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ArticleeLife2021

Neurotoxin-mediated potent activation of the axon degeneration regulator SARM1.

Andrea Loreto, Carlo Angeletti, Weixi Gu, Andrew Osborne, Bart Nieuwenhuis, Jonathan Gilley, Elisa Merlini, Peter Arthur-Farraj, Adolfo Amici, Zhenyao Luo and 7 more

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Article in eLife, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Direct activation of SARM1 by dsDNA is not supported by biochemical and cellular evidence.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. Quantification of SARM1 NADase Activity in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  16. Stepwise activation of SARM1 for cell death and axon degeneration revealed by a biosynthetic NMN mimic.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  18. Regulation of and challenges in targeting NADNature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2024
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  20. SARM1-Dependent Axon Degeneration: Nucleotide Signaling, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Toxicity, and Therapeutic Opportunities.The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry · 2024
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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

17 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Andrea Loreto *John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-6535-6436
Carlo Angeletti *Department of Clinical Sciences (DISCO), Section of Biochemistry, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Weixi GuSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1185-3557
Andrew OsborneJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Bart NieuwenhuisJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2065-2271
Jonathan GilleyJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-9510-7956
Elisa MerliniJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Peter Arthur-FarrajJohn van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1239-9392
Adolfo AmiciDepartment of Clinical Sciences (DISCO), Section of Biochemistry, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1081-7749
Zhenyao LuoSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Lauren Hartley-TassellInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
Thomas VeInstitute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Southport, Australia.
Laura M DesrochersNeuroscience, BioPharmaceuticals R and D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, United States.
Qi WangNeuroscience, BioPharmaceuticals R and D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, United States.
Bostjan KobeSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9413-9166
Giuseppe Orsomando *Department of Clinical Sciences (DISCO), Section of Biochemistry, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6640-097X
Michael P Coleman *John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
University of Cambridge · GBMarche Polytechnic University · ITThe University of Queensland · AUAstraZeneca (Brazil) · BRGriffith University · AU

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S009582/1Wellcome Trust 206634Wellcome Trust 206634/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust 210904/Z/18/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Axon loss underlies symptom onset and progression in many neurodegenerative disorders. Axon degeneration in injury and disease is promoted by activation of the NAD-consuming enzyme SARM1. Here, we report a novel activator of SARM1, a metabolite of the pesticide and neurotoxin vacor. Removal of SARM1 completely rescues mouse neurons from vacor-induced neuron and axon death in vitro and in vivo. We present the crystal structure of the

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Identifiers

PMID34870595
PMCPMC8758145
OpenAlexW4200282229

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