNA replication and transcription. Although all cells in an organism require topoisomerases to maintain normal function, the nervous system in particular shows a vital need for these enzymes. Indeed, a range of inherited human neurologic syndromes, including neurodegeneration, schizophrenia and intellectual impairment, are associated with aberrant topoisomerase function. Much remains unknown regarding the tissue-specific function of neural topoisomerases or the connections between these enzymes and disease aetiology. Precisely how topoisomerases regulate genome dynamics within the nervous system is therefore a crucial research question.

Indexed as

AnimalsDNA DamageDNA ReplicationDNA TopoisomerasesHumansNervous System DiseasesNeuronsTranscription, GeneticDNA Topoisomerases

Identifiers

PMID27630045
PMCPMC5209242
OpenAlexW2519957049

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Registered trials

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