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Marco A. Alfonzo-MendezPostdoctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health Verified email at nih.gov Cited by 227 |
[PDF][PDF] The structure and spontaneous curvature of clathrin lattices at the plasma membrane
Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is the primary pathway for receptor and cargo internalization
in eukaryotic cells. It is characterized by a polyhedral clathrin lattice that coats budding …
in eukaryotic cells. It is characterized by a polyhedral clathrin lattice that coats budding …
[HTML][HTML] Novel structural approaches to study GPCR regulation
MA Alfonzo-Méndez, R Alcántara-Hernández… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Background: Upon natural agonist or pharmacological stimulation, G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) are subjected to posttranslational modifications, such as phosphorylation and …
(GPCRs) are subjected to posttranslational modifications, such as phosphorylation and …
[HTML][HTML] α1B-Adrenergic Receptors Differentially Associate with Rab Proteins during Homologous and Heterologous Desensitization
…, OB Sánchez-Reyes, MA Alfonzo-Méndez… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Internalization of G protein-coupled receptors can be triggered by agonists or by other
stimuli. The process begins within seconds of cell activation and contributes to receptor …
stimuli. The process begins within seconds of cell activation and contributes to receptor …
[HTML][HTML] Dual clathrin and integrin signaling systems regulate growth factor receptor activation
MA Alfonzo-Méndez, KA Sochacki, MP Strub… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The crosstalk between growth factor and adhesion receptors is key for cell growth and
migration. In pathological settings, these receptors are drivers of cancer. Yet, how growth and …
migration. In pathological settings, these receptors are drivers of cancer. Yet, how growth and …
[HTML][HTML] Different phosphorylation patterns regulate α1D-adrenoceptor signaling and desensitization
MA Alfonzo-Méndez, G Carmona-Rosas… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Human α 1D -adrenoceptors (α 1D -ARs) are a group of the seven transmembrane-spanning
proteins that mediate many of the physiological and pathophysiological actions of …
proteins that mediate many of the physiological and pathophysiological actions of …
Protein kinase C activation promotes α1B-adrenoceptor internalization and late endosome trafficking through Rab9 interaction. Role in heterologous desensitization
MA Alfonzo-Méndez, DA Hernández-Espinosa… - Molecular …, 2017 - ASPET
Upon agonist stimulation, α 1B -adrenergic receptors couple to G q proteins, calcium
signaling and protein kinase C activation; subsequently, the receptors are phosphorylated, …
signaling and protein kinase C activation; subsequently, the receptors are phosphorylated, …
[HTML][HTML] Noradrenaline, oxymetazoline and phorbol myristate acetate induce distinct functional actions and phosphorylation patterns of α1A-adrenergic receptors
…, MT Romero-Ávila, MA Alfonzo-Méndez… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
In LNCaP cells that stably express α 1A -adrenergic receptors, oxymetazoline increased
intracellular calcium and receptor phosphorylation, however, this agonist was a weak partial …
intracellular calcium and receptor phosphorylation, however, this agonist was a weak partial …
Distinct phosphorylation sites/clusters in the carboxyl terminus regulate α1D-adrenergic receptor subcellular localization and signaling
…, R Alcántara-Hernández, MA Alfonzo-Méndez… - Cellular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The human α 1D -adrenergic receptor is a seven transmembrane-domain protein that mediates
many of the physiological actions of adrenaline and noradrenaline and participates in …
many of the physiological actions of adrenaline and noradrenaline and participates in …
[HTML][HTML] Sites phosphorylated in human α1B-adrenoceptors in response to noradrenaline and phorbol myristate acetate
…, G Carmona-Rosas, MA Alfonzo-Méndez… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2019 - Elsevier
Phosphorylation of the human α 1B -adrenergic receptor (fused with the green fluorescent
protein) was studied employing the inducible Flp-ln HEK293 T-Rex system for expression. …
protein) was studied employing the inducible Flp-ln HEK293 T-Rex system for expression. …
The structure and spontaneous curvature of clathrin lattices at the plasma membrane
Clathrin mediated endocytosis is the primary pathway for receptor and cargo internalization
in eukaryotic cells. It is characterized by a polyhedral clathrin lattice that coats budding …
in eukaryotic cells. It is characterized by a polyhedral clathrin lattice that coats budding …