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Pereida-Jaramillo E, Gómez-González GB, Espino-Saldaña AE, Martínez-Torres A. Calcium Signaling in the Cerebellar Radial Glia and Its Association with Morphological Changes during Zebrafish Development. International Journal of Molecular Science. 16:13509. doi: 10.3390/ijms222413509. 2021.

 

Hernandez A, Alaniz-Palacios A, Contreras-Vite JA, Martínez-Torres A Positive modulation of the TMEM16B mediated currents by TRPV4 antagonist. Biochemical and Biophysical Reports. 28:101180. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.10118. 2021

 

González-Torres M, Becerra-González M, Leyva-Gómez G, Lima E, González Mendoza O, Ruvalcaba-Paredes EK, Cortés H, Pineda C, Martínez-Torres A. A poly (saccharide-ester-urethane) scaffold for mammalian cell growth. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 67:113-117. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2021.67.3.15. 2021.

 

Rodríguez-Arzate CA, Martínez-Mendoza ML, Rocha-Mendoza I, Luna-Palacios Y, Licea-Rodríguez J, Martínez-Torres A. Morphological and Calcium Signaling Alterations of Neuroglial Cells in Cerebellar Cortical Dysplasia Induced by Carmustine. Cells. 10:1581. doi: 10.3390/cells10071581. 2021.

 

Rodríguez-Ortiz, LR, Martínez-Torres, A. Mutants of the Zebrafish K+ Channel Hcn2b Exhibit Epileptic-like Behaviors. International Journal of Molecular Science. 22(21), 11471. doi: 10.3390/ijms222111471. 2021.

 

Gómez-González, GB, Martínez-Torres, A. Inter-fastigial projections along the roof of the fourth ventricle. Brain Structure & Function. doi: 10.1007/s00429-021-02217-8. 2021.

 

Soria-Ortiz MB, Reyes-Ortega P, Martínez-Torres A, Reyes-Haro D. A Functional Signature in the Developing Cerebellum: Evidence From a Preclinical Model of Autism. Frontiers Cellular & Developmental Biology. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.727079. eCollection 2021

    

Martínez-Lorenzana G, Gamal-Eltrabily M, Tello-García IA, Martínez-Torres A, Becerra-González M, González-Hernández A, Condés-Lara M. CLARITY with neuronal tracing and immunofluorescence to study the somatosensory system in rats. J Neuroscience Methods. 350:109048. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.109048. 2021.

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Tellez-Arreola, JL, Silva, M and Martínez-Torres, A. MCTP-1 regulates synapse function and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 2020 Jul 7;107:103528. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2020.103528.2020.

 

Labrada-Moncada FE, Martínez-Torres A, Reyes-Haro D. GABAA Receptors are Selectively Expressed in NG2 Glia of the Cerebellar White Matter. Neuroscience. 433:132-143. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.03.003. 2020.

 

Maldonado, E., Rangel-Huerta, E., Rodríguez-Salazar, E. Pereida-Jaramillo, E. Martínez-Torres, A. Subterranean life: The Behavior and Metabolic Adaptations of Cavefish. J. Exp. Zoo. doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22948. 2020.

 

Espino-Saldaña, AE, Durán-Ríos, K, Olivares-Hernandez, E, Rodríguez-Ortiz, R Arellano-Carbajal, F and Martínez-Torres, A. Temporal and spatial expression of zebrafish mctp genes and evaluation of frameshift alleles of mctp2b. Gene. 738:144371. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144371. 2020.

 

Delgado-Rangel, LH, Hernández-Vargas,  Becerra-González, M, Martínez-Torres, A,  Prokhorov, E, González Campos, JB. Development of Collagen/Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Chondroitin Sulfate and Collagen/Poly(vinyl alcohol)/HA Electrospun Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering. Fibers and Polymers. 20: 2470–2484. 2019.

 

Becerra-González M, Varman Durairaj R, Ostos Valverde A, Gualda EJ, Loza-Alvarez P, Portillo Martínez W, GB Gómez-González G, Buffo A, Martínez-Torres A. Response to Hypoxic Preconditioning of Glial Cells from the Roof of the Fourth Ventricle. Neuroscience. 2019 Nov 2. pii: S0306-4522(19)30660-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.09.015. 2019.

 

Espino-Saldaña AE, Rodríguez-Ortiz R, Pereida-Jaramillo E, Martínez-Torres A. Modeling neuronal diseases in zebrafish in the era of CRISPR. Current Neuropharmacology. doi: 10.2174/1570159X17666191001145550. 2019.

 

Lazcano I, Rodríguez-Ortiz R, Villalobos P, Martínez-Torres A, Solís-Saínz JC, Orozco A. Knock-Down of Specific Thyroid Hormone Receptor Isoforms Impairs Body Plan Development in Zebrafish. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 10:156. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00156. 2019.

 

Orduña Ríos M, Noguez Imm R, Hernández Godínez NM, Bautista Cortes AM, López Escalante DD, Liedtke W, Martínez Torres A, Concha L, Thébault S. TRPV4 inhibition prevents increased water diffusion and blood-retina barrier breakdown in the retina of streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. PLOS One. 14(5):e0212158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212158. 2019.

 

Varman DR, Macedo-Mendoza M, Labrada-Moncada FE, Reyes-Ortega P, Morales T, Martínez-Torres A, Reyes-Haro D. Anorexia increases microglial density and cytokine expression in the hippocampus of young female rats. Behav Brain Res. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.01.042. 2019.

 

Varman DR, Soria-Ortíz MB, Martínez-Torres A, Reyes-Haro D. GABAρ3 expression in lobule X of the cerebellum is reduced in the valproate model of autism. Neurosci Lett. 687:158-163. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.09.042. 2018.

 

De Jesús-Pérez JJ, Cruz-Rangel S, Espino-Saldaña ÁE, Martínez-Torres A, Qu Z, Hartzell HC, Corral-Fernandez NE, Pérez-Cornejo P, Arreola J. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, cholesterol, and fatty acids modulate the calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A (ANO1). Biochim Biophys Acta. 1863:299-312. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.12.009. 2018.

 

González-González, MA., Gómez-González, B, Becerra-González, M., Martínez-Torres, A. Identification of novel cellular clusters define a specialized area in the cerebellar periventricular zone. Scientific Reports. 7:40768. doi: 10.1038/srep40768. 2017.

 

Reyes-Haro D, Hernández-Santos JA, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. GABAρ selective antagonist TPMPA partially inhibits GABA-mediated currents recorded from neurones and astrocytes in mouse striatum. Neuropharmacology. 113:407-415. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.10.024. 2016.

 

Reyes AP, Martínez-Torres A, Carreón Castro M del P, Rodríguez Talavera JR, Muñoz SV, Aguilar VM, Torres MG. Novel Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-g-vinyl alcohol) Polyurethane Scaffold for Tissue Engineering. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/srep31140. 2016.

 

Reyes-Haro, D., Labrada-Moncada, E., Varman, DR, Kruger, J. Morales, T. Miledi, R., Kumar, D, Martínez-Torres, A. Anorexia reduces GFAP+ cell density in the rat hippocampus. Neural Plasticity. 016:2426413. doi: 10.1155/2016/2426413. 2016.

 

Valdez-Calderón, A., González-Montiel, S. Martínez-Otero, D., Martínez-Torres, A., Vásquez-Pérez, JM, Molina-Vera, C, Torres-Valencia, JM, Alvarado-Rodríguez, JS, Cruz-Borbolla J. Synthesis, structural study and biological activity of new derivatives of chrysin containing a 2-mercaptopyridyl or 5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-mercaptopyridyl fragments. Journal of Molecular Structure. 1110: 196-207. 2016.

 

Reyes JP, López-Rodríguez, A., Huanosta-Gutiérrez, A., Martínez-Torres A. Study of permeation and blocker binding in TMEM16A calcium-activated chloride channels. Channels. 9:89-95. 2015.

 

Reyes-Haro, D., Labrada Moncada, F.E., Miledi, R. Martínez-Torres, A. Dehydration-induced anorexia reduces astrocyte density in the rat corpus callosum. Neural Plasticity. 015:474917.  Doi: 10.1155/2015/474917. 2015.

 

González-González, M.A., Ostos-Valverde, A., Becerra-Hernández, A., Sanchez-Castillo, H., Martínez-Torres, A. The effect of carmustine on Bergmann cells of the cerebellum. Neuroscience Letters. 19: 18-24. 2015.

 

Pétriz A, Reyes-Haro D, González-González M.A., Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. GABAρ subunits confer a bicuculline-insensitive component to GFAP+ cells of cerebellum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111:17522-7. 2014.

 

Reyes-Haro D, Cabrera-Ruíz E, Estrada-Mondragón A, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. Modulation of GABA-A receptors of astrocytes and STC-1 cells by taurine structural analogs. Amino Acids. 46:2587-93. 2014.

 

Huanosta-Gutiérrez A, Espino-Saldaña AE, Reyes JP, Pétriz A, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. TMEM16A alternative splicing isoforms in Xenopus tropicalis: Distribution and functional properties. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 446:1096-1101. 2014.

 

Reyes JP, López-Rodríguez A, Espino-Saldaña AE, Huanosta-Gutiérrez A, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. Anion permeation in calcium-activated chloride channels formed by TMEM16A from Xenopus tropicalis. Pflugers Arch. 466:1769-77. 2014.

 

Ochoa-de la Paz LD, Espino-Saldaña AE, Arellano-Ostoa R, Reyes JP, Miledi R, Martinez-Torres A. Characterization of an outward rectifying chloride current of Xenopus tropicalis oocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta. doi:pii: S0005-2736(13)00076-X. 2013.

 

Ochoa-de la Paz LD, Salazar-Soto DB, Reyes JP, Miledi R, Martinez-Torres A. A hyperpolarization-activated ion current of amphibian oocytes. Pflügers Archives. European Journal of Physiology. DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1231-1. 2013.

 

Reyes-Haro D, González-González MA, Pétriz A, Rosas-Arellano A, Kettenmann H, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. γ-Aminobutyric acid-ρ expression in ependymal glial cells of the mouse cerebellum. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 91: 527-34. 2013.

 

Ormeño D, Romero F, López-Fenner J, Avila A, Martínez-Torres A, Parodi J. Ethanol reduces amyloid aggregation in vitro and prevents toxicity in cell lines. Archives of Medical Research. 44:1-7. 2013.

 

Reyes-Haro D, Rosas-Arellano A, González-González MA, Mora-Loyola E, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. GABAρ expression in the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body. Neuroscience Letters. 532: 23-8. 2013.

 

Machuca-Parra AI, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. Identification of the minimal promoter for specific expression of the GABAρ1 receptor in retinal bipolar cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 124:175-88. 2013.

 

Parodi J, Ochoa-de la Paz L, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. Functional and structural effects of amyloid-β aggregate on Xenopus laevis oocytes. Molecules & Cells. 34:349.55. 2012.

 

Ochoa-de la Paz, L.; Estrada-Mondragon, A.; Limon, A.; Miledi, R.; Martinez-Torres, A. Dopamine and Serotonin modulate human GABAρ1 receptors expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 15:96-104. 2012.

 

Rosas-Arellano, A. Machuca-Para, AI, Reyes-Haro, D., Miledi, R. Martínez-Torres, A. Expression of GABAρ receptors in the neostriatum: localization in aspiny, medium spiny neurons and GFAP-positive cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 122:900-10. 2012.

 

López-Rodríguez, A., Mejía, C., Ruiz-Azuara, L, Cárabez-Trejo, Rosas-Sánchez, F. Miledi, R.  Martínez-Torres, A. The metal-coordinated Casiopeína IIIEa induces the petite-like phenotype in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. BioMetals. 24: 1189-96. 2011.

 

Montiel-Herrera, M, Zaske, AM, García-Colunga J, Martínez-Torres, A, Miledi, R. Ion currents induced by ATP and Angiotensin II in cultured follicular cells of Xenopus laevis. Molecules & Cells. 32: 1-10. 2011.

 

Rosas-Arellano, A. Parodi, J., Machuca-Parra AI, Sanchez, A. Inestrosa, N, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres, A. Functional GABAr receptors in cultured hippocampal neurons and their distribution in some areas of the mouse brain. Neuroscience Letters. 500:20-25. 2011.

 

Martínez-Delgado. G, Reyes-Haro, D., Rosas-Arellano, A, Petriz, A, Espino-Saldaña, AE, Juárez-Mercado, AP, Miledi, R and Martinez-Torres, A. Dynamics of GABAr2 receptors in retinal bipolar neurons and cerebellar astrocytes. NeuroReport. 5:5-9. 2011.

 

Martinez-Delgado, G, Estrada-Mondragon, A, Miledi, R. and Martinez-Torres, A. An update on GABAr receptors. Current Neuropharmacology. 8:422-33. 2010.

 

Estrada-Mondragon, A., Reyes-Ruiz, M, Martinez-Torres, A and Miledi, R. A structure-function study of the fourth transmembrane segment of GABAr1 In the press. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107: 17780-84. 2010.

 

Navarrete, P., Martínez-Torres A, Gutiérrez RS, Mejía FR, Parodi J. Venom of the Chilean Latrodectus mactans alters bovine spermatozoa calcium and function by blocking the TEA-sensitive K(+) current. Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine. 56:303-10. 2010.

 

Reyes-Ruiz, JM., Ochoa de la Paz, L., Martínez-Torres, A. Miledi, R.  Carboxy-terminus deletions of the GABAr receptor expressed in X. laevis oocytes.  Biochemichal & Biophysical Acta. Biomembranes. 1798:1002-7. 2010.

 

Parodi, J., Navarrerte, P., Marconi, M., Sanchez-Gutierrez, R., Martinez-Torres, A., Romero-Mejia, F.  TEA-Sensitive K+ current in the bovine spermatozoa and its blocking by the venom of the Chilean Latrodectus mactans. Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine. 56:1-7. 2010.

 

Reyes R, Pulakat L, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres A. Mammalian AT2 receptors expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes couple to endogenous chloride channels and stimulate germinal vesicle break down. Cellular Physiolgy & Biochemistry. 24:45-52. 2009.

 

Ochoa de la Paz, L., Martínez-Dávila, I. Miledi, R. Martínez-Torres, A. Taurine modulation of human GABAr1 receptors. Neuroscience Research. 61:302-308. 2008.

 

Parodi, J, Romero, F, Miledi, R, Martínez-Torres, A. Some effects of the Chilean spider Latrodectus mactans on endogenous ion-currents of Xenopus laevis oocytes. Biochemical & Biophysical Research Communications. 375: 571-575. 2008.

 

Ochoa de la Paz, L., Martínez-Dávila, I. Miledi, R. Martínez-Torres, A. Taurine modulation of human GABAr1 receptors. Neuroscience Research. 61:302-308. 2008.

 

García-Alcocer G, Berumen LC, Mejía C, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres, A. Developmental expression in the rat cerebellum of Glycine receptor subunits. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 26:319-22. 2008.

 

Mejía C, García-Alcocer G, Berumen LC, Rosas-Arellano A, Miledi R, Martínez-Torres, A. Expression of GABAr subunits during rat cerebellum development. Neuroscience Letters: 432:1-6. 2008.

 

López-Rodríguez, A., Cárabez, A., Coyne, L., Halliwell, RF, Miledi, R., Martínez-Torres, A. The product of the gene GEF1 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae conducts Cl- across the plasma membrane. FEMS Yeast. 7:1218-29. 2007.

 

Rosas-Arellano, A., Ochoa de la Paz, L. Miledi, R. Martínez-Torres, A. Brain distribution and molecular cloning of the bovine GABAr1 receptor. Neuroscience Research. 57:347-353. 2007.

 

Martínez-Torres, A. Miledi, R. Expression of C. elegans neurotransmitter receptors and ion channels in Xenopus oocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 103:5120-5124. 2006.

 

García-Alcocer, G., Sarabia-Altamirano, G., Martínez-Torres, A., Miledi, R. Expression of 5HT5a and 5HT7 in the rat brain. Gene expression. 13:53-57. 2006.

 

López-Chávez, A., Miledi, R, Martínez-Torres, A. Molecular cloning, distribution and functional expression of the bovine GABAr2 receptor. Neuroscience Research.53:421-27. 2005.

 

García-Alcocer, G., Martínez-Torres, A. Miledi R.  Strychnine induces neurotoxicity in rat embryos. Neurotoxicology & Teratology. 27:855-59. 2005.

 

Palma E, Spinelli, G, Torchia G, Martínez-Torres, A, Ragozzino D, Miledi R, Eusebi F.  Abnormal GABA-A receptors from the human epileptic hippocampal subiculum microtransplanted to Xenopus oocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102:2514-8. 2005.

 

Garcia-Alcocer G, Sarabia-Altamirano G, Martínez-Torres A, Miledi R.  Developmental expression of 5-HT-5a receptor mRNA in the rat brain. Neuroscience Letters. 379:101-5. 2005.

 

Palma E, Ragozzino DA, Di Angelantonio S, Spinelli G, Trettel F, Martínez-Torres A, Torchia G, Arcella A, Di Gennaro G, Quarato PP, Esposito V, Cantore G, Miledi R, Eusebi F. Phosphatase inhibitors remove the run-down of g-aminobutyric acid type A receptors in the human epileptic brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101:10183-10188. 2004.

 

Martínez-Torres, A., Miledi, R. Homomeric expression of the GABA-A g2 subunit in frog oocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101:3220-3223. 2004.

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Martínez-Torres, A., Miledi, R. A single point mutation in the L9 residue of the receptor GABAr1 alters taurine agonism and desensitization rate. Archives of Medical Research. 35: 194-198. 2004.

 

Miledi, R., Dueñas, Z., Martínez-Torres, A., Kawas, C., Eusebi, F. Microtransplantation of functional receptors and channels from the Alzheimer´s brain to frog oocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101:1760-1763. 2004.

 

Martínez-Martínez, A. Martínez-Torres, A. y Miledi, R. Expression in frog oocytes of yeast mRNA encoding for the human GABAr1 receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101: 682-686. 2004.

 

Halliwell, R.F., Jiping, S., Demuro, A, Martínez-Torres, A. R. Miledi. Characterization of the Interaction between a Novel Convulsant Agent, Norbiphen, and GABA-A and other Ligand-gated Ion Channels. Neuropharmacology. 43:778-787, 2002.

 

Miledi, R. Eusebi, F., Martínez-Torres, A., Palma, E., Tertel, F. Expression of functional neurotransmitter receptors in Xenopus oocytes after injection of human brain membranes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99: 13238-13242. 2002.

 

Arellano, R.O., Martínez-Torres, A. Garay, E. Ionic currents activated via purinergic receptors in the cumulus cell-enclosed mouse oocyte. Biology of Reproduction. 67: 837-846. 2002.

 

Palma, E. Mileo, A.M. Martínez-Torres A. Eusebi F. Miledi R. Some properties of human neuronal a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors fused to the green fluorescent protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99:3950-5. 2002.

 

Fucile S. Palma E. Martínez-Torres A. Miledi R. Eusebi F. The single-channel properties of human acetylcholine a7 receptors are altered by fusing a7 to the green fluorescent protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 99:3956-6. 2002.

 

Martínez-Torres A. Miledi R. Expression of g-aminobutyric acid r1 and r1 D450 as gene fusions with the green fluorescent protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98:1947-51, 2001.

 

Garcia-Alcocer, G. Garcia-Colunga J. Martínez-Torres A. Miledi R. Characteristics of glycine receptors expressed by embryonic rat brain mRNAs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 98:2781-5. 2001.

 

Martínez-Torres A. Demuro A. Miledi R. GABAr1/GABAAa1 receptor chimeras to study receptor desensitization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 97:3562-6, 2000.

 

Demuro A. Martinez-Torres A. Miledi R. Functional and pharmacological properties of GABAr1D51 receptors. Neuroscience Research. 36:141-6, 2000.

 

Halliwell RF. Thomas P. Patten D. James CH. Martínez-Torres A. Miledi R. Smart TG. Subunit-selective modulation of GABA-A receptors by the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, mefenamic acid. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11:2897-905. 1999.

 

Demuro A. Martínez-Torres A. Francesconi W. Miledi R. Antagonistic action of pitrazepin on human and rat GABA(A) receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 127:57-64. 1998.

 

Martínez-Torres A. Vazquez AE. Panicker MM. Miledi R. Cloning and functional expression of alternative spliced variants of the r1 g-aminobutyrate receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 95:4019-22. 1998.

 

Martínez-Rodríguez HG. Guerra-Rodriguez NE. Iturbe-Cantú MA. Martínez-Torres A. Barrera-Saldaña HA. Expression of human placental lactogen and variant growth hormone genes in placentas. Archives of Medical Research. 28:507-12. 1997.

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