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  1. Meiotic cohesin RAD21L shapes 3D genome structure and transcription in the male germline

    Article • Science Advances, October 2025, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  2. RNF212B E3 ligase is essential for crossover designation and maturation during male and female meiosis in the mouse

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  3. Synaptonemal Complex in Human Biology and Disease

    Article • Cells, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  4. The Oncogenic FOXL2 C134W Mutation Is a Key Driver of Granulosa Cell Tumors

    Article • Cancer Research, November 2022, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  5. A truncating variant of RAD51B associated with primary ovarian insufficiency provides insights into its meiotic and somatic functions

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Berenice B Mendonca, Dr Alberto M Pendas

  6. Meiotic chromosome synapsis depends on multivalent SYCE1-SIX6OS1 interactions that are disrupted in cases of human infertility

    Article • Science Advances, September 2020, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  7. The PSMA8 subunit of the spermatoproteasome is essential for proper meiotic exit and mouse fertility

    Article • PLoS Genetics, August 2019, PLOS

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  8. Local activation of mammalian separase in interphase promotes double‐strand break repair and prevents oncogenic transformation

    Article • The EMBO Journal, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  9. Mutant Cohesin in Premature Ovarian Failure

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, March 2014, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Alberto M Pendas, Dr Daniel Vaiman

  10. Sgol2 provides a regulatory platform that coordinates essential cell cycle processes during meiosis I in oocytes

    Article • eLife, November 2013, eLife

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  11. Cohesin removal precedes topoisomerase IIα-dependent decatenation at centromeres in male mammalian meiosis II

    Article • Chromosoma, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  12. Shugoshins: from protectors of cohesion to versatile adaptors at the centromere

    Article • Trends in Genetics, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  13. Lamins, guardians of the soma and the genome

    Article • Cell Cycle, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  14. The cohesin subunit RAD21L functions in meiotic synapsis and exhibits sexual dimorphism in fertility

    Article • The EMBO Journal, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  15. Identification and molecular characterization of the mammalian α-kleisin RAD21L

    Article • Cell Cycle, May 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  16. Sequential Assembly of Centromeric Proteins in Male Mouse Meiosis

    Article • PLoS Genetics, March 2009, PLOS

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  17. Accelerated ageing in mice deficient in Zmpste24 protease is linked to p53 signalling activation

    Article • September 2005

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  18. Genomic instability in laminopathy-based premature aging

    Article • Nature Medicine, June 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  19. Temporal Stability of Isozyme Allele Frequencies in Wild Populations of Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta L.)

    Article • Hereditas, May 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  20. Matrix metalloproteinases in cancer: from new functions to improved inhibition strategies

    Article • The International Journal of Developmental Biology, January 2004, UBC Press

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  21. Loss of collagenase-2 confers increased skin tumor susceptibility to male mice

    Article • Nature Genetics, September 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  22. Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tumor Progression

    Article • January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  23. Defective prelamin A processing and muscular and adipocyte alterations in Zmpste24 metalloproteinase–deficient mice

    Article • Nature Genetics, April 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  24. Matrix metalloproteinases 19 and 20 cleave aggrecan and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)

    Article • FEBS Letters, July 2000, Wiley

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  25. An overview of collagenase-3 expression in malignant tumors and analysis of its potential value as a target in antitumor therapies

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, February 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  26. Evaluation of Some Newer Matrix Metalloproteinases

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, June 1999, Wiley

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  27. Expression and regulation of collagenase‐3 (MMP‐13) in human malignant tumors

    Article • Apmis, March 1999, Wiley

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  28. Localization of the Human Membrane Type 4-Matrix Metalloproteinase Gene (MMP17) to Chromosome 12q24

    Article • Genomics, December 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  29. Structural Characterization and Chromosomal Localization of the Gene Encoding Human Biphenyl Hydrolase-Related Protein (BPHL)

    Article • Genomics, August 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  30. Identification and Structural and Functional Characterization of Human Enamelysin (MMP-20),

    Article • Biochemistry, December 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  31. Physical localization and characterization of the BglI element in the genomes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and brown trout (S. trutta L.)

    Article • Gene, July 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  32. Structural Analysis and Promoter Characterization of the Human Collagenase-3 Gene (MMP13)

    Article • Genomics, March 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  33. Fluctuating Asymmetry and Isozyme Variation in Atlantic Salmon: Relation to Age of Wild and Hatchery Fish

    Article • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, March 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  34. Fine Physical Mapping of the Human Matrix Metalloproteinase Genes Clustered on Chromosome 11q22.3

    Article • Genomics, October 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  35. Mitochondrial DNA variation in wild and hatchery brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) populations from Spain

    Article • Aquaculture, May 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  36. Alternative splicing gives rise to two novel long isoforms of Zn-α2-glycoprotein, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily

    Article • Gene, January 1996, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  37. Physical mapping of reiterated gene families in salmonoids

    Article • Aquaculture, December 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  38. Evolution of chromosome polymorphic patterns in salmonids: Within-generation variation with ageing

    Article • Aquaculture, May 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  39. The human collagenase-3 (CLG3) gene is located on chromosome 11q22.3 clustered to other members of the matrix metalloproteinase gene family

    Article • Genomics, April 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  40. Genetic variation among Atlantic salmon in six Spanish rivers

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, November 1994, Wiley

    Dr Alberto M Pendas

  41. Electrophoretic Assessment of the Contribution of Transplanted Scottish Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) to the Esva River (Northern Spain)

    Article • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, February 1994, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Alberto M Pendas