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List of works by Gerardo R. Vasta

A galectin of unique domain organization from hemocytes of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a receptor for the protistan parasite Perkinsus marinus.

scientific article published in September 2007

A novel fucose recognition fold involved in innate immunity

scientific article

A rhamnose-binding lectin from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) plasma agglutinates and opsonizes pathogenic bacteria

scientific article

Assessment of the northern distribution range of selected Perkinsus species in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) with the use of PCR-based detection assays.

scientific article published in April 2008

Biochemical Characterization of Oyster and Clam Galectins: Selective Recognition of Carbohydrate Ligands on Host Hemocytes and Perkinsus Parasites

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

Biochemical and molecular characterization of galectins from zebrafish (Danio rerio): notochord-specific expression of a prototype galectin during early embryogenesis

scientific article published on 23 December 2003

Biological roles of lectins in innate immunity: molecular and structural basis for diversity in self/non-self recognition.

scientific article published on January 2007

Characterization of a binary tandem domain F-type lectin from striped bass (Morone saxatilis).

scientific article

Cod glycopeptide with picomolar affinity to galectin-3 suppresses T-cell apoptosis and prostate cancer metastasis

scientific article

Desialylation of airway epithelial cells during influenza virus infection enhances pneumococcal adhesion via galectin binding

scientific journal article

Design and synthesis of glycoprotein-based multivalent glyco-ligands for influenza hemagglutinin and human galectin-3.

scientific article published on 23 January 2013

Development of an in vitro assay to examine intracellular survival of Perkinsus marinus trophozoites upon phagocytosis by oyster (Crassostrea virginica and Crassostrea ariakensis) hemocytes

scientific article published in August 2009

Differential expression of galectins in normal, benign and malignant prostate epithelial cells: silencing of galectin-3 expression in prostate cancer by its promoter methylation

scientific article published on 26 April 2007

Diverse Lectin Repertoires in Tunicates Mediate Broad Recognition and Effector Innate Immune Responses ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Diversity in recognition of glycans by F-type lectins and galectins: molecular, structural, and biophysical aspects

scientific article

Effects of plasma from bivalve mollusk species on the in vitro proliferation of the protistan parasite Perkinsus marinus

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

Evidence of heavy methylation in the galectin 3 promoter in early stages of prostate adenocarcinoma: development and validation of a methylated marker for early diagnosis of prostate cancer

scientific article published on August 2009

F-Type Lectins: A Highly Diversified Family of Fucose-Binding Proteins with a Unique Sequence Motif and Structural Fold, Involved in Self/Non-Self-Recognition

scientific article published on 29 November 2017

F-Type Lectins: Structure, Function, and Evolution

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Functions of galectins as 'self/non-self'-recognition and effector factors

scientific article published on 25 April 2017

Galectin CvGal2 from the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Displays Unique Specificity for ABH Blood Group Oligosaccharides and Differentially Recognizes Sympatric Perkinsus Species.

scientific article published on 24 July 2015

Galectins as self/non-self recognition receptors in innate and adaptive immunity: an unresolved paradox.

scientific article

Galectins regulate the inflammatory response in airway epithelial cells exposed to microbial neuraminidase by modulating the expression of SOCS1 and RIG1

scientific article

Glycan characterization of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein 1 and its identification as a novel Galectin-1 ligand

scientific article published on 13 April 2020

Hemocytes and plasma of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) display a diverse repertoire of sulfated and blood group A-modified N-glycans

scientific article published on 03 July 2013

Isolation and characterization of a fish F-type lectin from gilt head bream (Sparus aurata) serum

scientific article published on 30 September 2006

Knockdown of a galectin-1-like protein in zebrafish (Danio rerio) causes defects in skeletal muscle development

scientific article published on 02 September 2008

Lacking catalase, a protistan parasite draws on its photosynthetic ancestry to complete an antioxidant repertoire with ascorbate peroxidase

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

Manipulating galectin expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

scientific article

Nodavirus infection of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) induces up-regulation of galectin-1 expression with potential anti-inflammatory activity

scientific article

Novel carbohydrate specificity of the 16-kDa galectin from Caenorhabditis elegans: binding to blood group precursor oligosaccharides (type 1, type 2, Talpha, and Tbeta) and gangliosides

scientific article

Perkinsus marinus superoxide dismutase 2 (PmSOD2) localizes to single-membrane subcellular compartments

scientific article published on 13 August 2008

Pregnancy Galectinology: Insights Into a Complex Network of Glycan Binding Proteins

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

Purification and Biochemical Characterization of Selected F-Type Lectins

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Quantitative assessment of the proliferation of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus using a bioluminescence assay for ATP content

scientific article published on 13 April 2013

Structural and functional diversity of lectin repertoires in invertebrates, protochordates and ectothermic vertebrates

scientific article published in October 2004

Structural and functional diversity of the lectin repertoire in teleost fish: relevance to innate and adaptive immunity

scientific article

Structure and Specificity of a Binary Tandem Domain F-Lectin from Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

scientific article

Structure of the zebrafish galectin-1-L2 and model of its interaction with the infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) envelope glycoprotein

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Structures of PmSOD1 and PmSOD2, two superoxide dismutases from the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus

scientific article

Superoxide dismutases from the oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus: purification, biochemical characterization, and development of a plate microassay for activity

scientific article

The Alveolate Perkinsus marinus: biological insights from EST gene discovery

scientific article

The PmSOD1 gene of the protistan parasite Perkinsus marinus complements the sod2Delta mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and directs an iron superoxide dismutase to mitochondria.

scientific article

The galectin CvGal1 from the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) binds to blood group A oligosaccharides on the hemocyte surface.

scientific article published on 03 July 2013

The protistan parasite Perkinsus marinus is resistant to selected reactive oxygen species

scientific article published in November 2003

The zebrafish galectins Drgal1-L2 and Drgal3-L1 bind in vitro to the infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) glycoprotein and reduce viral adhesion to fish epithelial cells

scientific article

Transfection of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus

scientific article published on 2 October 2007

Transient Expression of Plasmodium berghei MSP8 and HAP2 in the Marine Protozoan Parasite Perkinsus marinus

scientific article published on 10 October 2016

When galectins recognize glycans: from biochemistry to physiology and back again

scientific article

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