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Mario Mellado is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research largely focuses on the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's subfields of study include Immunology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy, as well as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Frequent coauthors of Mario Mellado include:

  • José Miguel Rodrı́guez-Frade
  • Eva M. García-Cuesta
  • Blanca Soler Palacios
  • Pilar Lucas
  • Sofía R. Gardeta

The scientist has published in various venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eLife
  • Immunity

Recent papers by Mario Mellado include:

  • "CXCR1 and CXCR2 Chemokine Receptor Agonists Produced by Tumors Induce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps that Interfere with Immune Cytotoxicity", 2020, Immunity
  • "Growth Hormone Reprograms Macrophages toward an Anti-Inflammatory and Reparative Profile in an MAFB-Dependent Manner", 2020, The Journal of Immunology
  • "Altered CXCR4 dynamics at the cell membrane impairs directed cell migration in WHIM syndrome patients", 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Sphingomyelin Depletion Inhibits CXCR4 Dynamics and CXCL12-Mediated Directed Cell Migration in Human T Cells", 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Identification of a Human SOCS1 Polymorphism That Predicts Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity", 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Best Publications

  • Disrupted cardiac development but normal hematopoiesis in mice deficient in the second CXCL12/SDF-1 receptor, CXCR7

    Frederic Sierro;Christine Biben;Laura Martínez-Muñoz;Mario Mellado

  • HMGB1 promotes recruitment of inflammatory cells to damaged tissues by forming a complex with CXCL12 and signaling via CXCR4

    Milena Schiraldi;Angela Raucci;Laura Martínez Muñoz;Elsa Livoti

  • CXCR1 and CXCR2 Chemokine Receptor Agonists Produced by Tumors Induce Neutrophil Extracellular Traps that Interfere with Immune Cytotoxicity.

    Álvaro Teijeira;Saray Garasa;María Gato;Carlos Alfaro

  • The chemokine SDF-1alpha triggers CXCR4 receptor dimerization and activates the JAK/STAT pathway.

    Antonio J. Vila-Coro;José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade;Ana Martín De Ana;MA Carmen Moreno-Ortíz

  • CCL2 Shapes Macrophage Polarization by GM-CSF and M-CSF: Identification of CCL2/CCR2-Dependent Gene Expression Profile

    Elena Sierra-Filardi;Concha Nieto;Ángeles Domínguez-Soto;Rubén Barroso

  • Chemokine signaling and functional responses: the role of receptor dimerization and TK pathway activation.

    Mario Mellado;José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade;Santos Mañes;Carlos Martínez-A

  • Chemokine receptor homo‐ or heterodimerization activates distinct signaling pathways

    Mario Mellado;José Miguel Rodríguez‐Frade;Antonio J. Vila‐Coro;Silvia Fernández

  • The chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 induces functional responses through dimerization of its receptor CCR2.

    José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade;Antonio J. Vila-Coro;Ana Martín de Ana;Juan Pablo Albar

  • T cell migration in rheumatoid arthritis

    Mario Mellado;Laura Martínez-Muñoz;Graciela Cascio;Pilar Lucas

  • Role of the PI3K regulatory subunit in the control of actin organization and cell migration.

    Concepción Jiménez;Rosario Armas Portela;Mario Mellado;Jose Miguel Rodríguez-Frade

  • Expression of functional chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CXCR4 on human melanoma cells.

    Mar M. Robledo;Rubén Álvaro Bartolomé;Natividad Longo;José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade

  • DC-SIGN ligation on dendritic cells results in ERK and PI3K activation and modulates cytokine production.

    Esther Caparrós;Pilar Munoz;Elena Sierra-Filardi;Diego Serrano-Gómez

  • The chemokine monocyte chemotactic protein 1 triggers Janus kinase 2 activation and tyrosine phosphorylation of the CCR2B receptor.

    M. Mellado;J. M. Rodríguez-Frade;A. Aragay;G. del Real

  • Polarization of Chemokine Receptors to the Leading Edge during Lymphocyte Chemotaxis

    Marta Nieto;José M.R. Frade;David Sancho;Mario Mellado

  • Structures of T cell immunoglobulin mucin protein 4 show a metal-Ion-dependent ligand binding site where phosphatidylserine binds.

    César Santiago;Angela Ballesteros;Laura Martínez-Muñoz;Mario Mellado

  • Identification of amino acid residues crucial for chemokine receptor dimerization.

    Patricia Hernanz-Falcón;José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade;Antonio Serrano;David Juan

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1-induced CCR2B receptor desensitization mediated by the G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2

    A. M. Aragay;M. Mellado;J. M. R. Frade;A. M. Martin

  • Characterization of the CCR2 chemokine receptor: functional CCR2 receptor expression in B cells.

    J. M. R. Frade;M. Mellado;G. Del Real;J. C. Gutierrez-Ramos

  • CXCR3 chemokine receptor distribution in normal and inflamed tissues: expression on activated lymphocytes, endothelial cells, and dendritic cells.

    María Ángeles García-López;Francisco Sánchez-Madrid;Jose Miguel Rodríguez-Frade;Mario Mellado

  • Influence of the CCR2-V64I Polymorphism on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Coreceptor Activity and on Chemokine Receptor Function of CCR2b, CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR4

    Benhur Lee;Benjamin J. Doranz;Shalini Rana;Yanji Yi

Frequent Co-Authors

José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade
José Miguel Rodríguez-Frade Spanish National Research Council
Carlos Martínez-A
Carlos Martínez-A Spanish National Research Council
Rosa P. Gomariz
Rosa P. Gomariz Complutense University of Madrid
Francisco Sánchez-Madrid
Francisco Sánchez-Madrid Autonomous University of Madrid
Laura M. Lechuga
Laura M. Lechuga Spanish National Research Council
Ana C. Carrera
Ana C. Carrera Spanish National Research Council
Marcus Thelen
Marcus Thelen Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Carmen Martinez Mora
Carmen Martinez Mora Complutense University of Madrid
Angel L. Corbí
Angel L. Corbí Spanish National Research Council
David Sancho
David Sancho Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research

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