Physiology and pathology of the functional relationship between glia and neurons

Raul Estevez Povedano

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS (R2)
  • Xabier Elorza Vidal
  • Aida Castellanos Esparraguera
PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS (R1)
  • Marta Alonso Gardón
  • Efren Xicoy Espaulella
  • Héctor Gaitán Peñas
  • Adrià Pla Casillanis
Translational Medicine
Genes, Disease and Therapy

Scientific production

7

PAPERS

1 PUBLICATIONS IN FIRST DECILE

5 PUBLICATIONS IN FIRST QUARTILE

Selected publications

  • Plazaola-Sasieta H, Zhu Q, Gaitán-Peñas H, Rios M, Estévez R, Morey M . Drosophila ClC-a is required in glia of the stem cell niche for proper neurogenesis and wiring of neural circuits.. GLIA. 10.1002/glia.23691
  • Pérez-Rius C, Castellanos A, Gaitán-Peñas H, Navarro A, Artuch R, Barrallo-Gimeno A, Estévez R. Role of zebrafish ClC-K/barttin channels in apical kidney chloride reabsorption. JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 10.1113/jp278069
  • Brignone M.S., Lanciotti A., Serafini B., Mallozzi C., Sbriccoli M., Veroni C., Molinari P., Elorza-Vidal X., Petrucci T.C., Estévez R., Ambrosini E.. Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts Protein-1 (MLC1) Counteracts Astrocyte Activation in Response to Inflammatory Signals. MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY. 10.1007/s12035-019-01657-y
  • Elorza-Vidal X, Gaitán-Peñas H, Estévez R . Chloride Channels in Astrocytes: Structure, Roles in Brain Homeostasis and Implications in Disease.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 10.3390/ijms20051034
  • Pérez-Rius C, Folgueira M, Elorza-Vidal X, Alia A, Hoegg-Beiler MB, Eeza MNH, Díaz ML, Nunes V, Barrallo-Gimeno A, Estévez R . Comparison of zebrafish and mice knockouts for Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy proteins indicates that GlialCAM/MLC1 forms a functional unit.. ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES. 10.1186/s13023-019-1248-5

Research highlights

PROJECTS

1 Ongoing project

INNOVATION

1 Patent
1 License

Selected projects

  • Development of novel inhibitors of the chloride channel LRRC8/VRAC, a novel player in ischemia (21/3/2018 – 20/3/2021) PI: ESTEVEZ POVEDANO, RAUL. Funder: Fundació La Marató de TV3.