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ReviewMolecular and cellular neurosciences2018

Ankyrins: Roles in synaptic biology and pathology.

Katharine R Smith, Peter Penzes

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Review in Molecular and cellular neurosciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Loss of ANK3 Function Causes a Recessive Neurodevelopmental Disorder with Cerebellar Ataxia.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025
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  19. Clinical case report: mosaicCold Spring Harbor molecular case studies · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Katharine R SmithDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver, 12800 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: katharine.r.smith@ucdenver.edu.
Peter PenzesDepartment of Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: p-penzes@northwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

Postsynaptic roles of ankyrinsR01MH107182 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Peter Penzes · 2015 to 2026
$5.6M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH107182
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ankyrins are broadly expressed adaptors that organize diverse membrane proteins into specialized domains and link them to the sub-membranous cytoskeleton. In neurons, ankyrins are known to have essential roles in organizing the axon initial segment and nodes of Ranvier. However, recent studies have revealed novel functions for ankyrins at synapses, where they organize and stabilize neurotransmitter receptors, modulate dendritic spine morphology and control adhesion to the presynaptic site. Ankyrin genes have also been highly associated with a range of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and autism, which all demonstrate overlap in their genetics, mechanisms and phenotypes. This review discusses the novel synaptic functions of ankyrin proteins in neurons, and places these exciting findings in the context of ANK genes as key neuropsychiatric disorder risk-factors.

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AnimalsAnkyrinsHumansNeurodevelopmental DisordersNeuronal PlasticitySynapsesAnkyrins

Identifiers

PMID29730177
PMCPMC6128775
OpenAlexW2800330668

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