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Gloria Benítez-King
Researcher at Mexican Institute of Petroleum
Publications - 86
Citations - 2664
Gloria Benítez-King is an academic researcher from Mexican Institute of Petroleum. The author has contributed to research in topics: Melatonin & Cytoskeleton. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 78 publications receiving 2392 citations.
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Melatonin as a cytoskeletal modulator: implications for cell physiology and disease.
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that melatonin protects the neuro‐cytoskeletal organization from damage caused by free radicals contributing to cell survival, in addition to the already described mechanism elicited by the indole to prevent apoptosis and to scavenge free radicals.
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Melatonin Modulates Cell Survival of New Neurons in the Hippocampus of Adult Mice
Gerardo Ramírez-Rodríguez,Friederike Klempin,Harish Babu,Gloria Benítez-King,Gerd Kempermann +4 more
TL;DR: Results indicate that melatonin through its receptor can modulate the survival of newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus, making it the first known exogenously applicable substance with such specificity.
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Calmodulin mediates melatonin cytoskeletal effects
TL;DR: The kinetics of melatonin-calmodulin binding suggest that the hormone modulates cell activity through intracellular binding to the protein at physiological concentration ranges, which probably represents a major mechanism for regulation and synchronization of cell physiology.
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In vitro inhibition of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II activity by melatonin
TL;DR: The hypothesis that MEL acts as a CaM antagonist and cellular functions may be rhythmically regulated by MEL modulation of CaM-dependent protein phosphorylation is supported.
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Effects of melatonin on microtubule assembly depend on hormone concentration: Role of melatonin as a calmodulin antagonist
TL;DR: Effects of melatonin on microtubule assembly depend on hormone concentration: rate of mel testosterone as a calmodulin antagonist.