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ArticleGenes & development2020

Cerebral organoid and mouse models reveal a RAB39b-PI3K-mTOR pathway-dependent dysregulation of cortical development leading to macrocephaly/autism phenotypes.

Wei Zhang, Li Ma, Mei Yang, Qiang Shao, Jian Xu, Zhipeng Lu, Zhen Zhao, Rong Chen, Yang Chai, Jian-Fu Chen

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Article in Genes & development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

97 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 140 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

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei Zhang *Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Li Ma *Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Mei YangCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Qiang ShaoCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5307-8264
Jian XuCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Zhipeng LuDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
Zhen ZhaoZilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Rong ChenDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
Yang ChaiCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
Jian-Fu ChenCenter for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
University of Southern California · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Methylation signaling in periodontal health and diseaseR01DE026468 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI XU, JIAN · 2017 to 2021
$2.4M
Mechanisms regulating neural progenitor expansion in the developing brainR01NS097231 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHEN, JIANFU · 2016 to 2020
$1.8M
Genetic analysis of a microRNA pathway regulating neural tube closureR01NS096176 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHEN, JIANFU · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE026468NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS096176NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS097231
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysregulation of early neurodevelopment is implicated in macrocephaly/autism disorders. However, the mechanism underlying this dysregulation, particularly in human cells, remains poorly understood. Mutations in the small GTPase gene

Indexed as

AnimalsAutistic DisorderBehavior, AnimalCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCerebral CortexGene DeletionHumansMegalencephalyMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNeurogenesisOrganoidsPhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinasesrab GTP-Binding ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesRab39B protein, humanRAB39B protein, mouserab GTP-Binding ProteinsTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesautism-like behaviorscerebral organoidmacrocephalymiceneural progenitor cellPI3K–AKT–mTORRAB39b

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PMID32115408
PMCPMC7111266
OpenAlexW3007962915

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