Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33472215›Full record

ArticleNature2021

NINJ1 mediates plasma membrane rupture during lytic cell death.

Nobuhiko Kayagaki, Opher S Kornfeld, Bettina L Lee, Irma B Stowe, Karen O'Rourke, Qingling Li, Wendy Sandoval, Donghong Yan, Jing Kang, Min Xu and 17 more

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Article in Nature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 506 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
506citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
115.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

506 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 759 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The gasdermin family: from pyroptosis mechanisms to therapeutic targets.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  11. NINJ1: implications for plasma membrane rupture and disease.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
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  13. Pyroptotic cell-derived factors promote osteoclast differentiation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  19. Structural and molecular principles of DAMP biology.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nobuhiko KayagakiDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA. kayagaki@gene.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8129-1740
Opher S KornfeldDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4795-6574
Bettina L LeeDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Irma B StoweDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Karen O'RourkeDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Qingling LiDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Wendy SandovalDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Donghong YanDepartment of Translational Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jing KangDepartment of Translational Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Min XuDepartment of Translational Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Juan ZhangDepartment of Translational Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Wyne P LeeDepartment of Translational Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Brent S McKenzieDepartment of Translational Immunology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Gözde UlasDepartment of Biochemical and Cellular Pharmacology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jian PayandehDepartment of Structural Biology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-9716
Merone Roose-GirmaDepartment of Molecular Biology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Zora ModrusanDepartment of Microchemistry, Proteomics and Lipidomics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Rohit RejaDepartment of Bioinformatics, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Meredith SagollaDepartment of Pathology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Joshua D WebsterDepartment of Pathology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Vicky ChoThe Australian Phenomics Facility, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9039-9876
T Daniel AndrewsDepartment of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Lucy X MorrisThe Australian Phenomics Facility, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Lisa A MiosgeThe Australian Phenomics Facility, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Christopher C GoodnowGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5296-6155
Edward M BertramThe Australian Phenomics Facility, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Vishva M DixitDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA. dixit@gene.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6983-0326
Australian National University · AUGarvan Institute of Medical Research · AUGenesys (United States) · USGene Therapy Laboratory · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasma membrane rupture (PMR) is the final cataclysmic event in lytic cell death. PMR releases intracellular molecules known as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that propagate the inflammatory response

Indexed as

Cell DeathAnimalsApoptosisCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCell MembraneFemaleHumansMacrophagesMaleMiceMutationNecrosisNerve Growth FactorsProtein MultimerizationPyroptosisCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalNerve Growth FactorsNINJ1 protein, humanNinj1 protein, mouse

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PMID33472215
OpenAlexW3115667040

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