Héctor M. Álvarez

8.9k citations

97 papers · 5.5k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 37

Co-authors: A. Steinbüchel Anirban Maitra Alexander Steinbüchel Rainer Kalscheuer Georg Feldmann Collins Karikari Martı́n Hernández Michael E. Mullendore
Topics: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (43 papers)Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (26 papers)Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (14 papers)
Cited by: Cancer Research Molecular Biology Biochemistry
Journals: PLoS ONE Applied and Environmental Microbiology JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Partner nations: Argentina United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Héctor M. Álvarez

96 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Tumor microenvironment derived exosomes pleiotropically modulate cancer cell metabolism

2016 729 citations Héctor M. Álvarez, Anirban Maitra et al. profile →
Blockade of Hedgehog Signaling Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Invasion and Metastases: A New Paradigm for Combination Therapy in Solid Cancers

2007 537 citations Georg Feldmann, Surajit Dhara et al. Cancer Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metabolism‐lipid droplet‐nucleic acid crosstalk to regulate lipid storage and other cellular processes in oleaginous Rhodococcus bacteria 2025 ·Biology of the Cell ·Héctor M. Álvarez,Mariana P. Lanfranconi,Martı́n Hernández	1
2	Incidental identification of inv(16)(p13.1q22)/CBFB–MYH11 variant transcript in a patient with therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia by routine leukemia translocation panel screen: implications for diagnosis and therapy 2021 ·Molecular Case Studies ·Andres Quesada,Rajyalakshmi Luthra,Elias Jabbour,Keyur P. Patel,Joseph D. Khoury,Zhenya Tang,Héctor M. Álvarez,Saradhi Mallampati,Guillermo Garcia‐Manero,Guillermo Montalban‐Bravo,L. Jeffrey Medeiros,Rashmi Kanagal‐Shamanna	4
3	Glucosamine-P and rhodococcal ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylases: A hint to (re)discover (actino)bacterial amino sugar metabolism 2020 ·Biochimie ·(unknown),Héctor M. Álvarez,Alberto Á. Iglesias,Matías D. Asención Diez	5
4	Study of duplicated galU genes in Rhodococcus jostii and a putative new metabolic node for glucosamine-1P in rhodococci 2020 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects ·(unknown),Misty L. Kuhn,Martı́n Hernández,Miguel A. Ballícora,Alberto Á. Iglesias,Héctor M. Álvarez,Matías D. Asención Diez	4
5	Rhodococcus bacteria as a promising source of oils from olive mill wastes 2018 ·World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology ·(unknown),(unknown),Mariana P. Lanfranconi,Héctor M. Álvarez	23
6	Formation of indigoidine derived-pigments contributes to the adaptation of Vogesella sp. strain EB to cold aquatic iron-oxidizing environments 2016 ·Antonie van Leeuwenhoek ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Héctor M. Álvarez	11
7	Triacylglycerol and wax ester-accumulating machinery in prokaryotes 2015 ·Biochimie ·Héctor M. Álvarez	61
8	Identification of genes coding for putative wax ester synthase/diacylglycerol acyltransferase enzymes in terrestrial and marine environments 2015 ·AMB Express ·Mariana P. Lanfranconi,Adrián F. Álvarez,Héctor M. Álvarez	5
9	Overexpression of a phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2 leads to an increase in triacylglycerol production in oleaginous Rhodococcus strains 2014 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Martı́n Hernández,(unknown),Ana Arabolaza,Hugo Gramajo,Héctor M. Álvarez	32
10	Lipid storage in high-altitude Andean Lakes extremophiles and its mobilization under stress conditions in Rhodococcus sp. A5, a UV-resistant actinobacterium 2013 ·Extremophiles ·(unknown),Virginia Helena Albarracín,Omar F. Ordoñez,Marı́a Eugenia Farı́as,Héctor M. Álvarez	41
11	Glycogen formation by Rhodococcus species and the effect of inhibition of lipid biosynthesis on glycogen accumulation in Rhodococcus opacus PD630 2010 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Martı́n Hernández,Héctor M. Álvarez	27
12	A descriptive study of the occurrence and significance of lipids in Taenia hydatigena eggs 2009 ·Veterinary Parasitology ·(unknown),Juan Ángel Basualdo Farjat,Héctor M. Álvarez	2
13	Serial Analysis of Gene Expression Identifies Connective Tissue Growth Factor Expression as a Prognostic Biomarker in Gallbladder Cancer 2008 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Héctor M. Álvarez,Alejandro H. Corvalán,Juan Carlos Roa,Pedram Argani,F. Murillo,Jennifer B. Edwards,Robert M. Beaty,Georg Feldmann,Seung‐Mo Hong,Michael E. Mullendore,Iván Roa,Luis Ibáñez,Fernando Pimentel,(unknown),Gregory J. Riggins,Anirban Maitra	33
14	Degradation of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate by a bacterial consortium isolated from the aquatic environment of Argentina 2008 ·Journal of Applied Microbiology ·(unknown),Nelda L. Olivera,Paola A. Babay,(unknown),Héctor M. Álvarez	22
15	Mesothelin is a specific biomarker of invasive cancer in the Barrett-associated adenocarcinoma progression model: translational implications for diagnosis and therapy 2008 ·Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine ·Héctor M. Álvarez,(unknown),Ken‐Tye Yong,Hong Ding,Gaixia Xu,Paras N. Prasad,Jean Wang,Marcia Irene Canto,James R. Eshleman,Elizabeth A. Montgomery,Anirban Maitra	16
16	Blockade of Hedgehog Signaling Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Invasion and Metastases: A New Paradigm for Combination Therapy in Solid Cancersbreakdown → 2007 ·Cancer Research ·Georg Feldmann,Surajit Dhara,Volker Fendrich,Djahida Bedja,Robert M. Beaty,Michael E. Mullendore,Collins Karikari,Héctor M. Álvarez,Christine A. Iacobuzio–Donahue,Antonio Jimeno,Kathleen L. Gabrielson,William Matsui,Anirban Maitra	537
17	Triacylglycerols in prokaryotic microorganisms 2002 ·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ·Héctor M. Álvarez,A. Steinbüchel	411
18	Biosynthesis of fatty acids and triacylglycerols by 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl pentadecane-grown cells of Nocardia globerula 432 2001 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Héctor M. Álvarez	1
19	Biosynthesis of fatty acids and triacylglycerols by 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl pentadecane-grown cells ofNocardia globerula432 2001 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Héctor M. Álvarez,(unknown),Alberto Viale,Oscar Héctor Pucci	43
20	Formation of intracytoplasmic lipid inclusions by Rhodococcus opacus strain PD630 1996 ·Archives of Microbiology ·Héctor M. Álvarez,Frank Mayer,Dirk Fabritius,Alexander Steinbüchel	219

About Héctor M. Álvarez

Héctor M. Álvarez is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Pollution and Molecular Biology, having authored 97 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (43 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (26 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (932 citations), Molecular Biology (3.6k citations) and Biochemistry (349 citations). Héctor M. Álvarez has collaborated with scholars based in Argentina, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include A. Steinbüchel, Anirban Maitra, Alexander Steinbüchel, Rainer Kalscheuer, Georg Feldmann, Collins Karikari, Martı́n Hernández, Michael E. Mullendore, Marı́a Eugenia Farı́as and William Matsui. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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