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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2021

Mitochondrial Fission Protein 1: Emerging Roles in Organellar Form and Function in Health and Disease.

Ugochukwu Kelvin Ihenacho, Kelsey A Meacham, Megan Cleland Harwig, Michael E Widlansky, R Blake Hill

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
77citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 115 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ugochukwu Kelvin IhenachoDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Kelsey A MeachamDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Megan Cleland HarwigDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Michael E WidlanskyDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
R Blake HillDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
Medical College of Wisconsin · US

Funding

Structural Biology of Mitochondrial FissionR01GM067180 · NIGMS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HILL, R BLAKE · 2004 to 2022
$6.0M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM080202 · NIGMS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI BARBIERI, JOSEPH T, SALZMAN, NITA H · 2010 to 2024
$5.7M
J. NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001437 · NCATS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI THOMAS, DANNY GEORGE · 2015 to 2024
$3.7M
Impact of L. plantarum 299v Supplementation on Endothelial Function and Systemic InflammationR01HL144098 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI WIDLANSKY, MICHAEL E · 2019 to 2022
$2.9M
Endothelial function in human diabetes: role of mitochondrial fission proteinsR01HL128240 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI WIDLANSKY, MICHAEL E · 2016 to 2020
$2.9M
MicroRNA-29b and Endothelial FunctionR01HL125409 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI LIANG, MINGYU, WIDLANSKY, MICHAEL E · 2015 to 2018
$2.0M
Impact of L. plantarum 299v supplementation on endothelial function and inflammation in humans with type 2 diabetesK24HL152143 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI WIDLANSKY, MICHAEL E · 2021 to 2025
$572k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001437NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL152143NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL125409NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL128240NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL144098NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067180NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM080202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial fission protein 1 (Fis1) was identified in yeast as being essential for mitochondrial division or fission and subsequently determined to mediate human mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission. Yet, its exact functions in humans, especially in regard to mitochondrial fission, remains an enigma as genetic deletion of Fis1 elongates mitochondria in some cell types, but not others. Fis1 has also been identified as an important component of apoptotic and mitophagic pathways suggesting the protein may have multiple, essential roles. This review presents current perspectives on the emerging functions of Fis1 and their implications in human health and diseases, with an emphasis on Fis1's role in both endocrine and neurological disorders.

Indexed as

AnimalsEndocrine System DiseasesHumansMembrane ProteinsMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNervous System DiseasesFIS1 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsapoptosiscancerdiabetesFIS1mitochondriamitochondrial dynamicsmitophagyneurodegenerative diseases

Identifiers

PMID33841340
PMCPMC8027123
OpenAlexW3144858784

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