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ArticleeLife2016

MEF2C regulates cortical inhibitory and excitatory synapses and behaviors relevant to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Adam J Harrington, Aram Raissi, Kacey Rajkovich, Stefano Berto, Jaswinder Kumar, Gemma Molinaro, Jonathan Raduazzo, Yuhong Guo, Kris Loerwald, Genevieve Konopka and 2 more

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Article in eLife, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 116 papers.

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116citing papers in PubMed
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

116 citing papers in PubMed, 212 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

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adam J HarringtonDepartment of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States.
Aram RaissiDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, United States.
Kacey RajkovichDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States.
Stefano BertoDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States.
Jaswinder KumarDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, United States.
Gemma MolinaroDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States.
Jonathan RaduazzoDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, United States.
Yuhong GuoDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, United States.
Kris LoerwaldDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States.
Genevieve KonopkaDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States.
Kimberly M HuberDepartment of Neuroscience, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States.
Christopher W CowanDepartment of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5472-3296
Harvard University · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Study of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein in Synaptic Function and PlasticityR01HD052731 · NICHD · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GIBSON, JAY ROBERT, HUBER, KIMBERLY M. · 2008 to 2022
$6.0M
Transcriptional Mechanisms of Addiction-Related Neural PlasticityR01DA027664 · NIDA · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI COWAN, CHRISTOPHER W · 2011 to 2021
$3.6M
Confocal Imaging for Neuropsychiatric ResearchS10OD010737 · OD · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI BENES, FRANCINE M. · 2012 to 2012
$370k
Analysis of MEF2 in Cortical Connectivity and Autism-Associated BehaviorsF32HD078050 · NICHD · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI HARRINGTON, ADAM JOHN · 2013 to 2015
$155k
NICHD NIH HHS F32 HD078050NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD052731NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA027664NIH HHS S10 OD010737
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Numerous genetic variants associated with

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Behavior, AnimalAnimalsAutistic DisorderCerebral CortexGene Knockdown TechniquesHippocampusIntellectual DisabilityMEF2 Transcription FactorsMiceNeurodevelopmental DisordersSynapsesMef2c protein, mouseMEF2 Transcription Factorsmouseneurodevelopmental disorderneuronneurosciencesynapsetranscription factors

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PMID27779093
PMCPMC5094851
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