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  1. Unlocking a Biological Interface of Chiral Supramolecular Helical Polymers

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, June 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  2. Streamlined Identification of Metallopeptides for Intracellular Catalysis Using Positionally Addressable Combinatorial Libraries

    Article • ACS Catalysis, May 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  3. Streamlined Identification of Metallopeptides for Intracellular Catalysis Using Positionally-Addressable Combinatorial Libraries

    Article • January 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  4. Non-Aromatic Fluorescence from Single α-Helical Peptides

    Article • January 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  5. Anomalous Emission from Single α-Helical Peptides in Solution

    Article • August 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  6. Luminescent lanthanide metallopeptides for biomolecule sensing and cellular imaging

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  7. Single-ion magnetism in novel Btp-based cobalt complexes of different charge

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Dr Antonio L Llamas-Saiz

  8. Dimeric Metal-Salphen Complexes Which Target Multimeric G-Quadruplex DNA

    Article • Bioconjugate Chemistry, April 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  9. A copper(ii) peptide helicate selectively cleaves DNA replication foci in mammalian cells

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  10. Controlling oncogenic KRAS signaling pathways with a Palladium-responsive peptide

    Article • Communications Chemistry, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  11. Controlled Formation of Emissive Gold Nanoclusters with a Synthetic Self-Assembled Protein Toroid

    Article • April 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  12. Stereoselective Self-Assembly of DNA Binding Helicates Directed by the Viral β-Annulus Trimeric Peptide Motif

    Article • Bioconjugate Chemistry, July 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  13. Dynamic Stereoselection of Peptide Helicates and Their Selective Labeling of DNA Replication Foci in Cells**

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  14. Dynamic Stereoselection of Peptide Helicates and Their Selective Labeling of DNA Replication Foci in Cells**

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  15. Dynamic Stereoselection of Peptide Helicates and Their Selective Labeling of DNA Replication Foci in Cells

    Article • October 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  16. Stimuli-Responsive DNA Binding by Synthetic Systems

    Article • Accounts of Chemical Research, September 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  17. Dynamic Stereoselection of Peptide Helicates and Their Selective Labeling of DNA Replication Foci in Cells

    Article • September 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  18. Dynamic Stereoselection of Peptide Helicates and Their Selective Labeling of DNA Replication Foci in Cells

    Article • September 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  19. Assembly of a Ternary Metallopeptide Complex at Specific DNA Sites Mediated by an AT-Hook Adaptor

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  20. Ditopic binuclear copper(II) complexes for DNA cleavage

    Article • Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  21. MitoBlue as a tool to analyze the mitochondria-lysosome communication

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  22. DNA Minor Groove Binding with Bisbenzamidine-Ru(II) Complexes

    Article • May 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  23. A chemical approach for the synthesis of the DNA-binding domain of the oncoprotein MYC

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  24. Canonical DNA minor groove insertion of bisbenzamidine–Ru(ii) complexes with chiral selectivity

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  25. Directed Self-Assembly of Trimeric DNA-Bindingchiral Miniprotein Helicates

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, October 2018, Frontiers

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  26. Inside Front Cover: Triphenylphosphonium cation: A valuable functional group for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (J. Biophotonics 10/2018)

    Article • Journal of Biophotonics, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  27. Triphenylphosphonium cation: A valuable functional group for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

    Article • Journal of Biophotonics, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  28. Selective G-quadruplex binding by oligoarginine-Ru(dppz) metallopeptides

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  29. DNA-binding miniproteins based on zinc fingers. Assessment of the interaction using nanopores

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  30. Sequence-Specific DNA Recognition with Designed Peptides

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  31. Metal-Dependent DNA Recognition and Cell Internalization of Designed, Basic Peptides

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  32. Recruitment of RNA molecules by connexin RNA-binding motifs: Implication in RNA and DNA transport through microvesicles and exosomes

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  33. Lanthanide-based peptide biosensor to monitor CDK4/cyclin D kinase activity

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  34. Anion Recognition as a Supramolecular Switch of Cell Internalization

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  35. Ruthenation of Non-stacked Guanines in DNA G-Quadruplex Structures: Enhancement ofc-MYCExpression

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  36. Ruthenation of Non-stacked Guanines in DNA G-Quadruplex Structures: Enhancement ofc-MYCExpression

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  37. Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Surface Selection Rules for the Proteomic Liquid Biopsy in Real Samples: Efficient Detection of the Oncoprotein c-MYC

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, November 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  38. Nickel-Promoted Recognition of Long DNA Sites by Designed Peptide Derivatives

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  39. The folding of a metallopeptide

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  40. High-affinity sequence-selective DNA binding by iridium(iii) polypyridyl organometallopeptides

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  41. Identification of Cyclin A Binders with a Fluorescent Peptide Sensor

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  42. A designed DNA binding motif that recognizes extended sites and spans two adjacent major grooves

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  43. Coupling the folding of a β-hairpin with chelation-enhanced luminescence of Tb(iii) and Eu(iii) ions for specific sensing of a viral RNA

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  44. Membrane-disrupting iridium(iii) oligocationic organometallopeptides

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  45. Synthesis, Characterization, and DNA Binding Profile of a Macrocyclic β-Sheet Analogue of ARC Protein

    Article • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, December 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  46. Light-Controlled Cellular Internalization and Cytotoxicity of Nucleic Acid-Binding Agents: Studies in Vitro and in Zebrafish Embryos

    Article • ChemBioChem, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  47. Different dynamin blockers interfere with distinct phases of synaptic endocytosis during stimulation in motoneurones

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  48. Synthetic peptides caged on histidine residues with a bisbipyridyl ruthenium(ii) complex that can be photolyzed by visible light

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  49. Sequence-selective DNA binding with cell-permeable oligoguanidinium–peptide conjugates

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor jose l mascareñas, Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  50. Peptide–DNA conjugates as tailored bivalent binders of the oncoprotein c-Jun

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor jose l mascareñas, Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  51. The AT-Hook motif as a versatile minor groove anchor for promoting DNA binding of transcription factor fragments

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor jose l mascareñas, Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  52. MitoBlue: A Nontoxic and Photostable Blue-Emitting Dye That Selectively Labels Functional Mitochondria

    Article • ACS Chemical Biology, December 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  53. Fluorescence-Labeled Bis-benzamidines as Fluorogenic DNA Minor-Groove Binders: Photophysics and Binding Dynamics

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  54. Reversible Supramolecular Assembly at Specific DNA Sites: Nickel-Promoted Bivalent DNA Binding with Designed Peptide and Bipyridyl-Bis(benzamidine) Components

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  55. Reversible Supramolecular Assembly at Specific DNA Sites: Nickel-Promoted Bivalent DNA Binding with Designed Peptide and Bipyridyl-Bis(benzamidine) Components

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  56. Selective DNA-Binding by Designed Bisbenzamidine-Homeodomain Chimeras

    Article • ChemBioChem, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  57. The ββα fold of zinc finger proteins as a “natural” protecting group. Chemoselective synthesis of a DNA-binding zinc finger derivative

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Professor jose l mascareñas

  58. Programmed stereoselective assembly of DNA-binding helical metallopeptides

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  59. Ruthenium bipyridyl complexes as photocleavable dimerizers: deactivation of DNA-binding peptides using visible light

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor jose l mascareñas, Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  60. Advances in lanthanide-based luminescent peptide probes for monitoring the activity of kinase and phosphatase

    Article • Biotechnology Journal, December 2013, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  61. Custom-Fit Ruthenium(II) Metallopeptides: A New Twist to DNA Binding With Coordination Compounds

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Professor Patrick Gamez

  62. Highly Sensitive SERS Quantification of the Oncogenic Protein c-Jun in Cellular Extracts

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Professor Ramon Alvarez-Puebla

  63. Sequence-Selective DNA Recognition with Peptide-Bisbenzamidine Conjugates

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  64. Synthesis of terpyridine-modified peptides

    Article • Protocol Exchange, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  65. Stimuli-responsive selection of target DNA sequences by synthetic bZIP peptides

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Dr. Veronica I Dodero

  66. A Folding-Based Approach for the Luminescent Detection of a Short RNA Hairpin

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  67. Temporary Electrostatic Impairment of DNA Recognition: Light-Driven DNA Binding of Peptide Dimers

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  68. Temporary Electrostatic Impairment of DNA Recognition: Light-Driven DNA Binding of Peptide Dimers

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2012, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  69. Single‐Molecule Approach to DNA Minor‐Groove Association Dynamics

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, June 2012, Wiley

    Professor Wajih Al-Soufi, Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  70. In Vivo Light-Driven DNA Binding and Cellular Uptake of Nucleic Acid Stains

    Article • ACS Chemical Biology, May 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  71. Stereoselective Formation of Chiral Metallopeptides

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, May 2012, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  72. Motorneurons Require Cysteine String Protein-α to Maintain the Readily Releasable Vesicular Pool and Synaptic Vesicle Recycling

    Article • Neuron, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  73. Detection of phosphorylation states by intermolecular sensitization of lanthanide–peptide conjugates

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  74. Straightforward access to bisbenzamidine DNA binders and their use as versatile adaptors for DNA-promoted processes

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  75. DNA Recognition by Synthetic Constructs

    Article • ChemBioChem, July 2011, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  76. Light-controlled DNA binding of bisbenzamidines

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  77. Rational design of a cyclin A fluorescent peptide sensor

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  78. Sensing coiled-coil proteins through conformational modulation of energy transfer processes – selective detection of the oncogenic transcription factor c-Jun

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  79. Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Ln III –DOTA–Bipy Complexes and Ln III –DOTA–Bipy–Ru II Coordination Conjugates

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Emeritus Professor Jean-Claude Georges Bünzli

  80. Bis-4-aminobenzamidines: Versatile, Fluorogenic A/T-Selective dsDNA Binders §

    Article • Organic Letters, January 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  81. dsDNA-triggered energy transfer and lanthanide sensitization processes. Luminescent probing of specific A/T sequences

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  82. Sulfonamide-imines as selective fluorescent chemosensors for the fluoride anion

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  83. Peptide-based fluorescent biosensors

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  84. Efficient DNA Binding and Nuclear Uptake by Distamycin Derivatives Conjugated to Octa-arginine Sequences

    Article • ChemBioChem, November 2008, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  85. Cyclin A Probes by Means of Intermolecular Sensitization of Terbium-Chelating Peptides

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  86. A metallo-supramolecular approach to a half-subtractor

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  87. Specific DNA Recognition by a Synthetic, Monomeric Cys2His2 Zinc-Finger Peptide Conjugated to a Minor-Groove Binder

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, September 2007, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  88. Specific DNA Recognition by a Synthetic, Monomeric Cys2His2 Zinc-Finger Peptide Conjugated to a Minor-Groove Binder

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, September 2007, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  89. Controlling Multiple Fluorescent Signal Output in Cyclic Peptide-Based Supramolecular Systems

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  90. Sequence-Specific DNA Binding by Noncovalent Peptide–Tripyrrole Conjugates

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, December 2006, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  91. Sequence-Specific DNA Binding by Noncovalent Peptide–Tripyrrole Conjugates

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, December 2006, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez, Dr. Veronica I Dodero

  92. 6-N,N-Dimethylamino-2,3-naphthalimide:  A New Environment-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe in δ- and μ-Selective Opioid Peptides

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, May 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  93. Sequence-Specific DNA Recognition by Monomeric bZIP Basic Regions Equipped with a Tripyrrole Unit on the N-Terminal Side. Towards the Development of Synthetic Mimics of Skn-1

    Article • ChemBioChem, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  94. In Situ Photoactivation of a Caged Phosphotyrosine Peptide Derived from Focal Adhesion Kinase Temporarily Halts Lamellar Extension of Single Migrating Tumor Cells

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2005, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  95. Photophysics and Biological Applications of the Environment-Sensitive Fluorophore 6-N,N-Dimethylamino-2,3-naphthalimide

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  96. Caged Phosphoproteins

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  97. A New Environment-Sensitive Fluorescent Amino Acid for Fmoc-Based Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2004, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  98. From Transcription Factors to Designed Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Peptides

    Article • ChemInform, February 2004, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  99. A new environment-sensitive fluorescent amino acid for Fmoc-based solid phase peptide synthesis

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  100. Fluorescent Caged Phosphoserine Peptides as Probes to Investigate Phosphorylation-Dependent Protein Associations

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, August 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  101. A Synthetic Miniprotein that Binds Specific DNA Sequences by Contacting Both the Major and the Minor Groove

    Article • Chemistry & Biology, August 2003, Elsevier

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  102. Caged Phospho-Amino Acid Building Blocks for Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  103. From transcription factors to designed sequence-specific DNA-binding peptides

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  104. General Method for the Synthesis of Caged Phosphopeptides:  Tools for the Exploration of Signal Transduction Pathways

    Article • Organic Letters, July 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  105. Design and Synthesis of a Peptide That Binds Specific DNA Sequences through Simultaneous Interaction in the Major and in the Minor Groove

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, December 2001, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  106. Design and Synthesis of a Peptide That Binds Specific DNA Sequences through Simultaneous Interaction in the Major and in the Minor Groove

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, December 2001, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  107. A Light-Modulated Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Peptide

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, September 2000, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  108. A Light-Modulated Sequence-Specific DNA-Binding Peptide

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, September 2000, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  109. Stability and folding of the protein complexes of barnase

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, May 2000, Wiley

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  110. An Fmoc solid-phase approach to linear polypyrrole-peptide conjugates

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 1999, Elsevier

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez

  111. A practical approach to orthogonally connected oligopyrrole-peptide conjugates

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 1999, Elsevier

    Dr M. Eugenio Vazquez