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Biology and Biochemistry
Argentina
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
43249
World Ranking
11643
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

María I. Colombo is a researcher affiliated with the National University of Cuyo in Argentina. Their work spans various fields related to molecular and cellular biology, with a strong focus on mechanisms of autophagy and related cellular processes.

The primary fields of study associated with María I. Colombo include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. These are further specialized into subfields such as Epidemiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Physiology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Virology and Viral Diseases
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Autophagy in major human diseases" (2021) published in The EMBO Journal
  • "Role of VAMP7-Dependent Secretion of Reticulon 3 in Neurite Growth" (2020) published in Cell Reports
  • "FKBP8 is a novel molecule that participates in the regulation of the autophagic pathway" (2022) published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • "Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate Mediates the Establishment of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Replication Complexes in Association with Early Endosomes" (2020) published in Journal of Virology
  • "Autophagy as an innate immunity response against pathogens: a Tango dance" (2023) published in FEBS Letters

María I. Colombo has collaborated frequently with several researchers, demonstrating ongoing research partnerships. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Milton Osmar Aguilera
  • Laura Ruth Delgui
  • Sébastien Nola
  • Claudio M. Fader
  • Thierry Galli

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • Autophagy Reports
  • Cell Reports
  • The EMBO Journal
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • Journal of Virology

In addition to journal articles, María I. Colombo has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored a book titled Cell compartments and intracellular trafficking of lipids and proteins: Impact on biomedicine, published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Hagai Abeliovich;Patrizia Agostinis;Devendra K. Agrawal

  • Autophagy is a defense mechanism inhibiting BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis survival in infected macrophages.

    Maximiliano G. Gutierrez;Sharon S. Master;Sudha B. Singh;Gregory A. Taylor

  • Molecular definitions of autophagy and related processes

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Lorenzo Galluzzi;Eric H. Baehrecke;Andrea Ballabio;Patricia Boya

  • Autophagy in major human diseases

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Giulia Petroni;Ravi K. Amaravadi;Eric H. Baehrecke

  • Exosome release is regulated by a calcium-dependent mechanism in K562 cells.

    Ariel Savina;Marcelo Furlán;Michel Vidal;Maria I. Colombo

  • Consensus guidelines for the detection of immunogenic cell death

    Oliver Kepp;Laura Senovilla;Ilio Vitale;Erika Vacchelli

  • Rab7 is required for the normal progression of the autophagic pathway in mammalian cells

    Maximiliano G. Gutierrez;Daniela B. Munafó;Walter Berón;María I. Colombo

  • A novel assay to study autophagy: regulation of autophagosome vacuole size by amino acid deprivation

    Daniela B. Munafó;María I. Colombo

  • The exosome pathway in K562 cells is regulated by Rab11

    Ariel Savina;Michel Vidal;Maria I. Colombo

  • Rab11 promotes docking and fusion of multivesicular bodies in a calcium-dependent manner.

    Ariel Savina;Claudio M. Fader;María T. Damiani;María Isabel Colombo

  • TI-VAMP/VAMP7 and VAMP3/cellubrevin: two v-SNARE proteins involved in specific steps of the autophagy/multivesicular body pathways.

    Claudio Marcelo Fader;Diego Germán Sánchez;María Belén Mestre;María Isabel Colombo

  • Induction of autophagy promotes fusion of multivesicular bodies with autophagic vacuoles in k562 cells.

    Claudio M. Fader;Diego Sánchez;Marcelo Furlán;María I. Colombo

  • A regulatory role for ARF6 in receptor-mediated endocytosis.

    Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey;Guangpu Li;Maria I. Colombo;Philip D. Stahl

  • Autophagy induction favours the generation and maturation of the Coxiella‐replicative vacuoles

    Maximiliano G. Gutierrez;Cristina L. Vázquez;Daniela B. Munafó;Felipe C. M. Zoppino

  • Coxiella burnetii Localizes in a Rab7-Labeled Compartment with Autophagic Characteristics

    Walter Berón;Maximiliano G. Gutierrez;Michel Rabinovitch;Maria I. Colombo

  • Autophagosome Formation Depends on the Small GTPase Rab1 and Functional ER Exit Sites

    Felipe Carlos Martín Zoppino;Rodrigo Damián Militello;Ileana Slavin;Cecilia Álvarez

  • The autophagic pathway is actively modulated by phase II Coxiella burnetii to efficiently replicate in the host cell.

    Patricia S. Romano;Maximiliano G. Gutierrez;Walter Berón;Michel Rabinovitch

  • Induction of Autophagy Causes Dramatic Changes in the Subcellular Distribution of GFP-Rab24

    Daniela B. Munafó;María I. Colombo

Frequent Co-Authors

Pietro Lampertico
Pietro Lampertico University of Milan
Fabio Facchetti
Fabio Facchetti University of Brescia
Antonino Neri
Antonino Neri University of Milan
Philip D. Stahl
Philip D. Stahl Washington University in St. Louis
Luis S. Mayorga
Luis S. Mayorga National University of Cuyo
Luca Valenti
Luca Valenti University of Milan
Mario U. Mondelli
Mario U. Mondelli University of Pavia
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Francesco Cecconi
Francesco Cecconi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Tamotsu Yoshimori
Tamotsu Yoshimori Osaka University

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