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ReviewCells2023

Hedgehog Signaling in Cortical Development.

Eva Cai, Maximiliano Gonzalez Barba, Xuecai Ge

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Review in Cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Integrative Analysis of Key Signalling Pathways in Neural Tube Defects: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience · 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eva CaiDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA 95340, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-0024-6969
Maximiliano Gonzalez BarbaDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA 95340, USA.
Xuecai GeDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA 95340, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5896-0800
University of California, Merced · US

Funding

Regulation of the Hedgehog Pathway by new cilium proteins in Development and DiseaseR01GM143276 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI GE, XUECAI · 2022 to 2025
$1.5M
Target PDE4D to inhibit the Hedgehog pathwayR15CA235749 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED · PI GE, XUECAI · 2019 to 2022
$795k
Mechanistic study of Hedgehog signaling in the ciliumR21CA274595 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED · PI GE, XUECAI · 2022 to 2022
$385k
NCI NIH HHS R15 CA235749NCI NIH HHS R21 CA274595NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143276NIH HHS CA235749NIH HHS CA274595NIH HHS GM143276
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Hedgehog (Hh) pathway plays a crucial role in embryonic development, acting both as a morphogenic signal that organizes tissue formation and a potent mitogenic signal driving cell proliferation. Dysregulated Hh signaling leads to various developmental defects in the brain. This article aims to review the roles of Hh signaling in the development of the neocortex in the mammalian brain, focusing on its regulation of neural progenitor proliferation and neuronal production. The review will summarize studies on genetic mouse models that have targeted different components of the Hh pathway, such as the ligand Shh, the receptor Ptch1, the GPCR-like transducer Smo, the intracellular transducer Sufu, and the three Gli transcription factors. As key insights into the Hh signaling transduction mechanism were obtained from mouse models displaying neural tube defects, this review will also cover some studies on Hh signaling in neural tube development. The results from these genetic mouse models suggest an intriguing hypothesis that elevated Hh signaling may play a role in the gyrification of the brain in certain species. Additionally, the distinctive production of GABAergic interneurons in the dorsal cortex in the human brain may also be linked to the extension of Hh signaling from the ventral to the dorsal brain region. Overall, these results suggest key roles of Hh signaling as both a morphogenic and mitogenic signal during the forebrain development and imply the potential involvement of Hh signaling in the evolutionary expansion of the neocortex.

Indexed as

Hedgehog ProteinsNeocortexAnimalsBiological EvolutionEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleHumansMammalsMiceMorphogenesisPregnancyHedgehog Proteinsbrain gyrificationcortical developmentHedgehog signalingknockout mouse modelneocortexneural patterningneurogenesisradial glial cells

Identifiers

PMID38201225
PMCPMC10778342
OpenAlexW4390053121

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