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ReviewBrain : a journal of neurology2026

RNArchitects: how hnRNPs shape neuronal landscapes.

Afonso Lourinho, Marta Silva, Emanuel Tahiri, Ana Pinto, Beatriz Caniceiro, Irina Moreira, Carlos B Duarte, Rui O Costa

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Review in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. From development to disease: the neuronal role of hnRNPs through the lens ofFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Afonso LourinhoCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Marta SilvaCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Emanuel TahiriCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Ana PintoCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Beatriz CaniceiroCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Irina MoreiraCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Carlos B DuarteCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.
Rui O CostaCNC-UC - Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2652-7500

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia COMPETE2030-FEDER-00676000_RARE-TARGETSFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia DL57/2016/CP1448/CT0009Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia LA/P/0058/2020Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UI/BD/154292/2022Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDP/04539/2020Portuguese League Against Epilepsy
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurons rely on finely tuned RNA regulatory mechanisms to sustain their specialized functions, with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) emerging as key regulators of these processes. hnRNPs exert multilayered control over synaptic plasticity, axonal function, and neurodevelopmental gene expression by dynamically coordinating mRNA splicing, stability, transport and local translation. Given their pivotal role in neuronal RNA metabolism, recent discoveries have highlighted how hnRNP dysfunction drives pathological RNA dysregulation across a spectrum of neurological disorders. This review provides insights into hnRNP-mediated RNA regulation in the brain, examines their contributions to neurological diseases, and explores how targeting these proteins could pave the way for novel therapeutic strategies to preserve neuronal integrity across diverse neurological conditions.

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BrainHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsNervous System DiseasesNeuronsAnimalsHumansNeuronal PlasticityRNA SplicingHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteinsheterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteinsneurodegenerative diseasesneurodevelopmental disordersneuronal developmentRNA binding proteinsRNA metabolism

Identifiers

PMID41325101
PMCPMC13140579

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