Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35203254›Full record

ReviewCells2022

Control of Synapse Structure and Function by Actin and Its Regulators.

Juliana E Gentile, Melissa G Carrizales, Anthony J Koleske

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

52 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Neuronal Calcium Signaling and Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Review
  6. Article
  7. Deciphering the Nanoscale Architecture of Presynaptic Actin Using a Micropatterned Presynapse-on-Glass Model.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
    Article
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Neuronal Actin Remodeling and Its Role in Higher Nervous Activity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Review
  18. Article
  19. Review
  20. Article
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

3 authors.

Juliana E GentileStanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8389-4489
Melissa G CarrizalesDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
Anthony J KoleskeDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.

Funding

Skill Development for Diverse Scientific Careers: A New Course Predoctoral Program in Cellular and Molecular BiologyT32GM007223 · NIGMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BASERGA, SUSAN J · 1985 to 2019
$31.0M
Impact of excitatory synapse maturation on synaptic plasticity and stabilityR01NS105640 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI HIGLEY, MICHAEL JAMES, KOLESKE, ANTHONY J · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Control of Dendritic Spine Stability via Regulation of a Stable Actin PoolR01MH115939 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KOLESKE, ANTHONY J · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
Direct binding and control of microtubule elongation by Abl2R21NS112121 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI KOLESKE, ANTHONY J · 2020 to 2020
$459k
Arg and cortactin regulation of the Arp2/3 complex and its role in dendritic spine stabilityF31MH116571 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI GENTILE, JULIANA · 2018 to 2019
$68k
NIH HHS NS105640-04S1NIH HHS T32 GM007223NIMH NIH HHS F31 MH116571NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH115939NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105640NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS112121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons transmit and receive information at specialized junctions called synapses. Excitatory synapses form at the junction between a presynaptic axon terminal and a postsynaptic dendritic spine. Supporting the shape and function of these junctions is a complex network of actin filaments and its regulators. Advances in microscopic techniques have enabled studies of the organization of actin at synapses and its dynamic regulation. In addition to highlighting recent advances in the field, we will provide a brief historical perspective of the understanding of synaptic actin at the synapse. We will also highlight key neuronal functions regulated by actin, including organization of proteins in the pre- and post- synaptic compartments and endocytosis of ion channels. We review the evidence that synapses contain distinct actin pools that differ in their localization and dynamic behaviors and discuss key functions for these actin pools. Finally, whole exome sequencing of humans with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders has identified synaptic actin regulators as key disease risk genes. We briefly summarize how genetic variants in these genes impact neurotransmission via their impact on synaptic actin.

Indexed as

ActinsSynapsesActin CytoskeletonHumansNeuronsSynaptic TransmissionActinsactinelectron microscopyendocytosisneurotransmissionpostsynapticpresynapticsynapsevesicle recycling

Identifiers

PMID35203254
PMCPMC8869895

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.