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ReviewCurrent opinion in insect science2016

Neuronal migration during development and the amyloid precursor protein.

Philip F Copenhaver, Jenna M Ramaker

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Review in Current opinion in insect science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. CO and NO Coordinate Developmental Neuron Migration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Philip F CopenhaverDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Electronic address: copenhav@ohsu.edu.
Jenna M RamakerDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA; Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Ultrastructure and Single Particle Microscopy CoreP30NS061800 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI AICHER, SUE A · 2009 to 2020
$6.6M
Neuroscience of AgingT32AG023477 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI URBANSKI, HENRYK F · 2005 to 2015
$2.4M
ROLE OF APP-RELATED PROTEINS DURING NEURONAL MIGRATIONR01AG025525 · NIA · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI COPENHAVER, PHILIP F · 2006 to 2010
$1.4M
Macrophage-dependent regulation of neurotoxic APP fragments in a model systemR21NS078363 · NINDS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI COPENHAVER, PHILIP F · 2014 to 2015
$424k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG025525NIA NIH HHS T32 AG023477NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS061800NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS078363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) is the source of amyloid peptides that accumulate in Alzheimer's disease. However, members of the APP family are strongly expressed in the developing nervous systems of invertebrates and vertebrates, where they regulate neuronal guidance, synaptic remodeling, and injury responses. In contrast to mammals, insects express only one APP ortholog (APPL), simplifying investigations into its normal functions. Recent studies have shown that APPL regulates neuronal migration in the developing insect nervous system, analogous to the roles ascribed to APP family proteins in the mammalian cortex. The comparative simplicity of insect systems offers new opportunities for deciphering the signaling mechanisms by which this enigmatic class of proteins contributes to the formation and function of the nervous system.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCell MovementDisease Models, AnimalInsectaAmyloid beta-Protein Precursor

Identifiers

PMID27939704
PMCPMC5157842
OpenAlexW2512050454

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