Abel Moreno

Dr. Abel Moreno

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
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Academic Career Length

29Years (1998-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 July 2007 in Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics
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NMNurit Mirkin
Nurit Mirkin
JJJean Jaconcic
Jean Jaconcic
VSVivian Stojanoff
Vivian Stojanoff
Abel MorenoAbel Moreno
Abel Moreno

9 July 2020 in Crystals
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Mayra Cuéllar-CruzMayra Cuéllar-Cruz
Mayra Cuéllar-Cruz
KPKarina S. Pérez
Karina S. Pérez
MMMaría Eugenia Mendoza
María Eugenia Mendoza
Abel MorenoAbel Moreno
Abel Moreno
The biomineralization process is a mechanism inherent to all organisms of the Earth. Throughout the decades, diverse works have reported that the origin of life is tied to crystals, specifically to biominerals of silica that catalyzed RNA, and had some influence in the homochirality. Although the mechanism by which crystals surfaces (minerals) gave origin to life has not yet been proven, the truth is that, up to the present, biominerals are being synthetized by the organisms of different kingdoms in two basic ways: biologically induced and biologically controlled biomineralization. Paradoxically, this fact makes a fundamental difference between inorganic materials and those formed by living organisms, as the latter are associated with macromolecules that are bound to the mineral phase. Conserving growth and formation of these biogenic organic crystals inside cells is a fascinating subject that has been studied mainly in some of the kingdoms, like Monera (bacteria), Fungi (yeasts), and Animalia (Homo sapiens). Notwithstanding in the Plantae kingdom, the formation, conservation, and functions of crystals has not yet been completely elucidated and described, which is of particular relevance because life on Earth, as we know it, would not be possible without plants. The aim of the present work is to revise the different crystals of calcium oxalate synthetized inside the cells of plants, as well as to identify the mechanism of their formation and their possible functions in plants. The last part is related to the existence of certain proteins called phototropins, which not only work as the blue-light sensors, but they also play an important role on the accumulation of calcium in vacuoles. This new trend is shortly reviewed to explain the characteristics and their plausible role in the calcium uptake along with the biomineralization processes.

16 December 2016 in Crystal Growth & Design
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CPCarina Pareja-Rivera
Carina Pareja-Rivera
Mayra Cuéllar-CruzMayra Cuéllar-Cruz
Mayra Cuéllar-Cruz
NENuria Esturau-Escofet
Nuria Esturau-Escofet
NDNicola Demitri
Nicola Demitri
MPMaurizio Polentarutti
Maurizio Polentarutti
Abel MorenoAbel Moreno
Abel Moreno

19 August 2003 in Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology
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NMN. Mirkin
N. Mirkin
BFB. A. Frontana-Uribe
B. A. Frontana-Uribe
ARAdela Rodriguez-Romero
Adela Rodriguez-Romero
AHA. Hernández-Santoyo
A. Hernández-Santoyo
Abel MorenoAbel Moreno
Abel Moreno

1 November 2018 in Microbial Pathogenesis
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CMCésar Luis Medrano-Díaz
César Luis Medrano-Díaz
AVArturo Vega-González
Arturo Vega-González
EREstela Ruiz-Baca
Estela Ruiz-Baca
Abel MorenoAbel Moreno
Abel Moreno
Mayra Cuéllar-CruzMayra Cuéllar-Cruz
Mayra Cuéllar-Cruz

16 September 2014 in Crystal Growth & Design
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RRRayana R. Ruiz-Arellano
Rayana R. Ruiz-Arellano
Abel MorenoAbel Moreno
Abel Moreno