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ReviewLaboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology2018

Regulation of heterotrimeric G-protein signaling by NDPK/NME proteins and caveolins: an update.

Issam H Abu-Taha, Jordi Heijman, Yuxi Feng, Christiane Vettel, Dobromir Dobrev, Thomas Wieland

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Review in Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Functional Diversity and Emerging Roles of Human NME/NDPK Group II Proteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. The NDPK/NME superfamily: state of the art.Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Issam H Abu-TahaInstitute of Pharmacology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Jordi HeijmanDepartment of Cardiology, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Yuxi FengInstitute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Christiane VettelInstitute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Dobromir DobrevInstitute of Pharmacology, West-German Heart and Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Thomas WielandInstitute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen · DEGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research · DEMaastricht University · NLUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DEUniversity Medical Centre Mannheim · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterotrimeric G proteins are pivotal mediators of cellular signal transduction in eukaryotic cells and abnormal G-protein signaling plays an important role in numerous diseases. During the last two decades it has become evident that the activation status of heterotrimeric G proteins is both highly localized and strongly regulated by a number of factors, including a receptor-independent activation pathway of heterotrimeric G proteins that does not involve the classical GDP/GTP exchange and relies on nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs). NDPKs are NTP/NDP transphosphorylases encoded by the nme/nm23 genes that are involved in a variety of cellular events such as proliferation, migration, and apoptosis. They therefore contribute, for example, to tumor metastasis, angiogenesis, retinopathy, and heart failure. Interestingly, NDPKs are translocated and/or upregulated in human heart failure. Here we describe recent advances in the current understanding of NDPK functions and how they have an impact on local regulation of G-protein signaling.

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Signal TransductionAnimalsCaveolinsCyclic AMPGuanosine TriphosphateHeart FailureHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsHumansModels, BiologicalNM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate KinasesCaveolinsCyclic AMPGuanosine TriphosphateHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsNM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases

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PMID29035382
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