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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
16254
World Ranking
7069
National Ranking
117

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award

Overview

César Nombela is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on fungal and yeast genetics, plant-microbe interactions, and immunity. This work spans several interconnected scientific domains, including biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The main fields of study associated with César Nombela's research include biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology alongside agricultural and biological sciences. Their work subdivides into areas such as molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, and genetics.

The research topics covered in their publications encompass:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

César Nombela has contributed papers to various scientific journals, including:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Fungi
  • International Microbiology

Some of their recent publications are:

  • "Poacic acid, a β-1,3-glucan-binding antifungal agent, inhibits cell-wall remodeling and activates transcriptional responses regulated by the cell-wall integrity and high-osmolarity glycerol pathways in yeast" (2021, The FASEB Journal)
  • "Systematic Identification of Essential Genes Required for Yeast Cell Wall Integrity: Involvement of the RSC Remodelling Complex" (2022, Journal of Fungi)
  • "Spanish microbiology in an era of constant advances: a view from the battleground" (2021, International Microbiology)

César Nombela frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • José M. Rodríguez-Peña
  • Ana Belén Sanz
  • Javier Arroyo
  • Raúl García
  • Kaori Itto-Nakama

Best Publications

  • Molecular basis of cell integrity and morphogenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    V J Cid;A Durán;F del Rey;M P Snyder

  • The microbiome as a human organ

    Fernando Baquero;César Nombela

  • Applications of flow cytometry to clinical microbiology.

    Alberto Álvarez-Barrientos;Javier Arroyo;Rafael Cantón;César Nombela

  • Role of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Hog1p in Morphogenesis and Virulence of Candida albicans

    R. Alonso-Monge;F. Navarro-García;G. Molero;R. Diez-Orejas

  • Regulatory Mechanisms for Modulation of Signaling through the Cell Integrity Slt2-mediated Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Humberto Martı́n;Jose M. Rodrı́guez-Pachón;Cristina Ruiz;César Nombela

  • The global transcriptional response to transient cell wall damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its regulation by the cell integrity signaling pathway.

    Raúl García;Clara Bermejo;Cecilia Grau;Rosa Pérez

  • The Hog1 mitogen-activated protein kinase is essential in the oxidative stress response and chlamydospore formation in Candida albicans.

    Rebeca Alonso-Monge;Federico Navarro-García;Elvira Román;Ana I. Negredo

  • The MAP kinase signal transduction network in Candida albicans

    R. Alonso Monge;E. Román;C. Nombela;J. Pla

  • Sequential Fractionation and Two-dimensional Gel Analysis Unravels the Complexity of the Dimorphic Fungus Candida albicans Cell Wall Proteome

    Aida Pitarch;Miguel Sánchez;César Nombela;Concha Gil

  • Non-conventional protein secretionin yeast

    César Nombela;Concha Gil;W. LaJean Chaffin

  • Virulence genes in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans.

    Federico Navarro-García;Miguel Sánchez;César Nombela;Jesús Pla

  • A protein kinase gene complements the lytic phenotype of Saccharomyces cerevisiae lyt2 mutants.

    L. Torres;H. Martín;M. I. García-Saez;J. Arroyo

  • Candida albicans: genetics, dimorphism and pathogenicity.

    Gloria Molero;Rosalía Díez-Orejas;Federico Navarro-García;Lucía Monteoliva

  • Functional characterization of the MKC1 gene of Candida albicans, which encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog related to cell integrity.

    F Navarro-García;M Sánchez;J Pla;C Nombela

  • The sequential activation of the yeast HOG and SLT2 pathways is required for cell survival to cell wall stress.

    Clara Bermejo;Estefanía Rodríguez;Raúl García;Jose M. Rodríguez-Peña

  • The mitogen-activated protein kinase homolog HOG1 gene controls glycerol accumulation in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans.

    C San José;R A Monge;R Pérez-Díaz;J Pla

  • Proteomics‐based identification of novel Candida albicans antigens for diagnosis of systemic candidiasis in patients with underlying hematological malignancies

    Aida Pitarch;Joaquín Abian;Montserrat Carrascal;Miguel Sánchez

  • The Sho1 adaptor protein links oxidative stress to morphogenesis and cell wall biosynthesis in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.

    Elvira Román;César Nombela;Jesús Pla

  • Protein phosphatases in MAPK signalling: we keep learning from yeast.

    Humberto Martín;Marta Flández;César Nombela;María Molina

  • The high-osmolarity glycerol (HOG) and cell wall integrity (CWI) signalling pathways interplay: a yeast dialogue between MAPK routes

    Jose Manuel Rodríguez-Peña;Raúl García;César Nombela;Javier Arroyo

Frequent Co-Authors

Concha Gil
Concha Gil Complutense University of Madrid
Jesús Pla
Jesús Pla Complutense University of Madrid
Fernando Baquero
Fernando Baquero Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Jeremy Thorner
Jeremy Thorner University of California, Berkeley
Rafael Cantón
Rafael Cantón Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Hideoki Ogawa
Hideoki Ogawa Juntendo University
Pilar Pérez
Pilar Pérez University of Salamanca
María A. Moro
María A. Moro Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.): Madrid, ES
Angel L. Corbí
Angel L. Corbí Spanish National Research Council
B. Brett Finlay
B. Brett Finlay University of British Columbia

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