• A fijivirus major viroplasm protein shows RNA-stimulated ATPase activity by adopting pentameric and hexameric assemblies of dimers 

      Llauger, Gabriela; Melero, Roberto; Monti, Demian Esteban; Sycz, Gabriela; Huck-Iriart, Cristian; Cerutti, Maria Laura; Klinke, Sebastián; Mikkelsen, Evelyn; Tijman, Ariel; Arranz, Rocío; Alfonso, Victoria; Arellano, Sofía Maité; Goldbaum, Fernando Alberto; Sterckx, Yann G. J.; Carazo, José María; Kaufman, Sergio B.; Dans, Pablo D.; Del Vas, Mariana; Otero, Lisandro H. (American Society for Microbiology, 2023-02)
      Fijiviruses replicate and package their genomes within viroplasms in a pro cess involving RNA-RNA and RNA-protein interactions. Here, we demonstrate that the 24 C-terminal residues (C-arm) of the P9-1 major viroplasm protein ...
    • Bacterially expressed dsRNA induces Varroa destructor gene knockdown by honey bee-mediated oral administration 

      Muntaabski, Irina; Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla; Liendo, María Clara; Niz, José María; Russo, Romina Maria; Salvador, Ricardo (Taylor and Francis, 2022-02)
      The ectoparasite Varroa destructor causes serious losses of Apis mellifera colonies and negatively impacts the beekeeping industry around the world. New control methods have been proposed based on the RNA interference ...