Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29849149›Full record

ArticleNature2018

Disruption of the beclin 1-BCL2 autophagy regulatory complex promotes longevity in mice.

Álvaro F Fernández, Salwa Sebti, Yongjie Wei, Zhongju Zou, Mingjun Shi, Kathryn L McMillan, Congcong He, Tabitha Ting, Yang Liu, Wei-Chung Chiang and 6 more

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Article in Nature, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 394 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
394citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
46.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

394 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 625 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Álvaro F FernándezCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Salwa SebtiCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Yongjie WeiCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Zhongju ZouCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Mingjun ShiCharles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Kathryn L McMillanCharles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Congcong HeDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Tabitha TingCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Yang LiuCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Wei-Chung ChiangCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Denise K MarcianoDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Gabriele G SchiattarellaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Govind BhagatDepartment of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Orson W MoeDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ming Chang HuDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. ming-chang.hu@utsouthwestern.edu.
Beth LevineCenter for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. beth.levine@utsouthwestern.edu.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USNewYork–Presbyterian Hospital · USNorthwestern University · USSouthwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Genetic and Pathway Analysis CoreU19AI109725 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VIRGIN, HERBERT W · 2014 to 2018
$32.7M
Klotho: Therapeutic Agent for Ischemia Reperfusion Induced Acute Kidney InjuryR01DK092461 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HU, MING-CHANG · 2011 to 2021
$3.7M
Mechanism of Autophagy Activation in the Prevention of Type 2 DiabetesR01DK113170 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI HE, CONGCONG · 2017 to 2025
$3.6M
Klotho and Phosphate in Chronic Kidney Disease: Pathogenesis and TherapeuticsR01DK091392 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HU, MING-CHANG, MOE, ORSON W · 2011 to 2021
$3.2M
Beclin 1-Bcl-2 Interactions: Effects on AutophagyR01CA109618 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LEVINE, BETH C · 2004 to 2014
$3.1M
A novel autophagy gene beclin 2 in the prevention of type 2 diabetes and obesityR00DK094980 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI HE, CONGCONG · 2014 to 2016
$728k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA109618NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI109725NIDDK NIH HHS R00 DK094980NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK091392NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK092461NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK113170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy increases the lifespan of model organisms; however, its role in promoting mammalian longevity is less well-established

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsAutophagosomesAutophagyBeclin-1Cells, CulturedFemaleFibroblastsGene Knock-In TechniquesGlucuronidaseHealthHeLa CellsHumansKlotho ProteinsLongevityMaleBeclin-1GlucuronidaseKlotho ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2

Identifiers

PMID29849149
PMCPMC5992097
OpenAlexW2804257223

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