Publications
Track record since I started my scientific career. The joint efforts of the research group aim to expand our knowledge about Caspase functions
2024
Cellular stress management by caspases.
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2023
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Kinetic insights into agonist-dependent signalling bias at the pro-inflammatory G-protein coupled receptor GPR84.
Luscombe VB, Baena-López LA, Bataille CJR, Russell AJ, Greaves DR.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2023 Oct 5;956:175960. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175960. Epub 2023 Aug 3.
PMID: 37543157
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Generation of LexA enhancer-trap lines in Drosophila by an international scholastic network.
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Non-apoptotic caspase activation ensures the homeostasis of ovarian somatic stem cells.
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Regulation and coordination of the different DNA damage responses and their role in tissue homeostasis maintenance. Baena-López LA, Baonza A, Estella C, Herranz H. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2023 Mar 13;11:1175155. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1175155. eCollection 2023. PMID: 36994105
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2022
Derek Cui Xu, Kenneth M. Yamada, Luis Alberto Baena-Lopez. Cell Rep. 2022 Apr 19;39(3):110718. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110718.PMID: 35443185.
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Caspases help to spread the message via extracellular vesicles.
Hill C, Dellar ER, Baena-Lopez LA. FEBS J. 2022 Mar 5. doi: 10.1111/febs.16418. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 35246932 Review.
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Franz Wendler, Sangbin Park, Claire Hill, Alessia Galasso, Kathleen R. Chang, Iman Awan, Yulia Sudarikova, Mar Bustamante, Sichen Liu, Ethan Sung, Gabrielle Aisabonoko, Seung K. Kim, Luis Alberto Baena-Lopez.
Scientific Reports. 2022 Mar 9;12(1):3835. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07852-7.
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Confocal microscopy analysis reveals that only a small proportion of extracellular vesicles are successfully labelled with commonly utilised staining methods.
Melling GE, Conlon R, Pantazi P, Dellar ER, Samuel P, Baena-Lopez LA, Simpson JC, Carter DRF.
Scientific Reports. 2022 Jan 7;12(1):262. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-04225-4. PMID: 34997141 Free PMC article.
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Transgenic Drosophila lines for LexA-dependent gene and growth regulation.
Chang KR, Tsao DD, Bennett C, Wang E, Floyd JF, Tay ASY, Greenwald E, Kim ES, Griffin C, Morse E, Chisholm T, Rankin AE, Baena-Lopez LA, Lantz N, Fox E, Kockel L, Kim SK, Park S. G3 (Bethesda). 2022 Mar 4;12(3):jkac018. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac018.
PMID: 35100369 Free PMC article.
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2020
Non-Lethal Message from the Holy Land: The first International Conference on Non-Apoptotic Roles of Apoptotic Proteins.
Eli Arama, L. Alberto Baena-Lopez, Howard Fernhead. The FEBS journal, in press.
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Regulated cell death mechanisms and their crosstalk with the immune system. Baena-Lopez, L.A. (2020, July 30). In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://hstalks.com/bs/4357/
2019
Non-apoptotic caspase activation preserves Drosophila intestinal progenitor cells in quiescence.
Arthurton L, Nahotko DA, Alonso J, Wendler F, Baena-Lopez LA. EMBO Reports. 2020 Dec 3;21(12):e48892. doi: 10.15252/embr.201948892. Epub 2020 Nov 1. PMID: 33135280 Free PMC article.
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Lessons in genome engineering: opportunities, tools and pitfalls
Ingrid Poernbacher, Sam Crossman, Joachim Kurth, Hisashi Nojima, Alberto Baena-Lopez, Cyrille Alexandre, Jean-Paul Vincent
bioRxiv 710871; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/710871
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2018
Novel initiator caspase reporters uncover previously unknown features of caspase-activating cells
Baena-Lopez LA, Arthurton L, Bischoff M, Vincent JP, Alexandre C, McGregor R. Development. 2018 December 2018 145: dev170811 doi: 10.1242/dev.170811
Learning on the fly: The interplay between Caspases and Cancer
Xu DC, Arthurton L, Baena-Lopez LA. Biomed. Research International. 2018 March 14. [Epub ahead of print]
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All about the caspase-dependent functions without cell death.
Baena-Lopez LA. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2018 Jan 20. [Epub ahead of print]
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2017
Non-apoptotic Caspase regulation of stem cell properties.
Baena-Lopez LA, Arthurton L, Xu DC, Galasso A.
Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2017 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print]
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2014
Patterning and growth control by membrane-tethered Wingless.
Alexandre C, Baena-Lopez A, Vincent JP.
Nature. 2014 Jan 9;505(7482):180-5. doi: 10.1038/nature12879. Epub 2013 Dec 25.
2013
Accelerated homologous recombination and subsequent genome modification in Drosophila.
Baena-Lopez LA, Alexandre C, Mitchell A, Pasakarnis L, Vincent JP.
Development. 2013 Dec;140(23):4818-25. doi: 10.1242/dev.100933. Epub 2013 Oct 23.
Mechanisms and mechanics of cell competition in epithelia.
Vincent JP, Fletcher AG, Baena-Lopez LA.
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2013 Sep;14(9):581-91. doi: 10.1038/nrm3639. Epub 2013 Aug 14. Review.
2012
Integration of morphogen signalling within the growth regulatory network.
Baena-Lopez LA, Nojima H, Vincent JP.
2010
PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 23;6(9):e1001140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001140.
2009
Wingless promotes proliferative growth in a gradient-independent manner.
Baena-Lopez LA, Franch-Marro X, Vincent JP.
Sci Signal. 2009 Oct 6;2(91):ra60. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.2000360.
Characterization of the interface between normal and transformed epithelial cells.
Nat Cell Biol. 2009 Apr;11(4):460-7. doi: 10.1038/ncb1853. Epub 2009 Mar 15.
2008
Upregulation of glypicans in Hippo mutants alters the coordinated activity of morphogens.
Rodríguez I, Baena-Lopez LA, Baonza A.
Fly (Austin). 2008 Nov-Dec;2(6):320-2. Epub 2008 Nov 21.
Baena-Lopez LA, Rodríguez I, Baonza A.
Baena-López LA, Alonso J, Rodriguez J, Santarén JF.
J Proteome Res. 2008 Jul;7(7):2780-8. doi: 10.1021/pr800006x. Epub 2008 Jun 13.
Franch-Marro X, Wendler F, Guidato S, Griffith J, Baena-Lopez A, Itasaki N, Maurice MM, Vincent JP.
Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Feb;10(2):170-7. doi: 10.1038/ncb1678. Epub 2008 Jan 13.
2006
Baena-Lopez LA, García-Bellido A.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Sep 12;103(37):13734-9. Epub 2006 Sep 1.
2005
Characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster mitochondrial proteome.
Alonso J, Rodriguez JM, Baena-López LA, Santarén JF.
J Proteome Res. 2005 Sep-Oct;4(5):1636-45.
The orientation of cell divisions determines the shape of Drosophila organs.
Baena-López LA, Baonza A, García-Bellido A.
Curr Biol. 2005 Sep 20;15(18):1640-4.
Alonso J, Rodriguez JM, Baena-López LA, Alonso MT, Santarén JF.
Proteomics. 2005 Sep;5(14):3604-13.
2003
Baena-López LA, Pastor-Pareja JC, Resino J.
Development. 2003 Dec;130(26):6497-506.
Genetic requirements of vestigial in the regulation of Drosophila wing development.