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Francisco García-del Portillo

Francisco García-del Portillo

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
18475
World Ranking
18185
National Ranking
413

Overview

Francisco García-del Portillo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on microbiology, with significant contributions in the study of pathogenic bacteria and microbial interactions.

The scientist has published extensively in fields related to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in agricultural and biological sciences. Specific subfields include food science, biotechnology, endocrinology, molecular biology, and ecology.

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Listeria monocytogenes in food safety
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • Microbial inactivation methods
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Infection and Immunity
  • Journal of Bacteriology
  • PLoS Pathogens

Some recent papers include:

  • "Pathogenicity and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes: A trip from environmental to medical microbiology" (2021, Virulence)
  • "NOD1 in the interplay between microbiota and gastrointestinal immune adaptations" (2021, Pharmacological Research)
  • "Mild Stress Conditions during Laboratory Culture Promote the Proliferation of Mutations That Negatively Affect Sigma B Activity in Listeria monocytogenes" (2020, Journal of Bacteriology)
  • "An alternative penicillin-binding protein involved in Salmonella relapses following ceftriaxone therapy" (2020, EBioMedicine)
  • "Acid stress signals are integrated into the σB-dependent general stress response pathway via the stressosome in the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes" (2022, PLoS Pathogens)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • M. Graciela Pucciarelli (14 joint publications)
  • Sónia Castanheira (11 joint publications)
  • Duarte N. Guerreiro (7 joint publications)
  • Conor O'Byrne (7 joint publications)
  • Charlotte Dessaux (6 joint publications)

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

  • Identification of a Salmonella virulence gene required for formation of filamentous structures containing lysosomal membrane glycoproteins within epithelial cells

    Murry A. Stein;Ka Yin Leung;Michael Zwick;Francisco Garcia-del Portillo

  • Role of the GGDEF protein family in Salmonella cellulose biosynthesis and biofilm formation.

    Begoña García;Cristina Latasa;Cristina Latasa;Cristina Solano;Francisco García-del Portillo

  • Inactivation of the srtA gene in Listeria monocytogenes inhibits anchoring of surface proteins and affects virulence.

    Hélène Bierne;Sarkis K Mazmanian;Matthias Trost;M Graciela Pucciarelli

  • Comparison of widely used Listeria monocytogenes strains EGD, 10403S, and EGD-e highlights genomic variations underlying differences in pathogenicity.

    Christophe Bécavin;Christophe Bécavin;Christophe Bécavin;Christiane Bouchier;Pierre Lechat;Cristel Archambaud;Cristel Archambaud;Cristel Archambaud

  • DNA adenine methylase mutants of Salmonella typhimurium show defects in protein secretion, cell invasion, and M cell cytotoxicity

    Francisco García-Del Portillo;M. Graciela Pucciarelli;Josep Casadesús

  • Gp96 is a receptor for a novel Listeria monocytogenes virulence factor, Vip, a surface protein

    Didier Cabanes;Sandra Sousa;Antonio Cebriá;Marc Lecuit

  • The varied lifestyles of intracellular pathogens within eukaryotic vacuolar compartments.

    Francisco Garcia-del Portillo;B.Brett Finlay

  • Toxin-antitoxins and bacterial virulence.

    Damián Lobato-Márquez;Ramón Díaz-Orejas;Francisco García-del Portillo

  • Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium response involved in attenuation of pathogen intracellular proliferation.

    David A. Cano;Marina Martínez-Moya;M. Graciela Pucciarelli;Eduardo A. Groisman

  • Deletion analysis of yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase and identification of a regulatory domain at the carboxyl-terminus.

    Francisco Portillo;Inigo F. de Larrinoa;Ramon Serrano

  • The morphological transition of Helicobacter pylori cells from spiral to coccoid is preceded by a substantial modification of the cell wall.

    K Costa;G Bacher;G Allmaier;MG Dominguez-Bello

  • Regulation of Capsule Synthesis and Cell Motility in Salmonella enterica by the Essential Gene igaA

    David A. Cano;Gustavo Domínguez-Bernal;Alberto Tierrez;Francisco Garcia-del Portillo

  • Analysis of the regulatory domain of yeast plasma membrane H+-ATPase by directed mutagenesis and intragenic suppression

    Francisco Portillo;Pilar Eraso;Ramon Serrano

  • Growth control strength and active site of yeast plasma membrane ATPase studied by site-directed mutagenesis.

    Francisco Portillo;Ramon Serrano

  • Sortase B, a New Class of Sortase in Listeria monocytogenes

    Hélène Bierne;Caroline Garandeau;M. Graciela Pucciarelli;Christophe Sabet

  • Hijacking of eukaryotic functions by intracellular bacterial pathogens

    Ana Alonso;Francisco García del Portillo

  • DNA Adenine Methylation Regulates Virulence Gene Expression in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

    Roberto Balbontín;Gary Rowley;M. Graciela Pucciarelli;Javier López-Garrido

  • Distinct type I and type II toxin-antitoxin modules control Salmonella lifestyle inside eukaryotic cells

    Damián Lobato-Márquez;Inmaculada Moreno-Córdoba;Virginia Figueroa;Ramón Díaz-Orejas

  • Repression of the RcsC-YojN-RcsB phosphorelay by the IgaA protein is a requisite for Salmonella virulence.

    Gustavo Domínguez-Bernal;M. Graciela Pucciarelli;Francisco Ramos-Morales;Meritxell García-Quintanilla

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascale Cossart
Pascale Cossart Institut Pasteur
Josep Casadesús
Josep Casadesús University of Seville
Hélène Bierne
Hélène Bierne INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
B. Brett Finlay
B. Brett Finlay University of British Columbia
Miguel A. de Pedro
Miguel A. de Pedro University of Parma
Amparo Cano
Amparo Cano Spanish National Research Council
Trinad Chakraborty
Trinad Chakraborty University of Giessen
Carmen Buchrieser
Carmen Buchrieser Institut Pasteur
Torsten Hain
Torsten Hain University of Giessen
Ramón Serrano
Ramón Serrano Universitat Politècnica de València

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