Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29457987›Full record

ArticleSmall GTPases2020

The Rap2c GTPase facilitates B cell receptor-induced reorientation of the microtubule-organizing center.

Jia C Wang, Jeff Y-J Lee, May Dang-Lawson, Caitlin Pritchard, Michael R Gold

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Article in Small GTPases, 2020. 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
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 39% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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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.

Jia C WangDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology and the Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8666-4662
Jeff Y-J LeeDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology and the Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
May Dang-LawsonDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology and the Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Caitlin PritchardDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology and the Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2061-4531
Michael R GoldDepartment of Microbiology & Immunology and the Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1222-3191
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-68865
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When B lymphocytes encounter antigen-bearing surfaces, B-cell receptor (BCR) signaling initiates remodeling of the F-actin network and reorientation of the microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) towards the antigen contact site. We have previously shown that the Rap1 GTPase, an evolutionarily conserved regulator of cell polarity, is essential for these processes and that Rap1-regulated actin remodeling is required for MTOC polarization. The role of Rap2 proteins in establishing cell polarity is not well understood. We now show that depleting Rap2c, the only Rap2 isoform expressed in the A20 B-cell line, impairs BCR-induced MTOC reorientation as well as the actin remodeling that supports MTOC polarization. Thus Rap1 and Rap2 proteins may have similar but non-redundant functions in coupling the BCR to MTOC polarization.

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedMiceMicrotubule-Organizing Centerras ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, B-Cellras ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, B-CellB cell, B cell receptor (BCR)microtubule-organizing center (MTOC)Rap1Rap2

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PMID29457987
PMCPMC7549615
OpenAlexW2792413577

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