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Margarida D. Amaral

KU Leuven · BE
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Area of research
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research focused on Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator and Cystic fibrosis, with related work in Ivacaftor, Cell biology, Potentiator. Notable publications include 'Defining the disease liability of variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene', 'Progress in therapies for cystic fibrosis', and 'CFTR modulator theratyping: Current status, gaps and future directions'.
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Recent publications

Global functional genomics reveals GRK5 as a cystic fibrosis therapeutic target synergistic with current modulators
iScience 2025cited by 3position: lastdoi
Repeatability and reproducibility of the Forskolin-induced swelling (FIS) assay on intestinal organoids from people with Cystic Fibrosis
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2024cited by 18position: middledoi
Measuring cystic fibrosis drug responses in organoids derived from 2D differentiated nasal epithelia
Life Science Alliance 2022cited by 47position: middledoi
The <scp>SLC26A9</scp> inhibitor <scp>S9‐A13</scp> provides no evidence for a role of <scp>SLC26A9</scp> in airway chloride secretion but suggests a contribution to regulation of <scp>ASL pH</scp> and gastric proton secretion
The FASEB Journal 2022cited by 16position: middledoi
Drug Repurposing for Cystic Fibrosis: Identification of Drugs That Induce CFTR-Independent Fluid Secretion in Nasal Organoids
International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022cited by 15position: middledoi
Systems Approaches to Unravel Molecular Function: High-content siRNA Screen Identifies TMEM16A Traffic Regulators as Potential Drug Targets for Cystic Fibrosis
Journal of Molecular Biology 2022cited by 8position: lastdoi
Drug repurposing for Cystic Fibrosis: identification of drugs that induce CFTR-independent fluid secretion in nasal organoids
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2022cited by 3position: middledoi
Global Functional Genomics Reveals GRK5 as a Therapeutic Target for Cystic Fibrosis
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: lastdoi
"Global Functional Genomics Reveals GRK5 as a Therapeutic Target for Cystic Fibrosis", CFTR interactomes
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: lastdoi
Global Functional Genomics Reveals GRK5 as a Therapeutic Target for Cystic Fibrosis
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: lastdoi
"Global Functional Genomics Reveals GRK5 as a Therapeutic Target for Cystic Fibrosis", CFTR interactomes
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: lastdoi
CyFi-MAP: an interactive pathway-based resource for cystic fibrosis
Scientific Reports 2021cited by 10position: middledoi
Protocol for Application, Standardization and Validation of the Forskolin-Induced Swelling Assay in Cystic Fibrosis Human Colon Organoids
STAR Protocols 2020cited by 125position: middledoi
An open-source high-content analysis workflow for CFTR function measurements using the forskolin-induced swelling assay
Bioinformatics 2020cited by 16position: middledoi
Regulation of TMEM16A by CK2 and Its Role in Cellular Proliferation
Cells 2020cited by 15position: middledoi
Organoids as a personalized medicine tool for ultra-rare mutations in cystic fibrosis: The case of S955P and 1717-2A&gt;G
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease 2020cited by 13position: lastdoi
KLF4 Acts as a wt-CFTR Suppressor through an AKT-Mediated Pathway
Cells 2020cited by 13position: lastdoi
Assessment of Distinct Electrophysiological Parameters in Rectal Biopsies for the Choice of the Best Diagnosis/Prognosis Biomarkers for Cystic Fibrosis
Frontiers in Physiology 2020cited by 7position: lastdoi
Theranostics by testing CFTR modulators in patient-derived materials: The current status and a proposal for subjects with rare CFTR mutations
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2019cited by 41position: firstdoi
CFTR modulator theratyping: Current status, gaps and future directions
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2018cited by 287position: middledoi
Compartmentalized crosstalk of CFTR and TMEM16A (ANO1) through EPAC1 and ADCY1
Cellular Signalling 2018cited by 52position: middledoi
R560S: A class II CFTR mutation that is not rescued by current modulators
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2018cited by 36position: lastdoi
Epithelial Chloride Transport by CFTR Requires TMEM16A
Scientific Reports 2017cited by 119position: middledoi
A novel microscopy-based assay identifies extended synaptotagmin-1 (ESYT1) as a positive regulator of anoctamin 1 traffic
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research 2017cited by 27position: lastdoi
Progress in therapies for cystic fibrosis
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2016cited by 449position: lastdoi
Relationship between TMEM16A/anoctamin 1 and LRRC8A
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 2016cited by 31position: middledoi
Protein Traffic Disorders: an Effective High-Throughput Fluorescence Microscopy Pipeline for Drug Discovery
Scientific Reports 2015cited by 58position: lastdoi
New pharmacological approaches for cystic fibrosis: Promises, progress, pitfalls
Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2014cited by 168position: lastdoi
CFTR functional measurements in human models for diagnosis, prognosis and personalized therapy
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 2014cited by 33position: lastdoi
Defining the disease liability of variants in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene
Nature Genetics 2013cited by 620position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Karl Kunzelmann · University of Florida15 papers (2012–2025)Hugo M. Botelho · European Molecular Biology Laboratory11 papers (2015–2025)Madalena C. Pinto · University of Regensburg11 papers (2017–2025)Karl Kunzelmann · University of Regensburg10 papers (2016–2022)Rainer Schreiber · University of Florida10 papers (2012–2022)Iris A. L. Silva · University of Lisbon10 papers (2017–2024)Rainer Pepperkok · European Bioinformatics Institute9 papers (2013–2025)Jeffrey M. Beekman · Utrecht University9 papers (2014–2024) · 8 papers (2013–2025)Christian Tischer · European Bioinformatics Institute6 papers (2015–2025)Beate Neumann · University of Tübingen6 papers (2022–2025) · 6 papers (2020–2025)K. De Boeck · Utrecht University6 papers (2014–2024) · 5 papers (2022–2025)Miquéias Lopes‐Pacheco · Emory University5 papers (2022–2025)Jiraporn Ousingsawat · University of Regensburg5 papers (2016–2025)Raquel Centeio · University of Regensburg5 papers (2020–2022) · 5 papers (2012–2021)Cornelis K. van der Ent · Utrecht University5 papers (2020–2024) · 5 papers (2022–2025)
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