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ReviewCell & bioscience2021

Autophagy deficiency in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Zhiqiang Deng, Xiaoting Zhou, Jia-Hong Lu, Zhenyu Yue

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Review in Cell & bioscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.3field-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

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

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  14. Neuroprotective Potential of Major Alkaloids fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Interconnections of insulin/IGF-1 signaling and autophagy abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhiqiang Deng *State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China.
Xiaoting Zhou *Department of Neurology, The Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
Jia-Hong LuState Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, 999078, China. jihonglu@umac.mo.
Zhenyu YueDepartment of Neurology, The Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA. zhenyu.yue@mssm.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-8515
Allen Institute for Brain Science · USUniversity of Macau · MO

Funding

Neuronal Autophagy: a Cell-Autonomous Protection MechanismR01NS060123 · NINDS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Zhenyu Yue · 2008 to 2026
$9.2M
Determining the neuroprotective mechanism for microglial autophagy in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG072520 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI YUE, ZHENYU · 2021 to 2025
$4.2M
National Major Science and Technology Projects of China MoST-2017YFE0120100NIH HHS R01AG072520NIH HHS R01NS060123
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a cell self-digestion pathway through lysosome and plays a critical role in maintaining cellular homeostasis and cytoprotection. Characterization of autophagy related genes in cell and animal models reveals diverse physiological functions of autophagy in various cell types and tissues. In central nervous system, by recycling injured organelles and misfolded protein complexes or aggregates, autophagy is integrated into synaptic functions of neurons and subjected to distinct regulation in presynaptic and postsynaptic neuronal compartments. A plethora of studies have shown the neuroprotective function of autophagy in major neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Recent human genetic and genomic evidence has demonstrated an emerging, significant role of autophagy in human brain development and prevention of spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders. Here we will review the evidence demonstrating the causal link of autophagy deficiency to congenital brain diseases, the mechanism whereby autophagy functions in neurodevelopment, and therapeutic potential of autophagy.

Indexed as

AutismNeurodevelopmental disordersNeurogenesisNeuronal autophagySynaptic development

Identifiers

PMID34920755
PMCPMC8684077
OpenAlexW4200366866

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