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  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

José M. Valpuesta is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their work predominantly covers areas within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Cell Biology, Neurology, and Ecology as subfields.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborations mainly with Jorge Cuéllar, Arturo Muga, Moisés Maestro-López, César Santiago, and Fernando Moro. These partnerships indicate a collaborative research environment in their field of study.

José M. Valpuesta has contributed to a range of research articles published in several scientific journals. Key recent publications include:

  • Structural mechanism for tyrosine hydroxylase inhibition by dopamine and reactivation by Ser40 phosphorylation, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Arc self-association and formation of virus-like capsids are mediated by an N-terminal helical coil motif, 2020, FEBS Journal
  • The chaperonin CCT controls T cell receptor-driven 3D configuration of centrioles, 2020, Science Advances
  • Chaperonin Mechanisms: Multiple and (Mis)Understood?, 2022, Annual Review of Biophysics
  • Nucleus-translocated mitochondrial cytochrome c liberates nucleophosmin-sequestered ARF tumor suppressor by changing nucleolar liquid-liquid phase separation, 2022, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

The venues where José M. Valpuesta frequently publishes encompass:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nanomaterials
  • EMPIAR dataset
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

José M. Valpuesta was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2013, highlighting a formal acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Polymerization of τ into filaments in the presence of heparin: The minimal sequence required for τ - τ interaction

    Mar Pérez;José M. Valpuesta;Miguel Medina;Esteban Montejo de Garcini

  • Structural characterization of toxic oligomers that are kinetically trapped during α-synuclein fibril formation

    Serene W. Chen;Srdja Drakulic;Emma Deas;Myriam Ouberai

  • The Structure of Native Influenza Virion Ribonucleoproteins

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

  • Coexistence of multivalent and monovalent TCRs explains high sensitivity and wide range of response.

    Wolfgang W.A. Schamel;Ignacio Arechaga;Ruth M. Risueño;Hisse M. van Santen

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

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

  • Structure of the Hsp110:Hsc70 Nucleotide Exchange Machine

    Jonathan P. Schuermann;Jianwen Jiang;Jorge Cuellar;Oscar Llorca

  • 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

  • Crystal structure of the open conformation of the mammalian chaperonin CCT in complex with tubulin

    Inés G Muñoz;Hugo Yébenes;Min Zhou;Pablo Mesa

  • 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

  • Hsp70 – a master regulator in protein degradation

    María Rosario Fernández-Fernández;Marcos Gragera;Lissette Ochoa-Ibarrola;Lucía Quintana-Gallardo

  • 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

  • Chaperonins: two rings for folding.

    Hugo Yébenes;Pablo Mesa;Inés G. Muñoz;Guillermo Montoya

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

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

  • Increased Sensitivity of Antigen-Experienced T Cells through the Enrichment of Oligomeric T Cell Receptor Complexes

    Rashmi Kumar;María Ferez;Mahima Swamy;Ignacio Arechaga

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

José L. Carrascosa
José L. Carrascosa Spanish National Research Council
Oscar Llorca
Oscar Llorca Spanish National Research Council
Keith R. Willison
Keith R. Willison Imperial College London
Juan Ortín
Juan Ortín Spanish National Research Council
Margarita Salas
Margarita Salas Spanish National Research Council
Miquel Coll
Miquel Coll Spanish National Research Council
Paulino Gómez-Puertas
Paulino Gómez-Puertas Spanish National Research Council
Aurora Martinez
Aurora Martinez University of Bergen
Ana Maria Cuervo
Ana Maria Cuervo Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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