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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

How Are Synapses Born? A Functional and Molecular View of the Role of the Wnt Signaling Pathway.

Christian Bonansco, Waldo Cerpa, Nibaldo C Inestrosa

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christian BonanscoCentro de Neurobiología y Fisiopatología Integrativa (CENFI), Instituto de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2360102, Chile.
Waldo CerpaLaboratorio de Función y Patología Neuronal, Departamento de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-7344-0144
Nibaldo C InestrosaCentro de Excelencia en Biomedicina de Magallanes (CEBIMA), Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas 6200000, Chile.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CLUniversity of Valparaíso · CL

Funding

Basal Center of Excellence in Aging and Regeneration PFB no. 12/2007, AFB 170005CID 1/2006Fondecyt 1120156Fondecyt 1190620Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) project "The Effects of Lithium on Health and Disease#
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synaptic transmission is a dynamic process that requires precise regulation. Early in life, we must be able to forge appropriate connections (add and remove) to control our behavior. Neurons must recognize appropriate targets, and external soluble factors that activate specific signaling cascades provide the regulation needed to achieve this goal. Wnt signaling has been implicated in several forms of synaptic plasticity, including functional and structural changes associated with brain development. The analysis of synapses from an electrophysiological perspective allows us to characterize the functional role of cellular signaling pathways involved in brain development. The application of quantal theory to principles of developmental plasticity offers the possibility of dissecting the function of structural changes associated with the birth of new synapses as well as the maturation of immature silent synapses. Here, we focus on electrophysiological and molecular evidence that the Wnt signaling pathway regulates glutamatergic synaptic transmission, specifically N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs), to control the birth of new synapses. We also focus on the role of Wnts in the conversion of silent synapses into functional synapses.

Indexed as

Receptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateWnt Signaling PathwayNeuronsSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionReceptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartatedevelopmental plasticityGluN2B-containing glutamate receptorsimmature synapsessynaptic conversion

Identifiers

PMID36614149
PMCPMC9821221
OpenAlexW4313392052

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