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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
15819
World Ranking
4657
National Ranking
57

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

José L. Carrascosa is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, the scientist has contributed to various subfields including Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work covers multiple topics, focusing notably on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, Enzyme Structure and Function, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Virus-based gene therapy research, and Vector-borne infectious diseases.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by José L. Carrascosa are:

  • Bivalent therapeutic vaccine against HPV16/18 genotypes consisting of a fusion protein between the extra domain A from human fibronectin and HPV16/18 E7 viral antigens (2020) published in Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Assisted assembly of bacteriophage T7 core components for genome translocation across the bacterial envelope (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Four-Dimensional Characterization of the Babesia divergens Asexual Life Cycle, from the Trophozoite to the Multiparasite Stage (2020) published in mSphere
  • Monitoring reversion of hepatitis C virus-induced cellular alterations by direct-acting antivirals using cryo soft X-ray tomography and infrared microscopy (2021) published in Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology
  • Using a partial atomic model from medium-resolution cryo-EM to solve a large crystal structure (2020) published in Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology

José L. Carrascosa has frequently collaborated with several co-authors. These include Ana Cuervo, Mar Pérez-Ruiz, Ana J. Pérez-Berná, Eva Pereiro, and Anna Belloni Fortina, reflecting a pattern of sustained research partnerships.

The scientist's work appears regularly in several academic venues, with multiple publications in JEADV Clinical Practice and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), as well as contributions to Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Structure of Native Influenza Virion Ribonucleoproteins

    Rocío Arranz;Rocío Coloma;Rocío Coloma;Francisco Javier Chichón;José Javier Conesa

  • Bacteriophage capsids: tough nanoshells with complex elastic properties.

    I. L. Ivanovska;P. J. de Pablo;B. Ibarra;G. Sgalari

  • Eukaryotic type II chaperonin CCT interacts with actin through specific subunits.

    Oscar Llorca;Elizabeth A. McCormack;Gillian Hynes;Julie Grantham

  • Cryo-electron tomography of vaccinia virus

    Marek Cyrklaff;Cristina Risco;Jose Jesús Fernández;Maria Victoria Jiménez

  • The structure of a biologically active influenza virus ribonucleoprotein complex

    Rocío Coloma;José M. Valpuesta;Rocío Arranz;José L. Carrascosa

  • Structure and function of a protein folding machine: the eukaryotic cytosolic chaperonin CCT

    José M. Valpuesta;Jaime Martı́n-Benito;Paulino Gómez-Puertas;José L. Carrascosa

  • Detailed architecture of a DNA translocating machine: the high-resolution structure of the bacteriophage phi29 connector particle.

    Alicia Guasch;Joan Pous;Borja Ibarra;F.Xavier Gomis-Rüth

  • Eukaryotic chaperonin CCT stabilizes actin and tubulin folding intermediates in open quasi-native conformations

    Oscar Llorca;Jaime Martín-Benito;Monica Ritco-Vonsovici;Julie Grantham

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum-Golgi Intermediate Compartment Membranes and Vimentin Filaments Participate in Vaccinia Virus Assembly

    Cristina Risco;Juan R. Rodríguez;Carmen López-Iglesias;José L. Carrascosa

  • Structure of eukaryotic prefoldin and of its complexes with unfolded actin and the cytosolic chaperonin CCT.

    Jaime Martín-Benito;Jasminka Boskovic;Paulino Gómez-Puertas;José L. Carrascosa

  • Analysis of electron microscope images and electron diffraction patterns of thin crystals of Ø29 connectors in ice

    José Marı́a Valpuesta;José L. Carrascosa;Richard Henderson

  • Structure of viral connectors and their function in bacteriophage assembly and DNA packaging

    Jose M. Valpuesta;Jose L. Carrascosa

  • 3D structure of the influenza virus polymerase complex: Localization of subunit domains

    Estela Area;Jaime Martín-Benito;Pablo Gastaminza;Eva Torreira

  • Direct measurement of the dielectric polarization properties of DNA

    Ana Cuervo;Pablo D. Dans;José L. Carrascosa;Modesto Orozco

  • The transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus contains a spherical core shell consisting of M and N proteins.

    Cristina Risco;Inés M. Antón;Luis Enjuanes;José L. Carrascosa

  • VP1, the Putative RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus, Forms Complexes with the Capsid Protein VP3, Leading to Efficient Encapsidation into Virus-Like Particles

    Eleuterio Lombardo;Antonio Maraver;José R. Castón;José Rivera

  • Ultrastructural and Functional Analyses of Recombinant Influenza Virus Ribonucleoproteins Suggest Dimerization of Nucleoprotein during Virus Amplification

    Joaquín Ortega;Jaime Martín-Benito;Thomas Zürcher;José M. Valpuesta

  • Mechanical Identities of RNA and DNA Double Helices Unveiled at the Single-Molecule Level

    Elías Herrero-Galán;Maria Eugenia Fuentes-Perez;Carolina Carrasco;José M Valpuesta

  • The 'sequential allosteric ring' mechanism in the eukaryotic chaperonin-assisted folding of actin and tubulin.

    Oscar Llorca;Jaime Martín-Benito;Julie Grantham;Monica Ritco-Vonsovici

  • Label-free identification of single dielectric nanoparticles and viruses with ultraweak polarization forces

    Laura Fumagalli;Daniel Esteban-Ferrer;Ana Cuervo;Jose L. Carrascosa;Jose L. Carrascosa

Frequent Co-Authors

José M. Valpuesta
José M. Valpuesta Spanish National Research Council
Oscar Llorca
Oscar Llorca Spanish National Research Council
Margarita Salas
Margarita Salas Spanish National Research Council
Ana Maria Cuervo
Ana Maria Cuervo Albert Einstein College of Medicine
José María Carazo
José María Carazo Spanish National Research Council
Mariano Esteban
Mariano Esteban Spanish National Research Council
Benes L. Trus
Benes L. Trus National Institutes of Health
Keith R. Willison
Keith R. Willison Imperial College London
Eladio Viñuela
Eladio Viñuela Spanish National Research Council
Carlos Oscar S. Sorzano
Carlos Oscar S. Sorzano Spanish National Research Council

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