Gregorio Valdez

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Gregorio Valdez is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregorio Valdez has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Gregorio Valdez's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (17 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (15 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (10 papers). Gregorio Valdez is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (17 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (15 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (10 papers). Gregorio Valdez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Gregorio Valdez's co-authors include Joshua R. Sanes, Jeff W. Lichtman, Juan Carlos Tapia, Thomas Taetzsch, Xiaoxia Qi, Jeffrey L. Elliott, John McAnally, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Simon Halegoua and Eric N. Olson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gregorio Valdez

48 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice

2009 588 citations Gregorio Valdez, Viviana Moresi et al. Science profile →

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Wado Akamatsu Japan

Georg Haase France

Jérôme Mertens United States

Marı́a Laura Messi United States

Carmen Cifuentes-Díaz France

Silvia De Biasi Italy

Jingli Cai United States

Gihan Tennekoon United States

Stefano Amadio Italy

Sigrid C. Schwarz Germany

Wado Akamatsu Japan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mueller, Kaly A., et al.. (2025). Comprehensive characterization and validation of the Prp-hPFN1G118V mouse model: Guidelines for preclinical therapeutic testing for ALS. Neurobiology of Disease. 212. 106975–106975. 1 indexed citations

Valdez, Gregorio, et al.. (2024). Origin, identity, and function of terminal Schwann cells. Trends in Neurosciences. 47(6). 432–446. 10 indexed citations

Valdez, Gregorio. (2023). NEUROSCIENCE AND AGING. Innovation in Aging. 7(Supplement_1). 221–221.

Biase, Lindsay M. De, et al.. (2023). Aging spinal cord microglia become phenotypically heterogeneous and preferentially target motor neurons and their synapses. Glia. 72(1). 206–221. 3 indexed citations

Settlage, Robert E., et al.. (2023). Aging alters mechanisms underlying voluntary movements in spinal motor neurons of mice, primates, and humans. JCI Insight. 8(9). 12 indexed citations

Taetzsch, Thomas, et al.. (2022). Argonaute 2 is lost from neuromuscular junctions affected with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in SOD1G93A mice. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 4630–4630.

Taetzsch, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Roles of the synaptic molecules Hevin and SPARC in mouse neuromuscular junction development and repair. Neuroscience Letters. 746. 135663–135663. 5 indexed citations

Haldar, Saptarsi M., et al.. (2021). KLF15 overexpression in myocytes fails to ameliorate ALS-related pathology or extend the lifespan of SOD1G93A mice. Neurobiology of Disease. 162. 105583–105583. 2 indexed citations

Taetzsch, Thomas, et al.. (2020). The microRNA miR‐133b functions to slow Duchenne muscular dystrophy pathogenesis. The Journal of Physiology. 599(1). 171–192. 15 indexed citations

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Doss, Sydney V., et al.. (2019). Attenuating Cholinergic Transmission Increases the Number of Satellite Cells and Preserves Muscle Mass in Old Age. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 11. 262–262. 8 indexed citations

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Taetzsch, Thomas & Gregorio Valdez. (2018). NMJ maintenance and repair in aging. Current Opinion in Physiology. 4. 57–64. 58 indexed citations

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Motta‐Santos, Daisy, Sydney V. Doss, Patrícia Massara Martinelli, et al.. (2018). Fast and slow-twitching muscles are differentially affected by reduced cholinergic transmission in mice deficient for VAChT: A mouse model for congenital myasthenia. Neurochemistry International. 120. 1–12. 11 indexed citations

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Taetzsch, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Muscle Fibers Secrete FGFBP1 to Slow Degeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses during Aging and Progression of ALS. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(1). 70–82. 55 indexed citations

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Valdez, Gregorio, Juan Carlos Tapia, Hyuno Kang, et al.. (2010). Attenuation of age-related changes in mouse neuromuscular synapses by caloric restriction and exercise. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(33). 14863–14868. 406 indexed citations

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Philippidou, Polyxeni, Gregorio Valdez, Wendy Akmentin, et al.. (2010). Trk retrograde signaling requires persistent, Pincher-directed endosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(2). 852–857. 50 indexed citations

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Carlson, Steven S., Gregorio Valdez, & Joshua R. Sanes. (2010). Presynaptic calcium channels and α3‐integrins are complexed with synaptic cleft laminins, cytoskeletal elements and active zone components. Journal of Neurochemistry. 115(3). 654–666. 48 indexed citations

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Valdez, Gregorio, Viviana Moresi, Xiaoxia Qi, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice. Science. 326(5959). 1549–1554. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nishimune, Hiroshi, Gregorio Valdez, George Jarad, et al.. (2008). Laminins promote postsynaptic maturation by an autocrine mechanism at the neuromuscular junction. The Journal of Cell Biology. 182(6). 1201–1215. 100 indexed citations

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Valdez, Gregorio, Wendy Akmentin, Polyxeni Philippidou, et al.. (2005). Pincher-Mediated Macroendocytosis Underlies Retrograde Signaling by Neurotrophin Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(21). 5236–5247. 108 indexed citations

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Kuruvilla, Rejji, Larry S. Zweifel, Natalia O. Glebova, et al.. (2004). A Neurotrophin Signaling Cascade Coordinates Sympathetic Neuron Development through Differential Control of TrkA Trafficking and Retrograde Signaling. Cell. 118(2). 243–255. 299 indexed citations

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