Karina García-Gutiérrez

Dr. Karina García-Gutiérrez

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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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10 May 2024 in Current Research in Biotechnology
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THThabata Montserrat Hernández-Cruz
Thabata Montserrat Hernández-Cruz
ALAdriana Jazmín Legorreta-Castañeda
Adriana Jazmín Legorreta-Castañeda
KGKarina García-Gutiérrez
Karina García-Gutiérrez
MCMarco Polo Carballo-Sánchez
Marco Polo Carballo-Sánchez
GGGuadalupe Guerra-Sánchez
Guadalupe Guerra-Sánchez
DODario Rafael Olicón-Hernández
Dario Rafael Olicón-Hernández

20 May 2022 in Journal of Fungi
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Héctor Mora-MontesHéctor Mora-Montes
Héctor Mora-Montes
KGKarina García-Gutiérrez
Karina García-Gutiérrez
LCLaura Cristina García Carnero
Laura Cristina García Carnero
NLNancy E. Lozoya-Pérez
Nancy E. Lozoya-Pérez
JRJorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
Jorge Humberto Ramirez-Prado
The fungal cell wall is an attractive structure to look for new antifungal drug targets and for understanding the host-fungus interaction. Sporothrix schenckii is one of the main causative agents of both human and animal sporotrichosis and currently is the species most studied of the Sporothrix genus. The cell wall of this organism has been previously analyzed, and rhamnoconjugates are signature molecules found on the surface of both mycelia and yeast-like cells. Similar to other reactions where sugars are covalently linked to other sugars, lipids, or proteins, the rhamnosylation process in this organism is expected to involve glycosyltransferases with the ability to transfer rhamnose from a sugar donor to the acceptor molecule, i.e., rhamnosyltransferases. However, no obvious rhamnosyltransferase has thus far been identified within the S. schenckii proteome or genome. Here, using a Hidden Markov Model profile strategy, we found within the S. schenckii genome five putative genes encoding for rhamnosyltransferases. Expression analyses indicated that only two of them, named RHT1 and RHT2, were significantly expressed in yeast-like cells and during interaction with the host. These two genes were heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, and the purified recombinant proteins showed rhamnosyltransferase activity, dependent on the presence of UDP-rhamnose as a sugar donor. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about rhamnosyltransferases in S. schenckii.

15 January 2024 in Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
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ACAdriana Jazmín Legorreta Castañeda
Adriana Jazmín Legorreta Castañeda
GGGuadalupe Guerra-Sánchez
Guadalupe Guerra-Sánchez
KGKarina García-Gutiérrez
Karina García-Gutiérrez
Dario Rafael Olicón-HernándezDario Rafael Olicón-Hernández
Dario Rafael Olicón-Hernández

17 August 2014 in Current Microbiology
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KGKarina García-Gutiérrez
Karina García-Gutiérrez
JIJorge E. Ibarra
Jorge E. Ibarra
Alejandra BravoAlejandra Bravo
Alejandra Bravo
JDJavier Díaz
Javier Díaz
DGDafne Gutiérrez
Dafne Gutiérrez
PLPatricia Gomez De Leon
Patricia Gomez De Leon

17 July 2025 in Biodegradation
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THThabata Montserrat Hernández-Cruz
Thabata Montserrat Hernández-Cruz
KGKarina García-Gutiérrez
Karina García-Gutiérrez
ACAdriana Jazmín Legorreta Castañeda
Adriana Jazmín Legorreta Castañeda
GGGuadalupe Guerra-Sánchez
Guadalupe Guerra-Sánchez
Dario Rafael Olicón-HernándezDario Rafael Olicón-Hernández
Dario Rafael Olicón-Hernández