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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

A C. elegans model for neurodegeneration in Cockayne syndrome.

Amanda F C Lopes, Katarzyna Bozek, Marija Herholz, Aleksandra Trifunovic, Matthias Rieckher, Björn Schumacher

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda F C LopesInstitute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Katarzyna BozekCenter for Molecular Medicine (CMMC), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Str. 21, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Marija HerholzCologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Aleksandra TrifunovicCologne Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Matthias RieckherInstitute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Björn SchumacherInstitute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
University of Cologne · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cockayne syndrome (CS) is a congenital syndrome characterized by growth and mental retardation, and premature ageing. The complexity of CS and mammalian models warrants simpler metazoan models that display CS-like phenotypes that could be studied in the context of a live organism. Here, we provide a characterization of neuronal and mitochondrial aberrations caused by a mutation in the csb-1 gene in Caenorhabditis elegans. We report a progressive neurodegeneration in adult animals that is enhanced upon UV-induced DNA damage. The csb-1 mutants show dysfunctional hyperfused mitochondria that degrade upon DNA damage, resulting in diminished respiratory activity. Our data support the role of endogenous DNA damage as a driving factor of CS-related neuropathology and underline the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the disease.

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Cockayne SyndromeDisease Models, AnimalDNA DamageAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDNA RepairDNA Repair EnzymesMitochondriaMutationPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsDNA Repair EnzymesPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding Proteins

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PMID33021672
PMCPMC7641758
OpenAlexW3091259769

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