Dr. Luis Alfonso Vaca-Dominguez

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsBiophysical Chemistry,Biochemistry,Anatomy and Physiology
Keywordslonic channels, electrophysiology, signal transduction

Current contact address

CountryMexico
CityMexico
InstitutionUniversidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
InstituteInstituto de Fisiologia Celular
Homepagehttp://www.ifc.unam.mx/www/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Franz HofmannInstitut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Technische Universität München, München
Start of initial sponsorship01/12/1999

Programme(s)

1999Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2008Salgado Alfonso, Ordaz Benito, Sampieri Alicia, Zepeda Angélica, Glazebrook Patricia, Kunze Diana, Vaca Luis. Regulation of the cellular localization and function human transient receptor potencial channel 1 by other members of the TRPC family. . In: Cell Calcium. , 2008, 375-387
2007Luz-Madrigal Agustín, Carmen Clapp, Jorge Aranda, and Luis Vaca Selective gene transfer into the retina vasculature using recombinant baculovirus carrying a human FLT-1 promoter. . In: Virology Journal, 2007, 80-88
2005Ordaz B, Tang J, Xiao R, Salgado A, Sampieri A, Zhu MX, Vaca L. Calmodulin and calcium interplay in the modulation of TRPC5 channel activity: Identification of a novel C-terminal domain for calcium/calmodulin-mediated facilitation. . In: J. Biol. Chem. , 2005, 30788-30796
2005Carlos Fabian Flores-Jasso, Inés Velazquez-Quesada, Carlos Landa-Solis, Andres A. Gutierrez and Luis Vaca One-oligonucleotide method to construct vectors for RNA interference . In: Acta Pharmacologica Sinica , 2005, 1467-1473
2005Cruz-Cruz R, Salgado A, Sanchez-Soto C, Vaca L, Hiriart M. Thapsigargin-sensitive cationic current leads to membrane depolarization, calcium entry, and insulin secretion in rat pancreatic beta-cells. . In: Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. , 2005, E439-E445
2005Sampieri A, Diaz-Munoz M, Antaramian A, Vaca L.: The foot structure from the type 1 ryanodine receptor is required for functional coupling to store-operated channels.. In: J. Biol. Chem. , 2005, 24804-24815
2004Zepeda A, Sengpiel F, Guagnelli MA, Vaca L, Arias C. Functional reorganization of visual cortex maps after ischemic lesions is accompanied by changes in expression of cytoskeletal proteins and NMDA and GABA(A) receptor subunits. . In: J Neurosci. , 2004, 1812-1821
2004Flores-Jasso CF, Valdes VJ, Sampieri A, Valadez-Graham V, Recillas-Targa F, Vaca L.: Silencing structural and nonstructural genes in baculovirus by RNA interference.. In: Virus Res. , 2004, 75-84
2004Ordaz B, Vaca L, Franco R, Pasantes-Morales H. Volume changes and whole cell membrane currents activated during gradual osmolarity decrease in C6 glioma cells: contribution of two types of K+ channels. . In: Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. , 2004, C1399-C1409
2003Zepeda A, Vaca L, Arias C, Sengpiel F. Reorganization of visual cortical maps after focal ischemic lesions. . In: J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. , 2003, 811-820
2003Valdes VJ, Sampieri A, Sepulveda J, Vaca L. Using double-stranded RNA to prevent in vitro and in vivo viral infections by recombinant baculovirus.. In: J. Biol. Chem. , 2003, 19317-19324
2002Luis Alfonso Vaca-Dominguez, Alicia Sampieri: Calmodulin Modulates the Delay Period between Release of Calcium from Internal Stores and Activation of Calcium Influx via Endogenous TRP1 Channels. In: J. of Biological Chemistry, 2002, 42178-42187