Margarida Casal

About Margarida Casal

Margarida Casal, With an exceptional h-index of 46 and a recent h-index of 29 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universidade do Minho, specializes in the field of Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biotechnology, Membrane transport.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Mitochondrial membrane transporters as attractive targets for the fermentative production of succinic acid from glycerol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Candida albicans chitinase 3 with potential as a vaccine antigen: production, purification, and characterisation

Structural characterization of the Aspergillus niger citrate transporter CexA uncovers the role of key residues S75, R192 and Q196

The dicarboxylate transporters from the AceTr family and Dct-02 oppositely affect succinic acid production in S. cerevisiae

Cytoskeleton disruption by the metabolic inhibitor 3-bromopyruvate: implications in cancer therapy

Interactions of cytosolic tails in the Jen1 carboxylate transporter are critical for trafficking and transport activity

Biocomposites of Silk-Elastin and Essential Oil from Mentha piperita Display Antibacterial Activity

Uncovering Novel Plasma Membrane Carboxylate Transporters in the Yeast Cyberlindnera jadinii

Margarida Casal Information

University

Position

CBMA (Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental) Departamento de Biologia

Citations(all)

8083

Citations(since 2020)

3034

Cited By

6255

hIndex(all)

46

hIndex(since 2020)

29

i10Index(all)

99

i10Index(since 2020)

77

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Margarida Casal Skills & Research Interests

Biology

Genetics

Molecular Biotechnology

Membrane transport

Top articles of Margarida Casal

Mitochondrial membrane transporters as attractive targets for the fermentative production of succinic acid from glycerol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

FEMS Yeast Research

2024/4/8

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

Candida albicans chitinase 3 with potential as a vaccine antigen: production, purification, and characterisation

Biotechnology Journal

2024/1

Structural characterization of the Aspergillus niger citrate transporter CexA uncovers the role of key residues S75, R192 and Q196

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

2023/1/1

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

The dicarboxylate transporters from the AceTr family and Dct-02 oppositely affect succinic acid production in S. cerevisiae

Journal of Fungi

2022/8

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

Cytoskeleton disruption by the metabolic inhibitor 3-bromopyruvate: implications in cancer therapy

Medical Oncology

2022/6/18

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

Interactions of cytosolic tails in the Jen1 carboxylate transporter are critical for trafficking and transport activity

Journal of Cell Science

2022/5/15

Biocomposites of Silk-Elastin and Essential Oil from Mentha piperita Display Antibacterial Activity

ACS omega

2022/2/15

Uncovering Novel Plasma Membrane Carboxylate Transporters in the Yeast Cyberlindnera jadinii

Journal of Fungi

2022/1/5

Yeast plasma membrane fungal oligopeptide transporters display distinct substrate preferences despite their high sequence identity

Journal of Fungi

2021/11/12

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

Sandra Paiva
Sandra Paiva

H-Index: 14

Interactions of cytosolic termini of the Jen1 monocarboxylate transporter are critical for trafficking, transport activity and endocytosis

bioRxiv

2021/9/28

Production and purification of two bioactive antimicrobial peptides using a two-step approach involving an elastin-like fusion tag

Pharmaceuticals

2021/9/23

Protein-engineered polymers functionalized with antimicrobial peptides for the development of active surfaces

Applied Sciences

2021/6/9

Evolutionary engineering reveals amino acid substitutions in Ato2 and Ato3 that allow improved growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on lactic acid

FEMS Yeast Research

2021/6

Protein-based films functionalized with a truncated antimicrobial peptide sequence display broad antimicrobial activity

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

2021/1/25

Expanding the Knowledge on the Skillful Yeast Cyberlindnera jadinii

2021/1/9

Daniel Vieira
Daniel Vieira

H-Index: 5

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

New insights into the acetate uptake transporter (AceTr) family: Unveiling amino acid residues critical for specificity and activity

Computational and structural biotechnology journal

2021/1/1

Engineering the activity and specificity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Acetate Transporter Ady2/Ato1

2021

João Alves
João Alves

H-Index: 1

Margarida Casal
Margarida Casal

H-Index: 29

Endocytosis of nutrient transporters in fungi: The ART of connecting signaling and trafficking

2021/1/1

Carboxylic Acid Transporters in Candida Pathogenesis

2020/6/30

Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization

2020/5/21

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