• Análisis funcional de Snakin - 1 en plantas transgénicas de Solanum tuberosum 

      Nahirñak, Vanesa (Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2015-04)
      Snakin-1 (SN1)es un péptido antimicrobiano rico en cisteínas aislado a partir de Solanum tuberosum que fue clasificado como miembro de la familia Snakin/GASA. Con el objetivo de estudiar el rol de SN1 in planta, se realizó ...
    • Argentinian potato leafroll virus P0 protein : Novel activities for a previously known suppressor 

      Barrios Baron, Maria Pilar; Delfosse, Veronica Cecilia; Agrofoglio, Yamila Carla; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia; Distefano, Ana Julia (Wiley, 2021-02)
      The potato leafroll virus (PLRV) P0 protein (P0PL) is a suppressor of RNA silencing. In this study, we showed that P0 protein from an Argentinian isolate of PLRV (P0PL‐Ar) has an additional activity not described for other ...
    • First complete genome sequence of potato leafroll virus from Argentina 

      Barrios Baron, Maria Pilar; Agrofoglio, Yamila Carla; Delfosse, Veronica Cecilia; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Gonzalez De Urreta, Martin Salvador; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia; Sabio Y Garcia, Julia Veronica (2017-07)
      In this study, we determined for the first time the complete genomic sequence of an Argentinian isolate of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV), the type species of the genus Polerovirus. The isolate sequenced came from a Solanum ...
    • Genome-wide analysis of the snakin/GASA gene family in solanum tuberosum cv. Kennebec 

      Nahirñak, Vanesa; Rivarola, Maximo Lisandro; Gonzalez De Urreta, Martin Salvador; Paniego, Norma Beatriz; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (2016-04)
      Snakin/GASA proteins have been involved in different aspects of plant growth and development although their exact role is still intriguing. All of them maintain 12 cysteines of the C-terminus in highly conserved positions ...
    • Isolation and characterization of the tissue and development-specific potato snakin-1 promoter inducible by temperature and wounding 

      Almasia, Natalia Ines; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, 2010-09)
      Snakin-1 (StSN1) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide isolated from Solanum tuberosum. Homologous proteins have been identified in a wide range of species but there is no apparent consensus in the roles they play. A ...
    • Potato Snakin-1 Gene Silencing Affects Cell Division, Primary Metabolism, and Cell Wall Composition 

      Nahirñak, Vanesa; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Fernandez, Paula Virginia; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Estevez, Jose Manuel; Carrari, Fernando; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2012-01)
      Snakin-1 (SN1) is an antimicrobial cysteine-rich peptide isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum) that was classified as a member of the Snakin/Gibberellic Acid Stimulated in Arabidopsis protein family. In this work, a ...
    • Potato snakin‑1: an antimicrobial player of the trade‑off between host defense and development 

      Almasia, Natalia Ines; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (Springer, 2020-07)
      Snakin-1 (SN1) from potato is a cysteine-rich antimicrobial peptide with high evolutionary conservation. It has 63 amino acid residues, 12 of which are cysteines capable of forming six disulfide bonds. SN1 localizes in the ...
    • Snakin-1 affects reactive oxygen species and ascorbic acid levels and hormone balance in potato 

      Nahirñak, Vanesa; Rivarola, Maximo Lisandro; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Barrios Baron, María Pilar; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Vile, Denis; Paniego, Norma Beatriz; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (PLOS, 2019-03-25)
      Snakin-1 is a member of the Solanum tuberosum Snakin/GASA family. We previously demonstrated that Snakin-1 is involved in plant defense to pathogens as well as in plant growth and development, but its mechanism of action ...
    • Snakin/GASA proteins : involvement in hormone crosstalk and redox homeostasis 

      Nahirñak, Vanesa; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (Taylor & Francis, 2012)
      Snakin/GASA proteins are widely distributed among plant species. They are expressed in different plant organs with high tissue and temporal specificity, and their subcellular localization varies among the different members. ...
    • State of the art of genetic engineering in potato: from the first report to its future potential 

      Nahirñak, Vanesa; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Gonzalez, Matías Nicolás; Massa, Gabriela Alejandra; Decima Oneto, Cecilia Andrea; Feingold, Sergio Enrique; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (Frontiers Media, 2022-01)
      Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a crop of world importance that produces tubers of high nutritional quality. It is considered one of the promising crops to overcome the challenges of poverty and hunger worldwide. However, ...
    • Successful production of the potato antimicrobial peptide Snakin-1 in baculovirus-infected insect cells and development of specific antibodies 

      Almasia, Natalia Ines; Molinari, Maria Paula; Maroniche, Guillermo Andrés; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Barrios Baron, Maria Pilar; Taboga, Oscar Alberto; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia (2017)
      Background: Snakin-1 (StSN1) is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial cysteine-rich peptide isolated from Solanum tuberosum. Its biotechnological potential has been already recognized since it exhibits in vivo antifungal and ...
    • Sunflower germin-like protein HaGLP1 promotes ROS accumulation and enhances protection against fungal pathogens in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana 

      Beracochea, Valeria Cecilia; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Peluffo, Lucila; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Paniego, Norma Beatriz; Heinz, Ruth Amelia; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia; Lia, Veronica Viviana (Springer, 2015-10)
      Germin-like proteins (GLPs) are a large, diverse and ubiquitous family of plant glycoproteins belonging to the Cupin super family. These proteins have been widely studied because of their diverse roles in important plant ...
    • Transgenic citrange troyer rootstocks overexpressing antimicrobial potato snakin-1 show reduced citrus canker disease symptoms 

      Conti, Gabriela; Gardella, Victoria; Vandecaveye, Melina Antonella; Gomez, Claudio Andres; Joris, Giovanna Lujan; Hauteville, Claudia; Burdyn, Lourdes; Almasia, Natalia Ines; Nahirñak, Vanesa; Vazquez Rovere, Cecilia; Gochez, Alberto Martin; Furman, Nicolas; Lezcano, Cecilia Carolina; Kobayashi, Ken; García, María Laura; Canteros, Blanca Isabel; Hopp, Horacio Esteban; Reyes, Carina Andrea (Elsevier, 2020-12)
      Citrus canker is a major disease caused by Xanthomonas citri pv. citri. Snakin-1 is an antimicrobial peptide, which was previously shown to be effective against different bacterial and fungal diseases in potato, wheat and ...