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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
21723
World Ranking
4000
National Ranking
112

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
32496
World Ranking
4454
National Ranking
53

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Félix M. Goñi is affiliated with the University of the Basque Country in Spain and has an extensive body of research primarily situated within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine.

Their work spans multiple subfields, including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Physiology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry. The scientist's research interests focus on several key topics:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Their recent publications reflect the diversity and depth of their research. Notable articles include:

  • "LC3 subfamily in cardiolipin-mediated mitophagy: a comparison of the LC3A, LC3B and LC3C homologs," published in 2022 in Autophagy
  • "A fluorogenic cyclic peptide for imaging and quantification of drug-induced apoptosis," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "Sphingomyelin: What is it good for?" published in 2022 in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • "The extent of protein hydration dictates the preference for heterogeneous or homogeneous nucleation generating either parallel or antiparallel β-sheet α-synuclein aggregates," published in 2020 in Chemical Science
  • "Effect of ATG12-ATG5-ATG16L1 autophagy E3-like complex on the ability of LC3/GABARAP proteins to induce vesicle tethering and fusion," published in 2023 in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Félix M. Goñi has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Biophysical Journal
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Alicia Alonso, Aritz B. García-Arribas, Asier Etxaniz, L. Ruth Montes, and Marina N. Iriondo. These collaborations indicate a network of research focused on closely related specialties within molecular biology and biochemistry.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Quantitative studies of the structure of proteins in solution by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

    Jose Luis R. Arrondo;Arturo Muga;Jose Castresana;Felix M. Goñi

  • Detergent-resistant membranes should not be identified with membrane rafts

    Dov Lichtenberg;Félix M. Goñi;Heiko Heerklotz

  • Membranes: a meeting point for lipids, proteins and therapies

    Pablo V. Escribá;José M. González-Ros;Félix M. Goñi;Paavo K. J. Kinnunen

  • Structure and dynamics of membrane proteins as studied by infrared spectroscopy.

    José Luis R. Arrondo;Félix M. Goñi;Félix M. Goñi

  • Compartmentalization of ceramide signaling: physical foundations and biological effects.

    Richard N. Kolesnick;Felix M. Goñi;Alicia Alonso

  • Sphingomyelinases: enzymology and membrane activity.

    Félix M Goñi;Alicia Alonso

  • The basic structure and dynamics of cell membranes: an update of the Singer-Nicolson model.

    Félix M. Goñi

  • Role of sphingomyelinase and ceramide in modulating rafts: do biophysical properties determine biologic outcome?

    Aida E Cremesti;Felix M Goni;Richard Kolesnick

  • Structure and functional properties of diacylglycerols in membranes.

    Félix M Goñi;Alicia Alonso

  • Transbilayer (flip‐flop) lipid motion and lipid scrambling in membranes

    F.-Xabier Contreras;Lissete Sánchez-Magraner;Alicia Alonso;Félix M. Goñi

  • Biophysics of sphingolipids I. Membrane properties of sphingosine, ceramides and other simple sphingolipids.

    Félix M. Goñi;Alicia Alonso

  • Sphingolipids and cell death

    Albert Morales;Hyunmi Lee;Felix M. Goñi;Richard Kolesnick

  • Giant unilamellar vesicles electroformed from native membranes and organic lipid mixtures under physiological conditions.

    L.-Ruth Montes;Alicia Alonso;Felix M. Goñi;Luis A. Bagatolli

  • Ceramides in Phospholipid Membranes: Effects on Bilayer Stability and Transition to Nonlamellar Phases

    M. Pilar Veiga;José Luis R. Arrondo;Félix M. Goñi;Alicia Alonso

  • The Mechanism of Detergent Solubilization of Lipid Bilayers

    Dov Lichtenberg;Hasna Ahyayauch;Félix M. Goñi

  • Effects of ceramide and other simple sphingolipids on membrane lateral structure.

    Félix M. Goñi;Alicia Alonso

  • Interaction of the HIV-1 fusion peptide with phospholipid vesicles: different structural requirements for fusion and leakage

    Jose L. Nieva;Shlomo Nir;Arturo Muga;Felix M. Goni

  • Phase diagrams of lipid mixtures relevant to the study of membrane rafts

    Félix M. Goñi;Alicia Alonso;Luis A. Bagatolli;Rhoderick E. Brown

  • Lipid–protein interactions in GPCR-associated signaling

    Pablo V. Escribá;Philip B. Wedegaertner;Félix M. Goñi;Oliver Vögler

Frequent Co-Authors

Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso University of the Basque Country
Fernando de la Cruz
Fernando de la Cruz University of Cantabria
Isabel Varela-Nieto
Isabel Varela-Nieto Spanish National Research Council
Guillermo Velasco
Guillermo Velasco Complutense University of Madrid
Luis A. Bagatolli
Luis A. Bagatolli National University of Córdoba
José M. Valpuesta
José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council
Abhaya M. Dandekar
Abhaya M. Dandekar University of California, Davis
Bruno Maggio
Bruno Maggio National University of Córdoba
Faustino Mollinedo
Faustino Mollinedo University of Salamanca
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg

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