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    • García de Gracia, Francisco; Gaete Argel, Aracelly; Riquelme Barrios, Sebastián; Pereira Montecinos, Camila; Rojas Araya, Bárbara; Aguilera, Paulina; Oyarzún Arrau, Aarón; Rojas Fuentes, Cecilia; Acevedo, Mónica L.; Chnaiderman Figueroa, Jonás; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando; Toro Ascuy, Daniela; Soto Rifo, Ricardo (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Translation initiation of the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) full-length RNA has been shown to occur through cap-dependent and IRES-driven mechanisms. Previous studies suggested that the nuclear cap-binding ...
    • Oyarzún Arrau, Aarón; Alonso-Palomares, Luis; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando; Osorio Olivares, Fabiola; Soto Rifo, Ricardo (MDPI, 2020)
      Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus associated with neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly. In humans, ZIKV is able to replicate in cell types from di erent tissues including ...
    • Fröhlich, Álvaro; Rojas Araya, Bárbara; Pereira Montecinos, Camila; Dellarossa, Alessandra; Toro Ascuy, Daniela; Prades Pérez, Yara; García de Gracia, Francisco; Garcés Alday, Andrea; Rubilar, Paulina S.; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando; Ohlmann, Théophile; Soto Rifo, Ricardo (Elsevier, 2016)
      DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX3 is a host factor essential for HIV-1 replication and thus, a potential target for novel therapies aimed to overcome viral resistance. Previous studies have shown that DDX3 promotes nuclear ...
    • Velásquez Salinas, Felipe; Marín Rojas, Josefina; Soto Rifo, Ricardo; Torres, Alexia; Canto Fuentes, Felipe del; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando (MDPI, 2021)
      Escherichia coli, one of the most abundant bacterial species in the human gut microbiota, has developed a mutualistic relationship with its host, regulating immunological responses. In contrast, enterotoxigenic E. coli ...
    • Hernández Díaz, Tomás; Valiente Echeverría, Fernando; Soto Rifo, Ricardo (MDPI, 2021)
      DDX3 is a cellular ATP-dependent RNA helicase involved in different aspects of RNA metabolism ranging from transcription to translation and therefore, DDX3 participates in the regulation of key cellular processes including ...