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ArticleeLife2023

Loss of the extracellular matrix protein Perlecan disrupts axonal and synaptic stability during

Ellen J Guss, Yulia Akbergenova, Karen L Cunningham, J Troy Littleton

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Article in eLife, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ellen J GussThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
Yulia AkbergenovaThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
Karen L CunninghamThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.
J Troy LittletonThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Biology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5576-2887
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCEST32GM007287 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI BELL, STEPHEN P., KEATING, AMY E · 1985 to 2019
$40.8M
Resource Component: Acquisition, maintenance and distribution of Drosophila stocksP40OD018537 · OD · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI Cale Whitworth · 2014 to 2026
$13.5M
Imaging Synaptic Transmission of Individual Active ZonesR01MH104536 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI J. TROY LITTLETON · 2014 to 2026
$4.7M
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Mediating Structural and Functional Active Zone MaturationR01NS117588 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI LITTLETON, J. TROY · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Establishing the Cohort of Early Active Zone Proteins and their Role in Synaptic Strength and Maturation at the Drosophila Neuromuscular JunctionF31NS127420 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GUSS, ELLEN · 2022 to 2023
$65k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007287NIH HHS P40 OD018537NIMH NIH HHS MH104536NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH104536NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS127420NINDS NIH HHS NS117588NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117588
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) form essential components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and basement membrane (BM) and have both structural and signaling roles. Perlecan is a secreted ECM-localized HSPG that contributes to tissue integrity and cell-cell communication. Although a core component of the ECM, the role of Perlecan in neuronal structure and function is less understood. Here, we identify a role for

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Extracellular Matrix ProteinsHeparan Sulfate ProteoglycansAnimalsAxonsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExtracellular MatrixDrosophila ProteinsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsHeparan Sulfate Proteoglycansperlecantrol protein, Drosophilaaxonal degenerationcollagencytoskeletonD. melanogasterextracellular matrixneurosciencesynapse retraction

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PMID37368474
PMCPMC10328508
OpenAlexW4379880554

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