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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

The Coordination of Local Translation, Membranous Organelle Trafficking, and Synaptic Plasticity in Neurons.

Dipen Rajgor, Theresa M Welle, Katharine R Smith

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dipen RajgorDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
Theresa M WelleDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
Katharine R SmithDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.
University of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

Nanoscale organization of the inhibitory synapse during synaptic plasticityR01MH119154 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SMITH, KATHARINE RACHEL · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH119154
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons are highly complex polarized cells, displaying an extraordinary degree of spatial compartmentalization. At presynaptic and postsynaptic sites, far from the cell body, local protein synthesis is utilized to continually modify the synaptic proteome, enabling rapid changes in protein production to support synaptic function. Synapses undergo diverse forms of plasticity, resulting in long-term, persistent changes in synapse strength, which are paramount for learning, memory, and cognition. It is now well-established that local translation of numerous synaptic proteins is essential for many forms of synaptic plasticity, and much work has gone into deciphering the strategies that neurons use to regulate activity-dependent protein synthesis. Recent studies have pointed to a coordination of the local mRNA translation required for synaptic plasticity and the trafficking of membranous organelles in neurons. This includes the co-trafficking of RNAs to their site of action using endosome/lysosome "transports," the regulation of activity-dependent translation at synapses, and the role of mitochondria in fueling synaptic translation. Here, we review our current understanding of these mechanisms that impact local translation during synaptic plasticity, providing an overview of these novel and nuanced regulatory processes involving membranous organelles in neurons.

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endosomeslocal translationLTDLTPlysosomesmitochondrianeurotransmitter receptorssynaptic plasticity

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PMID34336865
PMCPMC8317219
OpenAlexW3179977357

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