Publications

  1. Carlos Oliva and Jimena Sierralta. Regulation of axonal development by the nuclear protein hindsight (pebbled) in the Drosophila visual system. Developmental Biology, Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print].
  2. Andrè; Bachmann, Oliver Kobler, Robert Kittel, Carolin Wichmann, Jimena Sierralta, Stephan Sigrist, Eckart Gundelfinger, Elizabeth Knust, and Ulrich Thomas. (2010) A perisynaptic menage a trois between Dlg, DLin-7 and Metro controls proper organization of Drosophila synaptic junctions, Journal of Neuroscience, 30:5811-24.
  3. Pérez FR, Venegas F, González M, Andrés S, Vallejos C, Riquelme G, Sierralta J, Michea L. (2009). Endothelial epithelial sodium channel inhibition activates endothelial nitric oxide synthase via phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt in small-diameter mesenteric arteries. Hypertension, 53:1000-7
  4. Sanhueza D, Montoya A, Sierralta J, Kukuljan M. (2009). Expression of voltage-activated calcium channels in the early zebrafish embryo. Zygote, 17:131-5.
  5. V. Albornoz, C. Mendoza-Topaz, C. Oliva, J. Tello,  P. Olguín, and J. Sierralta. (2008) Temporal and spatial expression of Drosophila DLGS97 during development. Gene and Expression patterns, 8:443-51#.
  6. Mendoza-Topaz, F. Urra, R. Barría, V. Albornoz, D. Ugalde, U. Thomas, E. Gundelfinger, R. Delgado, M. Kukuljan, P. D. Sanxaridis, S. Tsunoda, M.F. Ceriani, V. Budnik and J. Sierralta. (2008) DLGS97/SAP97 is developmentally upregulated and is required for complex adult behaviors and synapse morphology and function. J Neuroscience, 28(1):304-14.
  7. J. Sierralta y C. Mendoza. (2004). PDZ containing proteins: alternative splicing as a source of functional diversity. Brain Research Reviews, 47: 105-115.
  8. Bachmann, M. Timmer, J. Sierralta, G. Pietrini, E.D. Gundelfinger, E. Knust, y U. Thomas. (2004) Cell type-specific recruitment of Drosophila Lin-7 to distinct MAGUK-based protein complexes defines novel roles for Sdt and Dlg-S97. J Cell Science, 117:1899-909.
  9. R. Delgado, M.V. Saavedra , O. Schmachtenberg , J. Sierralta y J. Bacigalupo J. (2003). Presence of Ca2+-dependent K+ channels in chemosensory cilia support a role in odor transduction. J Neurophysiology, 90:2022-2028.
  10. C. Mendoza, P. Olguín, G. Lafferte, U. Thomas, S. Ebitsch, E.D. Gundelfinger, M. Kukuljan, y J. Sierralta. (2003) Novel isoforms of Dlg are fundamental for neuronal development in Drosophila. J Neuroscience, 23:2093-2101.
  11. P. Velez , J. Sierralta, C. Alcayaga,  M. Fonseca,  H. Loyola, D.C. Johns, G.F. Tomaselli, E. Marban y B.A. Suarez-Isla. (2001) A functional assay for paralytic shellfish toxins that uses recombinant sodium channels. Toxicon, 39: 929-935.
  12. S. Tsunoda, J. Sierralta and C.S. Zuker. (1998). Specificity in signaling: multimolecular complexes. Current Opinion in Genetic and Development, 8: 419-422.
  13. S. Tsunoda, J. Sierralta, Y. Sun, R. Bodner, E. Suzuki, A. Becker, M. Socolich y C.S. Zuker. (1997). A multivalent PDZ domain protein assembles signalling complexes in a G-protein-coupled signalling cascade. Nature, 388: 243-249.
  14. J. Sierralta, M. Fill y B.A. Suárez-Isla. (1996). Functionally heterogenous ryanodine receptors in avian cerebellum. Journal of Biological Chemistry,, 271: 17028-17034.
  15. R. Armisén, J. Sierralta, P. Vélez, D. Naranjo y B.A. Suárez-Isla. (1996). Modal gating in ryanodine-sensitive Ca 2+ relase channels. American Journal of Physiology, 271: C144-C153.
  16. Hernández-Cruz A., M. Díaz-Muñoz, M. Gómez-Chavarín, R. Cañedo-Merino, D. Protti, J. Sierralta y B. Suárez-Isla. (1995). Ryanodine sensitive calcium release channels underly caffeine-induced calcium mobilization in sympathetic neurons from rat superior cervical ganglion. European Journal of Neuroscience, 7:1684-1699.
  17. Carrasco, M.A., Sierralta, J. y Mazancourt Ph. (1994). Characterization and distribution of G proteins highly purified skeletal muscle fractions from rabbit and frog. Archives in Biochemistry and Biophysics. 310:76-81.
  18. Carrasco, M.A., Sierralta,J. y Hidalgo, C. (1993). Phospholipase C activity in membranes and soluble fraction isolated from frog skeletal muscle. Biochemical and Biophysical Acta. 1152:44- 48.
  19. J. Sierralta y K. Gysling. (1990) Effect of Dopamine depletion upon the K+ evoked release of CCK from superfused striatal slices. Neuroscience Letters, 112:313-317.