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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2019

MERTK tyrosine kinase receptor together with TIM4 phosphatidylserine receptor mediates distinct signal transduction pathways for efferocytosis and cell proliferation.

Chihiro Nishi, Yuichi Yanagihashi, Katsumori Segawa, Shigekazu Nagata

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chihiro NishiFrom the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Yuichi YanagihashiFrom the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Katsumori SegawaFrom the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Shigekazu NagataFrom the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Immunology, World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan snagata@ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-9758-8426
Osaka International University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apoptotic cells expose phosphatidylserine (PtdSer) on their surface, leading to efferocytosis,

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationPhagocytosisSignal TransductionAnimalsApoptosisCell Linec-Mer Tyrosine KinaseCytoplasmMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNIH 3T3 CellsPhosphatidylserinesPhosphorylationReceptors, Cell Surfacec-Mer Tyrosine KinaseMembrane ProteinsMertk protein, mousePhosphatidylserinesReceptors, Cell SurfaceTIM-4 protein, mouseapoptosiscancercell deathcell signalingefferocytosiskinasemacrophagephosphatidylserinephosphorylationsignal transduction

Identifiers

PMID30846565
PMCPMC6509494
OpenAlexW2921604583

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