Publications

The Muñoz-Ballester lab just opened its doors and is still working in getting the first publication out, but here are some articles from Dr. Muñoz-Ballester previous research:

Original papers: 

  • Muñoz-Ballester C.*, Leitzel O.*, Golf S., Phillips C., Zeitz M., Pandit R., Smyth J., Lamouille S., Robel S. “Astrocytic connexin43 phosphorylation contributes to seizure susceptibility after mild Traumatic Brain Injury.” 2024. FEBS Journals
  • Muñoz-Ballester C.*, Mahmutovic D.,* (shared first authorship), Rafiqzad Y., Korot A., Robel S. 2022. “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier Triggers an Atypical Neuronal Response.” Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.
  • Ceci A.*, Muñoz-Ballester C.* (*shared first authorship), Tegge A., Brown K.L., Umans R.A., Michel F.M., Patel D., Tewari B., Martin J., Alcoreza O., Maynard T., Martinez-Martinez D., Bordwine P., Bissell N., Friedlander M., Sontheimer H., Finkielstein C.V. 2021. “Development and Implementation of a scalable and versatile FDA-Emergency Use Authorization test for COVID-19 diagnostics in rural communities”. Nature Communications 12, 4400.
  • Perez-Jimenez, E., Viana, R., Muñoz-Ballester, C., Vendrell-Tornero, C., Moll-Diaz, R., Garcia-Gimeno M.A., and Sanz, P. 2021. “Endocitosis of the Glutamate Transporter 1 Is Regulated by Laforin and Malin: Implications in Lafora Disease.” GLIA 69 (5): 1170-83
  • Heithoff, B.P., George, K.K., Phares A.N., Zuidhoek, I.A., Muñoz-Ballester, C., and Robel, S. 2021 “Astrocytes Are Necessary for Blood-Brain Barrier Maintenance in the Adult Mouse Brain”. GLIA 69 (2): 436-72
  • Campbell, S.C.*, Muñoz-Ballester, C.* (*shared first authorship), Chaunsali, L., Mills, W.A., Yang, J.H., Sontheimer, H., and Robel., S. 2020. “Potassium and Glutamate Transport Is Impaired in Scar-Forming Tumor-Associated Astrocytes.” Neurochemistry International 133 (February): 104628.
  • Muñoz-Ballester, C.*, Santana, N.* (*shared first authorship), Perez-Jimenez, E., Viana, R., Artigas, F., and Sanz, P. 2019 “In Vivo Glutamate Clearance Defects in a Mouse Model of Lafora Disease.” Experimental Neurology 320 (October): 112959.
  • Shandra, O.*, Winemiller, A.R*., Heithoff, B.P., Muñoz-Ballester, C., George, K.K., Benko, M.J., Zuidhoek, I.A., Besser, M.N., Curley, D.E., Edwards, G.F., Mey, A., Harrington, A.N., Kitchen, J.P., and Robel, S. 2019. “Repetitive Diffuse Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Causes an Atypical Astrocyte Response and Spontaneous Recurrent Seizures.” The Journal of Neuroscience 39 (10): 1944-63.
  • Muñoz-Ballester, C., Berthier, A., Viana, R., and Sanz, P. 2016. “Homeostasis of the Astrocytic Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 is Altered in Mouse Models of Lafora Disease.” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1862 (6): 1074-83.

Reviews and Comments

  • Muñoz-Ballester, C., Robel, S. 2023. “Astrocyte-mediated mechanisms contributing to traumatic brain injury pathology”. Invited review. WIRE Mechanisms of Disease. Sep-Oct;15(5):e1622.
  • Muñoz-Ballester, C., Umans R.A., and Robel, S. 2021 “Leveraging Zebrafish to Study Bona Fide Astrocytes.” Trends in Neurosciences. Feb;44(2): 77-79.