Postdoctoral ScientistsCarlos Vera![]()
Tel: 858.822.0005
335 Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall EducationElectrical Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico de Tijuana, 1985 Research InterestsI am interested in the molecular basis of erythrocyte membrane skeleton biomechanics, specifically the contribution of tropomyosin and tropomodulin to junctional complexes architecture and their implication on the erythrocyte functional properties. Key PublicationsVera, C., Sood, A., Gao, K.-M., Yee, L., Lin, J., and Sung, L.A. (2000). Tropomodulin-binding site mapped to residues 7-14 at the N-terminal heptad repeats of tropomyosin isoform 5. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 378, 16-24. Chu, X., J. Chen, M. C. Reedy, C. Vera, K. L. Sung and L. A. Sung. E-Tmod capping of actin filaments at the slow-growing end is required to establish mouse embryonic circulation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 284:H1827-38, 2003. |