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  1. Starvation Induces Upregulation of Monocarboxylate Transport in Glial Cells at the Drosophila Blood–Brain Barrier

    Article • Glia, April 2025, Wiley

    Jimena Sierralta

  2. The Inhibitory Effects of the Natural Stilbene Piceatannol on Lactate Transport In Vitro Mediated by Monocarboxylate Transporters

    Article • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, September 2024, Wiley

    Jimena Sierralta

  3. Visualizing Monocarboxylates and Other Relevant Metabolites in the <em>Ex Vivo Drosophila</em> Larval Brain Using Genetically Encoded Sensors

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, October 2023, MyJove Corporation

    Jimena Sierralta

  4. A monocarboxylate transporter rescues frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease models

    Article • PLoS Genetics, September 2023, PLOS

    Teresa Niccoli, Jimena Sierralta

  5. Drosophila Atlastin regulates synaptic vesicle mobilization independent of bone morphogenetic protein signaling

    Article • September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  6. Identification of atlastin genetic modifiers in a model of hereditary spastic paraplegia in Drosophila

    Article • Human Genetics, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  7. Drosophila Atlastin regulates synaptic vesicle mobilization independent of Bone Morphogenetic Protein signaling

    Article • September 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Jimena Sierralta

  8. Dlg Is Required for Short-Term Memory and Interacts with NMDAR in the Drosophila Brain

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Jimena Sierralta

  9. Whole-brain neuronal MCT2 lactate transporter expression links metabolism to human brain structure and function

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Jimena Sierralta

  10. The Fly Blood-Brain Barrier Fights Against Nutritional Stress

    Article • Neuroscience Insights, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Jimena Sierralta

  11. BAX inhibitor‐1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response

    Article • The EMBO Journal, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  12. Editorial: Invertebrate Neuroscience: Contributions From Model and Non-model Species

    Article • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, July 2021, Frontiers

    Jimena Sierralta

  13. The Serine Protease Homolog, Scarface, Is Sensitive to Nutrient Availability and Modulates the Development of the Drosophila Blood–Brain Barrier

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, July 2021, Society for Neuroscience

    Jimena Sierralta

  14. Slit/Robo Signaling Regulates Multiple Stages of the Development of the Drosophila Motion Detection System

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Jorge M Campusano, Jimena Sierralta

  15. Invertebrate Neuroscience: Contributions from Model and Non-Model Species

    Article • January 2021, Frontiers

    Jimena Sierralta

  16. Slit neuronal secretion coordinates optic lobe morphogenesis in Drosophila

    Article • Developmental Biology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Jorge M Campusano, Jimena Sierralta

  17. Neuronal lactate levels depend on glia‐derived lactate during high brain activity in Drosophila

    Article • Glia, December 2019, Wiley

    Jimena Sierralta

  18. Novel Strategies for the Generation of Neuronal Diversity: Lessons From the Fly Visual System

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, May 2019, Frontiers

    Jimena Sierralta

  19. The transcription factor SoxD controls neuronal guidance in the Drosophila visual system

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  20. p53 is required for brain growth but is dispensable for resistance to nutrient restriction during Drosophila larval development

    Article • PLOS One, April 2018, PLOS

    Jimena Sierralta

  21. Chaski, a novel Drosophila lactate/pyruvate transporter required in glia cells for survival under nutritional stress

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  22. MAGUK

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  23. Interactome Screening Identifies the ER Luminal Chaperone Hsp47 as a Regulator of the Unfolded Protein Response Transducer IRE1α

    Article • Molecular Cell, January 2018, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  24. BAX inhibitor‐1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response

    Article • The EMBO Journal, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  25. Drosophila Atlastin in motor neurons is required for locomotion and presynaptic function

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, January 2017, The Company of Biologists

    Jimena Sierralta

  26. Regulation of Drosophila Brain Wiring by Neuropil Interactions via a Slit-Robo-RPTP Signaling Complex

    Article • Developmental Cell, October 2016, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  27. Presynaptic DLG regulates synaptic function through the localization of voltage-activated Ca2+ Channels

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  28. MAGUK is an important scaffold protein group that organizes junctions and synapse .

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  29. The Specification of Cortical Subcerebral Projection Neurons Depends on the Direct Repression of TBR1 by CTIP1/BCL11a

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, May 2015, Society for Neuroscience

    Jimena Sierralta

  30. Hindsight regulates photoreceptor axon targeting through transcriptional control ofjitterbug/Filaminand multiple genes involved in axon guidance inDrosophila

    Article • Developmental Neurobiology, February 2015, Wiley

    Jimena Sierralta

  31. How doth the little busy bee: unexpected metabolism

    Article • Trends in Neurosciences, January 2015, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  32. TMBIM3/GRINA is a novel unfolded protein response (UPR) target gene that controls apoptosis through the modulation of ER calcium homeostasis

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, January 2012, Nature

    Professor Miguel L Concha, Jimena Sierralta

  33. Role of the maguk protein family in synapse formation and function

    Article • Developmental Neurobiology, December 2011, Wiley

    Jimena Sierralta

  34. BAX inhibitor-1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1α branch of the unfolded protein response

    Article • The EMBO Journal, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  35. Regulation of axonal development by the nuclear protein hindsight (pebbled) in the Drosophila visual system

    Article • Developmental Biology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  36. A Perisynaptic Ménage à Trois between Dlg,DLin-7, and Metro Controls Proper Organization of Drosophila Synaptic Junctions

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, April 2010, Society for Neuroscience

    Jimena Sierralta

  37. Endothelial Epithelial Sodium Channel Inhibition Activates Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase via Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Akt in Small-Diameter Mesenteric Arteries

    Article • Hypertension, June 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jimena Sierralta

  38. Expression of voltage-activated calcium channels in the early zebrafish embryo

    Article • Zygote, May 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Jimena Sierralta

  39. Temporal and spatial expression of Drosophila DLGS97 during neural development

    Article • Gene Expression Patterns, July 2008, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  40. DLGS97/SAP97 Is Developmentally Upregulated and Is Required for Complex Adult Behaviors and Synapse Morphology and Function

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, January 2008, Society for Neuroscience

    Jimena Sierralta

  41. PDZ-containing proteins: alternative splicing as a source of functional diversity

    Article • Brain Research Reviews, December 2004, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  42. Cell type-specific recruitment ofDrosophilaLin-7 to distinct MAGUK-based protein complexes defines novel roles for Sdt and Dlg-S97

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, April 2004, The Company of Biologists

    Jimena Sierralta

  43. Presence of Ca2+-Dependent K+Channels in Chemosensory Cilia Support a Role in Odor Transduction

    Article • Journal of Neurophysiology, September 2003, American Physiological Society

    Jimena Sierralta

  44. Novel Isoforms of Dlg Are Fundamental for Neuronal Development inDrosophila

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, March 2003, Society for Neuroscience

    Jimena Sierralta

  45. A functional assay for paralytic shellfish toxins that uses recombinant sodium channels

    Article • Toxicon, July 2001, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  46. Specificity in signaling pathways: assembly into multimolecular signaling complexes

    Article • Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, August 1998, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  47. A multivalent PDZ-domain protein assembles signalling complexes in a G-protein-coupled cascade

    Article • Nature, July 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jimena Sierralta

  48. Functionally Heterogenous Ryanodine Receptors in Avian Cerebellum

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 1996, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  49. Modal gating in neuronal and skeletal muscle ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release channels

    Article • AJP Cell Physiology, July 1996, American Physiological Society

    Jimena Sierralta

  50. Properties of the Ryanodine‐sensitive Release Channels that Underlie Caffeine‐induced Ca2+ Mobilization from Intracellular Stores in Mammalian Sympathetic Neurons

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, August 1995, Wiley

    Jimena Sierralta

  51. Characterization and Subcellular Distribution of G-Proteins in Highly Purified Skeletal Muscle Fractions from Rabbit and Frog

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, April 1994, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  52. Phospholipase C activity in membranes and a soluble fraction isolated from frog skeletal muscle

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, October 1993, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta

  53. Effect of dopamine depletion upon the K+-evoked release of CCK from superfused striatal slices

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, May 1990, Elsevier

    Jimena Sierralta