Guillermo Montoya

Guillermo Montoya

Professor, head of research, Professor


  1. Published

    Key Players in I-DmoI Endonuclease Catalysis Revealed from Structure and Dynamics

    Molina, R., Besker, N., Marcaida, M. J., Montoya, Guillermo, Prieto, J. & D'Abramo, M., 8 Mar 2016, In: ACS chemical biology. 11, 5, p. 1401–1407

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Engineering a Nickase on the Homing Endonuclease I-DmoI Scaffold

    Molina, R., Marcaida, M. J., Redondo, P., Marenchino, M., Duchateau, P., D'Abramo, M., Montoya, Guillermo & Prieto, J., 2015, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290, 30, p. 18534-18544 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Crystal Structure of the Homing Endonuclease I-CvuI Provides a New Template for Genome Modification

    Molina, R., Redondo, P., López-Méndez, B., Villate, M., Merino, N., Blanco, F. J., Valton, J., Grizot, S., Duchateau, P., Prieto, J. & Montoya, Guillermo, 27 Nov 2015, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290, 48, p. 28727-36 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Structural basis of CRISPR-Cas Type III prokaryotic defence systems

    Molina, R., Sofos, N. & Montoya, Guillermo, 2020, In: Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 65, p. 119-129 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Structural basis of cyclic oligoadenylate degradation by ancillary Type III CRISPR-Cas ring nucleases

    Molina Monterrubio, R. A., Jensen, A. L. G., Marchena-Hurtado, J., López-Méndez, B., Stella, S. & Montoya, Guillermo, 2021, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 49, 21, p. 12577-12590 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Editorial overview: Protein-nucleic acid interactions: 'Takes two to Tango'

    Montoya, Guillermo & Carlomagno, T., 2020, In: Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 65, p. v-vi 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  7. Published

    How do CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonucleases cut specific DNA regions for Genome Editing?

    Montoya, Guillermo, 2018, In: Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations and Advances. 74, p. E3 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  8. Published

    XTACC3-XMAP215 association reveals an asymmetric interaction promoting microtubule elongation

    Mortuza, G. B., Cavazza, T., Garcia-Mayoral, M. F., Hermida, D., Peset, I., Pedrero, J. G., Merino, N., Blanco, F. J., Lyngsø, J., Bruix, M., Pedersen, J. S., Vernos, I. & Montoya, Guillermo, 29 Sep 2014, In: Nature Communications. 5, p. 1-12 12 p., 5072.

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  9. Published

    Molecular basis of Tousled-Like Kinase 2 activation

    Mortuza, G. B., Hermida, D., Pedersen, Anna-Kathrine, Segura-Bayona, S., López-Méndez, B., Redondo, P., Rüther, P., Pozdnyakova, I., Garrote, A. M., Muñoz, I. G., Villamor-Payà, M., Jauset, C., Olsen, Jesper Velgaard, Stracker, T. H. & Montoya, Guillermo, 2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1, p. 2535 2535.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Crystal structure of the open conformation of the mammalian chaperonin CCT in complex with tubulin

    Muñoz, I. G., Yébenes, H., Zhou, M., Mesa, Pablo, Serna, M., Park, A. Y., Bragado-Nilsson, E., Beloso, A., de Cárcer, G., Malumbres, M., Robinson, C. V., Valpuesta, J. M. & Montoya, Guillermo, Jan 2011, In: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 18, 1, p. 14-9 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Mechanics of CRISPR-Cas12a and engineered variants on λ-DNA

    Paul, B., Chaubet, L., Verver, D. E. & Montoya, Guillermo, 2022, In: Nucleic Acids Symposium Series. 50, 9, p. 5208-5225 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    CRISPR-Cas12a: functional overview and applications

    Paul, B. & Montoya, Guillermo, 2020, In: Biomedical Journal. 43, 1, p. 8-17

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    A novel TPR-BEN domain interaction mediates PICH-BEND3 association

    Pitchai, G. P., Kaulich, M., Bizard, A. H., Mesa, Pablo, Yao, Q., Sarlos, K., Streicher, W. W., Nigg, E. A., Montoya, Guillermo & Hickson, Ian David, 2017, In: Nucleic Acids Research. 19, 2, p. 11413–11424

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  14. Published

    Characterization of the NTPR and BD1 interacting domains of the human PICH-BEND3 complex

    Pitchai, G. P., Hickson, Ian David, Streicher, W., Montoya, Guillermo & Mesa, Pablo, Aug 2016, In: Acta Crystallographica. Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications Online. 72, 8, p. 646-651 6 p.

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  15. Published

    Structure of the I-SceI nuclease complexed with its dsDNA target and three catalytic metal ions

    Prieto, J., Redondo, P., Merino, N., Villate, M., Montoya, Guillermo, Blanco, F. J. & Molina, R., Jun 2016, In: Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications. 72, Pt 6, p. 473-9 7 p.

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  16. Published

    Understanding the indirect DNA read-out specificity of I-CreI Meganuclease

    Prieto, J., Redondo, P., López-Méndez, B., D'Abramo, M., Merino, N., Blanco, F. J., Duchateau, P., Montoya, Guillermo & Molina, R., 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, p. 1-9 10286.

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  17. Molecular scissors for in situ cellular repair

    Prieto, J., Molina, R. & Montoya, Guillermo, 31 Jan 2012, In: Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 47, 3, p. 207-21 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  18. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the homing endonuclease I-CvuI from Chlorella vulgaris in complex with its target DNA

    Redondo, P., Merino, N., Villate, M., Blanco, F. J., Montoya, Guillermo & Molina, R., Feb 2014, In: Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications. 70, Pt 2, p. 256-9 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Molecular basis of xeroderma pigmentosum group C DNA recognition by engineered meganucleases

    Redondo, P., Prieto, J., Muñoz, I. G., Alibés, A., Stricher, F., Serrano, L., Cabaniols, J., Daboussi, F., Arnould, S., Perez, C., Duchateau, P., Pâques, F., Blanco, F. J. & Montoya, Guillermo, 6 Nov 2008, In: Nature. 456, 7218, p. 107-11 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    TnpB structure reveals minimal functional core of Cas12 nuclease family

    Sasnauskas, G., Tamulaitiene, G., Druteika, G., Carabias del Rey, Arturo, Silanskas, A., Kazlauskas, D., Venclovas, Č., Montoya, Guillermo, Karvelis, T. & Siksnys, V., 2023, In: Nature. 616, 7956, p. 384-389 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    High-Resolution Structure of Cas13b and Biochemical Characterization of RNA Targeting and Cleavage

    Slaymaker, I. M., Mesa, Pablo, Kellner, M. J., Kannan, S., Brignole, E., Koob, J., Feliciano, P. R., Stella, S., Abudayyeh, O. O., Gootenberg, J. S., Strecker, J., Montoya, Guillermo & Zhang, F., 2019, In: Cell Reports. 26, 13, p. 3741-3751.e5 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Structures of the Cmr-β Complex Reveal the Regulation of the Immunity Mechanism of Type III-B CRISPR-Cas

    Sofos, N., Feng, M., Stella, S., Pape, T., Fuglsang, Anders, Lin, Jinzhong, Huang, Q., Li, Y., She, Q. & Montoya, Guillermo, 2020, In: Molecular Cell. 79, 5, p. 741-757

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  23. Published

    A PTIP-PA1 subcomplex promotes transcription for IgH class switching independently from the associated MLL3/MLL4 methyltransferase complex

    Starnes, L. M., Su, D., Pikkupeura, L. M., Weinert, B. T., Santos, M. A., Mund, A., Soria, R., Cho, Y-W., Pozdnyakova, I., Kubec Højfeldt, M., Lages Lino Vala, A., Yang, W., López-Méndez, B., Lee, J-E., Peng, W., Yuan, J., Ge, K., Montoya, G., Nussenzweig, A., Choudhary, C. R. & 1 others, Daniel, J. A., 15 Jan 2016, In: Genes & Development. 30, 2, p. 149-163 15 p.

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  24. Published

    Direct Observation of CRISPR-Cas12 Conformational Sampling by SM FRET and Cryo EM Reveals how Conformational Activation Promotes Catalysis and Resetting of the Endonuclease Activity

    Stella, S., Mesa, Pablo, Thomsen, J., Paul, B., Alcon, P., Jensen, S. B., Moses, M. E., Montoya, Guillermo & Hatzakis, Nikos, 7 Feb 2020, In: Biophysical Journal. 118, 3, p. 223A-224A 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

  25. Published

    Class 2 CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonucleases: Swiss Army knives of genome editing

    Stella, S., Alcón, P. & Montoya, Guillermo, Nov 2017, In: Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. 24, 11, p. 882-892 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

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