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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2018

Biphasic functions for the GDNF-Ret signaling pathway in chemosensory neuron development and diversification.

Christopher R Donnelly, Amol A Shah, Charlotte M Mistretta, Robert M Bradley, Brian A Pierchala

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Somatosensory innervation of healthy human oral tissues.The Journal of comparative neurology · 2021
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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.

Christopher R DonnellyDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Amol A ShahDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Charlotte M MistrettaDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Robert M BradleyDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
Brian A PierchalaDepartment of Biologic and Materials Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 pierchal@umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Tissue Engineering and RegenerationT32DE007057 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DAVID H. KOHN · 1985 to 2026
$17.3M
Growth factors in the development and physiology of geniculate taste neuronsR01DC015799 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Brian Anthony Pierchala · 2017 to 2026
$4.8M
A p75/Ret Receptor Complex as an Integrator of Survival and DeathR01NS089585 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PIERCHALA, BRIAN ANTHONY · 2015 to 2024
$3.9M
Hedgehog signaling in maintaining taste organ structure and function: basic and clinical studiesR01DC014428 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ALLEN, BENJAMIN, BRADLEY, ROBERT M · 2015 to 2019
$3.3M
Understanding the Function of GFL-Ret Signaling in the Development of the PeripheF30DE023479 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI DONNELLY, CHRISTOPHER RYAN · 2014 to 2017
$189k
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014428NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC015799NIDCR NIH HHS F30 DE023479NIDCR NIH HHS T32 DE007057NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089585
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of the taste system relies on the coordinated regulation of cues that direct the simultaneous development of both peripheral taste organs and innervating sensory ganglia, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, we describe a novel, biphasic function for glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the development and subsequent diversification of chemosensory neurons within the geniculate ganglion (GG). GDNF, acting through the receptor tyrosine kinase Ret, regulates the expression of the chemosensory fate determinant Phox2b early in GG development.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell DifferentiationChemoreceptor CellsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGeniculate GanglionGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHomeodomain ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retPyrazolesPyrimidinesReceptor, trkBRNA, Untranslated1-tert-butyl-3-naphthalen-1-ylmethyl-1H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4-ylemineGdnf protein, mouseGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGt(ROSA)26Sor non-coding RNA, mouseHomeodomain ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsNBPhox proteinNtrk2 protein, mousePou4f1 protein, mouseProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retPyrazolesPyrimidinesReceptor, trkBRet protein, mouseRNA, UntranslatedTamoxifenTranscription Factor Brn-3ATranscription FactorschemosensorygeniculatePhox2bRettaste

Identifiers

PMID29282324
PMCPMC5776963
OpenAlexW2775967759

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