NameFernández-Chacón, Rafael
DepartmentFisiología Médica y Biofísica
Knowledge areaFisiología
Professional categoryCatedrático de Universidad
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Estudio del papel de CSPa/DNAJC5 en la función y mantenimiento de las sinapsis glutamatérgicas del hipocampo en ratones adultos

Mesa Cruz, Cristina; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Nieto González, José Luis (2023)
La cochaperona sináptica Cysteine String Protein CSP /DNAJC5) se ha implicado en la patogénesis de enfermedades ...
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Single‐cell transcriptomic and functional characterization of cortical parvalbumin interneurons in a novel conditional knock‐out mouse lacking CSPα/DNAJC5

Valenzuela Villatoro, Marina; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; García-Junco Clemente, Pablo (2019)
Neurodegenerative diseases are progressive disorders currently without cure. Indeed, the molecular mechanisms underlying ...
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Substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons and striatalinterneurons are engaged in three parallel but interdependentpostnatal neurotrophic circuits

Ortega de San Luís, Clara; Sánchez García, Manuel A.; Nieto González, José Luis; García-Junco Clemente, Pablo; Montero Sánchez, Adoración; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Pascual, Alberto (Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 2018)
The striatum integrates motor behavior using a well‐defined microcircuit whose individual components are independently ...
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Presynaptic calcium dynamics, neuronal excitability and synaptic vesicle Cycle in central synapses lacking cysteine string protein-alpha (CSP-ALPHA).

Martínez López, José Antonio; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Nieto González, José Luis (2017)
Cysteine String Protein-α (CSP-α) is a molecular co-chaperone of the synaptic vesicles that prevents presynaptic degeneration. ...
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Two for the Price of One: A Neuroprotective Chaperone Kit within NAD Synthase Protein NMNAT2

Lavado-Roldán, Ángela; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael (Public Library of Science, 2016)
One of the most fascinating properties of the brain is the ability to function smoothly across decades of a lifespan. ...
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A Poglut1 mutation causes a muscular dystrophy with reduced Notch signaling and satellite cell loss

Nieto González, José Luis; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Servián Morilla, Emilia; Rivero, María C; Cabrera Serrano, Macarena; Gómez-Sánchez, Leonardo (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2016)
Skeletal muscle regeneration by muscle satellite cells is a physiological mechanism activated upon muscle damage and ...
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Identificación de una firma inmunohistoquímica con valor predictivo en el carcinoma infiltrante de mama de tipo no especial (NST)

Macías García, Laura; González Cámpora, Ricardo; Robles Frías, Antonio; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael (2015)
Introducción: En la actualidad, el cáncer de mama es la neoplasia maligna más común en la mujer, siendo la causa principal ...
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Increased neurotransmitter release at the neuromuscular junction in a mouse model of polyglutamine disease

Rozas Espadas, José Luis; Gómez-Sánchez, Leonardo; Tomás-Zapico, Cristina; Lucas Lozano, José J.; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael (2011)
In Huntington’s disease (HD), the expansion of polyglutamine (polyQ) repeats at the N terminus of the ubiquitous protein ...
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Cysteine String Protein- Prevents Activity-Dependent Degeneration in GABAergic Synapses

García-Junco Clemente, Pablo; Cantero Nieto, Gloria; Gómez-Sánchez, Leonardo; Linares Clemente, Pedro; Martínez López, José Antonio; Luján, Rafael; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael (2010)
The continuous release of neurotransmitter could be seen to place a persistent burden on presynaptic proteins, one that ...
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Deletion of CASK in mice is lethal and impairs synaptic function

Atasoy, Deniz; Schoch, Susanne; Ho, Angela; Nadasy, Krisztina A.; Liu, Xinran; Zhang, Weiqi; Mukherjee, Konark; Nosyreva, Elena D.; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Missler, Markus; Kavalali, Ege T.; Südhof, Thomas C. (2007)
CASK is an evolutionarily conserved multidomain protein composed of an N-terminal Ca2_/calmodulin-kinase domain, central ...
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Monitoring synaptic function at the neuromuscular junction of a mouse expressing synaptopHluorin

Tabares, Lucía; Ruiz Laza, Rocío; Linares Clemente, Pedro; Gaffield, Michael A.; Álvarez de Toledo Naranjo, Guillermo; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Betz, William J. (2007)
We monitored presynaptic exocytosis and vesicle recycling at neuromuscular junctions of transgenic mice expressing ...
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CSP alpha-deficiency causes massive and rapid photoreceptor degeneration

Schmitz, Frank; Tabares, Lucía; Khimich, Darina; Strenzke, Nicola; Villa Polo, Pedro de la; Castellano Muñoz, Manuel; Bulankina, Anna; Moser, Tobias; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Südhof, Thomas C. (2006)
Cysteine string protein (CSP) _ is an abundant synaptic vesicle protein that contains a DNA-J domain characteristic of ...
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The synaptic vesicle protein CSP alpha prevents presynaptic degeneration

Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Wolfel, M.; Nishimune, H.; Tabares, Lucía; Schmitz, Frank; Castellano-Munoz, M.; Rosenmund, Christian; Montesinos Gutiérrez, María Luz; Sudhof, TC (CELL PRESS, 2004)
Cysteine string protein α (CSPα)—an abundant synaptic vesicle protein that contains a DNA-J domain characteristic of Hsp40 ...
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Examining synaptotagmin 1 function in dense core vesicle exocytosis under direct control of Ca2

Sorensen, Jakob B.; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Südhof, Thomas C.; Neher, Erwin (2003)
We tested the long-standing hypothesis that synaptotagmin 1 is the Ca2 +_ sensor for fast neurosecretion by analyzing the ...
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Rab3D Is Not Required for Exocrine Exocytosis but for Maintenance of Normally Sized Secretory Granules

Riedel, Dietmar; Antonin, Wolfram; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Álvarez de Toledo Naranjo, Guillermo; Jo, Tobias; Geppert, Martin; Valentijn, Jack A.; Valentijn, Karin; Jamieson, James D.; Südhof, Thomas C.; Jahn, Reinhard (2002)
Rab3D, a member of the Rab3 subfamily of the Rab/ypt GTPases, is expressed on zymogen granules in the pancreas as well as ...
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Structure/Function Analysis of Ca2 + Binding to the C2A Domain of Synaptotagmin 1

Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Shin, Ok-Ho; Königstorfer, Andreas; Matos, Maria F.; Meyer, Alexander C.; García, Jesús; Gerber, Stefan H.; Rizo, Josep; Südhof, Thomas C.; Rosenmund, Christian (2002)
Synaptotagmin 1, a Ca2+ sensor for fast synaptic vesicle exocytosis, contains two C2 domains that form Ca2+ -dependent ...
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Novel SCAMPs Lacking NPF Repeats: Ubiquitous and Synaptic Vesicle-Specific Forms Implicate SCAMPs in Multiple Membrane- Trafficking Functions

Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Südhof, Thomas C. (2000)
In vertebrates, secretory carrier membrane proteins (SCAMPs) 1–3 constitute a family of putative membrane-trafficking ...
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Oxygen sensing by ion channels and chemotransduction in single glomus cells

López Barneo, José; Montoro Laseca, Rafael Jesús; Ureña López, Juan; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Álvarez de Toledo Naranjo, Guillermo (1996)
We have monitored cytosolic [Ca2+] and dopamine release in intact fura-2-loaded glomus cells with microfluoroimetry and a ...
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Hypoxia induces voltage-dependent Ca2+ entry and quantal dopamine secretion in carotid body glomus cells

Ureña López, Juan; Fernández-Chacón, Rafael; Rodríguez Benot, Alberto; Álvarez de Toledo Naranjo, Guillermo; López Barneo, José (1994)
We have investigated the changes of cytosolic [Ca2+1 and the secretory -activity in single glomus cells dispersed from ...