Cristóbal Almendros

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Cristóbal Almendros is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Cristóbal Almendros has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Cristóbal Almendros's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (10 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (4 papers). Cristóbal Almendros is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (16 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (10 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (4 papers). Cristóbal Almendros collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Netherlands and South Korea. Cristóbal Almendros's co-authors include Francisco J. M. Mojica, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez, César Díez‐Villaseñor, Noemí M. Guzmán, Stan J. J. Brouns, Jochem N. A. Vink, Rebecca E. McKenzie, Franklin L. Nóbrega, Sebastian N. Kieper and Anna C. Haagsma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Cristóbal Almendros

15 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Short motif sequences determine the targets of the prokaryotic CRISPR defence system

2009 1.1k citations Francisco J. M. Mojica, César Díez‐Villaseñor et al. Microbiology profile →

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16 of 16 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mechanism for Cas4-assisted directional spacer acquisition in CRISPR–Cas 2021 ·Nature ·Chunyi Hu, Cristóbal Almendros, Ki Hyun Nam, Ana Rita Costa, Jochem N. A. Vink, Anna C. Haagsma, Saket R. Bagde, Stan J. J. Brouns, Ailong Ke	34
2	Cas4–Cas1 Is a Protospacer Adjacent Motif–Processing Factor Mediating Half-Site Spacer Integration During CRISPR Adaptation 2021 ·The CRISPR Journal ·Sebastian N. Kieper, Cristóbal Almendros, Anna C. Haagsma, Arjan Barendregt, Albert J. R. Heck, Stan J. J. Brouns	7
3	Direct Visualization of Native CRISPR Target Search in Live Bacteria Reveals Cascade DNA Surveillance Mechanism 2019 ·Molecular Cell ·Jochem N. A. Vink, Koen J.A. Martens, Marnix Vlot, (unknown), Cristóbal Almendros, (unknown), (unknown), Johannes Hohlbein, Stan J. J. Brouns	35
4	Using CAPTURE to detect spacer acquisition in native CRISPR arrays 2019 ·Nature Protocols ·Rebecca E. McKenzie, Cristóbal Almendros, Jochem N. A. Vink, Stan J. J. Brouns	11
5	Conserved motifs in the CRISPR leader sequence control spacer acquisition levels in Type I-D CRISPR-Cas systems 2019 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Sebastian N. Kieper, Cristóbal Almendros, Stan J. J. Brouns	14
6	Cas4–Cas1 fusions drive efficient PAM selection and control CRISPR adaptation 2019 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Cristóbal Almendros, Franklin L. Nóbrega, Rebecca E. McKenzie, Stan J. J. Brouns	29
7	Cas4 Facilitates PAM-Compatible Spacer Selection during CRISPR Adaptation 2018 ·Cell Reports ·Sebastian N. Kieper, Cristóbal Almendros, Juliane Behler, Rebecca E. McKenzie, Franklin L. Nóbrega, Anna C. Haagsma, Jochem N. A. Vink, Wolfgang R. Hess, Stan J. J. Brouns	84
8	El descubrimiento del sistema CRISPR-Cas 2017 ·Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) ·(unknown), Cristóbal Almendros	0
9	Anti-cas spacers in orphan CRISPR4 arrays prevent uptake of active CRISPR–Cas I-F systems 2016 ·Nature Microbiology ·Cristóbal Almendros, Noemí M. Guzmán, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez, Francisco J. M. Mojica	30
10	CRISPR Content Correlates with the Pathogenic Potential of Escherichia coli 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Enriqueta García-Gutiérrez, Cristóbal Almendros, Francisco J. M. Mojica, Noemí M. Guzmán, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez	40
11	Exploring CRISPR Interference by Transformation with Plasmid Mixtures: Identification of Target Interference Motifs in Escherichia coli 2015 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Cristóbal Almendros, Francisco J. M. Mojica	2
12	CRISPR-Cas Functional Module Exchange in Escherichia coli 2014 ·mBio ·Cristóbal Almendros, Francisco J. M. Mojica, César Díez‐Villaseñor, Noemí M. Guzmán, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez	30
13	CRISPR-spacer integration reporter plasmids reveal distinct genuine acquisition specificities among CRISPR-Cas I-E variants ofEscherichia coli 2013 ·RNA Biology ·César Díez‐Villaseñor, Noemí M. Guzmán, Cristóbal Almendros, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez, Francisco J. M. Mojica	101
14	Target Motifs Affecting Natural Immunity by a Constitutive CRISPR-Cas System in Escherichia coli 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Cristóbal Almendros, Noemí M. Guzmán, César Díez‐Villaseñor, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez, Francisco J. M. Mojica	50
15	Diversity of CRISPR loci in Escherichia coli 2010 ·Microbiology ·César Díez‐Villaseñor, Cristóbal Almendros, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez, Francisco J. M. Mojica	154
16	Short motif sequences determine the targets of the prokaryotic CRISPR defence system breakdown → 2009 ·Microbiology ·Francisco J. M. Mojica, César Díez‐Villaseñor, Jesús Garcı́a-Martı́nez, Cristóbal Almendros	1120

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