Mirna Perez-Moreno

Mirna Perez-Moreno

Associate Professor


  1. Targeted p120-catenin ablation disrupts dental enamel development

    Bartlett, J. D., Dobeck, J. M., Tye, C. E., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Stokes, N., Reynolds, A. B., Fuchs, E. & Skobe, Z., 2010, In: PloS one. 5, 9, p. 1-11 e12703.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. The transcription factor Slug represses E-cadherin expression and induces epithelial to mesenchymal transitions: a comparison with Snail and E47 repressors

    Bolós, V., Peinado, H., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Fraga, M. F., Esteller, M. & Cano, A., 2003, In: Journal of Cell Science. 116, 3, p. 499-511 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. The transcription factor Snail controls epithelial-mesenchymal transitions by repressing E-cadherin expression

    Cano, A., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Rodrigo, I., Locascio, A., Blanco, M. J., del Barrio, M. G., Portillo, F. & Nieto, M. A., 2000, In: Nature Cell Biology. 2, 2, p. 76-83 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Contributions of macrophages to the activation of the skin stem cell niche

    Castellana, D., Paus, R. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2015, In: European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 45, suppl. 2, p. 49 1 p., 5.08.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalCommunication

  5. Macrophages contribute to the cyclic activation of adult hair follicle stem cells

    Castellana, D., Paus, R. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2014, In: P L o S Biology. 12, 12, p. 1-16 e1002002.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Lymph Vessels Associate with Cancer Stem Cells from Initiation to Malignant Stages of Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Cazzola, Anna, Calzón Lozano, D., Menne, D. H., Dávila Pedrera, R., Liu, J., Peña-Jiménez, D., Fontenete, S., Halin, C. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2023, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24, 17, 20 p., 13615.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Crossroads of integrins and cadherins in epithelia and stroma remodeling

    Epifano, C. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2012, In: Cell Adhesion and Migration. 6, 3, p. 261-273 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  8. p120-catenin differentially regulates cell migration by Rho-dependent intracellular and secreted signals

    Epifano, C., Megias, D. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2014, In: E M B O Reports. 15, 5, p. 592-600 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. H-Ras activation Promotes Cytoplasmic Accumulation and Phosphoinositide 3-Oh Kinase Association of β-Catenin in Epidermal Keratinocytes

    Espada, J., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Braga, V. M. M., Rodriguez-Viciana, P. & Cano, A., 1999, In: Journal of Cell Biology. 146, 5, p. 967-980 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Wnt-mediated interactions of tumor-initiating cells with a macrophage niche drive skin tumor formation

    Fontenete, S., Christensen, J., Martinez-Silgado, A., Zarzuela, E., Muñoz, J., Megias, D., Castellana, D., Loewe, R. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 18 Jul 2020, bioRxiv, 58 p. (bioRxiv).

    Research output: Working paperPreprintResearch

  11. Published

    Tumor Clearance and Immune Cell Recruitment in UV-Induced Murine Squamous Cell Carcinoma Exposed to Ablative Fractional Laser and Imiquimod Treatment

    Fontenete, S., Lerche, Catharina Margrethe, Paasch, U., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Olesen, U. H. & Hædersdal, Merete, 2021, In: Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 53, 9, p. 1227-1237 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Isolation of cancer stem cells from squamous cell carcinoma

    Fontenete, S. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2019, Skin Stem Cells: Methods and Protocols. Turksen, K. (ed.). 2. ed. ed. Humana Press, p. 407-414 8 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 1879).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  13. Heterocellular cadherin connections: coordinating adhesive cues in homeostasis and cancer

    Fontenete, S., Peña-Jimenez, D. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2017, In: F1000Research. 6, 9 p., 1010.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  14. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate triggers activation of focal adhesion kinase by inducing clustering and conformational changes

    Goñi, G. M., Epifano, C., Boskovic, J., Camacho-Artacho, M., Zhou, J., Bronowska, A., Martín, M. T., Eck, M. J., Kremer, L., Gräter, F., Gervasio, F. L., Perez-Moreno, Mirna & Lietha, D., 2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111, 31, p. E3177-E3186

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Translational frontiers: insight from lymphatics in skin regeneration

    Jiang, Y. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2024, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 15, 8 p., 1347558.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  16. Los Contactos Intercelulares: Authors: Gonzalez-Mariscal L, Avila-Flores A, Perez-Moreno M, Betanzos A, Islas S.

    Mariscal, L. G., Flores, A. Á., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Fernández, A. B. & Mendoza, S. I., 2003, Biología Celular y Molecular. García, L. F. J. & Larios, H. M. (eds.). Pearson Education, p. 233-272

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterEducationpeer-review

  17. Epithelial cell polarity, stem cells and cancer

    Martin-Belmonte, F. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2012, In: Nature Reviews. Cancer. 12, 1, p. 23-38 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  18. An Electron Microscopic Journey Through the Skin: Characterization of Epidermis and Hair Follicles in Mouse Mutants

    Pasolli, H. A., Yi, R., Perez-Moreno, Mirna & Fuchs, E., 2006, In: Microscopy and Microanalysis. 12, Suppl. 2, p. 4-5 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Vinculin but not alpha-actinin is a target of PKC phosphorylation during junctional assembly induced by calcium

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Avila, A., Islas, S., Sanchez, S. & González-Mariscal, L., 1998, In: Journal of Cell Science. 111, 23, p. 3563-3571 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Sticky Business: Orchestrating Cellular Signals at Adherens Junctions

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Jamora, C. & Fuchs, E., 2003, In: Cell. 112, 4, p. 535-548 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  21. Catenins: Keeping Cells from Getting Their Signals Crossed

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna & Fuchs, E., 2006, In: Developmental Cell. 11, 5, p. 601-612 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  22. Loss of p120 catenin and links to mitotic alterations, inflammation, and skin cancer

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Song, W., Pasolli, H. A., Williams, S. E. & Fuchs, E., 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105, 40, p. 15399-404 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Guilt by association: what p120-catenin has to hide

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna & Fuchs, E., 2012, In: Journal of Cell Biology. 199, 2, p. 211-214 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  24. p120-Catenin Mediates Inflammatory Responses in the Skin

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Davis, M. A., Wong, E., Pasolli, H. A., Reynolds, A. B. & Fuchs, E., 2006, In: Cell. 124, 3, p. 631-644 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. E-Cadherin Homophilic Ligation Inhibits Cell Growth and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Independently of Other Cell Interactions

    Perrais, M., Chen, X., Perez-Moreno, Mirna & Gumbiner, B. M., 2007, In: Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18, 6, p. 2013-2025 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Lymphatic vessels interact dynamically with the hair follicle stem cell niche during skin regeneration in vivo

    Peña-Jimenez, D., Fontenete, S., Megias, D., Fustero-Torre, C., Graña-Castro, O., Castellana, D., Loewe, R. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2019, In: EMBO Journal. 38, 19, 17 p., e101688.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. When neighbourhood matters: tumour microenvironment

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2009, In: Clinical and Translational Oncology. 11, 2, p. 70-74 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. A New Role for E12/E47 in the Repression of E-cadherin Expression and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions

    Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Locascio, A., Rodrigo, I., Dhondt, G., Portillo, F., Nieto, M. A. & Cano, A., 2001, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276, 29, p. 27424-27431 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Regulatory CDH4 Genetic Variants Associate With Risk to Develop Capecitabine-Induced Hand-Foot Syndrome

    Ruiz-Pinto, S., Pita, G., Martín, M., Nuñez-Torres, R., Cuadrado, A., Shahbazi, M. N., Caronia, D., Kojic, A., Moreno, L. T., de la Torre-Montero, J. C., Lozano, M., López-Fernández, L. A., Ribelles, N., García-Saenz, J. A., Alba, E., Milne, R. L., Losada, A., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Benítez, J. & González-Neira, A., 2021, In: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 109, 2, p. 462-470 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Connections between cadherin-catenin proteins, spindle misorientation, and cancer

    Shahbazi, M. N. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2015, In: Tissue Barriers. 3, 3, p. 1-11 e1045684.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  31. CLASP2 interacts with p120-catenin and governs microtubule dynamics at adherens junctions

    Shahbazi, M. N., Megias, D., Epifano, C., Akhmanova, A., Gundersen, G. G., Fuchs, E. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2013, In: Journal of Cell Biology. 203, 6, p. 1043-1061 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Microtubules CLASP to Adherens Junctions in epidermal progenitor cells

    Shahbazi, M. N. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2014, In: Bioarchitecture. 4, 1, p. 25-30 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Clasp2 ensures mitotic fidelity and prevents differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes

    Shahbazi, M. N., Peña-Jimenez, D., Antonucci, F., Drosten, M. & Perez-Moreno, Mirna, 2017, In: Journal of Cell Science. 130, 4, p. 683-688 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. A link between lipid metabolism and epithelial-mesenchymal transition provides a target for colon cancer therapy

    Sánchez-Martínez, R., Cruz-Gil, S., Cedrón, M. G. D., Álvarez-Fernández, M., Vargas, T., Molina, S., García, B., Herranz, J., Moreno-Rubio, J., Reglero, G., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Feliu, J., Malumbres, M. & Molina, A. R. D., 2015, In: OncoTarget. 6, 36, p. 38719-36 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Loss of Snail2 favors skin tumor progression by promoting the recruitment of myeloid progenitors

    Villarejo, A., Molina-Ortiz, P., Montenegro, Y., Moreno-Bueno, G., Morales, S., Santos, V., Gridley, T., Perez-Moreno, Mirna, Peinado, H., Portillo, F., Calés, C. & Cano, A., 2015, In: Carcinogenesis. 36, 5, p. 585-597 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Variation of extrachromosomal circular DNA in cancer cell lines

    dos Santos, Carl Henrik Rung, Hansen, Lasse Bøllehuus, Rojas Triana, Monica, Johansen, A. Z., Perez-Moreno, Mirna & Regenberg, Birgitte, 2023, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21, p. 4207-4214 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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