Table 1.
Summary of recent and highly cited reviews on the extended granin family
| Authors | Title | Ref. | Year | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISI Web of Science top five cited reviews | ||||
| Winkler H, Fischer-Colbrie R | The Chromogranins A and B: the First 25 Years and Future Perspectives | 9 | 1992 | Commentary review of the first 25 yr after the first identification of CgA |
| Huttner WB, Gerdes HH, Rosa P | The Granin (Chromogranin/ Secretogranin) Family | 369 | 1991 | Review of chromogranins and secretogranins, addresses chemical utility of granin family, sorting, granulogenesis, and biomarker potential |
| Taupenot L, Harper KL, O'Connor DT | The Chromogranin-Secretogranin Family | 43 | 2003 | Review of the extended granin family (chromogranins, secretogranins, NESP55, 7B2, and HISL-19); primarily focuses on molecular and genetic aspects and their biomedical implications |
| Simon JP, Aunis D | Biochemistry of the Chromogranin-A Protein Family | 370 | 1989 | Biochemical properties of CgA and its derived peptides |
| Somogyi P, Hodgson AJ, DePotter RW, Fischer-Colbrie R, Schober M, Winkler H, Chubb IW | Chromogranin Immunoreactivity in the Central Nervous-System | 371 | 1984 | CNS immunoreactivity of CgA and its relation to other peptidergic and monoaminergic pathways |
| Other reviews covering the granin family of proteins | ||||
| Helle KB | The Granin Family of Uniquely Acidic Proteins of the Diffuse Neuroendocrine System: Comparative and Functional Aspects | 44 | 2004 | Review the extended granin family (CgA, CgB, SgII, SgIII, NESP55, 7B2, HISL-19, VGF and proSAAS). Focus on molecular and biochemical aspects and the functional biological role of the major derived peptides |
| Montero-Hadjadje M, Vaingankar S, Elias S, Tostivint H, Mahata SK, Anouar Y | Chromogranins A and B and Secretogranin II: Evolutionary and Functional Aspects | 45 | 2008 | Focus on CgA, CgB and SgII: evolution, chemical properties and functional role as propeptide precursors and granulogenic factors |
| Zhao E, Zhang D, Basak A, Trudeau VL | New Insights into Granin-Derived Peptides: Evolution and Endocrine Roles | 372 | 2009 | Critical evaluation of the evolution of granin protein; focus on distribution and function of vasostatin, CgB1–41 and secretoneurin |
| Bartolomucci A, Pasinetti GM, Salton SR | Granins as Disease-Biomarkers: Translational Potential for Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders | 293 | 2010 | The biomarker potential and functional role in neurological and psychiatric disorders of CgA, CgB, SgII, SgIII, HISL-19, 7B2, NESP55, VGF and proSAAS fragments/peptides |
| Conlon MJ | Granin-Derived Peptides as Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers for Endocrine Tumors | 290 | 2010 | Focus on CgA, CgB, and SgII marker for endocrine tumors |
| Portela-Gomes GM, Grimelius L, Wilander E, Stridsberg M | Granins and Granin-Related Peptides in Neuroendocrine Tumours | 295 | 2010 | Focus on CgA, CgB, SgII, SgIII, HISL-19, 7B2, NESP55, VGF, and proSAAS marker for neuroendocrine tumors |
| Proceedings/special issues on the granin proteins | ||||
| Helle KB, Aunis D | Chromogranins: Functional and Clinical Aspects | 373 | 2000 | Proceedings of Session VII of the 10th International Symposium on Chromaffin Cell Biology; published in the book series Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 482 |
| Hernández-Cruz A, Eiden LE (eds) | The Chromaffin Cell as a Stress Transducer | 430 | 2010 | Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Chromaffin Cell Biology published in Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, issue 30 (8), 2010. (Cited Refs. include 140, 141, 310, 374) |
| Vaudry H, Metz-Boutigue M-H (eds) | GRANINS: Thirty-Five Happy Years in the Granulosome World | 431 | 2010 | Special issue published in Regulatory Peptide, 165 (1), 2011. (Cited Refs. include 238, 239, 257, 290, 295, 311, 375–385) |
The top section shows results of an ISI search conducted on March 14, 2011, using granin, chromogranin, secretogranin, VGF, proSAAS, or NESP-55 as topic search criteria appearing in title and/or abstract. Additional reviews covering the granin family, and those included in three special issues/proceedings, are also noted.