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Frederic A. Meunier

Frederic A. Meunier

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
11309
World Ranking
15025
National Ranking
414

Overview

Frederic A. Meunier is a researcher affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, with a substantial body of work in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, cell biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's work is reflected in their frequent publications in several prominent venues. These include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Methods in molecular biology

Among recent published papers are:

  • Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity, 2020, Science
  • Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and provides a possible pathway into the central nervous system, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Radial contractility of actomyosin rings facilitates axonal trafficking and structural stability, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • SARS-CoV-2 infection and viral fusogens cause neuronal and glial fusion that compromises neuronal activity, 2023, Science Advances
  • Caveolin-1 and cavin1 act synergistically to generate a unique lipid environment in caveolae, 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology

Their research covers a range of key topics, including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Nerve injury and regeneration

Frederic A. Meunier has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, such as:

  • Rachel S. Gormal
  • Tristan P. Wallis
  • Merja Joensuu
  • Anmin Jiang
  • Ramón Martínez-Mármol

Their publication record includes over 180 works combining biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and medical sciences. Their contributions to molecular biology and cell biology specifically highlight cellular processes and mechanisms at the molecular level. Work on infectious diseases intersects with research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

Frederic A. Meunier's multidisciplinary research provides insights relevant to membrane biology, neuronal function, and infectious disease mechanisms, as reflected by their diverse publication venues and topics.

Best Publications

  • Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity.

    Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ravi Ojha;Liliana D. Pedro;Liliana D. Pedro;Minou Djannatian;Minou Djannatian

  • Functional repair of motor endplates after botulinum neurotoxin type A poisoning: Biphasic switch of synaptic activity between nerve sprouts and their parent terminals

    A de Paiva;FA Meunier;J Molgo;KR Aoki

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Flux of signalling endosomes undergoing axonal retrograde transport is encoded by presynaptic activity and TrkB

    Tong Wang;Sally Martin;Tam H. Nguyen;Callista B. Harper

  • Building a Better Dynasore: The Dyngo Compounds Potently Inhibit Dynamin and Endocytosis

    Adam McCluskey;James A. Daniel;Gordana Hadzic;Ngoc Chau

  • Amyloid-β and tau complexity - towards improved biomarkers and targeted therapies

    Juan Carlos Polanco;Chuanzhou Li;Liviu-Gabriel Bodea;Ramon Martinez-Marmol

  • Engineering stable peptide toxins by means of backbone cyclization: Stabilization of the α-conotoxin MII

    Richard J. Clark;Harald Fischer;Louise Dempster;Norelle L. Daly

  • Botulinum neurotoxins: from paralysis to recovery of functional neuromuscular transmission

    Frédéric A Meunier;Giampietro Schiavo;Jordi Molgó

  • The SAC1 domain in synaptojanin is required for autophagosome maturation at presynaptic terminals

    Roeland Vanhauwaert;Sabine Kuenen;Roy Masius;Adekunle Bademosi

  • Dynamin Inhibition Blocks Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Endocytosis in Neurons and Delays Botulism

    Callista B. Harper;Sally Martin;Tam H. Nguyen;Shari J. Daniels

  • Control of autophagosome axonal retrograde flux by presynaptic activity unveiled using botulinum neurotoxin type a.

    Tong Wang;Sally Martin;Andreas Papadopulos;Callista B. Harper

  • Vesicle exocytosis stimulated by α‐latrotoxin is mediated by latrophilin and requires both external and stored Ca2+

    B A Davletov;F A Meunier;A C Ashton;H Matsushita

  • Synaptotagmin Interaction with the Syntaxin/SNAP-25 Dimer Is Mediated by an Evolutionarily Conserved Motif and Is Sensitive to Inositol Hexakisphosphate

    Colin Rickman;Deborah A. Archer;Frederic A. Meunier;Molly Craxton

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase C2α Is Essential for ATP-dependent Priming of Neurosecretory Granule Exocytosis

    Frédéric A. Meunier;Shona L. Osborne;Gerald R.V. Hammond;Frank T. Cooke

  • Targeting membrane trafficking in infection prophylaxis: dynamin inhibitors

    Callista B. Harper;Michel R. Popoff;Adam McCluskey;Phillip J. Robinson

  • High Affinity Interaction of Syntaxin and SNAP-25 on the Plasma Membrane Is Abolished by Botulinum Toxin E

    Colin Rickman;Frederic A. Meunier;Thomas Binz;Bazbek Davletov

  • Arachidonic acid potentiates exocytosis and allows neuronal SNARE complex to interact with Munc18a

    Catherine F. Latham;Shona L. Osborne;Max J. Cryle;Frederic A. Meunier

  • Inhibition of the PtdIns(5) kinase PIKfyve disrupts intracellular replication of Salmonella

    Markus C Kerr;Jack T H Wang;Natalie A Castro;Nicholas A Hamilton

  • Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and provides a possible pathway into the central nervous system

    Ludovico Cantuti-Castelvetri;Ravi Ohja;Liliana Pedro;Minou Djannatian

  • Norepinephrine exocytosis stimulated by alpha-latrotoxin requires both external and stored Ca2+ and is mediated by latrophilin, G proteins and phospholipase C.

    M A Rahman;A C Ashton;F A Meunier;B A Davletov

  • Brevenal Inhibits Pacific Ciguatoxin-1B-Induced Neurosecretion from Bovine Chromaffin Cells

    César Mattei;Peter J. Wen;Truong D. Nguyen-Huu;Martha Alvarez

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordi Molgó
Jordi Molgó Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sally Martin
Sally Martin University of Queensland
Giampietro Schiavo
Giampietro Schiavo University College London
Tong Wang
Tong Wang University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Brett M. Collins
Brett M. Collins University of Queensland
Bazbek Davletov
Bazbek Davletov University of Sheffield
Robert G. Parton
Robert G. Parton University of Queensland
Tambet Teesalu
Tambet Teesalu University of Tartu
Bruno van Swinderen
Bruno van Swinderen University of Queensland

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