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ReviewProtein & cell2022

The p21-activated kinases in neural cytoskeletal remodeling and related neurological disorders.

Kaifan Zhang, Yan Wang, Tianda Fan, Cheng Zeng, Zhong Sheng Sun

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Review in Protein & cell, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 55 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaifan Zhang *Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Yan Wang *Beijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. wangy@biols.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7689-4942
Tianda FanInstitute of Genomic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Cheng ZengBeijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Zhong Sheng SunBeijing Institutes of Life Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China. sunzs@biols.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-7640-5026
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNWenzhou Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The serine/threonine p21-activated kinases (PAKs), as main effectors of the Rho GTPases Cdc42 and Rac, represent a group of important molecular switches linking the complex cytoskeletal networks to broad neural activity. PAKs show wide expression in the brain, but they differ in specific cell types, brain regions, and developmental stages. PAKs play an essential and differential role in controlling neural cytoskeletal remodeling and are related to the development and fate of neurons as well as the structural and functional plasticity of dendritic spines. PAK-mediated actin signaling and interacting functional networks represent a common pathway frequently affected in multiple neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Considering specific small-molecule agonists and inhibitors for PAKs have been developed in cancer treatment, comprehensive knowledge about the role of PAKs in neural cytoskeletal remodeling will promote our understanding of the complex mechanisms underlying neurological diseases, which may also represent potential therapeutic targets of these diseases.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnimalsCytoskeletonHumansNervous System DiseasesNeuronsp21-Activated Kinasesp21-Activated Kinasesexpression patternneurological diseasesneuronal functionp21-activated kinasessynaptic cytoskeletal remodeling

Identifiers

PMID33306168
PMCPMC8776968
OpenAlexW3111055645

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