Research Group on Tissular Biochemistry
Metabolism and Organic Damage Area
The Research Group on Tissular Biochemistry is affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Valencia (Medicine Section) and has been part of INCLIVA since its creation. Although the research profile of the group primarily falls under the areas of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, it is an interdisciplinary group with expertise in various fields within Biomedicine, such as Endocrinology, Metabolism, Cell Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Anatomy, and Pharmacology. Over the years, the group’s different research lines have been aimed at comprehensively understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying various pathophysiological processes in animal models or cultured cells. The approach followed by the group to achieve these objectives has evolved over time and continues to progress, from studying the regulation of individual gene expression to investigating networks and their regulatory nodes in different tissues. This approach, which ranges from identifying signals that trigger a primary response to the final output that determines the specific phenotype of the tissue, has allowed for a more precise and integrated understanding of a specific functional program. This considerably broader approach also includes identifying factors that could potentially be targets for new drugs in various pathologies or their use as prognostic biomarkers.
Coordinator
STAFF
Collaborating Researchers
Sara Puebla Planas
Nurse
Technicians
Administrative assistant
Publications
Sphingosine-1-phosphate induces airway smooth muscle hyperresponsiveness and proliferation. Maguire T, Yung S, Ortiz-Zapater E, Kayode O, Till S, Corrigan C, Siew L, Knock G, Woszczek G. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023 Nov;152(5):1131-1140.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.05.028. PMID: 37474025
The RNA binding proteins ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 are dysregulated in airway epithelium in human and a murine model of asthma. Rynne J, Ortiz-Zapater E, Bagley D, Zanin O, Doherty G, Kanabar V, Ward J, Jackson D, Parsons M, Rosenblatt J, Adcock I, Martinez-Nunez R. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2023 Oct 19:11:1241008. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1241008. PMID: 37928904
The role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the endothelium: a systematic review. Guerra-Ojeda S, Suarez A, Valls A, Verdu D, Pereda J, Ortiz-Zapater E, Carretero J, Mauricio M, Serna E. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023 Aug 31;24(17):13537. doi: 10.3390/ijms241713537. PMID: 37686342
Epithelial coxsackievirus adenovirus receptor promotes house dust mite-induced lung inflammation. Ortiz-Zapater E, Bagley D, Hernandez V, Roberts L, Maguire T, Voss F, Mertins P, Kirchner M, Peset-Martin I, Woszczek G, Rosenblatt J, Gotthardt M, Santis G, Parsons M. Nature Communications. 2022 Oct 27;13(1):6407. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33882-w. PMID: 36302767
Identification of circulating miRNAs differentially expressed in patients with Limb-girdle, Duchenne or facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophies. Garcia-Gimenez JL, Garcia-Trevijano ER, Aviles-Alia AI, Ibanez-Cabellos JS, Bovea-Marco M, Bas T, Pallardo FV, Vina JR, Zaragoza R. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2022 Dec 27;17(1):450. doi: 10.1186/s13023-022-02603-3. PMID: 36575500
Lung fibrosis and fibrosis in the lungs: is it all about myofibroblasts?. Ortiz-Zapater E, Signes-Costa J, Montero P, Roger I. Biomedicines. 2022 Jun 15;10(6):1423. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10061423. PMID: 35740444
Editorial: organization and functional properties of the blood-brain Barrier. Peterson DR, Hawkins RA, Vina JR. Frontiers in Physiology. 2021 Dec 2;12:796030. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.796030. PMID: 34925076
Epigenetic Mechanisms Are Involved in the Oncogenic Properties of ZNF518B in Colorectal Cancer. Gimeno-Valiente F, Riffo-Campos A, Torres L, Tarazona N, Gambardella V, Cervantes A, Lopez-Rodas G, Franco L, Castillo J. Cancers. 2021 Mar 21;13(6):1433. doi: 10.3390/cancers13061433. PMID: 33801071
Projects
Title: Proyectos de Generación de conocimiento, AES2023 Entidad
Funding body: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
>Principal Investigator: Elena Ortiz-Zapater
Duration: 2024 – 2026
Total budget: 137.500 €
Title: Subvenciones concedidas del Programa Prometeo para grupos de investigación de excelencia
Funding body: Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital
Principal Investigator: Elena Ruiz García-Trevijano, Juan Viña Ribes
Duration: 2022 – 2025
Total budget: 240.238 €
Title: Molecular mechanisms in the development of scoliosis in limb-girdle muscular dystrophies
Funding body: Fundación Ramón Areces
Principal Investigator: Juan Viña Ribes
Duration: 2019 – 2021
Total budget: 121.176 €
Title: Estudios tridimensionales de ductos mamarios para determinar el papel de las calpaínas en la remodelación del tejido mamario. Implicaciones biomédicas
Funding body: Conselleria de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
Principal Investigator: Juan Viña Ribes
Duration: 2018 – 2021
Total budget: 201.920 €
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Doctoral candidate: Rodríguez Fernández, Lucía
Director(s): Viña Ribes, Juan; Zaragozá Colom, Rosa; Ruiz García-Trevijano, Elena
Date of the defense: 29/03/2019
University: Universitat de València