Browsing by Author "Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-"

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  • A genome-wide functional screen identifies enhancer and protective genes for amyloid beta-peptide toxicity
    Picón-Pagès, Pol; Bosch Morató, Mònica, 1986-; Subirana, Laia; Rubio-Moscardó, Francisca; Guivernau Almazán, Biuse, 1988-; Fanlo-Ucar, Hugo; Zeylan, Melisa Ece; Senyuz, Simge; Herrera-Fernández, Víctor; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Fernández-Fernández, José Manuel, 1967-; García Ojalvo, Jordi; Gursoy, Attila; Keskin, Ozlem; Oliva Miguel, Baldomero; Posas Garriga, Francesc; Nadal Clanchet, Eulàlia de; Muñoz López, Francisco José, 1964- (MDPI, 2023)
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is known to be caused by amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) misfolded into β-sheets, but this knowledge has not yet led to treatments to prevent AD. To identify novel molecular players in Aβ toxicity, we carried ...
  • Amyloid beta-peptide increases BACE1 translation through the phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor-2 α
    Picón-Pagès, Pol; Gutiérrez, Daniela A.; Barranco Almohalla, Alejandro; Crepin, Giulia; Tajes Orduña, Marta; Ill-Raga, Gerard, 1982-; Guix Ràfols, Francesc Xavier; Menéndez, Silvia; Arumí Uría, Montserrat; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Álvarez, Alejandra R.; Muñoz López, Francisco José, 1964- (Hindawi, 2020)
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is tightly linked to oxidative stress since amyloid beta-peptide (Aβ) aggregates generate free radicals. Moreover, the aggregation of Aβ is increased by oxidative stress, and the neurotoxicity ...
  • Ceramide imbalance and impaired TLR4-Mediated autophagy in BMDM of an ORMDL3-overexpressing mouse model
    Kiefer, Kerstin, 1986-; Casas, Josefina; García López, Roberto, 1991-; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978- (MDPI, 2019)
    Increased orosomucoid-like 3 (ORMDL3) expression levels, due to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), have been associated with several inflammatory diseases, including asthma and inflammatory bowel diseases. ORMDL ...
  • Disruption of erythroid K-Cl cotransporters alters erythrocyte volume and partially rescues erythrocyte dehydration in SAD mice
    Rust, Marco B.; Alper, Seth L.; Rudhard, York; Shmukler, Boris E.; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Brugnara, Carlo; Trudel, Marie; Jentsch, Thomas J.; Hübner, Christian A. (American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2007)
    K-Cl cotransport activity in rbc is a major determinant of rbc volume and density. Pathologic activation of erythroid K-Cl cotransport activity in sickle cell disease contributes to rbc dehydration and cell sickling. To ...
  • Expression of the H2O2 biosensor roGFP-Tpx1.C160S in fission and budding yeasts and jurkat cells to compare intracellular H2O2 levels, transmembrane gradients, and response to metals
    de Cubas, Laura; Mallor, Jorge; Herrera-Fernández, Víctor; Ayté del Olmo, José; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Hidalgo Hernando, Elena (MDPI, 2023)
    Intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels can oscillate from low, physiological concentrations, to intermediate, signaling ones, and can participate in toxic reactions when overcoming certain thresholds. Fluorescent ...
  • Extreme population differences in the human zinc transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) are explained by positive selection in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Engelken, Johannes; Carnero-Montoro, Elena, 1985-; Pybus Oliveras, Marc, 1985-; Andrews, Glen K.; Lalueza Fox, Carles, 1965-; Comas, David, 1969-; Sekler, Israel; de la Rasilla, Marco; Rosas, Antonio; Stoneking, Mark; Valverde, M. A. (Miguel Ángel), 1963-; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Bosch Fusté, Elena (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)
    Extreme differences in allele frequency between West Africans and Eurasians were observed for a leucine-to-valine substitution (Leu372Val) in the human intestinal zinc uptake transporter, ZIP4, yet no further evidence was ...
  • Glutamatergic stimulation induces GluN2B translation by the nitric oxide-Heme-Regulated eIF2α kinase in cortical neurons
    Ramos Fernández, Eva, 1984-; Tajes Orduña, Marta; Ill-Raga, Gerard, 1982-; Vargas, Lina M.; Busquets Garcia, Arnau, 1985-; Bosch Morató, Mònica, 1986-; Guivernau Almazán, Biuse, 1988-; Valls Comamala, Victòria, 1987-; Gomis González, Maria, 1988-; Grau, Cristina; Fandos, César; Rosen, Mark D.; Rabinowitz, Michael H.; Inestrosa, Nibaldo C.; Maldonado, Rafael, 1961-; Altafaj, Xavier; Ozaita Mintegui, Andrés, 1969-; Álvarez, Alejandra R.; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Valverde, M. A. (Miguel Ángel), 1963-; Muñoz López, Francisco José, 1964- (Impact Journals, 2016)
    The activation of N-Methyl D-Aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) by glutamate is crucial in the nervous system function, particularly in memory and learning. NMDAR is composed by two GluN1 and two GluN2 subunits. GluN2B has been ...
  • Human albumin impairs amyloid β-peptide fibrillation through its C-terminus: from docking modeling to protection against neurotoxicity in alzheimer's disease
    Picón-Pagès, Pol; Bonet Martínez, Jaume, 1982-; García-García, Javier, 1982-; Garcia-Buendia, Joan; Gutierrez, Daniela; Valle, Javier; Gómez-Casuso, Carmen E.S.; Sidelkivska, Valeriya; Alvarez, Alejandra; Perálvarez Marín, Alex; Suades, Albert; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier; Andreu Martínez, David; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Oliva Miguel, Baldomero; Muñoz López, Francisco José, 1964- (Elsevier, 2019)
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative process characterized by the accumulation of extracellular deposits of amyloid β-peptide (Aβ), which induces neuronal death. Monomeric Aβ is not toxic but tends to aggregate ...
  • Immunomodulation of voltage-dependent K+ channels in macrophages: molecular and biophysical consequences
    Villalonga, Núria; David, Miren; Bielanska, Joanna; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Comes, Núria; Valenzuela, Carmen; Felipe, Antonio (Rockefeller University Press, 2010)
    Voltage-dependent potassium (K(v)) channels play a pivotal role in the modulation of macrophage physiology. Macrophages are professional antigen-presenting cells and produce inflammatory and immunoactive substances that ...
  • Impaired voltage-gated K+ channel expression in brain during experimental cancer cachexia
    Coma Camprodón, Mireia; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Busquets, Silvia; Carbó, Neus; Tamkun, Michael M.; López Soriano, Francisco J.; Argilés, Josep M.; Felipe, Antonio (Elsevier, 2003)
    Cancer-induced cachexia affects most advanced cancer patients. It is characterized by anorexia, profound metabolic dysfunctions, and severe neurological disorders. Here we show that voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv) ...
  • Implication of the disease-associated ORMDL3 in macrophage physiology
    Kiefer, Kerstin, 1986- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2016-05-12)
    Genome-wide association studies linked increased ORMDL3 expression levels to several inflammatory diseases via single nucleotide polymorphisms. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this association are ...
  • Low zinc levels at admission associates with poor clinical outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 infection
    Vogel-González, Marina; Talló Parra, Marc, 1992-; Herrera-Fernández, Víctor; Pérez Vilaró, Gemma, 1985-; Chillón, Miguel; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Gómez-Zorrilla, Silvia; López Montesinos, Inmaculada; Arnau-Barrés, Isabel; Sorli Redó, M. Luisa; Horcajada Gallego, Juan Pablo; García-Giralt, Natalia; Pascual Santos, Julio; Díez Antón, Juana, 1962-; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Güerri Fernández, Roberto (MDPI, 2021)
    Background: Zinc is an essential micronutrient that impacts host-pathogen interplay at infection. Zinc balances immune responses, and also has a proven direct antiviral action against some viruses. Importantly, zinc ...
  • Lymphocyte Activation Dynamics Is Shaped by Hereditary Components at Chromosome Region 17q12-q21
    Carreras Sureda, Amado, 1986-; Rubio Moscardó, Fanny; Olvera, Alex; Argilaguet Marqués, Jordi, 1977-; Kiefer, Kerstin, 1986-; Mothe, Beatriz; Meyerhans, Andreas; Brander, Christian; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978- (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016)
    Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the chromosome region 17q12-q21 are risk factors for asthma. Particularly, there are cis-regulatory haplotypes within this region that regulate differentially the expression ...
  • Methylglyoxal produced by amyloid-β peptide-induced nitrotyrosination of triosephosphate isomerase triggers neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease
    Tajes Orduña, Marta; Eraso Pichot, Abel; Rubio Moscardó, Fanny; Guivernau Almazán, Biuse, 1988-; Ramos Fernández, Eva, 1984-; Bosch Morató, Mònica, 1986-; Guix Ràfols, Francesc Xavier; Clarimón Echevarría, Jordi; Miscione, Gian Pietro; Boada, Mercè; Gil Gómez, Gabriel; Suzuki, Toshiharu; Molina, Henrik; Villà i Freixa, Jordi; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Muñoz López, Francisco José, 1964- (IOS Press, 2014)
    Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) aggregates induce nitro-oxidative stress, contributing to the characteristic neurodegeneration found in Alzheimer's disease (AD). One of the most strongly nitrotyrosinated proteins in AD is the ...
  • Mitostasis, calcium and free radicals in health, aging and neurodegeneration
    Godoy Zeballos, Juan Alejandro, 1959-; Rios, Juvenal A.; Picón-Pagès, Pol; Herrera-Fernández, Víctor; Swaby, Bronte; Crepin, Giulia; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Fernández-Fernández, José Manuel, 1967-; Muñoz López, Francisco José, 1964- (MDPI, 2021)
    Mitochondria play key roles in ATP supply, calcium homeostasis, redox balance control and apoptosis, which in neurons are fundamental for neurotransmission and to allow synaptic plasticity. Their functional integrity is ...
  • Modulation of T lymphocite activation by ORMDL3
    Carreras Sureda, Amado, 1986- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2014-07-17)
    Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have pointed out ORMDL3 gene as a risk factor for several proinflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to a family of transmembrane proteins of ...
  • Multiple Kv1.5 targeting to membrane surface microdomains
    Martínez-Mármol, Ramón; Villalonga, Núria; Solé, Laura; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Tamkun, Michael M.; Soler, Concepció; Felipe, Antonio (Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2008)
    Surface expression of voltage-dependent K(+) channels (Kv) has a pivotal role in leukocyte physiology. Although little is known about the physiological role of lipid rafts, these microdomains concentrate signaling molecules ...
  • Non-canonical function of IRE1α determines mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum composition to control calcium transfer and bioenergetics
    Carreras Sureda, Amado, 1986-; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Hetz, Claudio (Nature Research, 2019)
    Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) are central microdomains that fine-tune bioenergetics by the local transfer of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum to the mitochondrial matrix. Here, we report an unexpected ...
  • Pulsed radiofrequency for chronic pain: In vitro evidence of an electroporation mediated calcium uptake
    Mercadal, Borja; Vicente García, Rubén, 1978-; Ivorra Cano, Antoni, 1974- (Elsevier, 2020)
    Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatments for chronic pain consist in the delivery of a train of sinusoidal electric bursts to the targeted nerve. Despite numerous clinical evidence of its efficiency, the mechanism of action ...
  • Study of the contribution of ORMDL3 to the cannabinoid antitumoral action
    García López, Roberto, 1991- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2018-04-06)
    Genome-wide association studies have been very useful tools in the last years to relate genes and diseases. Thereby, single nucleotide polymorphisms have been linked to increased ORMDL3 expression and to different pathologies ...