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Biology and Biochemistry
Argentina
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10362
World Ranking
13341
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 1991 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Francisco J. Barrantes is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina and conducts research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Biophysics.

Their research topics cover areas such as Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, including COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies. They also have expertise in Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Francisco J. Barrantes has contributed to several recent research papers including:

  • Central Nervous System Targets and Routes for SARS-CoV-2: Current Views and New Hypotheses, 2020, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • The unfolding palette of COVID-19 multisystemic syndrome and its neurological manifestations, 2021, Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health

Frequent co-authors associated with their research include:

  • Ana Sofía Vallés (7 collaborations)
  • Lucas A. Saavedra (5 collaborations)
  • Carlos Javier Baier (3 collaborations)
  • Virginia Borroni (2 collaborations)
  • Paulo Emílio Corrêa Leite (2 collaborations)

Publication venues where Francisco J. Barrantes has been frequently published include:

  • Preprints.org (3 publications)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes (2 publications)
  • Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health (2 publications)
  • Membranes (2 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)

The scientist has received recognitions such as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 1991 and Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1990.

Best Publications

  • How cholesterol interacts with membrane proteins: an exploration of cholesterol-binding sites including CRAC, CARC, and tilted domains

    Jacques Fantini;Francisco José Barrantes

  • Disclosure of cholesterol recognition motifs in transmembrane domains of the human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

    Carlos J. Baier;Jacques Fantini;Francisco José Barrantes

  • Sphingolipid/cholesterol regulation of neurotransmitter receptor conformation and function.

    Jacques Fantini;Francisco J. Barrantes

  • Effects of lipids on acetylcholine receptor. Essential need of cholesterol for maintenance of agonist-induced state transitions in lipid vesicles

    M. Criado;H. Eibl;F. J. Barrantes

  • Immobilized lipid in acetylcholine receptor-rich membranes from Torpedo marmorata.

    Derek Marsh;F. J. Barrantes

  • Functional properties of the acetylcholine receptor incorporated in model lipid membranes. Differential effects of chain length and head group of phospholipids on receptor affinity states and receptor-mediated ion translocation.

    M Criado;H Eibl;F J Barrantes

  • Structural basis for lipid modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function

    F.J. Barrantes

  • Deficits in cholinergic neurotransmission and their clinical correlates in Parkinson’s disease

    Santiago Perez-Lloret;Francisco J Barrantes

  • Nanoscale organization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors revealed by stimulated emission depletion microscopy

    R. R. Kellner;C. J. Baier;K. I. Willig;Stefan W. Hell

  • Agonist-activated ionic channels in acetylcholine receptor reconstituted into planar lipid bilayers

    Günther Boheim;Wolfgang Hanke;Francisco J. Barrantes;Hansjörg Eibl

  • Apoptosis of Retinal Photoreceptors During Development In Vitro: Protective Effect of Docosahexaenoic Acid

    Nora P. Rotstein;Marta I. Aveldaño;Francisco J. Barrantes;Ana M. Roccamo

  • Wnt-7a Induces Presynaptic Colocalization of α7-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Adenomatous Polyposis Coli in Hippocampal Neurons

    Ginny G. Farias;Ana Sofia Valles;Marcela Colombres;Juan A. Godoy

  • Mixing liquids in microseconds

    Peter Regenfuss;Robert M. Clegg;Mack. J. Fulwyler;Francisco J. Barrantes

  • Peptide extraction by alkaline treatment is accompanied by rearrangement of the membrane-bound acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo marmorata.

    F.J. Barrantes;D.-Ch. Neugebauer;H.P. Zingsheim

  • Docosahexaenoic acid is required for the survival of rat retinal photoreceptors in vitro

    Nora P. Rotstein;Marta I. Aveldaño;Francisco J. Barrantes;Luis E. Politi

  • Agonist-mediated changes of the acetylcholine receptor in its membrane environment

    F.J. Barrantes

  • Direct structural localization of two toxin-recognition sites on an ACh receptor protein.

    H. P. Zingsheim;F. J. Barrantes;J. Frank;W. Hänicke

  • A mirror code for protein-cholesterol interactions in the two leaflets of biological membranes

    Jacques Fantini;Coralie Di Scala;Luke S. Evans;Philip T. F. Williamson

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is internalized via a Rac-dependent, dynamin-independent endocytic pathway

    Sudha Kumari;Virginia Borroni;Ashutosh Chaudhry;Baron Chanda

  • Functional properties of the acetylcholine receptor incorporated in model lipid membrane.

    M. Criado;H. Eibl;F. Barrantes

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Fantini
Jacques Fantini Aix-Marseille University
Thomas M. Jovin
Thomas M. Jovin Max Planck Society
Hualiang Jiang
Hualiang Jiang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Derek Marsh
Derek Marsh Max Planck Society
Joachim Frank
Joachim Frank Columbia University
Ronald J. Lukas
Ronald J. Lukas Barrow Neurological Institute
Theo Wallimann
Theo Wallimann ETH Zurich
Anthony Watts
Anthony Watts University of Oxford
Xiaomin Luo
Xiaomin Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Stefan W. Hell
Stefan W. Hell Max Planck Society

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