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ArticleeLife2017

The N-terminus of the prion protein is a toxic effector regulated by the C-terminus.

Bei Wu, Alex J McDonald, Kathleen Markham, Celeste B Rich, Kyle P McHugh, Jörg Tatzelt, David W Colby, Glenn L Millhauser, David A Harris

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Article in eLife, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-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

49 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bei WuDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3368-2365
Alex J McDonaldDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1214-3562
Kathleen MarkhamDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States.
Celeste B RichDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States.
Kyle P McHughDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, United States.
Jörg TatzeltDepartment of Biochemistry of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5017-5528
David W ColbyDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, United States.
Glenn L MillhauserDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States.
David A HarrisDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6985-5790
Boston University · USUniversity of California, Santa Cruz · USUniversity of Delaware · USLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

Funding

This renovation project will create over 1455 sq. ft. of state- of-the-art reseaP20GM104316 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI SCHMITZ, KARL ROBERT · 2014 to 2024
$26.8M
Mechanisms of Prion Protein ToxicityR01NS065244 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI HARRIS, DAVID A · 2010 to 2025
$8.9M
Molecular Aspects of Copper Binding to the Prion ProteinR01GM065790 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI MILLHAUSER, GLENN L · 2002 to 2018
$4.5M
800 MHz NMR Spectrometer and Helium CryoprobeS10OD018455 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI MILLHAUSER, GLENN L · 2015 to 2015
$2.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104316NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065790NIH HHS S10 OD018455NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS065244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PrP

Indexed as

HomeostasisAnimalsDendritesHippocampusMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMiceNeuronsPrion ProteinsProtein ConformationPrPC ProteinsPrion ProteinsPrnp protein, mousePrPC Proteinsmouseneuroscienceneurotoxicityprionprotein regulation

Identifiers

PMID28527237
PMCPMC5469617
OpenAlexW2614737609

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