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ArticleNeuron2021

Specific and behaviorally consequential astrocyte G

Jun Nagai, Arash Bellafard, Zhe Qu, Xinzhu Yu, Matthias Ollivier, Mohitkumar R Gangwani, Blanca Diaz-Castro, Giovanni Coppola, Sarah M Schumacher, Peyman Golshani and 2 more

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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 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-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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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

73 citing papers in PubMed, 98 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

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun NagaiDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; RIKEN Center for Brain Science, 2-1 Hirosawa Wako City, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
Arash BellafardDepartment of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA.
Zhe QuDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Xinzhu YuDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 514 Burrill Hall, 407 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Matthias OllivierDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA.
Mohitkumar R GangwaniDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA.
Blanca Diaz-CastroDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA.
Giovanni CoppolaDepartment of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA.
Sarah M SchumacherDepartment of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Peyman GolshaniDepartment of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Integrative Center for Learning and Memory, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; West LA Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Viviana GradinaruDivision of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Baljit S KhakhDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA; Department of Neurobiology, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1751, USA. Electronic address: bkhakh@mednet.ucla.edu.
University of California, Los Angeles · USCalifornia Institute of Technology · USCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · US

Funding

Fundamental astrocyte biology in intact neural circuitsR35NS111583 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Baljit Khakh · 2019 to 2026
$7.9M
Integrative Center for Neurogenetics and Neurogenomics - OverallP30NS062691 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI ESKIN, ELEAZAR · 2009 to 2018
$7.4M
UCLA Center for Translational Research in Neurodevelopment: UC-TRaNU54HD087101 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MCCRACKEN, JAMES T. · 2016 to 2020
$6.5M
Training Grant in Neurobehavioral GeneticsT32NS048004 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BEARDEN, CARRIE E, OPHOFF, ROEL A · 2004 to 2025
$5.8M
New tools to target, identify and characterize astrocytes in the adult nervous systemR01DA047444 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI GRADINARU, VIVIANA, KHAKH, BALJIT · 2018 to 2020
$3.3M
Multiplexing working memory and timing: Encoding retrospective and prospective information in transient neural trajectories.R01NS116589 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BUONOMANO, DEAN V, GOLSHANI, PEYMAN · 2023 to 2024
$1.2M
Unique Domain Features of GRK2 and Roles in Cardiovascular DiseaseR00HL132882 · NHLBI · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI SCHUMACHER, SARAH MARIE · 2018 to 2020
$747k
Unique Domain Features of GRK2 and Roles in Cardiovascular DiseaseK99HL132882 · NHLBI · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI SCHUMACHER, SARAH MARIE · 2016 to 2017
$229k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes respond to neurotransmitters and neuromodulators using G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to mediate physiological responses. Despite their importance, there has been no method to genetically, specifically, and effectively attenuate astrocyte G

Indexed as

AnimalsAstrocytesbeta-Adrenergic Receptor KinasesBrainCalciumMiceNeuronsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal Transductionbeta-Adrenergic Receptor KinasesCalciumReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAAVastrocytebehaviorbehavioral adaptationcalciumGPCRGqsignalingsilencingspatial memory

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PMID34139149
PMCPMC8418870
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