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ReviewSmall GTPases2020

BRAG1/IQSEC2 as a regulator of small GTPase-dependent trafficking.

Amber Petersen, Joshua C Brown, Nashaat Z Gerges

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Review in Small GTPases, 2020. 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 26% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Preliminary Study on Clinical Characteristics and Pathogenesis ofPharmacogenomics and personalized medicine · 2024
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  2. BRAG about (s)lots.The Journal of cell biology · 2023
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  4. Molecular Insights into IQSEC2 Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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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.

Amber PetersenDepartment of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Joshua C BrownDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Nashaat Z GergesDepartment of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USMedical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Precise trafficking events, such as those that underlie synaptic transmission and plasticity, require complex regulation. G-protein signaling plays an essential role in the regulation of membrane and protein trafficking. However, it is not well understood how small GTPases and their regulatory proteins coordinate such specific events. Our recent publication focused on a highly abundant synaptic GEF, BRAG1, whose physiologic relevance was unknown. We find that BRAG1s GEF activity is required for activity-dependent trafficking of AMPARs. Moreover, BRAG1 bidirectionally regulates synaptic transmission in a manner independent of this activity. In addition to the GEF domain, BRAG1 contains several functional domains whose roles are not yet understood but may mediate protein-protein interactions and regulatory effects necessary for its role in regulation of AMPAR trafficking. In this commentary, we explore the potential for BRAG1 to provide specificity of small GTPase signaling, coordinating activity-dependent activation of small GTPase activity with signaling and scaffolding molecules involved in trafficking through its GEF activity and other functional domains.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiological TransportGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsAMPAR traffickingArf6BRAG1/IQSEC2GTPase signalingLTD

Identifiers

PMID29363391
PMCPMC6959296
OpenAlexW2790516766

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