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Maria S. Balda is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cell Biology, Ophthalmology, and Immunology and Allergy.

Their work engages extensively with topics such as Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, S100 Proteins and Annexins, Connexins and lens biology, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Interplay between Extracellular Matrix Stiffness and JAM-A Regulates Mechanical Load on ZO-1 and Tight Junction Assembly" (2020, Cell Reports)
  • "ZO-1 Guides Tight Junction Assembly and Epithelial Morphogenesis via Cytoskeletal Tension-Dependent and -Independent Functions" (2022, Cells)
  • "Tight junctions" (2023, Current Biology)
  • "Spatio-temporal expression pattern and role of the tight junction protein MarvelD3 in pancreas development and function" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Spatiotemporal control of actomyosin contractility by MRCKβ signaling drives phagocytosis" (2022, The Journal of Cell Biology)

Maria S. Balda has frequently collaborated with other researchers, notably Karl Matter, Ceniz Zihni, A Haas, Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernández, and James Bainbridge.

Their contributions have appeared in a range of publication venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cells
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Cell Reports
  • Current Biology

Best Publications

  • Tight junctions: from simple barriers to multifunctional molecular gates

    Ceniz Zihni;Clare Mills;Karl Matter;Maria S. Balda

  • Functional dissociation of paracellular permeability and transepithelial electrical resistance and disruption of the apical-basolateral intramembrane diffusion barrier by expression of a mutant tight junction membrane protein.

    M S Balda;J A Whitney;C Flores;S González

  • Signalling to and from tight junctions

    Karl Matter;Maria S. Balda

  • The tight junction protein ZO-1 is homologous to the Drosophila discs-large tumor suppressor protein of septate junctions

    E Willott;M S Balda;A S Fanning;B Jameson

  • The tight junction protein ZO‐1 and an interacting transcription factor regulate ErbB‐2 expression

    Maria S. Balda;Karl Matter

  • ZO-1 controls endothelial adherens junctions, cell–cell tension, angiogenesis, and barrier formation

    Olga Tornavaca;Minghao Chia;Neil Dufton;Lourdes Osuna Almagro

  • Dynamics and functions of tight junctions

    Emily Steed;Maria S. Balda;Karl Matter

  • Assembly of the tight junction: the role of diacylglycerol.

    M S Balda;L Gonzalez-Mariscal;K Matter;M Cereijido

  • The ZO-1-associated Y-box factor ZONAB regulates epithelial cell proliferation and cell density.

    Maria S. Balda;Michelle D. Garrett;Karl Matter

  • Tight Junctions: Molecular Architecture and Function

    Saima Aijaz;Maria S Balda;Karl Matter

  • Mammalian tight junctions in the regulation of epithelial differentiation and proliferation.

    Karl Matter;Saima Aijaz;Anna Tsapara;Maria S Balda

  • Functional analysis of tight junctions.

    Karl Matter;Maria S. Balda

  • Assembly and sealing of tight junctions: possible participation of G-proteins, phospholipase C, protein kinase C and calmodulin.

    M. S. Balda;L. González-Mariscal;R. G. Contreras;M. Macias-Silva

  • Tight junctions and the regulation of gene expression.

    Maria S. Balda;Karl Matter

  • Biogenesis of tight junctions: the C-terminal domain of occludin mediates basolateral targeting

    K. Matter;M.S. Balda

  • Spatially restricted activation of RhoA signalling at epithelial junctions by p114RhoGEF drives junction formation and morphogenesis.

    Stephen J. Terry;Ceniz Zihni;Ahmed Elbediwy;Elisa Vitiello

  • Tight junctions at a glance

    Maria S. Balda;Karl Matter

  • The structure and regulation of tight junctions

    James Melvin Anderson;Maria S. Balda;Alan S. Fanning

  • Multiple domains of occludin are involved in the regulation of paracellular permeability.

    Maria S. Balda;Catalina Flores-Maldonado;Marcelino Cereijido;Karl Matter

  • Two classes of tight junctions are revealed by ZO-1 isoforms.

    M. S. Balda;J. M. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Matter
Karl Matter University College London
James M. Anderson
James M. Anderson National Institutes of Health
Robin R. Ali
Robin R. Ali King's College London
John Greenwood
John Greenwood University College London
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Michael E. Cheetham
Michael E. Cheetham University College London
Roberto Mayor
Roberto Mayor University College London
Sandra Citi
Sandra Citi University of Geneva
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Pablo V. Gejman
Pablo V. Gejman NorthShore University HealthSystem

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