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Publications

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  • Ngo D, Magaña AJ, Tran T, Sklenicka J, Phan K, Eykholt B, , Ramirez MS, Tolmasky ME. Inhibition of Enzymatic Acetylation-Mediated Resistance to Plazomicin by Silver Ions. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 Feb 3;16(2). doi: 10.3390/ph16020236.

  • Jimenez, V; Mesones, S. Down the membrane hole: ion channels in protozoan parasites. PlosPathogens, 2022 Dec 29;18(12):e1011004.  doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011004. eCollection 2022 Dec. PMID: 36580479.

  • Jimenez V, Miranda K, Augusto I. The old and the new about the contractile vacuole of Trypanosoma cruzi. J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2022 Aug 2;:e12939. doi: 10.1111/jeu.12939. Review. PubMed PMID: 35916682.

  • Magallon J, Vu P, Reeves C, Kwan S, Phan K, Oakley-Havens CL, Rocha K, Ramirez MS, Tolmasky ME. Amikacin potentiator activity of zinc complexed to a pyrithione derivative with enhanced solubility. Sci Rep. 2022 Jan 7;12(1):285. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-04724-4.

  • Dave N, Cetiner U, Arroyo D, Fonbuena J, Tiwari M, Barrera P, Lander N, Anishkin A, Sukharev S, . A novel mechanosensitive channel controls osmoregulation, differentiation, and infectivity in . Elife. 2021 Jul 2;10. doi: 10.7554/eLife.67449.

  • Martinez J, Razo-Gutierrez C, Le C, Courville R, Pimentel C, Liu C, Fung SE, Tuttobene MR, Phan K, Vila AJ, Shahrestani P, , Tolmasky ME, Becka SA, Papp-Wallace KM, Bonomo RA, Soler-Bistue A, Sieira R, Ramirez MS. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) augments metabolism and virulence expression factors in . Sci Rep. 2021 Feb 26;11(1):4737. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81714-6.

  • Reeves CM, Magallon J, Rocha K, Tran T, Phan K, Vu P, Yi Y, Oakley-Havens CL, Cedano J, , Ramirez MS, Tolmasky ME. Aminoglycoside 6'-N-acetyltransferase Type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib]-Mediated Aminoglycoside Resistance: Phenotypic Conversion to Susceptibility by Silver Ions. Antibiotics (Basel). 2020 Dec 31;10(1). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10010029.

  • Barrera, P, Skorka, C; Boktor, M; Dave, N and . Novel Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Controls Membrane Potential and Intracellular pH in . Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol., 15 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00464

  • Rodman, N; Martinez, J; Fung, S; Nakanouchi, J; Myers, AL; Harris, C; Dang, E; Fernandez, J; Liu, C; Mendoza, A; ; Nikolaidis, N; Brennan, C; Bonomo, RA; Sieira, R and Ramirez, MS. Human pleural fluid elicits pyruvate and phenylalanine metabolism in Acinetobacter baumannii to enhance cytotoxicity and immune evasion. Front. Microbiol., 17 July 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01581

  • Magallon, J; Chiem, K; Tran, T; Ramirez, MS; and Tolmasky ME. 2019. Restoration of susceptibility to amikacin by 8-hydroxyquinoline analogs complexed to zinc. PLoS ONE 14(5): e0217602. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.

  • Tran, T; Chiem, K; Jani, S; Arivett, B; Lin, D; Lad, R; ; Farone, M; Debevec, G; Santos, R; Giulianotti, M; Pinilla, C and Tolmasky, M. 2018. Identification of a Small Molecule Inhibitor of the Aminoglycoside 6'-N-Acetyltransferase Type Ib [AAC(6')-Ib] Using Mixture-Based Combinatorial Libraries. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.01.019.

  • Jimenez V, Docampo R. 2015. TcPho91 is a contractile vacuole phosphate sodium symporter that regulates phosphate and polyphosphate metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi. Molecular Microbiology. 2015 Sep;97(5):911-25.

  • Niyogi S, , Gerard-Dias W, de Souza W, Miranda K, Docampo R.2015. Rab32 is Essential for Maintaining Functional Acidocalcisomes and for Growth and Infectivity of Journal of Cell Science. Jun 15;128(12):2363-73.

  • Jimenez V, Kemmerling U, Paredes R, Maya JD, Sosa MA and Galanti N. 2014. Natural sesquiterpene lactones induce programmed cell death in Trypanosoma cruzi: a new therapeutic target? Phytomedicine. Sep 25; 21(11):1411-8.

  • Pace D, Liu J, and Moreno SNJ. 2014. Store-operated calcium entry in the Apicomplexan parasite is nifedipine sensitive and results in significant enhancement of invasion-linked traits. J Biol Chem. Jul 11;289(28):19637-47.

  • Jimenez, V. 2014. Dealing with environmental challenges: mechanisms of adaptation in Trypanosoma cruzi. Res Microbiol. Apr 165(3):155-65.

  • Docampo R, , Lander N, Li ZH and Niyogi S. 2013. New insights into the roles of acidocalcisomes and the contractile vacuole complex in osmoregulation in protists. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 305:69-113.

  • Jimenez V and Docampo R. 2012. Molecular and electrophysiological characterization of a novel cation channel of Trypanosoma cruzi. PLoS Pathog. Jun;8(6):e1002750.

  • Docampo R, , King-Keller S, Li Z, Moreno SNJ. 2011. The Role of Acidocalcisomes in the Stress Response of . Adv. Parasitol. 307-24.

  • Ulrich PN#, , Park M, Martins V, Atwood J, Moles K, Collins D, Rohloff P; Tarleton R, Moreno SNJ; Orlando R, Docampo R. 2011.Identification of contractile vacuole proteins in . PlosOne. e18013. # Both authors contributed equally.

  • Jimenez V, Henriquez M, Galanti N, Riquelme G. 2011. Electrophysiological characterization of potassium conductive pathways in Trypanosoma cruzi. J Cell Biochem. 112 (4): 1093–1102.

  • Paredes R, Godoy P, Rodríguez B, García MP, Cabezón C, Cabrera G, , Hellman U, Sáenz L, Ferreira A, Galanti N. 2011. Bovine J Cell Biochem. 189-99.

  • de Jesus TC, Tonelli RR, Nardelli SC, da Silva Augusto L, Motta MC, Girard-Dias W, Miranda K, Ulrich P, , Barquilla A, Navarro M, Docampo R, Schenkman S. 2010. Target of rapamycin (TOR)-like 1 kinase is involved in the control of polyphosphate levels and acidocalcisome maintenance in . J Biol Chem. 24131-40.

  • Rojas V, Galanti N, Bols NC, , Paredes R andMarshall SH. 2010. Induces Apoptosis in Macrophages and Monocyte-Like Cells From Rainbow Trout. J Cell Biochem. 468-476.

  • Jimenez V, Paredes R, Sosa MA and Galanti N. 2008. Natural programmed cell death in T. cruzi epimastigotes maintained in axenic cultures. J Cell Biochem. 105 (3): 688-698.

  • Barrera P, , Tonn C, Giordano O, Galanti N and Sosa MA. 2008. Natural sesquiterpene lactones are active against J. Parasitol. 1143-1149.

  • Paredes R, , Cabrera G, Iragüen D and Galanti N. 2007. Apoptosis as a possible mechanism of infertility of hydatid cysts. J Cell Biochem. 1200-1209.

  • Sanchez AM, , Sartor T, Tonn CE, García EE, Nieto M, Burgos MH, Sosa MA. 2006. A novel icetexane diterpene, 5-epi-icetexone from is active against . Acta Tropica : 118-124.

  • Jimenez-Ortiz V, Brengio SD, Giordano O, Tonn C, Sanchez M, Burgos MH and Sosa MA. 2005. The trypanocidal effect of sesquiterpene lactones helenalin and mexicanin on cultured epimastigotes. J Parasitol. 91(1) 170–174.

  • Jimenez V, Henriquez M, Llanos P and Riquelme G. 2004. Isolation and purification of human placental plasma membranes from normal and preeclamptic pregnancies.  A comparative study. Placenta. 25 (5): 422-437.

  • Alberdi A, and Sosa MA. 2001. The calcium chelator BAPTA affects the binding of assembly protein AP-2 to membranes. Biocell, 167-172.

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