What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Rafael Franco mostly deals with Receptor, Dopamine receptor D2, Cell biology, Adenosine and Adenosine A2A receptor.
His Receptor research integrates issues from Dopamine and Pharmacology.
His study in Dopamine receptor D2 is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both 5-HT5A receptor, Dopamine receptor and G protein-coupled receptor.
His Cell biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Endocrinology, Metabotropic glutamate receptor 6, Metabotropic glutamate receptor, Metabotropic receptor and Internal medicine.
In his study, Parkinson's disease is inextricably linked to Adenosine receptor, which falls within the broad field of Adenosine.
His Adenosine A2A receptor research includes themes of Neuroscience and Postsynaptic potential.
His most cited work include:
- Presynaptic Control of Striatal Glutamatergic Neurotransmission by Adenosine A1–A2A Receptor Heteromers (465 citations)
- Coaggregation, cointernalization, and codesensitization of adenosine A2A receptors and dopamine D2 receptors (428 citations)
- Dopamine D1 and adenosine A1 receptors form functionally interacting heteromeric complexes (385 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Rafael Franco mainly focuses on Receptor, Cell biology, G protein-coupled receptor, Neuroscience and Biochemistry.
His study on Receptor is mostly dedicated to connecting different topics, such as Adenosine.
His work deals with themes such as Adenosine A1 receptor and Stereochemistry, which intersect with Adenosine.
His work carried out in the field of Cell biology brings together such families of science as 5-HT5A receptor, Adenosine A2B receptor and Metabotropic glutamate receptor.
His studies in G protein-coupled receptor integrate themes in fields like Biophysics, Allosteric regulation and G protein.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Cannabinoid and Neurotransmission in addition to Neuroscience.
He most often published in these fields:
- Receptor (52.35%)
- Cell biology (31.23%)
- G protein-coupled receptor (31.59%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Receptor (52.35%)
- G protein-coupled receptor (31.59%)
- Cell biology (31.23%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary areas of study are Receptor, G protein-coupled receptor, Cell biology, Neuroscience and Heteroreceptor.
His Receptor research incorporates themes from Signal transduction and Dopamine.
Rafael Franco interconnects Adenosine, Agonist, Adenosine A2A receptor, Adenosine receptor and Biophysics in the investigation of issues within G protein-coupled receptor.
His research integrates issues of Downregulation and upregulation and Receptor complex in his study of Cell biology.
His research in Neuroscience focuses on subjects like Functional selectivity, which are connected to Endogenous agonist.
His Cannabinoid receptor research incorporates elements of Endocannabinoid system and Pharmacology.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Receptor-heteromer mediated regulation of endocannabinoid signaling in activated microglia. Role of CB1 and CB2 receptors and relevance for Alzheimer’s disease and levodopa-induced dyskinesia (50 citations)
- Adenosine A2A receptor ligand recognition and signaling is blocked by A2B receptors. (44 citations)
- Cannabidiol skews biased agonism at cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors with smaller effect in CB1-CB2 heteroreceptor complexes. (39 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
His main research concerns Receptor, Cell biology, G protein-coupled receptor, Heteroreceptor and Cannabinoid receptor type 2.
His Receptor research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Substantia nigra and Endocrinology, Dopamine.
His work carried out in the field of G protein-coupled receptor brings together such families of science as Neuroscience and Adenosine receptor.
His study in Adenosine receptor is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Potency and Adenosine.
His work focuses on many connections between Cannabinoid receptor type 2 and other disciplines, such as Cannabinoid, that overlap with his field of interest in Proximity ligation assay.
His Cannabinoid receptor research includes themes of Endocannabinoid system and Pharmacology.
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