Xavier Rovira

Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia — Spain

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(43), Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry(35), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research(29), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(27), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology(9)

Publications73 total

Light-Regulated Agonists Spatiotemporally Activating the Vitamin D Receptor Mitigate Psoriasis-like Inflammation in Mice without Inducing Hypercalcemia
ACS Central Science·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Light‐Based Molecular Tools to Precisely Monitor and Operate β‐Adrenoceptors
Medicinal Research Reviews·2025Open Access
Photoswitching endogenous glutamate receptors in neural ensembles and single synapses in vivo
Brain stimulation·2025Open Access
Time-resolved structures of β <sub>2</sub> -adrenergic receptor modulation by a photoswitchable beta-blocker
2025Open Access
A photoswitchable positive allosteric modulator to control the activation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 by light
Biochemical Pharmacology·2025Open Access
A photoswitchable positive allosteric modulator to control the activation of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 by light
2024Open Access
A ‘double-edged’ role for type-5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in pain disclosed by light-sensitive drugs
eLife·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Author response: A ‘double-edged’ role for type-5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in pain disclosed by light-sensitive drugs
2024Open Access
Photoswitchable positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 to improve selectivity
iScience·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
A “double-edged” role for type-5 metabotropic glutamate receptors in pain disclosed by light-sensitive drugs
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
PHOTOACTIVATION OF INDIVIDUAL SYNAPSES IN VIVO WITH COVALENT PHOTOSWITCHES TARGETING ENDOGENOUS GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS
IBRO Neuroscience Reports·2023Open Access
Optogluram-2: a subtype-selective photoswitchable positive allosteric modulator for metabotropic glutamate receptor 4
2023Open Access
Concerted conformational changes control metabotropic glutamate receptor activity
Science Advances·2023· 32 citedOpen Access
Dynamics of Humoral and Cellular Responses in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving 3 Doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine
Transplantation·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Caged-carvedilol as a new tool for visible-light photopharmacology of β-adrenoceptors in native tissues
iScience·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Photoswitchable allosteric modulators for metabotropic glutamate receptors
Current Opinion in Pharmacology·2022· 21 citedOpen Access
Photopharmacology of <scp>G</scp> ‐Protein‐Coupled Receptors
2022· 13 citedOpen Access
A Photoswitchable Ligand Targeting the β<sub>1</sub>‐Adrenoceptor Enables Light‐Control of the Cardiac Rhythm**
Angewandte Chemie·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
A Photoswitchable Ligand Targeting the β <sub>1</sub> ‐Adrenoceptor Enables Light‐Control of the Cardiac Rhythm**
Angewandte Chemie International Edition·2022· 24 citedOpen Access
A photoswitchable ligand targeting β <sub>1</sub> -adrenoceptor enables light-control of the cardiac rhythm
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Jean‐Philippe Pin(28), Amadeu Llebaria(26), Jesús Giraldo(21), Cyril Goudet(20), Philippe Rondard(13), Xavier Gómez‐Santacana(12), Fanny Malhaire(9), Pau Gorostiza(8), Jianfeng Liu(7), James A. R. Dalton(7), Juanlo Catena(7), Charleine Zussy(6), Pauline Scholler(5), Eric Trinquet(5), Ana Trapero(5), Silvia Pittolo(4), David Moreno‐Delgado(4), Thor C. Møller(4), Joan Font(4), Serena Notartomaso(4)