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ArticleNeuron2021

CIB2 and CIB3 are auxiliary subunits of the mechanotransduction channel of hair cells.

Xiaoping Liang, Xufeng Qiu, Gilman Dionne, Christopher L Cunningham, Michele L Pucak, Guihong Peng, Ye-Hyun Kim, Amanda Lauer, Lawrence Shapiro, Ulrich Müller

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Article in Neuron, 2021. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
56citing 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.

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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoping LiangThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Xufeng QiuThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Gilman DionneDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Zuckerman Mind Brain, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Christopher L CunninghamThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Michele L PucakThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Guihong PengThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Ye-Hyun KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Amanda LauerDepartment of Otolaryngology-HNS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Lawrence ShapiroDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Zuckerman Mind Brain, Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: lawrenceshapiro@gmail.com.
Ulrich MüllerThe Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: umuelle3@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins University · USColumbia University · US

Funding

User Training and OutreachP30GM124165 · NIGMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI STEVEN E EALICK · 2018 to 2026
$34.2M
Mechanosensor Development, Function, and DysfunctionR01DC005965 · NIDCD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MUELLER, ULRICH · 2003 to 2023
$10.2M
Mouse models to study inherited forms of deafnessR01DC007704 · NIDCD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MUELLER, ULRICH · 2005 to 2014
$5.0M
Integrative Structural and Functional Characterization of Tip-Link Cadherins DeafnessR01DC016960 · NIDCD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MUELLER, ULRICH, SHAPIRO, LAWRENCE S · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
Physiology and Pathophysiology of Interactions between Hair Cells and Neurons.R01DC014713 · NIDCD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MUELLER, ULRICH · 2015 to 2019
$2.5M
Mechanisms of Protein Assembly and Transport in Hair CellsR21DC019195 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CUNNINGHAM, CHRISTOPHER L · 2021 to 2023
$477k
Contribution of COMT2 to auditory processing in mammalian sensory hair cellsF32DC015724 · NIDCD · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CUNNINGHAM, CHRISTOPHER L · 2016 to 2018
$184k
NIDCD NIH HHS F32 DC015724NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005965NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC007704NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014713NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC016960NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC019195NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM124165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CIB2 is a Ca

Indexed as

AnimalsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayHair Cells, AuditoryHEK293 CellsHumansKv Channel-Interacting ProteinsMechanotransduction, CellularMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicCalcium-Binding ProteinsCIB2 protein, humanCIB3 protein, humanKv Channel-Interacting ProteinsMembrane ProteinsTMC1 protein, humanTMC2 protein, human

Identifiers

PMID34089643
PMCPMC8374959
OpenAlexW3169092661

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