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ArticleScientific reports2020

Metal ions shape α-synuclein.

Rani Moons, Albert Konijnenberg, Carl Mensch, Roos Van Elzen, Christian Johannessen, Stuart Maudsley, Anne-Marie Lambeir, Frank Sobott

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 91 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rani MoonsBiomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Albert KonijnenbergBiomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Carl MenschMolecular Spectroscopy Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Roos Van ElzenLaboratory of Medical Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Christian JohannessenMolecular Spectroscopy Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Stuart MaudsleyReceptor Biology Laboratory, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Anne-Marie LambeirLaboratory of Medical Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Frank SobottBiomolecular and Analytical Mass Spectrometry Group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. F.Sobott@leeds.ac.uk.
University of Antwerp · BEInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

α-Synuclein is an intrinsically disordered protein that can self-aggregate and plays a major role in Parkinson's disease (PD). Elevated levels of certain metal ions are found in protein aggregates in neurons of people suffering from PD, and environmental exposure has also been linked with neurodegeneration. Importantly, cellular interactions with metal ions, particularly Ca

Indexed as

alpha-SynucleinCalciumCopperIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsIon Mobility SpectrometryMass SpectrometryMetalsPotassiumProtein ConformationSodiumZincalpha-SynucleinCalciumCopperIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsMetalsPotassiumSodiumZinc

Identifiers

PMID33004902
PMCPMC7529799
OpenAlexW3089396568

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