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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2018

Binding of a glaucoma-associated myocilin variant to the αB-crystallin chaperone impedes protein clearance in trabecular meshwork cells.

Jeffrey M Lynch, Bing Li, Parvaneh Katoli, Chuanxi Xiang, Barrett Leehy, Nalini Rangaswamy, Veronica Saenz-Vash, Y Karen Wang, Hong Lei, Thomas B Nicholson and 4 more

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Absence of Glaucoma in Tg-MYOCY437H Mice of Diverse Genetic Backgrounds.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Jeffrey M LynchFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. Electronic address: jeffrey.lynch@novartis.com.
Bing LiFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Parvaneh KatoliFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Chuanxi XiangFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Barrett LeehyFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Nalini RangaswamyFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Veronica Saenz-VashAnalytical Sciences and Imaging, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Y Karen WangAnalytical Sciences and Imaging, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Hong LeiLaboratory Animal Services, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Thomas B NicholsonChemical Biology and Therapeutics, and Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Erik MeredithGlobal Developmental Chemistry, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Dennis S RiceFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Ganesh PrasannaFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Amy ChenFrom Ophthalmology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139.
Novartis (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myocilin (

Indexed as

Mutation, Missensealpha-Crystallin B ChainAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsCrystallinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalEye ProteinsFemaleGlaucomaGlycoproteinsHumansMaleMice, Mutant StrainsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyocilinalpha-Crystallin B ChainCRYAB protein, humanCryab protein, mousecryaB protein, ratCrystallinsCytoskeletal ProteinsEye ProteinsGlycoproteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyocilinaggregationaginganimal modelcell biologyCRISPR/Cascrystallingenetic diseaseglaucomamyocilinsecretion

Identifiers

PMID30389787
PMCPMC6311499
OpenAlexW2899023201

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