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RAB18, a protein associated with Warburg Micro syndrome, controls neuronal migration in the developing cerebral cortex

Overview of attention for article published in Molecular Brain, February 2016
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Title
RAB18, a protein associated with Warburg Micro syndrome, controls neuronal migration in the developing cerebral cortex
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Molecular Brain, February 2016
DOI 10.1186/s13041-016-0198-2
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Qinwei Wu, Xiaqin Sun, Weihua Yue, Tianlan Lu, Yanyan Ruan, Tianda Chen, Dai Zhang

Abstract

Loss of function mutations in RAB18, has been identified in patients with the human neurological and developmental disorder Warburg Micro syndrome. However, the function of RAB18 in brain remains unknown. In this study, we report that RAB18 is a critical regulator of neuronal migration and morphogenesis. Using in utero electroporation suppression of RAB18 in the mouse brain impairs radial migration. Overexpression of dominant negative RAB18 or disruption of RAB3GAP (RAB18GEF) also results in delayed neuronal migration in the developing mouse cortex and inhibition of neurite growth in vitro. Moreover, loss of RAB18 induces an acceleration of N-cadherin degradation by lysosomal pathway resulting in the decrease of surface level of N-cadherin on neurons. RAB18 regulates neuronal migration and morphogenesis during development. Our findings highlight the critical role of RAB3GAP-RAB18 pathway in the developing cerebral cortex and might explain some of clinical features observed in patients with Warburg Micro syndrome.

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Country Count As %
United States 1 2%
Unknown 41 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 21%
Researcher 7 17%
Student > Bachelor 5 12%
Student > Master 5 12%
Other 3 7%
Other 5 12%
Unknown 8 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 10 24%
Neuroscience 7 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 10%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 5%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 10 24%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 February 2016.
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#16,578,616
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#671
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