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  1. Surface immunogenic protein from Streptococcus agalactiae and Fissurella latimarginata hemocyanin are TLR4 ligands and activate MyD88- and TRIF dependent signaling pathways

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, September 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  2. Protein-Based Adjuvants for Vaccines as Immunomodulators of the Innate and Adaptive Immune Response: Current Knowledge, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

    Article • Pharmaceutics, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  3. Allergens of the urushiol family promote mitochondrial dysfunction by inhibiting the electron transport at the level of cytochromes b and chemically modify cytochrome c1

    Article • October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  4. C‐type lectin receptors MR and DC‐SIGN are involved in recognition of hemocyanins, shaping their immunostimulatory effects on human dendritic cells

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  5. A heat-shocked melanoma cell lysate vaccine enhances tumor infiltration by prototypic effector T cells inhibiting tumor growth

    Article • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, July 2020, BMJ

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  6. TLR4, but Neither Dectin-1 nor Dectin-2, Participates in the Mollusk Hemocyanin-Induced Proinflammatory Effects in Antigen-Presenting Cells From Mammals

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, May 2019, Frontiers

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  7. Immunotherapeutic Potential of Mollusk Hemocyanins in Combination with Human Vaccine Adjuvants in Murine Models of Oral Cancer

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, January 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Lilian Jara, Dr. María Inés Becker

  8. The oxygen-binding properties of hemocyanin from the mollusk Concholepas concholepas

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  9. Immunomodulatory properties of Concholepas concholepas hemocyanin against francisellosis in a zebrafish model

    Article • Fish & Shellfish Immunology, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  10. Molluskan Hemocyanins Activate the Classical Pathway of the Human Complement System through Natural Antibodies

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, February 2017, Frontiers

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  11. Hemocyanins Stimulate Innate Immunity by Inducing Different Temporal Patterns of Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Macrophages

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, June 2016, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  12. Novel hemocyanin from the Fissurella latimarginata exhibits an outstanding immunogenicity and non-specific immunomodulatory effects in a melanoma model (53.6)

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, May 2012, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  13. Enhanced structural stability of Concholepas hemocyanin increases its immunogenicity and maintains its non-specific immunostimulatory effects

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  14. Different cell death mechanisms are induced by a hydrophobic flavin in human tumor cells after visible light irradiation

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, April 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  15. Concholepas hemocyanin biosynthesis takes place in the hepatopancreas, with hemocytes being involved in its metabolism

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  16. Cutting Edge: Stealth Influenza Virus Replication Precedes the Initiation of Adaptive Immunity

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, September 2009, The American Association of Immunologists

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  17. Immunodominant role of CCHA subunit of Concholepas hemocyanin is associated with unique biochemical properties

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  18. Hemocyanin of the Molluscan Concholepas concholepas Exhibits an Unusual Heterodecameric Array of Subunits

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  19. Monoclonal Antibodies to Molluskan Hemocyanin from Concholepas concholepas Demonstrate Common and Specific Epitopes among Subunits

    Article • Hybridoma and Hybridomics, October 2002, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  20. Immunopurification of Golgi vesicles by magnetic sorting

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, February 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  21. Procedure for Radiolabeling Gizzerosine and Basis for a Radioimmunoassay

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, September 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  22. Development of Monoclonal Antibodies Against a Riboflavin-Tryptophan Photoinduced Adduct: Reactivity to Eye Lens Proteins

    Article • Photochemistry and Photobiology, June 1996, Wiley

    Dr. María Inés Becker

  23. Visible light effects on tumoral cells in a culture medium enriched with tryptophan and riboflavin

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, August 1994, Elsevier

    Dr. María Inés Becker