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Carlos R. Morales

Carlos R. Morales

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
11598
World Ranking
10415
National Ranking
358

Overview

Carlos R. Morales is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and works primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus

Some recent publications by Carlos R. Morales illustrate the range of their research interests. These include:

  • Science diplomacy for plant health, 2020, Nature Plants
  • Glucosamine amends CNS pathology in mucopolysaccharidosis IIIC mouse expressing misfolded HGSNAT, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Early defects in mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIC disrupt excitatory synaptic transmission, 2021, JCI Insight
  • The amino acid sensor GCN2 controls red blood cell clearance and iron metabolism through regulation of liver macrophages, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate lyase controls sialylation of muscle glycoproteins essential for muscle regeneration and function, 2023, Science Advances

Carlos R. Morales frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Plants, JCI Insight, PLoS ONE, and Scientific Reports.

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Alexey V. Pshezhetsky (11 publications)
  • Xuefang Pan (8 publications)
  • Mahsa Taherzadeh (6 publications)
  • Poulomee Bose (4 publications)
  • Lorena Carvelli (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • From noncoding variant to phenotype via SORT1 at the 1p13 cholesterol locus

    Kiran Musunuru;Kiran Musunuru;Kiran Musunuru;Alanna Strong;Maria Frank-Kamenetsky;Noemi E. Lee

  • Editing of CD1d-bound lipid antigens by endosomal lipid transfer proteins.

    Dapeng Zhou;Carlos Cantu;Yuval Sagiv;Nicolas Schrantz

  • THE SELECTIVITY OF THE HUMAN PLACENTA IN THE TRANSFER OF PLASMA PROTEINS FROM MOTHER TO FETUS

    David Gitlin;Jesús Kumate;Juan Urrusti;Carlos Morales

  • The lysosomal trafficking of sphingolipid activator proteins (SAPs) is mediated by sortilin

    Stephane Lefrancois;Jibin Zeng;A Jacob Hassan;Maryssa Canuel

  • Retinol-induced stage synchronization in seminiferous tubules of the rat.

    Carlos Morales;Michael D. Griswold

  • Dramatically Different Phenotypes in Mouse Models of Human Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Diseases

    Daniel Phaneuf;Nobuaki Wakamatsu;Jing-Qi Huang;Anita Borowski

  • Localization of sulfated glycoprotein-2 (clusterin) on spermatozoa and in the reproductive tract of the male rat.

    Steven R. Sylvester;Carlos Morales;Richard Oko;Michael D. Griswold

  • Hepatic sortilin regulates both apolipoprotein B secretion and LDL catabolism

    Alanna Strong;Qiurong Ding;Andrew C. Edmondson;John S. Millar

  • Secretion and endocytosis in the male reproductive tract: a role in sperm maturation

    L Hermo;R Oko;C R Morales

  • Qualitative and Quantitative Decline in Spermatogenesis of the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Knockout (FORKO) Mouse

    Hanumanthappa Krishnamurthy;Natalia Danilovich;Carlos R. Morales;M. Ram Sairam

  • Role of epithelial cells of the male excurrent duct system of the rat in the endocytosis or secretion of sulfated glycoprotein-2 (clusterin).

    L Hermo;J Wright;R Oko;C R Morales

  • The turnover of amniotic fluid protein in the human conceptus.

    David Gitlin;Jesus Kumate;Carlos Morales;Luis Noriega

  • Function of vitamin A in normal and synchronized seminiferous tubules

    Michael D. Griswold;Paul D. Bishop;Kwan-Hee Kim;Ren Ping

  • Macrophage Sortilin Promotes LDL Uptake, Foam Cell Formation, and Atherosclerosis

    Kevin M. Patel;Alanna Strong;Junichiro Tohyama;Xueting Jin

  • Neu4, a novel human lysosomal lumen sialidase, confers normal phenotype to sialidosis and galactosialidosis cells

    Volkan Seyrantepe;Karine Landry;Stéphanie Trudel;Jacob A. Hassan

  • Endocytosis in nonciliated epithelial cells of the ductuli efferentes in the rat

    L. Hermo;C. Morales

  • ProNGF induces TNFα-dependent death of retinal ganglion cells through a p75NTR non-cell-autonomous signaling pathway

    Frédéric Lebrun-Julien;Mathieu J. Bertrand;Olivier De Backer;David Stellwagen

  • AP-1 and retromer play opposite roles in the trafficking of sortilin between the Golgi apparatus and the lysosomes.

    Maryssa Canuel;Stephane Lefrancois;Jibin Zeng;Carlos R. Morales

  • Sortilin mediates the lysosomal targeting of cathepsins D and H.

    Maryssa Canuel;Ann Korkidakis;Kristin Konnyu;Carlos R. Morales

  • The Lysosomal Trafficking of Acid Sphingomyelinase is Mediated by Sortilin and Mannose 6‐phosphate Receptor

    Xiaoyan Ni;Carlos R. Morales

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis Hermo
Louis Hermo McGill University
Alexey V. Pshezhetsky
Alexey V. Pshezhetsky University of Montreal
Norman B. Hecht
Norman B. Hecht University of Pennsylvania
Michael D. Griswold
Michael D. Griswold Washington State University
Jacquetta M. Trasler
Jacquetta M. Trasler McGill University Health Centre
Kiran Musunuru
Kiran Musunuru University of Pennsylvania
Richard Oko
Richard Oko Queen's University
Daniel J. Rader
Daniel J. Rader University of Pennsylvania
Jacques L. Michaud
Jacques L. Michaud University of Montreal
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University

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