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ArticleBiology open2022

Severe cerebellar malformations in mutant mice demonstrate a role for PDGF-C/PDGFRα signalling in cerebellar development.

Sara Gillnäs, Radiosa Gallini, Liqun He, Christer Betsholtz, Johanna Andrae

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Article in Biology open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The meningeal-cerebellar axis: a new perspective on cerebellar development.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  2. Roles of PDGF/PDGFR signaling in various organs.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2025
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  5. Stuck on you: Meninges cellular crosstalk in development.Current opinion in neurobiology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara GillnäsDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6696-7706
Radiosa GalliniDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2709-3337
Liqun HeDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2127-7597
Christer BetsholtzDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-8494-971X
Johanna AndraeDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Rudbeck Laboratory, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, SE-75185 Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0700-4381
Uppsala University · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Formation of the mouse cerebellum is initiated in the embryo and continues for a few weeks after birth. Double-mutant mice lacking platelet-derived growth factor C (PDGF-C) and that are heterozygous for platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (Pdgfc-/-; PdgfraGFP/+) develop cerebellar hypoplasia and malformation with loss of cerebellar lobes in the posterior vermis. This phenotype is similar to those observed in Foxc1 mutant mice and in a human neuroimaging pattern called Dandy Walker malformation. Pdgfc-Pdgfra mutant mice also display ependymal denudation in the fourth ventricle and gene expression changes in cerebellar meninges, which coincide with the first visible signs of cerebellar malformation. Here, we show that PDGF-C/PDGFRα signalling is a critical component in the network of molecular and cellular interactions that take place between the developing meninges and neural tissues, and which are required to build a fully functioning cerebellum.

Indexed as

Nervous System MalformationsSignal TransductionAnimalsCerebellumDandy-Walker SyndromeHumansLymphokinesMicePlatelet-Derived Growth FactorReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaLymphokinesPlatelet-Derived Growth Factorplatelet-derived growth factor CReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaCerebellumDandy Walker malformationMalformationPDGF-CPDGFR-alfa

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PMID35876806
PMCPMC9382116
OpenAlexW4287835626

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