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ArticlePloS one2017

Karyopherin Alpha Proteins Regulate Oligodendrocyte Differentiation.

Benjamin M Laitman, John N Mariani, Chi Zhang, Setsu Sawai, Gareth R John

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Article in PloS one, 2017. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Importin α: functions as a nuclear transport factor and beyond.Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and biological sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin M LaitmanFriedman Brain Institute, New York, New York, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9582-6088
John N MarianiFriedman Brain Institute, New York, New York, United States of America.
Chi ZhangFriedman Brain Institute, New York, New York, United States of America.
Setsu SawaiFriedman Brain Institute, New York, New York, United States of America.
Gareth R JohnFriedman Brain Institute, New York, New York, United States of America.
Allen Institute for Brain Science · US

Funding

Reactive astrogliosis regulates blood-brain barrier permeability.R01NS062703 · NINDS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI JOHN, GARETH R · 2010 to 2017
$2.6M
Kruppel-like factor-6 signaling in myelin formation and repairR01NS085103 · NINDS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI JOHN, GARETH R · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
Advanced Microscopy Shared Resource FacilityR24CA095823 · NCI · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI FRIEDRICH, VICTOR LOUIS · 2002 to 2006
$1.3M
Role of Kruppel-like factor 6 in Oligodendrocyte DifferentiationF30NS090718 · NINDS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI LAITMAN, BENJAMIN MORRIS · 2014 to 2016
$119k
NCI NIH HHS R24 CA095823NINDS NIH HHS F30 NS090718NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS062703NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS085103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proper regulation of the coordinated transcriptional program that drives oligodendrocyte (OL) differentiation is essential for central nervous system myelin formation and repair. Nuclear import, mediated in part by a group of karyopherin alpha (Kpna) proteins, regulates transcription factor access to the genome. Understanding how canonical nuclear import functions to control genomic access in OL differentiation may aid in the creation of novel therapeutics to stimulate myelination and remyelination. Here, we show that members of the Kpna family regulate OL differentiation, and may play distinct roles downstream of different pro-myelinating stimuli. Multiple family members are expressed in OLs, and their pharmacologic inactivation dose-dependently decreases the rate of differentiation. Additionally, upon differentiation, the three major Kpna subtypes (P/α2, Q/α3, S/α1) display differential responses to the pro-myelinating cues T3 and CNTF. Most notably, the Q/α3 karyopherin Kpna4 is strongly upregulated by CNTF treatment both compared with T3 treatment and other Kpna responses. Kpna4 inactivation results in inhibition of CNTF-induced OL differentiation, in the absence of changes in proliferation or viability. Collectively, these findings suggest that canonical nuclear import is an integral component of OL differentiation, and that specific Kpnas may serve vital and distinct functions downstream of different pro-myelinating cues.

Indexed as

alpha KaryopherinsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMiceOligodendrogliaStem Cellsalpha Karyopherins

Identifiers

PMID28107514
PMCPMC5249183
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