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Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

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Biology and Biochemistry
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
29031
World Ranking
7618
National Ranking
122

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Pura Muñoz-Cánoves is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. Their research spans multiple aspects of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology and physiology. Their contributions include significant work in aging, endocrine and autonomic systems, and immunology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas, including:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Dietary Effects on Health

Muñoz-Cánoves has authored several recent papers notable for their contributions to transcriptomics, muscle regeneration, and cellular senescence. These include:

  • Spatiotemporal transcriptomic atlas of mouse organogenesis using DNA nanoball-patterned arrays (2022, Cell)
  • Control of satellite cell function in muscle regeneration and its disruption in ageing (2021, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology)
  • Senescence atlas reveals an aged-like inflamed niche that blunts muscle regeneration (2022, Nature)
  • Cell transcriptomic atlas of the non-human primate Macaca fascicularis (2022, Nature)
  • Mitochondrial dynamics maintain muscle stem cell regenerative competence throughout adult life by regulating metabolism and mitophagy (2022, Cell Stem Cell)

The primary publication venues where this researcher frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Reports
  • FEBS Journal

Frequent co-authors of Muñoz-Cánoves are:

  • Eusebio Perdiguero
  • Antonio L. Serrano
  • Salvador Aznar Benitah
  • Joan Isern
  • Jacob G. Smith

The scientist has been recognized by membership in prestigious organizations, including becoming a Member of the Academia Europaea in 2018 and a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Autophagy maintains stemness by preventing senescence

    García-Prat L;Martínez-Vicente M;Perdiguero E;Ortet L

  • Interleukin-6 is an essential regulator of satellite cell-mediated skeletal muscle hypertrophy.

    Antonio L. Serrano;Bernat Baeza-Raja;Eusebio Perdiguero;Mercè Jardí

  • Geriatric muscle stem cells switch reversible quiescence into senescence

    Pedro Sousa-Victor;Pedro Sousa-Victor;Susana Gutarra;Laura García-Prat;Javier Rodriguez-Ubreva

  • Aberrant repair and fibrosis development in skeletal muscle

    Christopher J Mann;Eusebio Perdiguero;Yacine Kharraz;Susana Aguilar

  • Interleukin-6 myokine signaling in skeletal muscle: a double-edged sword?

    Pura Muñoz‐Cánoves;Camilla Scheele;Bente K. Pedersen;Antonio L. Serrano

  • A Network of Macrophages Supports Mitochondrial Homeostasis in the Heart

    José A. Nicolás-Ávila;Ana V. Lechuga-Vieco;Lorena Esteban-Martínez;María Sánchez-Díaz

  • Regulation and dysregulation of fibrosis in skeletal muscle.

    Antonio L. Serrano;Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

  • Signalling pathways regulating muscle mass in ageing skeletal muscle. The role of the IGF1-Akt-mTOR-FoxO pathway

    M. Sandri;L. Barberi;A. Y. Bijlsma;A. Y. Bijlsma;B. Blaauw

  • Regulation of skeletal muscle gene expression by p38 MAP kinases

    Frederic Lluís;Eusebio Perdiguero;Angel R. Nebreda;Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

  • Macrophage plasticity and the role of inflammation in skeletal muscle repair.

    Yacine Kharraz;Joana Guerra;Christopher J. Mann;Antonio L. Serrano

  • p38 MAPK-induced nuclear factor-κB activity is required for skeletal muscle differentiation: Role of interleukin-6

    Bernat Baeza-Raja;Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

  • Genetic analysis of p38 MAP kinases in myogenesis: fundamental role of p38α in abrogating myoblast proliferation

    Eusebio Perdiguero;Vanessa Ruiz-Bonilla;Lionel Gresh;Lijian Hui

  • Fibrinogen drives dystrophic muscle fibrosis via a TGFβ/alternative macrophage activation pathway

    Berta Vidal;Antonio L. Serrano;Marc Tjwa;Mònica Suelves

  • Control of satellite cell function in muscle regeneration and its disruption in ageing.

    Pedro Sousa-Victor;Laura García-Prat;Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

  • p38/MKP-1–regulated AKT coordinates macrophage transitions and resolution of inflammation during tissue repair

    Eusebio Perdiguero;Pedro Sousa-Victor;Vanessa Ruiz-Bonilla;Mercè Jardí

  • Understanding the Process of Fibrosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Yacine Kharraz;Joana Guerra;Patrizia Pessina;Antonio L. Serrano

  • Role of HuR in skeletal myogenesis through coordinate regulation of muscle differentiation genes

    Angélica Figueroa;Ana Cuadrado;Jinshui Fan;Ulus Atasoy

  • E47 phosphorylation by p38 MAPK promotes MyoD/E47 association and muscle‐specific gene transcription

    Frederic Lluís;Esteban Ballestar;Mònica Suelves;Manel Esteller

  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating fibrosis in skeletal muscle repair and disease.

    Antonio L Serrano;Christopher J Mann;Berta Vidal;Esther Ardite

Frequent Co-Authors

Esteban Ballestar
Esteban Ballestar University of Valencia
Yoshikuni Nagamine
Yoshikuni Nagamine Friedrich Miescher Institute
Marco Sandri
Marco Sandri University of Padua
Michael A. Rudnicki
Michael A. Rudnicki Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
F. Jeffrey Dilworth
F. Jeffrey Dilworth University of Wisconsin–Madison
Isidro Ferrer
Isidro Ferrer University of Barcelona
Juan Miguel Redondo
Juan Miguel Redondo Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Mara Dierssen
Mara Dierssen Centre for Genomic Regulation
Manel Esteller
Manel Esteller Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

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