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ArticleGenetics2020

The Dynamics of P Granule Liquid Droplets Are Regulated by the

Wenjun Chen, Yabing Hu, Charles F Lang, Jordan S Brown, Sierra Schwabach, Xiaoyan Song, Ying Zhang, Edwin Munro, Karen Bennett, Donglei Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenjun Chen *Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Yabing Hu *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China 430074.
Charles F LangDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Jordan S BrownDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Sierra SchwabachDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Xiaoyan SongDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China 450052.
Ying ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China 430074.
Edwin MunroDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Karen BennettDepartment of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65212.
Donglei ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China 430074 zhang_donglei@hust.edu.cn hengchilee@uchicago.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2720-1414
Heng-Chi LeeDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637 zhang_donglei@hust.edu.cn hengchilee@uchicago.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8154-906X
University of Chicago · USHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNUniversity of Missouri · US

Funding

PREDOCTORAL TRAINING IN GENETICS AND REGULATIONT32GM007197 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ROTHMAN-DENES, LUCIA B. B · 1985 to 2020
$17.0M
Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Dynamics and regulation of actomyosin contractility in the C. elegans embryoR01GM098441 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MUNRO, EDWIN MARSHALL · 2011 to 2020
$2.9M
piRNA-mediated genome surveillance of germline transcriptsR01GM132457 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LEE, HENG-CHI · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM098441NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM132457NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007197NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

P granules are phase-separated liquid droplets that play important roles in the maintenance of germ cell fate in

Indexed as

Adenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCytoplasmic GranulesDEAD-box RNA HelicasesHydrolysisLiquid CrystalsAdenosine TriphosphateCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesGLH-1 protein, C elegansATP hydrolysisGerm granuleP granulephase separationRNA helicaseVASA

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PMID32245789
PMCPMC7268986
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