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Overview

Mauricio Montal is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a specific focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Oncology, and Biophysics.

Their research covers several key scientific topics, including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Montal has published multiple recent papers, with contributions mainly appearing in renowned journals. Some of their latest publications include:

  • Front Cover, 2020, FEBS Letters
  • Front Cover, 2021, FEBS Letters
  • Front Cover, 2021, FEBS Letters
  • Front Cover, 2021, FEBS Letters
  • Front Cover, 2022, FEBS Letters

Their frequent publication venues highlight an emphasis on FEBS Letters, where they have produced 11 publications, as well as a publication in Value in Health.

Collaborative work is notable in Montal's research profile. Frequent co-authors include:

  • M Bubb
  • Dietmar J. Manstein
  • Massimo Mapelli
  • J Schroeder
  • La Jolla

Best Publications

  • Protein folding funnels: a kinetic approach to the sequence-structure relationship.

    Peter E. Leopold;Mauricio Montal;Jose Nelson Onuchic

  • Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels

    Bertrand Coste;Bailong Xiao;Jose S. Santos;Ruhma Syeda

  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is a Primary Event in Glutamate Neurotoxicity

    Alejandro F. Schinder;Eric C. Olson;Nicholas C. Spitzer;Mauricio Montal

  • Channel formation by antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2

    Sharon L. Schendel;Zhihua Xie;Myrta Oblatt Montal;Shigemi Matsuyama

  • Chemical activation of the mechanotransduction channel Piezo1

    Ruhma Syeda;Jie Xu;Adrienne E Dubin;Bertrand Coste

  • Botulinum Neurotoxin: A Marvel of Protein Design

    Mauricio Montal

  • A missense mutation of the Na+ channel αII subunit gene Nav1.2 in a patient with febrile and afebrile seizures causes channel dysfunction

    Takashi Sugawara;Yuji Tsurubuchi;Kishan Lal Agarwala;Masatoshi Ito

  • Translocation of botulinum neurotoxin light chain protease through the heavy chain channel.

    Lilia K. Koriazova;Mauricio Montal

  • Bcl-2 family proteins as ion-channels.

    Sharon L Schendel;Mauricio Montal;John C Reed

  • Electrical capacity of black lipid films and of lipid bilayers made from monolayers.

    R Benz;O Fröhlich;P Läuger;M Montal

  • Diphtheria toxin forms transmembrane channels in planar lipid bilayers

    James J. Donovan;Melvin I. Simon;Rockford K. Draper;Mauricio Montal

  • Identification of an ion channel activity of the Vpu transmembrane domain and its involvement in the regulation of virus release from HIV‐1‐infected cells

    Ulrich Schubert;Antonio V. Ferrer-Montiel;Myrta Oblatt-Montal;Peter Henklein

  • Three-dimensional Structure of the Channel-forming Trans-membrane Domain of Virus Protein “u” (Vpu) from HIV-1

    Sang Ho Park;Anthony A. Mrse;Alexander A. Nevzorov;Michael F. Mesleh

  • Activation of Store-Operated Ca2+ Current in Xenopus Oocytes Requires SNAP-25 but Not a Diffusible Messenger

    Yong Yao;Antonio V Ferrer-Montiel;Mauricio Montal;Roger Y Tsien

  • LRRC8 Proteins Form Volume-Regulated Anion Channels that Sense Ionic Strength

    Ruhma Syeda;Zhaozhu Qiu;Zhaozhu Qiu;Adrienne E. Dubin;Swetha E. Murthy

  • A Nonsense Mutation of the Sodium Channel Gene SCN2A in a Patient with Intractable Epilepsy and Mental Decline

    Kazusaku Kamiya;Makoto Kaneda;Takashi Sugawara;Emi Mazaki

  • Single-channel recordings from purified acetylcholine receptors reconstituted in bilayers formed at the tip of patch pipets

    Benjamin A. Suarez-Isla;Kee Wan;Jon Lindstrom;Mauricio Montal

  • Single molecule detection of intermediates during botulinum neurotoxin translocation across membranes

    Audrey Fischer;Mauricio Montal

  • De novo mutations of voltage-gated sodium channel αII gene SCN2A in intractable epilepsies

    I. Ogiwara;K. Ito;Y. Sawaishi;H. Osaka

  • Crucial role of the disulfide bridge between botulinum neurotoxin light and heavy chains in protease translocation across membranes.

    Audrey Fischer;Mauricio Montal

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Ferrer-Montiel
Antonio Ferrer-Montiel Miguel Hernandez University
John M. Tomich
John M. Tomich Kansas State University
Kazuhiro Yamakawa
Kazuhiro Yamakawa Nagoya City University
Alberto Darszon
Alberto Darszon National Autonomous University of Mexico
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom University of Pennsylvania
Ardem Patapoutian
Ardem Patapoutian Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Stanley J. Opella
Stanley J. Opella University of California, San Diego
John C. Reed
John C. Reed Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Alejandro F. Schinder
Alejandro F. Schinder Fundación Instituto Leloir
Robert R. H. Anholt
Robert R. H. Anholt Clemson University

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