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ReviewThe Journal of cell biology2019

The postmitotic midbody: Regulating polarity, stemness, and proliferation.

Eric Peterman, Rytis Prekeris

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Review in The Journal of cell biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 68 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eric PetermanDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.ORCID 0000-0002-7635-6658
Rytis PrekerisDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO rytis.prekeris@ucdenver.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3393-1963
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Epithelial Cell Apical Polarity and CiliogenesisR01DK064380 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Rytis Prekeris · 2004 to 2026
$7.1M
The mechanisms regulating actin dynamics and polarized membrane transport during invadopodia formationR01GM122768 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI PREKERIS, RYTIS · 2018 to 2025
$2.6M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK064380NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM122768
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abscission, the final stage of cell division, requires well-orchestrated changes in endocytic trafficking, microtubule severing, actin clearance, and the physical sealing of the daughter cell membranes. These processes are highly regulated, and any missteps in localized membrane and cytoskeleton dynamics often lead to a delay or a failure in cell division. The midbody, a microtubule-rich structure that forms during cytokinesis, is a key regulator of abscission and appears to function as a signaling platform coordinating cytoskeleton and endosomal dynamics during the terminal stages of cell division. It was long thought that immediately following abscission and the conclusion of cell division, the midbody is either released or rapidly degraded by one of the daughter cells. Recently, the midbody has gained prominence for exerting postmitotic functions. In this review, we detail the role of the midbody in orchestrating abscission, as well as discuss the relatively new field of postabscission midbody biology, particularly focusing on how it may act to regulate cell polarity and its potential to regulate cell tumorigenicity or stemness.

Indexed as

Cell PolarityMitosisActinsAnimalsCell DivisionCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCell ProliferationCytokinesisCytoskeletonEndocytosisEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for TransportEndosomesHeLa CellsHumansMicrotubulesActinsEndosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport

Identifiers

PMID31690620
PMCPMC6891101
OpenAlexW2987451180

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