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ReviewCells2023

Gene Regulatory Networks and Signaling Pathways in Palatogenesis and Cleft Palate: A Comprehensive Review.

Hyung-Jin Won, Jin-Woo Kim, Hyung-Sun Won, Jeong-Oh Shin

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Review in Cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Association analysis between dystrophin gene polymorphism and non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2026
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  12. Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  15. [Gene-gene/gene-environment interaction of transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway and the risk of non-syndromic oral clefts].Beijing da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Peking University. Health sciences · 2024
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  20. Cleft lip∕palate. From embryology to developmental pathogenesis.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hyung-Jin WonDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Woo KimGraduate School of Clinical Dentistry, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1672-5730
Hyung-Sun WonDepartment of Anatomy, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan 54538, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6084-6698
Jeong-Oh ShinDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan 33151, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6935-0936
Kangwon National University · KREwha Womans University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palatogenesis is a complex and intricate process involving the formation of the palate through various morphogenetic events highly dependent on the surrounding context. These events comprise outgrowth of palatal shelves from embryonic maxillary prominences, their elevation from a vertical to a horizontal position above the tongue, and their subsequent adhesion and fusion at the midline to separate oral and nasal cavities. Disruptions in any of these processes can result in cleft palate, a common congenital abnormality that significantly affects patient's quality of life, despite surgical intervention. Although many genes involved in palatogenesis have been identified through studies on genetically modified mice and human genetics, the precise roles of these genes and their products in signaling networks that regulate palatogenesis remain elusive. Recent investigations have revealed that palatal shelf growth, patterning, adhesion, and fusion are intricately regulated by numerous transcription factors and signaling pathways, including Sonic hedgehog (Shh), bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp), fibroblast growth factor (Fgf), transforming growth factor beta (Tgf-β), Wnt signaling, and others. These studies have also identified a significant number of genes that are essential for palate development. Integrated information from these studies offers novel insights into gene regulatory networks and dynamic cellular processes underlying palatal shelf elevation, contact, and fusion, deepening our understanding of palatogenesis, and facilitating the development of more efficacious treatments for cleft palate.

Indexed as

Cleft PalateAnimalsFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Regulatory NetworksHedgehog ProteinsHumansMiceQuality of LifeWnt Signaling PathwayFibroblast Growth FactorsHedgehog Proteinscleft palate/lipcongenital disordergenetic networkpalate development

Identifiers

PMID37566033
PMCPMC10416829
OpenAlexW4385346786

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