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Miguel Angel Martínez

Miguel Angel Martínez

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Microbiology

D-Index
56
Citations
8368
World Ranking
3752
National Ranking
110

Overview

Miguel Angel Martínez is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on infectious diseases and molecular biology subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Recent publications reflect the concentration on viral diseases and their treatment implications. Notable papers include:

  • "Compounds with Therapeutic Potential against Novel Respiratory 2019 Coronavirus," 2020, published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • "Therapy Implications of Hepatitis C Virus Genetic Diversity," 2020, published in Viruses
  • "Sterile Insect Technique Programme against Mediterranean Fruit Fly in the Valencian Community (Spain)," 2021, published in Insects
  • "Lack of Effectiveness of Repurposed Drugs for COVID-19 Treatment," 2021, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Impact of COVID-19 in Liver Disease Progression," 2021, published in Hepatology Communications

The frequent venues for their research dissemination include:

  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Viruses
  • Preprints.org
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Insects

Collaboration is evident within their scholarly activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sandra Franco
  • Lourdes Mateu
  • Ana Jordan-Paiz
  • Raquel Pluvinet
  • José Francisco Sánchez-Herrero

The research predominantly addresses significant health concerns such as infectious disease mechanisms, viral genetic diversity, therapeutic interventions against viral pathogens including SARS-CoV-2 and Hepatitis C virus, and the impact of viral infections on liver disease progression.

Best Publications

  • Compounds with Therapeutic Potential against Novel Respiratory 2019 Coronavirus.

    Miguel Angel Martinez

  • Suppression of chemokine receptor expression by RNA interference allows for inhibition of HIV-1 replication.

    Miguel A Martínez;Arantxa Gutiérrez;Mercedes Armand-Ugón;Julià Blanco

  • Diagnóstico y tratamiento de las bronquiectasias

    Montserrat Vendrell;Javier de Gracia;Casilda Olveira;Miguel Ángel Martínez

  • A single amino acid substitution affects multiple overlapping epitopes in the major antigenic site of foot-and-mouth disease virus of serotype C.

    M. G. Mateu;M. A. Martínez;L. Capucci;D. Andreu

  • Genetic Variability and Antigenic Diversity of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

    Esteban Domingo;Mauricio G. Mateu;Miguel A. Martínez;Joaquín Dopazo

  • Foot-and-mouth disease virus populations are quasispecies.

    E. Domingo;C. Escarmis;M. A. Martinez;E. Martinez-Salas

  • Evolution of the capsid protein genes of foot-and-mouth disease virus: antigenic variation without accumulation of amino acid substitutions over six decades.

    M A Martínez;J Dopazo;J Hernández;M G Mateu

  • Implications of a quasispecies genome structure: effect of frequent, naturally occurring amino acid substitutions on the antigenicity of foot-and-mouth disease virus.

    M G Mateu;M A Martínez;E Rocha;D Andreu

  • Deep sequencing: becoming a critical tool in clinical virology.

    Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu;Santiago Avila;Gustavo Reyes-Teran;Miguel A. Martinez

  • New observations on antigenic diversification of RNA viruses. Antigenic variation is not dependent on immune selection.

    Esteban Domingo;Juana Díez;Miguel A. Martínez;Javier Hernández

  • Hypermutagenesis of RNA using human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase and biased dNTP concentrations

    Miguel Angel Martinez;Jean-Pierre Vartanian;Simon Wain-Hobson

  • HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance mutations and fitness: a view from the clinic and ex vivo.

    Javier Martinez-Picado;Miguel Angel Martínez

  • Evolution subverting essentiality: Dispensability of the cell attachment Arg-Gly-Asp motif in multiply passaged foot-and-mouth disease virus

    Miguel Ángel Martínez;Núria Verdaguer;Mauricio G. Mateu;Esteban Domingo

  • Antigenic heterogeneity of a foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype in the field is mediated by very limited sequence variation at several antigenic sites.

    M G Mateu;J Hernández;M A Martínez;D Feigelstock

  • Viral quasispecies and the problem of vaccine-escape and drug-resistant mutants.

    Esteban Domingo;Luis Menéndez-Arias;Miguel E. QuiñonesMateu;Africa Holguín

  • Efficacy of Low-Dose Subcutaneous Interleukin-2 to Treat Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Persons with ⩽250/μL CD4 T Cells and Undetectable Plasma Virus Load

    Albert Arnó;Lidia Ruiz;Manel Juan;Antoni Jou

  • Role of a dipeptide insertion between codons 69 and 70 of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase in the mechanism of AZT resistance

    Antonio Mas;Mariona Parera;Carlos Briones;Vicente Soriano

  • Human DDX3 protein is a valuable target to develop broad spectrum antiviral agents.

    Annalaura Brai;Roberta Fazi;Cristina Tintori;Claudio Zamperini

  • IL28B SNP rs8099917 is strongly associated with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin therapy treatment failure in HCV/HIV-1 coinfected patients.

    Ester Aparicio;Mariona Parera;Sandra Franco;Nuria Pérez-Alvarez

  • Fitness alteration of foot-and-mouth disease virus mutants: measurement of adaptability of viral quasispecies.

    M A Martínez;C Carrillo;F González-Candelas;A Moya

Frequent Co-Authors

Esteban Domingo
Esteban Domingo Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Luis Menéndez-Arias
Luis Menéndez-Arias Spanish National Research Council
Javier Martinez-Picado
Javier Martinez-Picado University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Mauricio G. Mateu
Mauricio G. Mateu Spanish National Research Council
José A. Esté
José A. Esté Autonomous University of Barcelona
Francisco Sobrino
Francisco Sobrino Spanish National Research Council
Antonio Villaverde
Antonio Villaverde Autonomous University of Barcelona
Simon Wain-Hobson
Simon Wain-Hobson Institut Pasteur
Andrés Moya
Andrés Moya University of Valencia

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