Department: Instituto de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en Biotecnología Sanitaria de Elche (IDiBE) / Structure-Function Relationships in Membrane Proteins Group

Phone: +34 966 658 466

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Current Position: Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Miguel Hernandez.

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Research Fields

• Structure-function relationship in membrane proteins.

• Lipid-protein interactions.

• Modulation of ion channel structure and function.

Representative Publications

• Poveda JA, Giudici AM, Renart ML, Molina ML, Montoya E, Fernández-Carvajal A, Fernández-Ballester G, Encinar JA, González-Ros JM. Lipid modulation of ion channels through specific binding sites. (2014) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1838: 1560-7.

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• Giudici AM, Molina ML, Ayala JL, Montoya E, Renart ML, Fernández AM, Encinar JA, Ferrer-Montiel AV, Poveda JA, González-Ros JM. Detergent-labile, supramolecular assemblies of KcsA: relative abundance and interactions involved. (2013) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1828: 193-200.

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• Renart ML, Montoya E, Fernández AM, Molina ML, Poveda JA, Encinar JA, Ayala JL, Ferrer-Montiel AV, Gómez J, Morales A, González Ros JM. Contribution of ion binding affinity to ion selectivity and permeation in KcsA, a model potassium channel. (2012) Biochemistry,51: 3891-900.

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• Renart ML, Triano I, Poveda JA, Encinar JA, Fernández AM, Ferrer-Montiel AV, Gómez J, González Ros JM. Ion binding to KcsA: implications in ion selectivity and channel gating. (2010) Biochemistry, 49: 9480-7.

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• Triano I, Barrera FN, Renart ML, Molina ML, Fernández-Ballester G, Poveda JA, Fernández AM, Encinar JA, Ferrer-Montiel AV, Otzen D, González-Ros JM. Occupancy of nonannular lipid binding sites on KcsA greatly increases the stability of the tetrameric protein. (2010) Biochemistry, 49: 5397-404.