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ReviewBiomolecules2024

Lipid Rafts: The Maestros of Normal Brain Development.

Barbara Viljetić, Senka Blažetić, Irena Labak, Vedrana Ivić, Milorad Zjalić, Marija Heffer, Marta Balog

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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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

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Effect of Sphingomyelin and Vitamin D3 Intake on the Rabbit Brain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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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

7 authors.

Barbara ViljetićDepartment Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Senka BlažetićDepartment of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-1841-5063
Irena LabakDepartment of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-9394-5131
Vedrana IvićDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-8185-1960
Milorad ZjalićDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Marija HefferDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-6770-7359
Marta BalogDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-7842-4781

Funding

Croatian Science Foundation IP-2014-09-2324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid rafts, specialised microdomains within cell membranes, play a central role in orchestrating various aspects of neurodevelopment, ranging from neural differentiation to the formation of functional neuronal networks. This review focuses on the multifaceted involvement of lipid rafts in key neurodevelopmental processes, including neural differentiation, synaptogenesis and myelination. Through the spatial organisation of signalling components, lipid rafts facilitate precise signalling events that determine neural fate during embryonic development and in adulthood. The evolutionary conservation of lipid rafts underscores their fundamental importance for the structural and functional complexity of the nervous system in all species. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence that environmental factors can modulate the composition and function of lipid rafts and influence neurodevelopmental processes. Understanding the intricate interplay between lipid rafts and neurodevelopment not only sheds light on the fundamental mechanisms governing brain development but also has implications for therapeutic strategies aimed at cultivating neuronal networks and addressing neurodevelopmental disorders.

Indexed as

NeuronsSignal TransductionBrainCell MembraneMembrane Microdomainsenvironmental factorevolutionlipid raftsmyelinationneurodevelopmentsynaptogenesis

Identifiers

PMID38540780
PMCPMC10967752

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