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Carlos F. Ibáñez

Carlos F. Ibáñez

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
28847
World Ranking
2221
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2007 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1889 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Carlos F. Ibáñez is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has a research focus spanning Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work addresses several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research covers key topics including:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Meng Xie
  • Ajeena Ramanujan
  • Eunice Sim
  • Houyu Zhang
  • Zhi Lin

They have contributed multiple papers to well-known venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Biological Chemistry, The EMBO Journal, eLife, and Molecular Metabolism.

Recent papers by Carlos F. Ibáñez include:

  • "Age-related changes in hippocampal-dependent synaptic plasticity and memory mediated by p75 neurotrophin receptor" (2021, Aging Cell)
  • "RET-independent signaling by GDNF ligands and GFRα receptors" (2020, Cell and Tissue Research)
  • "CD137 negatively affects "browning" of white adipose tissue during cold exposure" (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • "Inactive variants of death receptor p75 NTR reduce Alzheimer's neuropathology by interfering with APP internalization" (2020, The EMBO Journal)
  • "Regulation of metabolic homeostasis by the TGF-β superfamily receptor ALK7" (2021, FEBS Journal)

Their publication record comprises 42 works in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 24 in Medicine. Within subfields, their output includes 33 publications in Molecular Biology, 12 in Physiology, 11 in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 6 in Genetics, and 4 in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Recognitions received by Carlos F. Ibáñez are:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2007
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1889
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary studies of the nerve growth factor family reveal a novel member abundantly expressed in Xenopus ovary.

    Finn Hallböök;Carlos F. Ibáñez;Håkan Persson

  • Functional receptor for GDNF encoded by the c-ret proto-oncogene.

    Miles Trupp;Ernest Arenas;Michael Fainzilber;Ann-Sofie Nilsson

  • Molecular cloning and neurotrophic activities of a protein with structural similarities to nerve growth factor: developmental and topographical expression in the brain.

    P Ernfors;C F Ibáñez;T Ebendal;L Olson

  • Mammalian neurotrophin-4: structure, chromosomal localization, tissue distribution, and receptor specificity.

    N Y Ip;C F Ibáñez;S H Nye;J McClain

  • The neural cell adhesion molecule NCAM is an alternative signaling receptor for GDNF family ligands.

    Gustavo Paratcha;Fernanda Ledda;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Complementary and overlapping expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), c-ret proto-oncogene, and GDNF receptor-alpha indicates multiple mechanisms of trophic actions in the adult rat CNS.

    Miles Trupp;Natale Belluardo;Hiroshi Funakoshi;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Peripheral expression and biological activities of GDNF, a new neurotrophic factor for avian and mammalian peripheral neurons.

    M Trupp;M Rydén;H Jörnvall;H Funakoshi

  • Coaggregation, cointernalization, and codesensitization of adenosine A2A receptors and dopamine D2 receptors

    Joëlle A. Hillion;Meritxell Canals;Maria Torvinen;Vicent Casado

  • GDNF prevents degeneration and promotes the phenotype of brain noradrenergic neurons in vivo

    Ernest Arenas;Miles Trupp;Peter Åkerud;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Brain derived neurotrophic factor is an endothelial cell survival factor required for intramyocardial vessel stabilization.

    M.J. Donovan;M.I. Lin;P. Wiegn;T. Ringstedt

  • Considering adaptive genetic variation in climate change vulnerability assessment reduces species range loss projections

    Orly Razgour;Orly Razgour;Brenna Forester;John B. Taggart;Michaël Bekaert

  • Disruption of the low affinity receptor-binding site in NGF allows neuronal survival and differentiation by binding to the trk gene product.

    Carlos F. Ibáñez;Ted Ebendal;Gisela Barbany;Judith Murray-Rust

  • Muscle-derived neurotrophin-4 as an activity-dependent trophic signal for adult motor neurons

    Hiroshi Funakoshi;Natale Belluardo;Ernest Arenas;Yuji Yamamoto

  • Cross-talk between the Notch and TGF-{beta} signaling pathways mediated by interaction of the Notch intracellular domain with Smad3

    Andries Blokzijl;Camilla Dahlqvist;Eva Reissmann;Anna Falk

  • p75LNGFR regulates Trk signal transduction and NGF-induced neuronal differentiation in MAH cells

    Joseph M. Verdi;Susan J. Birren;Carlos F. Ibáñez;Håkan Persson

  • NMR structure of the death domain of the p75 neurotrophin receptor.

    Edvards Liepinsh;Leopold L. Ilag;Gottfried Otting;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Ret-dependent and -independent Mechanisms of Glial Cell Line-derived Neurotrophic Factor Signaling in Neuronal Cells

    Miles Trupp;Rizaldy Scott;Scott R. Whittemore;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • The orphan receptor ALK7 and the Activin receptor ALK4 mediate signaling by Nodal proteins during vertebrate development

    Eva Reissmann;Henrik Jörnvall;Andries Blokzijl;Olov Andersson

  • Released GFRα1 potentiates downstream signaling, neuronal survival, and differentiation via a novel mechanism of recruitment of c-Ret to lipid rafts

    Gustavo Paratcha;Fernanda Ledda;Louise Baars;Muriel Coulpier

  • Signaling complexes and protein-protein interactions involved in the activation of the Ras and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathways by the c-Ret receptor tyrosine kinase.

    Valerie Besset;Rizaldy P. Scott;Carlos F. Ibáñez

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Juste
Javier Juste Spanish National Research Council
Håkan Persson
Håkan Persson Läkemedelsverket
Hugo Rebelo
Hugo Rebelo University of Lisbon
Mikael Rydén
Mikael Rydén Karolinska University Hospital
Patrik Ernfors
Patrik Ernfors Karolinska Institute
Finn Hallböök
Finn Hallböök Uppsala University
Ernest Arenas
Ernest Arenas Karolinska Institute
Manuel Ruedi
Manuel Ruedi Natural History Museum of Geneva
Mike Fainzilber
Mike Fainzilber Weizmann Institute of Science
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones University of Bristol

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