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Manuel Prieto is a researcher affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal, with a focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their academic contributions span 51 publications within this field, emphasizing Molecular Biology, which accounts for 45 of those publications. Additional subfields of interest include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Organic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

Prieto's research involves multiple main topics, with a significant body of work related to Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, totaling 20 publications. Other notable topics include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling, Ion Channel Regulation and Function, Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection, RNA Research and Splicing, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Cellular Transport and Secretion.

The researcher has contributed to various scientific journals, frequently publishing in:

  • Biophysical Journal (8 publications)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (4 publications)
  • Langmuir (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Prieto include:

  • "Efficient adsorption of bulky reactive dyes from water using sustainably-derived mesoporous carbons," 2023, Environmental Research
  • "Pulmonary surfactant protein SP-B nanorings induce the multilamellar organization of surfactant complexes," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • "Lipid Hydroperoxide Compromises the Membrane Structure Organization and Softens Bending Rigidity," 2021, Langmuir
  • "Laurdan in live cell imaging: Effect of acquisition settings, cell culture conditions and data analysis on generalized polarization measurements," 2022, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
  • "Lipid domain formation and membrane shaping by C24-ceramide," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes

Collaborations constitute a significant aspect of Prieto's research activities. Frequent co-authors include Ana Coutinho with 19 collaborative publications, Alexander Fedorov and Liana C. Silva with 7 each, Fábio Fernandes with 7, and Ana M. Melo with 6 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Sphingomyelin/phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol phase diagram: boundaries and composition of lipid rafts

    Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Aleksandre Fedorov;Manuel Prieto

  • Ceramide: A simple sphingolipid with unique biophysical properties

    Bruno M. Castro;Manuel Prieto;Liana C. Silva

  • Lipid rafts have different sizes depending on membrane composition: a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer study.

    Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Luís M.S. Loura;Luís M.S. Loura;Alexander Fedorov;Manuel Prieto

  • Quantifying molecular partition into model systems of biomembranes: an emphasis on optical spectroscopic methods.

    Nuno C. Santos;Manuel Prieto;Miguel A.R.B. Castanho

  • A Critical Role for Ceramide Synthase 2 in Liver Homeostasis: I. ALTERATIONS IN LIPID METABOLIC PATHWAYS*

    Yael Pewzner-Jung;Hyejung Park;Elad L. Laviad;Liana C. Silva;Liana C. Silva

  • Phase diagrams of lipid mixtures relevant to the study of membrane rafts

    Félix M. Goñi;Alicia Alonso;Luis A. Bagatolli;Rhoderick E. Brown

  • Effect of ceramide structure on membrane biophysical properties: the role of acyl chain length and unsaturation.

    Sandra N. Pinto;Liana C. Silva;Anthony H. Futerman;Manuel Prieto

  • Ceramide-Domain Formation and Collapse in Lipid Rafts: Membrane Reorganization by an Apoptotic Lipid

    Liana C. Silva;Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Bruno M. Castro;Alexander Fedorov

  • Novel hybrids of graphitic carbon nitride sensitized with free-base meso-tetrakis(carboxyphenyl) porphyrins for efficient visible light photocatalytic hydrogen production

    Eliana S. Da Silva;Nuno M.M. Moura;M. Graça P.M.S. Neves;Ana Coutinho;Ana Coutinho

  • Fluid–Fluid Membrane Microheterogeneity: A Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Study

    Luís M.S. Loura;Luís M.S. Loura;Aleksandre Fedorov;Manuel Prieto

  • Membrane lipid domains and rafts: current applications of fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy and imaging

    Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Luís M.S. Loura;Manuel Prieto

  • Complexity of lipid domains and rafts in giant unilamellar vesicles revealed by combining imaging and microscopic and macroscopic time-resolved fluorescence.

    Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida;Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida;Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida;JanWillem Borst;Alexander Fedorov;Manuel Prieto

  • Cholesterol-rich fluid membranes solubilize ceramide domains: implications for the structure and dynamics of mammalian intracellular and plasma membranes.

    Bruno M. Castro;Liana C. Silva;Alexander Fedorov;Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida

  • Formation of Ceramide/Sphingomyelin Gel Domains in the Presence of an Unsaturated Phospholipid: A Quantitative Multiprobe Approach ☆

    Bruno M. Castro;Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Rodrigo F.M. de Almeida;Liana C. Silva;Alexander Fedorov

  • Ceramide-platform formation and -induced biophysical changes in a fluid phospholipid membrane.

    Liana Silva;Rodrigo F. M. De Almeida;Alexander Fedorov;António P. A. Matos

  • Ribonuclease T1 and alcohol dehydrogenase fluorescence quenching by acrylamide: A laboratory experiment for undergraduate students

    Ana Coutinho;Manuel Prieto

  • β-Cyclodextrin as a Precursor to Holey C-Doped g-C 3 N 4 Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

    Eliana S. Da Silva;Nuno M. M. Moura;Ana Coutinho;Ana Coutinho;Goran Dražić

  • Fluorescence quenching data interpretation in biological systems. The use of microscopic models for data analysis and interpretation of complex systems.

    Miguel A.R.B Castanho;Manuel J.E Prieto

  • Membrane Domain Formation, Interdigitation, and Morphological Alterations Induced by the Very Long Chain Asymmetric C24:1 Ceramide

    Sandra N. Pinto;Liana C. Silva;Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida;Manuel Prieto

  • Lipid Raft Composition Modulates Sphingomyelinase Activity and Ceramide-Induced Membrane Physical Alterations

    Liana C. Silva;Anthony H. Futerman;Manuel Prieto

  • Interaction of the Major Epitope Region of HIV Protein gp41 with Membrane Model Systems. A Fluorescence Spectroscopy Study

    Nuno C. Santos;Manuel Prieto;Miguel A. R. B. Castanho

  • Exclusion of a cholesterol analog from the cholesterol-rich phase in model membranes.

    Luı́s M.S Loura;Aleksandre Fedorov;Manuel Prieto

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. R. B. Castanho
Miguel A. R. B. Castanho University of Lisbon
Anthony H. Futerman
Anthony H. Futerman Weizmann Institute of Science
Mário N. Berberan-Santos
Mário N. Berberan-Santos Instituto Superior Técnico
Cecília M. P. Rodrigues
Cecília M. P. Rodrigues University of Lisbon
Olivier Sandre
Olivier Sandre University of Bordeaux
Joaquim L. Faria
Joaquim L. Faria University of Porto
Juan C. Gómez-Fernández
Juan C. Gómez-Fernández University of Murcia
Alfred H. Merrill
Alfred H. Merrill Georgia Institute of Technology
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University
Francisco J. Barrantes
Francisco J. Barrantes National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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