• 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 ...
    • Development of a novel set of Gateway-compatible vectors for live imaging in insect cells 

      Maroniche, Guillermo Andrés; Mongelli, Vanesa Claudia; Alfonso, Victoria; Llauger, Gabriela; Taboga, Oscar Alberto; Del Vas, Mariana (The Royal Entomological Society, 2011-10)
      Insect genomics is a growing area of research. To exploit fully the genomic data that are being generated, high-throughput systems for the functional characterization of insect proteins and their interactomes are required. ...
    • Development of nanobodies against Mal de Río Cuarto virus major viroplasm protein P9‑1 for diagnostic sandwich ELISA and immunodetection 

      Llauger, Gabriela; Monti, Demian Esteban; Aduriz Guerrero, Matías; Romão, Ema; Dumon, Analia Delina; Mattio, Maria Fernanda; Wigdorovitz, Andres; Muyldermans, Serge; Vincke, Cécile; Parreño, Viviana; Del Vas, Mariana (Springer Nature, 2021-10)
      Mal de Río Cuarto virus (MRCV) is a member of the genus Fijivirus of the family Reoviridae that causes a devastating disease in maize and is persistently and propagatively transmitted by planthopper vectors. Virus replication ...
    • In vivo subcellular localization of Mal de Río Cuarto virus (MRCV) non-structural proteins in insect cells reveals their putative functions 

      Maroniche, Guillermo Andrés; Mongelli, Vanesa Claudia; Llauger, Gabriela; Alfonso, Victoria; Taboga, Oscar Alberto; Del Vas, Mariana (Elsevier, 2012-09)
      The in vivo subcellular localization of Mal de Río Cuarto virus (MRCV, Fijivirus, Reoviridae) non-structural proteins fused to GFP was analyzed by confocal microscopy. P5-1 showed a cytoplasmic vesicular-like distribution ...
    • Mal de Río Cuarto virus infection causes hormone imbalance and sugar accumulation in wheat leaves 

      De Haro, Luis Alejandro; Arellano, Sofía Maité; Novak, Ondrej; Feil, Regina; Dumon, Analia Delfina; Mattio, Maria Fernanda; Tarkowska, Danuse; Llauger, Gabriela; Strnad, Miroslav; Lunn, John Edward; Pearce, Stephen; Figueroa, Carlos María; Del Vas, Mariana (BMC, 2019-03)
      Background; Mal de Río Cuarto virus (MRCV) infects several monocotyledonous species including maize and wheat. Infected plants show shortened internodes, partial sterility, increased tillering and reduced root length. To ...