Publicaciones

2020 - 2024

Muñoz-Muñoz PLA, Terán-Ramírez C, Mares-Alejandre RE, Márquez-González AB, Madero-Ayala PA, Meléndez-López SG, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Surface Engineering of Escherichia coli to Display Its Phytase (AppA) and Functional Analysis of Enzyme Activities. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2024; 46(4): 3424-3437. DOI: 10.3390/cimb46040215. PMID: 38666945.


Muñoz-Muñoz PLA, Mares-Alejandre RE, Meléndez-López SG, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Structural Insights into the Giardia lamblia Target of Rapamycin Homolog: A Bioinformatics Approach. Int J Mol Sci. 2023; 24(15): 11992. DOI: 10.3390/ijms241511992. PMID: 37569368.


Madero-Ayala PA, Mares-Alejandre RE, Ramos-Ibarra MA.  In Silico Structural Analysis of Serine Carboxypeptidase Nf314, a Potential Drug Target in Naegleria fowleri Infections. Int J Mol Sci. 2022; 23(20): 12203. DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012203. PMID: 36293059.


Muñoz-Muñoz PLA, Mares-Alejandre RE, Meléndez-López SG, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Bioinformatic Analysis of Two TOR (Target of Rapamycin)-Like Proteins Encoded by Entamoeba histolytica Revealed Structural Similarities with Functional Homologs. Genes. 2021; 12(8): 1139. DOI: 10.3390/genes12081139. PMID: 34440318.


Rodríguez-García Á, Mares-Alejandre RE, Muñoz-Muñoz PLA, Ruvalcaba-Ruiz S, González-Sánchez RA, Bernáldez-Sarabia J, Meléndez-López SG, Licea-Navarro AF, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Molecular Analysis of Streptomycin Resistance Genes in Clinical Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Biocomputational Analysis of the MtGidB L101F Variant. Antibiotics. 2021; 10(7): 807. DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10070807. PMID: 34356728.


Terán-Ramírez C, Mares-Alejandre RE, Estrada-González AL, Muñoz-Muñoz PLA, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Structure-Function Relationship Study of a Secretory Amoebic Phosphatase: A Computational-Experimental Approach. Int J Mol Sci. 2021; 22(4): 2164. DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042164. PMID: 33671604.


Madero-Ayala PA, Mares-Alejandre RE, Ramos-Ibarra MA. A Molecular Dynamics Approach on the Y393C Variant of Protein Disulfide Isomerase A1. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2020; 96(6): 1341-1347. DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13700. PMID: 32352225.


Martínez-Navarro I, Díaz-Molina R, Pulido-Capiz A, Mas-Oliva J, Luna-Reyes I, Rodríguez-Velázquez E, Rivero IA, Ramos-Ibarra MA, Alatorre-Meda M, García-González V. Lipid Modulation in the Formation of β-Sheet Structures. Implications for De Novo Design of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide and the Impact on β-Cell Homeostasis. Biomolecules. 2020; 10(9): 1201. DOI: 10.3390/biom10091201. PMID: 32824918.


Torres-Bañaga R, Mares-Alejandre RE, Terán-Ramírez C, Estrada-González AL, Muñoz-Muñoz PLA, Meléndez-López SG, Rivero IA, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Functional Display of an Amoebic Chitinase in Escherichia coli Expressing the Catalytic Domain of EhCHT1 on the Bacterial Cell Surface. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2020; 192(4): 1255-1269. DOI: 10.1007/s12010-020-03389-5. PMID: 32715415.

2010 - 2019

Díaz-Rubio L, Hernández-Martínez R, Estolano-Cobián A, Chávez-Velasco D, Salazar-Aranda R, Waksman de Torres N, Rivero I, García-González V, Ramos MA, Córdova-Guerrero I. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Docking Studies of Chalcone and Flavone Analogs as Antioxidants and Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Appl Sci. 2019; 9(3): 410. DOI: 10.3390/app9030410.


Almada-Taylor G, Díaz-Rubio L, Salazar‐Aranda R, Waksman de Torres N, Uranga-Solis C, José Delgadillo-Rodríguez, Ramos MA, Padrón JM, Hernández-Martínez R, Iván Córdova-Guerrero I. Biological Activities of Extracts from Aerial Parts of Salvia pachyphylla Epling Ex Munz. Plants. 2018; 7 (4): 105. DOI: 10.3390/plants7040105.


Jalomo-Khayrova E, Mares RE, Muñoz PLA, Meléndez-López SG, Rivero IA, Ramos MA. Soluble Expression of an Amebic Cysteine Protease in the Cytoplasm of Escherichia coli SHuffle Express Cells and Purification of Active Enzyme. BMC Biotechnol. 2018; 18(1): 20. DOI: 10.1186/s12896-018-0429-y. PMID: 29615011.


Mares RE, Ramos MA. An Amebic Protein Disulfide Isomerase (PDI) Complements the Yeast PDI1 Mutation but is Unable to Support Cell Viability Under ER or Thermal Stress. FEBS Open Bio. 2018; 8(1): 49-55. DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12350. PMID: 29321956


Millán-Gómez D, Dueñas S, Muñoz PLA, Camacho-Villegas T, Elosua C, Cabanillas-Bernal O, Escalante T, Perona A, Abia D, Drescher F, Fournier PGJ, Ramos MA, Mares RE, Paniagua-Solis J, Mata-Gonzalez T, Gonzalez-Canudas J, Hoffman RM, Licea-Navarro A, Sánchez-Campos N.  In silico-designed mutations increase variable new-antigen receptor single-domain antibodies for VEGF165 neutralization. Oncotarget. 2018; 9(46): 28016-29. DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.25549.  PMID: 29963259.


Rodríguez-García Á, Mares RE, Muñoz PLA, Meléndez-López SG, Licea-Navarro AF, Ramos MA. DNA Extraction with DNAzol and LAMP, Performed in a Heating Block as a Simple Procedure for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum Specimens. Methods Protoc. 2018; 1(4): 37. DOI: 10.3390/mps1040037. PMID: 31164577.


Navarrete HP, Soler LH, Mares RE, Ramos MA. Frequency of Alu insertions within the ACE and PR loci in Northwestern Mexicans. BMC Res Notes. 2017; 10(1): 339. DOI: 10.1186/s13104-017-2673-y. PMID: 28750672.


Figueroa-Montiel A, Ramos MA, Mares RE, Dueñas S, Pimienta G, Ortiz E, Possani LD, Licea-Navarro AF. In Silico Identification of Protein Disulfide Isomerase Gene Families in the De Novo Assembled Transcriptomes of Four Different Species of the Genus Conus. PLoS One. 2016; 11(2): e0148390. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148390. PMID: 26859138.


Muñoz PLA, Minchaca AZ, Mares RE, Ramos MA. Activity, stability and folding analysis of the chitinase from Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol Int. 2016; 65(1): 70-77. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.10.006. PMID: 26526675.


Mares RE, Minchaca AZ, Villagrana S, Meléndez-López SG, Ramos MA. Analysis of the isomerase and chaperone-like activities of an amebic PDI (EhPDI). Biomed Res Int. 2015; 2015: 286972. DOI: 10.1155/2015/286972. PMID: 25695056.


Cornejo-Bravo JM, Partida-Soria Y, Serrano-Medina A, Espinoza-Dueñas K, Ramos MA, Licea-Claverie A. Hydrophobic weak acid polymers as controlled release carriers. Pharm Dev Technol. 2012; 17(2): 170-6. DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2010.529147. PMID: 21047274.


Mares RE, Meléndez-López SG, Ramos MA. Acid-denatured Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) as model substrate to study the chaperone activity of protein disulfide isomerase. Int J Mol Sci. 2011; 12(7): 4625-36. DOI: 10.3390/ijms12074625. PMID: 21845100.


Ramos MA, Mares RE, Magaña PD, Rivas ID, Meléndez-López SG. Entamoeba histolytica: biochemical characterization of a protein disulfide isomerase. Exp Parasitol. 2011; 128(1): 76-81. DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.02.009. PMID: 21320491.


Ramos MA, Mares RE, Avalos ED, Hernández A, Hernández R, Lameda R, Malváez AE, Rodríguez CA, Rodríguez R. Pharmacogenetic screening of N-acetyltransferase 2, thiopurine s-methyltransferase, and 5,10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms in Northwestern Mexicans. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2011; 15(5): 351-5. DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2010.0216. PMID: 21254844.

2000 - 2009

Mares RE, Magaña PD, Meléndez-López SG, Licea AF, Cornejo-Bravo JM, Ramos MA. Oxidative folding and reductive activities of EhPDI, a protein disulfide isomerase from Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol Int. 2009; 58(3): 311-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2009.04.001. PMID: 19361571.


Ramos MA, Mares RE, Magaña PD, Ortega JE, Cornejo-Bravo JM. In silico identification of the protein disulfide isomerase family from a protozoan parasite. Comput Biol Chem. 2008; 32(1): 66-70. DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2007.09.002. PMID: 17981509.


Díaz-Molina R, Cornejo-Bravo JM, Ramos-Ibarra MA, Estrada-Guzmán JD, Morales-Arango O, Reyes-Báez R, Robinson-Navarro OM, Soria-Rodríguez CG. Genotype and phenotype of NAT2 and the occurrence of adverse drug reactions in Mexican individuals to an isoniazid-based prophylactic chemotherapy for tuberculosis. Mol Med Rep. 2008; 1(6): 875-9. DOI: 10.3892/mmr_00000044. PMID: 21479500.


Licea‐Claveríe A, Cornejo‐Bravo JM, Salgado‐Rodríguez R, Santos‐Rosas DDR, Lugo‐Medina E, Ramos‐Ibarra MA, Arndt KF. Temperature and pH‐Sensitive Polymers with Hydrophobic Spacers for the Controlled Delivery of Drugs. Macromolecular symposia. 2007; 254(1): 292-9. DOI: 10.1002/masy.200750843.


Cornejo-Bravo JM, Vazquez-Altamirano JE, Rogel-Hernandez E, Licea-Claverie A, Ramos-Ibarra MA. Synthesis of hydrophobic weak-acid monomers by enzymatic action and their polymerization to obtain hydrophobic polyelectrolytes. Designed monomers and polymers. 2007; 10(3): 263-71. DOI: 10.1163/156855507780949218.


Ramos MA, Sanchez-Lopez R, Mares RE, Olvera F, Alagón A. Identification of an Entamoeba histolytica gene encoding a protein disulfide isomerase that functionally complements the dsbA mutation in Escherichia coli. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2005; 143(2): 236-40. DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.04.013. PMID: 15990181.


Salgado M, Villagómez-Castro JC, Rocha-Rodríguez R, Sabanero-López M, Ramos MA, Alagón A, López-Romero E, Sánchez-López R. Entamoeba histolytica: biochemical and molecular insights into the activities within microsomal fractions. Exp Parasitol. 2005; 110(4): 363-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2005.04.002. PMID: 15913610.


Ramos MA, Sanchez-Lopez R, Olvera F, Alagón A. Entamoeba histolytica genomic organization: identification, structure, and phylogenetic relationship of two serine-threonine protein kinases. Exp Parasitol. 2002; 100(2): 135-9. DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4894(02)00011-5. PMID: 12054704.


Juárez P, Sanchez-Lopez R, Stock RP, Olvera A, Ramos MA, Alagón A. Characterization of the Ehrab8 gene, a marker of the late stages of the secretory pathway of Entamoeba histolytica. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2001; 116(2): 223-8. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(01)00311-5. PMID: 11522355.


Stock RP, Olvera A, Sánchez R, Saralegui A, Scarfì S, Sanchez-Lopez R, Ramos MA, Boffa LC, Benatti U, Alagón A. Inhibition of gene expression in Entamoeba histolytica with antisense peptide nucleic acid oligomers. Nat Biotechnol. 2001; 19(3): 231-4. DOI: 10.1038/85671. PMID: 11231555.


Stock RP, Olvera A, Scarfì S, Sánchez R, Ramos MA, Boffa LC, Benatti U, Landt O, Alagón A. Inhibition of neomycin phosphorotransferase expression in Entamoeba histolytica with antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA) oligomers. Arch Med Res. 2000; 31(4): S271-2. DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00114-4. PMID: 11070312.


Ramos MA, Sánchez-López R, Alagón A. Genomic organization of a 7 Kb gene cluster from Entamoeba histolytica. Arch Med Res. 2000; 31(4): S263-5. DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00112-0. PMID: 11070309.


Ramos MA, Alagón A. Molecular cloning of a gene encoding a PDI-like protein from Entamoeba histolytica. Arch Med Res. 2000; 31(4): S173-5. DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00113-2. PMID: 11070271.


Gutiérrez A, Sánchez-López R, Ramos MA, Alagón A. Cloning of the Entamoeba histolytica STT3 gene, a subunit of the oligosaccharyltransferase complex. Arch Med Res. 2000; 31(4): S162-4. DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00109-0. PMID: 11070267.


Juárez P, Sánchez-López R, Ramos MA, Stock RP, Alagón A. Rab8 as a molecular model of vesicular trafficking to investigate the latter steps of the secretory pathway in Entamoeba histolytica. Arch Med Res. 2000; 31(4): S157-9. DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00111-9. PMID: 11070265.


Sánchez-López R, Gutiérrez A, Juárez P, Olvera A, Olvera F, Ramos MA, Sánchez R, Saralegui A, Stock RP, Alagón A. Molecular genetics of the secretory pathway in Entamoeba histolytica: an overview. Arch Med Res. 2000; 31(4): S151-2. DOI: 10.1016/s0188-4409(00)00108-9. PMID: 11070262.

1990 - 1999

Sanchez-Lopez R, Gama-Castro S, Ramos MA, Merino E, Lizardi PM, Alagón A. Cloning and expression of the Entamoeba histolytica ERD2 gene. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1998; 92(2): 355-9. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(98)00017-6. PMID: 9657339.


Ramos MA, Mercado GC, Salgado LM, Sanchez-Lopez R, Stock RP, Lizardi PM, Alagón A. Entamoeba histolytica contains a gene encoding a homologue to the 54 kDa subunit of the signal recognition particle. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1997; 88(1-2): 225-35. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(97)00096-0. PMID: 9274882.


Ramos MA, Stock RP, Sánchez-López R, Olvera F, Lizardi PM, Alagón A. The Entamoeba histolytica proteasome alpha-subunit gene. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1997; 84(1): 131-5. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(96)02770-3. PMID: 9041528.


Ramos MA, Stock RP, Lizardi PM, Alagón A. The secretory pathway of Entamoeba histolytica: characterization and expression of the SRP54 gene. Arch Med Res. 1997; 28: 56-8. PMID: 9033011.