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Martin Montecino

Martin Montecino

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
60
Citations
11754
World Ranking
1972
National Ranking
1

Overview

Martin Montecino is affiliated with Andrés Bello University in Chile and has a research focus primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scientific contributions encompass a broad spectrum, with a total of 84 publications in this main field of study.

Their research delves into several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Neurology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. This diverse range highlights a multidisciplinary approach spanning cellular and molecular mechanisms to broader biological and environmental contexts.

Key topics covered in their work involve:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Ubiquitin and Proteasome Pathways
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Frequent publication venues for Martin Montecino include:

  • Radiopaedia.org
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Clinical Epigenetics
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

They maintain collaborations with several coauthors, notable among them:

  • Gino Nardocci (14 joint publications)
  • Brigitte van Zundert (12 joint publications)
  • Ariel Orellana (7 joint publications)
  • Rodrigo A. Gutieݩrrez (7 joint publications)
  • Adriana Rojas (7 joint publications)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Martin Montecino include:

  • "Plant ecological genomics at the limits of life in the Atacama Desert," published in 2021 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Excessive release of inorganic polyphosphate by ALS/FTD astrocytes causes non-cell-autonomous toxicity to motoneurons," 2022, Neuron
  • "Functional Diversification of SRSF Protein Kinase to Control Ubiquitin-Dependent Neurodevelopmental Signaling," 2020, Developmental Cell
  • "Widespread loss of the silencing epigenetic mark H3K9me3 in astrocytes and neurons along with hippocampal-dependent cognitive impairment in C9orf72 BAC transgenic mice," 2020, Clinical Epigenetics
  • "Epigenetic Control of Osteogenic Lineage Commitment," 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Best Publications

  • Runx2 control of organization, assembly and activity of the regulatory machinery for skeletal gene expression.

    Gary S. Stein;Jane B. Lian;Andre J. Van Wijnen;Janet L. Stein

  • Transcriptional control of osteoblast growth and differentiation

    G. S. Stein;J. B. Lian;J. L. Stein;A. J. Van Wijnen

  • Regulatory controls for osteoblast growth and differentiation: role of Runx/Cbfa/AML factors

    Jane B. Lian;Amjad Javed;S. Kaleem Zaidi;Christopher Lengner

  • Networks and hubs for the transcriptional control of osteoblastogenesis

    Jane B. Lian;Gary S. Stein;Amjad Javed;Andre J. Van Wijnen

  • CCAAT/Enhancer-binding Proteins (C/EBP) β and δ Activate Osteocalcin Gene Transcription and Synergize with Runx2 at the C/EBP Element to Regulate Bone-specific Expression

    Soraya E. Gutierrez;Amjad Javed;Daniel K. Tennant;Monique van Rees

  • Dlx3 Transcriptional Regulation of Osteoblast Differentiation: Temporal Recruitment of Msx2, Dlx3, and Dlx5 Homeodomain Proteins to Chromatin of the Osteocalcin Gene

    Mohammad Q. Hassan;Amjad Javed;Maria I. Morasso;Jeremy Karlin

  • Mitotic occupancy and lineage-specific transcriptional control of rRNA genes by Runx2

    Daniel W. Young;Mohammad Q. Hassan;Jitesh Pratap;Mario Galindo;Mario Galindo

  • Regulation of the bone-specific osteocalcin gene by p300 requires Runx2/Cbfa1 and the vitamin D3 receptor but not p300 intrinsic histone acetyltransferase activity.

    Jose Sierra;Alejandro Villagra;Roberto Paredes;Fernando Cruzat

  • HOXA10 Controls Osteoblastogenesis by Directly Activating Bone Regulatory and Phenotypic Genes

    Mohammad Q. Hassan;Rahul S. Tare;Suk Hee Lee;Matthew Mandeville

  • Multiple Cbfa/AML sites in the rat osteocalcin promoter are required for basal and vitamin D-responsive transcription and contribute to chromatin organization

    Amjad Javed;Soraya E. Gutierrez;Martin Montecino;Andre J. Van Wijnen

  • Epigenetic Control of Skeletal Development by the Histone Methyltransferase Ezh2

    Amel Dudakovic;Emily T. Camilleri;Fuhua Xu;Scott M. Riester

  • Mitotic bookmarking of genes: A novel dimension to epigenetic control

    Sayyed K. Zaidi;Daniel W. Young;Martin A. Montecino;Jane B. Lian

  • Mitotic retention of gene expression patterns by the cell fate-determining transcription factor Runx2

    Daniel W. Young;Mohammad Q. Hassan;Xiaoqing Yang;Mario Galindo;Mario Galindo

  • Nuclear microenvironments in biological control and cancer

    Sayyed K. Zaidi;Daniel W. Young;Daniel W. Young;Amjad Javed;Amjad Javed;Jitesh Pratap

  • Epigenetic editing of the Dlg4/PSD95 gene improves cognition in aged and Alzheimer's disease mice

    Fernando J Bustos;Estibaliz Ampuero;Nur Jury;Rodrigo Aguilar

  • Essential role of HDAC6 in the regulation of PD-L1 in melanoma

    M. Lienlaf;P. Perez-Villarroel;T. Knox;M. Pabon

  • Bone-Specific Transcription Factor Runx2 Interacts with the 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Receptor To Up-Regulate Rat Osteocalcin Gene Expression in Osteoblastic Cells

    Roberto Paredes;Gloria Arriagada;Fernando Cruzat;Alejandro Villagra

  • Functional architecture of the nucleus: organizing the regulatory machinery for gene expression, replication and repair.

    Gary S. Stein;Sayyed K. Zaidi;Corey D. Braastad;Martin A. Montecino;Martin A. Montecino

  • Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Enhances Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) Transcriptional Activity in Gastric Cancer Cells

    Felipe Nuñez;Soraya Bravo;Fernando Cruzat;Martín Montecino

  • Transcriptional Induction of the Osteocalcin Gene During Osteoblast Differentiation Involves Acetylation of Histones H3 and H4

    Jiali Shen;Hayk Hovhannisyan;Jane B. Lian;Martin A. Montecino

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary S. Stein
Gary S. Stein University of Vermont
Janet L. Stein
Janet L. Stein University of Vermont
Jane B. Lian
Jane B. Lian University of Vermont
Andre J. Van Wijnen
Andre J. Van Wijnen University of Connecticut Health Center
Amjad Javed
Amjad Javed University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sayyed K. Zaidi
Sayyed K. Zaidi University of Vermont
Je-Yong Choi
Je-Yong Choi Kyungpook National University
Christopher J. Lengner
Christopher J. Lengner University of Pennsylvania
Anthony N. Imbalzano
Anthony N. Imbalzano University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jeffrey A. Nickerson
Jeffrey A. Nickerson University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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