Journal articles
Muñoz A, Bertuzzi M, Seidel C, Thomson D, Bignell EM, Read ND (2021). Live-cell imaging of rapid calcium dynamics using fluorescent, genetically-encoded GCaMP probes with Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 151, 103470-103470.
Alexander AJT, Munoz A, Marcos JF, Read ND (2020). Calcium homeostasis plays important roles in the internalization and activities of the small synthetic antifungal peptide PAF26.
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY,
114(4), 521-535.
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Sonderegger C, Fizil Á, Burtscher L, Hajdu D, Muñoz A, Gáspári Z, Read ND, Batta G, Marx F (2017). D19S Mutation of the Cationic, Cysteine-Rich Protein PAF: Novel Insights into its Structural Dynamics, Thermal Unfolding and Antifungal Function.
PLoS One,
12(1).
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Zhang Y, Zheng Q, Sun C, Song J, Gao L, Zhang S, Muñoz A, Read ND, Lu L (2016). Palmitoylation of the Cysteine Residue in the DHHC Motif of a Palmitoyl Transferase Mediates Ca2+ Homeostasis in Aspergillus. PLOS Genetics, 12(4), e1005977-e1005977.
Juvvadi PR, Muñoz A, Lamoth F, Soderblom EJ, Moseley MA, Read ND, Steinbach WJ (2015). Calcium-Mediated Induction of Paradoxical Growth following Caspofungin Treatment is Associated with Calcineurin Activation and Phosphorylation in Aspergillus fumigatus.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother,
59(8), 4946-4955.
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Bertuzzi M, Schrettl M, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Cairns TC, Muñoz A, Walker LA, Herbst S, Safari M, Cheverton AM, Chen D, et al (2015). Correction: the pH-Responsive PacC Transcription Factor of Aspergillus fumigatus Governs Epithelial Entry and Tissue Invasion during Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
PLoS Pathog,
11(6).
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Muñoz A, Bertuzzi M, Bettgenhaeuser J, Iakobachvili N, Bignell EM, Read ND (2015). Different Stress-Induced Calcium Signatures Are Reported by Aequorin-Mediated Calcium Measurements in Living Cells of Aspergillus fumigatus.
PLoS One,
10(9).
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Gonçalves AP, Cordeiro JM, Monteiro J, Muñoz A, Correia-de-Sá P, Read ND, Videira A (2014). Activation of a TRP-like channel and intracellular Ca2+ dynamics during phospholipase-C-mediated cell death.
J Cell Sci,
127(Pt 17), 3817-3829.
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Muñoz A, Chu M, Marris PI, Sagaram US, Kaur J, Shah DM, Read ND (2014). Specific domains of plant defensins differentially disrupt colony initiation, cell fusion and calcium homeostasis in Neurospora crassa.
Mol Microbiol,
92(6), 1357-1374.
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Bertuzzi M, Schrettl M, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Cairns TC, Muñoz A, Walker LA, Herbst S, Safari M, Cheverton AM, Chen D, et al (2014). The pH-Responsive PacC Transcription Factor of Aspergillus fumigatus Governs Epithelial Entry and Tissue Invasion during Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
PLoS Pathogens,
10(10).
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Harries E, Carmona L, Muñoz A, Ibeas JI, Read ND, Gandía M, Marcos JF (2013). Genes involved in protein glycosylation determine the activity and cell internalization of the antifungal peptide PAF26 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Fungal Genet Biol,
58-59, 105-115.
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Muñoz A, Harries E, Contreras-Valenzuela A, Carmona L, Read ND, Marcos JF (2013). Two functional motifs define the interaction, internalization and toxicity of the cell-penetrating antifungal peptide PAF26 on fungal cells.
PLoS One,
8(1).
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Muñoz A, Gandía M, Harries E, Carmona L, Read ND, Marcos JF (2013). Understanding the mechanism of action of cell-penetrating antifungal peptides using the rationally designed hexapeptide PAF26 as a model. Fungal Biology Reviews, 26(4), 146-155.
Muñoz A, Marcos JF, Read ND (2012). Concentration-dependent mechanisms of cell penetration and killing by the de novo designed antifungal hexapeptide PAF26.
Mol Microbiol,
85(1), 89-106.
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Fischer-Harman V, Jackson KJ, Muñoz A, Shoji J-Y, Read ND (2012). Evidence for tryptophan being a signal molecule that inhibits conidial anastomosis tube fusion during colony initiation in Neurospora crassa.
Fungal Genet Biol,
49(11), 896-902.
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Muñoz A, Read ND (2012). Live-cell imaging and analysis shed light on the complexity and dynamics of antimicrobial Peptide action.
Front Immunol,
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González-Ramos D, Muñoz A, Ortiz-Julien A, Palacios AT, Heras JM, González R (2010). A <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em> wine yeast strain overproducing mannoproteins selected through classical genetic methods.
OENO One,
44(4), 243-243.
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López-García B, Gandía M, Muñoz A, Carmona L, Marcos JF (2010). A genomic approach highlights common and diverse effects and determinants of susceptibility on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae exposed to distinct antimicrobial peptides.
BMC Microbiol,
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Marcos JF, Muñoz A, Pérez-Payá E, Misra S, López-García B (2008). Identification and rational design of novel antimicrobial peptides for plant protection.
Annu Rev Phytopathol,
46, 273-301.
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Muñoz A, López-García B, Pérez-Payá E, Marcos JF (2007). Antimicrobial properties of derivatives of the cationic tryptophan-rich hexapeptide PAF26.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun,
354(1), 172-177.
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Muñoz A, López-García B, Marcos JF (2007). Comparative study of antimicrobial peptides to control citrus postharvest decay caused by Penicillium digitatum.
J Agric Food Chem,
55(20), 8170-8176.
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Muñoz A, Marcos JF (2006). Activity and mode of action against fungal phytopathogens of bovine lactoferricin-derived peptides.
J Appl Microbiol,
101(6), 1199-1207.
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Muñoz A, López-García B, Marcos JF (2006). Studies on the mode of action of the antifungal hexapeptide PAF26.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother,
50(11), 3847-3855.
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Chapters
Marcos JF, Gandía M, Harries E, Carmona L, Muñoz A (2012). Antifungal Peptides: Exploiting Non-Lytic Mechanisms and Cell Penetration Properties. In (Ed) ACS Symposium Series, American Chemical Society, 337-357.