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ReviewTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM2021

Emerging roles of N-linked glycosylation in brain physiology and disorders.

Lindsey R Conroy, Tara R Hawkinson, Lyndsay E A Young, Matthew S Gentry, Ramon C Sun

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Review in Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
63citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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

63 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lindsey R ConroyDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA; Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA.
Tara R HawkinsonDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA.
Lyndsay E A YoungDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA.
Matthew S GentryDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA.
Ramon C SunDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA; Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA; Sanders Brown Center for Aging, Lexington, KY 40508-0536, USA. Electronic address: ramon.sun@uky.edu.
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

Suppressing glycogen storage with small molecule inhibitors as a therapeutic approach to Lafora DiseaseP01NS097197 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GAO, TIANYAN · 2016 to 2021
$9.0M
Brain Glycogen-Metabolism,Mechanisms, and Therapeutic PotentialR35NS116824 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Matthew S. Gentry · 2020 to 2026
$8.2M
Interdisciplinary Research Training in Cancer BiologyT32CA165990 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Bernard Mark Evers, KATHLEEN L. O'CONNOR · 2013 to 2026
$3.2M
Aberrant Glycogen Modulates Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Aging and Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG066653 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SUN, RAMON C. · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Aberrant Glycogen Modulates Metabolism in Ewing’s SarcomaF99CA264165 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI YOUNG, LYNDSAY E A · 2021 to 2022
$79k
NCI NIH HHS F99 CA264165NCI NIH HHS T32 CA165990NIA NIH HHS R01 AG066653NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS097197NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS116824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N-linked glycosylation is a complex, co- and post-translational series of events that connects metabolism to signaling in almost all cells. Metabolic assembly of N-linked glycans spans multiple cellular compartments, and early N-linked glycan biosynthesis is a central mediator of protein folding and the unfolded protein response (UPR). In the brain, N-linked glycosylated proteins participate in a myriad of processes, from electrical gradients to neurotransmission. However, it is less clear how perturbations in N-linked glycosylation impact and even potentially drive aspects of neurological disorders. In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the metabolic origins of N-linked glycans in the brain, their role in modulating neuronal function, and how aberrant N-linked glycosylation can drive neurological disorders.

Indexed as

PolysaccharidesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalBrainGlycosylationHumansSignal TransductionPolysaccharidesAlzheimer’s diseasecarbohydrate metabolismneurodegenerationneuroinflammationN-linked glycosylation

Identifiers

PMID34756776
PMCPMC8589112
OpenAlexW3208071589

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