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ArticleNature2024

Structural and molecular basis of choline uptake into the brain by FLVCR2.

Rosemary J Cater, Dibyanti Mukherjee, Eva Gil-Iturbe, Satchal K Erramilli, Ting Chen, Katie Koo, Nicolás Santander, Andrew Reckers, Brian Kloss, Tomasz Gawda and 13 more

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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Rosemary J Cater *Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. r.cater@uq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0003-4503-002X
Dibyanti Mukherjee *Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Brain Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Eva Gil-IturbeDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4046-5756
Satchal K ErramilliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8694-7681
Ting ChenDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Katie KooDepartment of Pediatrics, Neonatal Brain Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Nicolás SantanderInstituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de O'Higgins, Rancagua, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-8919-833X
Andrew ReckersDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7567-8540
Brian KlossDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Tomasz GawdaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7906-0097
Brendon C ChoyDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Zhening ZhangCryo-Electron Microscopy Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Aditya KatewaDepartment of Pediatrics, Neonatal Brain Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Amara LarpthaveesarpDepartment of Pediatrics, Neonatal Brain Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Eric J HuangDepartment of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5381-3801
Scott W J MooneyBurke Neurological Institute, White Plains, NY, USA.
Oliver B ClarkeDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Sook Wah YeeDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8121-8746
Kathleen M GiacominiDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8041-5430
Anthony A KossiakoffDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3174-9359
Matthias QuickDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Thomas ArnoldDepartment of Pediatrics, Neonatal Brain Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. thomas.arnold@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7310-5597
Filippo ManciaDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. fm123@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3293-2200
University of California, San Francisco · USColumbia University · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · USUniversity of Chicago · USBurke Medical Research Institute · USSan Francisco VA Medical Center · USThe University of Queensland · AUUniversity of O'Higgins · CL

Funding

Training (303-338)P41GM116799 · NIGMS · NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER · PI HENDRICKSON, WAYNE A. · 2016 to 2020
$7.1M
Chaperone-Assisted Structure Determination of Membrane ProteinsR01GM117372 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ANTHONY A KOSSIAKOFF · 2016 to 2026
$4.0M
Structural basis of integral membrane enzyme functionR35GM132120 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Filippo Mancia · 2019 to 2026
$3.7M
Defective heme transport in the development of congenital hydrocephalusR01NS123168 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ARNOLD, THOMAS DARMODY · 2021 to 2025
$3.1M
Structure-Guiding Tools to Study the Role of Choline in the Development of Congenital HydrocephalusR01NS142590 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Thomas Darmody Arnold · 2025 to 2026
$1.3M
Molecular Tools to Study FLVCR2-mediated Heme Transport in Brain AngiogenesisR21NS129105 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ARNOLD, THOMAS DARMODY, MANCIA, FILIPPO · 2022 to 2022
$464k
Molecular mechanisms underlying heme transport at the blood-brain barrier and its role in angiogenesisK99HL166866 · NHLBI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CATER, ROSEMARY JANE · 2023 to 2023
$161k
NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL166866NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM116799NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM117372NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM132120NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS123168NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS142590NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS129105
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Choline is an essential nutrient that the human body needs in vast quantities for cell membrane synthesis, epigenetic modification and neurotransmission. The brain has a particularly high demand for choline, but how it enters the brain remains unknown

Indexed as

BrainCholineMembrane Transport ProteinsAnimalsBiological TransportBlood-Brain BarrierCryoelectron MicroscopyFemaleHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMiceMiddle AgedModels, MolecularReceptors, VirusCholineFLVCR2 protein, humanMembrane Transport ProteinsReceptors, Virus

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PMID38693257
PMCPMC11168207
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