Ana J. García-Sáez Publications
Journal Article (140)
2025
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Dynamic regulation of cell death signaling. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 97, 102583 (2025)
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Mitochondrial dynamics and pore formation in regulated cell death pathways. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 50 (11), pp. 1001 - 1014 (2025)
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Convolutional Neural Network approach to classify mitochondrial morphologies. Computational Biology and Chemistry 118, 108477 (2025)
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Activator of apoptosis harakiri (HRK) localisation at mitochondria alters mitochondrial morphology independently of other BCL-2 proteins. The FEBS Journal (2025)
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MitoSkel: AI tool for semantic segmentation and quantification of mitochondria from light microscopy images. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control 106, 107762 (2025)
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Special Issue – Cell Biology of Mitochondria. Journal of Cell Science 138 (9), jcs264067 (2025)
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MLKL activity requires a splicing-regulated, druggable intramolecular interaction. Molecular Cell 85 (8), pp. 1589 - 1605 (2025)
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A novel biosensor for the spatiotemporal analysis of STING activation during innate immune responses to dsDNA. The EMBO Journal 44 (7), pp. 2157 - 2182 (2025)
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Ferroptosis spreads to neighboring cells via plasma membrane contacts. Nature Communications 16, 2951 (2025)
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Ferroptosis triggers mitochondrial fragmentation via Drp1 activation. Cell Death and Disease 16, 40 (2025)
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Modulation of Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contacts (MERCs) by Small Molecules as a New Strategy for Restoring Lipid Metabolism in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Model. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 68 (2), pp. 1179 - 1194 (2025)
2024
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Iron-Induced Lipid Oxidation Alters Membrane Mechanics Favoring Permeabilization. Langmuir 40 (47), pp. 2561 - 2568 (2024)
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Targeting mitochondrial metabolism by the mitotoxin bromoxib in leukemia and lymphoma cells. Cell Communication and Signaling 22, 541 (2024)
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Ferroptosis in health and disease. Redox Biology: an official journal of the Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine 75, 103211 (2024)
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A guideline on the molecular ecosystem regulating ferroptosis. Nature Cell Biology 26 (9), pp. 1447 - 1457 (2024)
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Lipid unsaturation promotes BAX and BAK pore activity during apoptosis. Nature Communications 15, 4700 (2024)
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Nanobodies as novel tools to monitor the mitochondrial fission factor Drp1. Life science alliance 7 (8), e202402608 (2024)
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Many paths lead to immunology. Cell 187 (9), pp. 2117 - 2119 (2024)
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Novel meriolin derivatives activate the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in the presence of antiapoptotic Bcl-2. Cell Death Discovery 10, 125 (2024)
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7-Dehydrocholesterol is an endogenous suppressor of ferroptosis. Nature 626, pp. 401 - 410 (2024)
2023
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Expanding roles of BCL-2 proteins in apoptosis execution and beyond. Journal of Cell Science 136 (22), jcs260790 (2023)
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Mechanisms of BCL-2 family proteins in mitochondrial apoptosis. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 24 (10), pp. 732 - 748 (2023)
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Calcium as a master regulator of ferroptosis and other types of regulated necrosis. Cell Calcium 114, 102778 (2023)
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Exploring the Binding Affinity of the ARR2 GARP DNA Binding Domain via Comparative Methods. Genes 14 (8), 1638 (2023)
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Dying in self-defense: cell death signaling in animals and plants. Cell Death and Differentiation (2023)
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Apoptotic cell death in disease—Current understanding of the NCCD 2023. Cell Death and Differentiation 30 (5), pp. 1097 - 1154 (2023)
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Reversible Live-Cell Labeling with Retro-engineered HaloTags Enables Long-Term High- and Super-Resolution Imaging. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 62 (18), e202219050 (2023)
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Real-Time Growth Kinetics Analysis of Macromolecular Assemblies in Cells with Single Molecule Resolution. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 127 (15), pp. 3490 - 3496 (2023)
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Editor Profile: Ana García Sáez. The FEBS Journal 290 (8), pp. 1940 - 1942 (2023)
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Mitochondrial pores at the crossroad between cell death and inflammatory signaling. Molecular Cell 83 (6), pp. 843 - 856 (2023)
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Visualization of BOK pores independent of BAX and BAK reveals a similar mechanism with differing regulation. Cell Death and Differentiation 30 (3), pp. 731 - 741 (2023)
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Structural Insights into Polymer-Bounded Lipid Nanodiscs. Langmuir 39 (6), pp. 2450 - 2459 (2023)
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The Important Role of Membrane Fluidity on the Lytic Mechanism of the α-Pore-Forming Toxin Sticholysin I. toxins 15, 80 (2023)
2022
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MLKL promotes cellular differentiation in myeloid leukemia by facilitating the release of G-CSF. Cell Death and Differentiation 28, pp. 3235 - 3250 (2022)
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Curcumin and NCLX inhibitors share anti-tumoral mechanisms in microsatellite-instability-driven colorectal cancer. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 79 (6), 284 (2022)
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The interplay between BAX and BAK tunes apoptotic pore growth to control mitochondrial-DNA-mediated inflammation. Molecular Cell 82 (5), pp. 933 - 949 (2022)
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DRP1 interacts directly with BAX to induce its activation and apoptosis. The EMBO Journal 41 (8), e108587 (2022)
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Systematic Assessment of the Accuracy of Subunit Counting in Biomolecular Complexes Using Automated Single-Molecule Brightness Analysis. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 13 (3), pp. 822 - 829 (2022)
2021
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BCL-2-family protein tBID can act as a BAX-like effector of apoptosis. The EMBO Journal 41 (2), e108690 (2021)
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Behaviour and interactions of proteins and peptides with and within membranes; from simple models to cellular membranes: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 232, pp. 375 - 398 (2021)
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Theoretical and experimental studies of complex peptide–membrane systems: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 232, pp. 256 - 281 (2021)
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Theoretical and experimental comparisons of simple peptide–membrane systems; towards defining the reaction space: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 232, pp. 149 - 171 (2021)
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Apoptosis regulation at the mitochondria membrane level. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: BBA 1863 (12), 183716 (2021)
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Bcl-xL inhibits tBid and Bax via distinct mechanisms. Faraday Discussions 232, pp. 86 - 102 (2021)
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DeepSinse: deep learning-based detection of single molecules. Bioinformatics 37 (21), pp. 3998 - 4000 (2021)
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Force Mapping Study of Actinoporin Effect in Membranes Presenting Phase Domains. Toxins 13 (9), 669 (2021)
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Techniques for studying membrane pores. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 69, pp. 108 - 116 (2021)
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Ferroptotic pores induce Ca2+ fluxes and ESCRT-III activation to modulate cell death kinetics. Cell Death and Differentiation 28 (5), pp. 1644 - 1657 (2021)
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Mechanisms of mitochondrial cell death. Biochemical Society Transactions 49 (2), pp. 663 - 674 (2021)
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Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization at the single molecule level. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 78 (8), pp. 3777 - 3790 (2021)
2020
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TAT-RasGAP317-326 kills cells by targeting inner-leaflet–enriched phospholipids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117 (50), pp. 31871 - 31881 (2020)
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The Mysteries around the BCL-2 Family Member BOK. Biomolecules 10, 1638 (2020)
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Lipids glue BAK dimers together. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 27 (11), pp. 1003 - 1004 (2020)
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Pore formation in regulated cell death. The EMBO Journal 39 (23), e105753 (2020)
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The BCL-2 family saga. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 21 (10), pp. 564 - 565 (2020)
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Apoptotic stress induces Bax-dependent, caspase-independent redistribution of LINC complex nesprins. Cell Death Discovery 6, 90 (2020)
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Drp1 modulates mitochondrial stress responses to mitotic arrest. Cell Death and Differentiation 27 (9), pp. 2620 - 2634 (2020)
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Structural characterization of an Arf dimer interface: molecular mechanism of Arf-dependent membrane scission. FEBS Letters 594 (14), pp. 2240 - 2253 (2020)
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Partners in Crime: The Interplay of Proteins and Membranes in Regulated Necrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (7), 2412 (2020)
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Mitochondrial residence of the apoptosis inducer BAX is more important than BAX oligomerization in promoting membrane permeabilization. Journal of Biological Chemistry 295 (6), pp. 1623 - 1636 (2020)
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Dynein light chain binding determines complex formation and posttranslational stability of the Bcl-2 family members Bmf and Bim. Cell Death and Differentiation 27 (2), pp. 434 - 450 (2020)
2019
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MERLIN: a novel BRET-based proximity biosensor for studying mitochondria-ER contact sites. Life science alliance 3 (1), e201900600 (2019)
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BFL1 modulates apoptosis at the membrane level through a bifunctional and multimodal mechanism showing key differences with BCLXL. Cell Death and Differentiation 26 (10), pp. 1880 - 1894 (2019)
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The Incomplete Puzzle of the BCL2 Proteins. Cells 8 (10), 1176 (2019)
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A new perspective on membrane-embedded Bax oligomers using DEER and bioresistant orthogonal spin labels. Scientific Reports 9, 13013 (2019)
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Quantitative analysis of super-resolved structures using ASAP. Nature Methods 16 (8), pp. 711 - 714 (2019)
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MAVS-induced mitochondrial membrane remodeling. The FEBS Journal 286 (8), pp. 1540 - 1542 (2019)
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Single event visualization of unconventional secretion of FGF2. Journal of Cell Biology 218 (2), pp. 683 - 699 (2019)
2018
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Topology of active, membrane-embedded Bax in the context of a toroidal pore. Cell Death and Differentiation 25 (10), pp. 1717 - 1731 (2018)
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Scanning Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy for Quantification of the Dynamics and Interactions in Tube Organelles of Living Cells. ChemPhysChem 19, pp. 3273 - 3278 (2018)
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MIM through MOM: the awakening of Bax and Bak pores. The EMBO Journal 37 (17), e100340 (2018)
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Early activation of CD95 is limited and localized to the cytotoxic synapse. The FEBS Journal 285 (15), pp. 2813 - 2827 (2018)
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Drp1 polymerization stabilizes curved tubular membranes similar to those of constricted mitochondria. Journal of Cell Science 132 (4), jcs208603 (2018)
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Bax retrotranslocation potentiates Bcl-xL’s antiapoptotic activity and is essential for switch-like transitions between MOMP competency and resistance. Cell Death and Disease 9 (4), 430 (2018)
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Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018. Cell Death and Differentiation 25 (3), pp. 486 - 541 (2018)
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The mycotoxin phomoxanthone A disturbs the form and function of the inner mitochondrial membrane. Cell Death and Disease 9 (3), 286 (2018)
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Bax, Bak and beyond - mitochondrial performance in apoptosis. The FEBS Journal 285 (3), pp. 416 - 431 (2018)
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Bcl-2 proteins: Unraveling the details of a complex and dynamic network. Molecular & Cellular Oncology 5 (1), e1384880 (2018)
2017
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Transient apoptosis inhibition in donor stem cells improves hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Journal of experimental medicine: JEM 214 (10), pp. 2967 - 2983 (2017)
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Improving certainty in single molecule imaging. Current Opinion in Structural Biology 46, pp. 24 - 30 (2017)
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Cell scientist to watch – Ana Garcia-Saez. Journal of Cell Science 130 (17), pp. 2773 - 2774 (2017)
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Dynein light chain 1 induces assembly of large Bim complexes on mitochondria that stabilize Mcl-1 and regulate apoptosis. Genes & Development 31 (17), pp. 1754 - 1769 (2017)
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Does Ceramide Form Channels? The Ceramide-Induced Membrane Permeabilization Mechanism. Biophysical Journal 113 (4), pp. 860 - 868 (2017)
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Apoptotic foci at mitochondria: in and around Bax pores. Philosophical Transactions B 372 (1726), 20160217 (2017)
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Quantitative interactome of a membrane Bcl-2 network identifies a hierarchy of complexes for apoptosis regulation. Nature Communications 8, 73 (2017)
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Determinants of BH3 Sequence Specificity for the Disruption of Bcl-xL/cBid Complexes in Membranes. ACS Chemical Biology 12 (4), pp. 989 - 1000 (2017)
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Necroptosis Execution Is Mediated by Plasma Membrane Nanopores Independent of Calcium. Cell Reports 19, pp. 175 - 187 (2017)
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Bax and Bak Pores: Are We Closing the Circle? Trends in Cell Biology 27 (4), pp. 266 - 275 (2017)
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The membrane activity of BOK involves formation of large, stable toroidal pores and is promoted by cBID. The FEBS Journal 284 (5), pp. 711 - 724 (2017)
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Disrupting a key hydrophobic pair in the oligomerization interface of the actinoporins impairs their pore-forming activity. Protein Science 26 (3), pp. 550 - 565 (2017)
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Pro-apoptotic cBid and Bax exhibit distinct membrane remodeling activities: An AFM study. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: BBA 1859 (1), pp. 17 - 27 (2017)
2016
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Pushing the size limit of de novo structure ensemble prediction guided by sparse SDSL-EPR restraints to 200 residues: The monomeric and homodimeric forms of BAX. Journal of Structural Biology 195 (1), pp. 62 - 71 (2016)
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Quaternary structure of a G-protein-coupled receptor heterotetramer in complex with Gi and Gs. BMC Biology 14, 26 (2016)
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MOMP in the absence of BH3-only proteins. Genes and Development 30 (8), pp. 878 - 880 (2016)
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Assembling the puzzle: Oligomerization of α-pore forming proteins in membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: BBA 1858 (3), pp. 457 - 466 (2016)
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Bax assembly into rings and arcs in apoptotic mitochondria is linked to membrane pores. The EMBO Journal 35 (4), pp. 389 - 401 (2016)
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cBid, Bax and Bcl-xL exhibit opposite membrane remodeling activities. Cell Death and Disease 7, e2121 (2016)
2015
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Membrane Disintegration Caused by the Steroid Saponin Digitonin Is Related to the Presence of Cholesterol. Molecules 20 (11), pp. 20146 - 20160 (2015)
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Differences in activity of actinoporins are related with the hydrophobicity of their N-terminus. Biochimie 116, pp. 70 - 78 (2015)