Beatriz Maestro

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Country: Spain

Publications

  1. ncbi Novel approaches to fight Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Av Universidad, s n 03202 Elche Alicante, Spain
    Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2:188-96. 2007
  2. ncbi Inhibition of pneumococcal choline-binding proteins and cell growth by esters of bicyclic amines
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
    FEBS J 274:364-76. 2007
  3. ncbi Rational stabilization of the C-LytA affinity tag by protein engineering
    Víctor M Hernández-Rocamora
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Avda Universidad s n, Elche 03202, Spain
    Protein Eng Des Sel 21:709-20. 2008
  4. ncbi Extensive unfolding of the C-LytA choline-binding module by submicellar concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulphate
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Av Universidad, s n 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
    FEBS Lett 581:375-81. 2007
  5. ncbi Recognition of peptidoglycan and ?-lactam antibiotics by the extracellular domain of the Ser/Thr protein kinase StkP from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
    FEBS Lett 585:357-63. 2011
  6. ncbi Characterization of Snail nuclear import pathways as representatives of C2H2 zinc finger transcription factors
    José Manuel Mingot
    Instituto de Neurociencias, CSIC UMH, Avda Ramon y Cajal s n, San Juan de Alicante, Spain
    J Cell Sci 122:1452-60. 2009
  7. ncbi Affinity partitioning of proteins tagged with choline-binding modules in aqueous two-phase systems
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Avda Universidad s n, 03202 Elche Alicante, Spain
    J Chromatogr A 1208:189-96. 2008
  8. ncbi Accumulation of partly folded states in the equilibrium unfolding of the pneumococcal choline-binding module C-LytA
    Beatriz Maestro
    , , Av. Universidad, s/n, E-03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
    Biochem J 387:479-88. 2005
  9. ncbi Modulation of pPS10 host range by plasmid-encoded RepA initiator protein
    Beatriz Maestro
    , , , Madrid, Spain
    J Bacteriol 185:1367-75. 2003
  10. ncbi Modulation of pPS10 host range by DnaA
    Beatriz Maestro
    Departamento de Microbiologia Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Microbiol 46:223-34. 2002

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Novel approaches to fight Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Av Universidad, s n 03202 Elche Alicante, Spain
    Recent Pat Antiinfect Drug Discov 2:188-96. 2007
    ..In this article we present the main relevant characteristics of this pathogen and review the most recent methods that have been patented for the prevention, diagnostic and treatment of the pneumococcal diseases...
  2. ncbi Inhibition of pneumococcal choline-binding proteins and cell growth by esters of bicyclic amines
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
    FEBS J 274:364-76. 2007
    ..These results may open up the possibility of the development of bicyclic amines as new antimicrobials for use against pneumococcal pathologies...
  3. ncbi Rational stabilization of the C-LytA affinity tag by protein engineering
    Víctor M Hernández-Rocamora
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Avda Universidad s n, Elche 03202, Spain
    Protein Eng Des Sel 21:709-20. 2008
    ..Therefore, C-LytAm7 behaves as an improved affinity tag and supports the engineering of surface salt bridges as an effective approach for protein stabilization...
  4. ncbi Extensive unfolding of the C-LytA choline-binding module by submicellar concentrations of sodium dodecyl sulphate
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Av Universidad, s n 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
    FEBS Lett 581:375-81. 2007
    ..A model for the unfolding of C-LytA by SDS is presented and compared to a previous denaturation scheme by guanidine hydrochloride...
  5. ncbi Recognition of peptidoglycan and ?-lactam antibiotics by the extracellular domain of the Ser/Thr protein kinase StkP from Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain
    FEBS Lett 585:357-63. 2011
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  6. ncbi Characterization of Snail nuclear import pathways as representatives of C2H2 zinc finger transcription factors
    José Manuel Mingot
    Instituto de Neurociencias, CSIC UMH, Avda Ramon y Cajal s n, San Juan de Alicante, Spain
    J Cell Sci 122:1452-60. 2009
    ..Importantly, the identified basic residues are also conserved in other families of C(2)H(2) transcription factors whose nuclear localization requires the zinc finger region...
  7. ncbi Affinity partitioning of proteins tagged with choline-binding modules in aqueous two-phase systems
    Beatriz Maestro
    Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Avda Universidad s n, 03202 Elche Alicante, Spain
    J Chromatogr A 1208:189-96. 2008
    ..The described procedure is simple, scalable and reproducible, and has been successfully applied to the purification of four diverse proteins, resulting in high yields and purity...
  8. ncbi Accumulation of partly folded states in the equilibrium unfolding of the pneumococcal choline-binding module C-LytA
    Beatriz Maestro
    , , Av. Universidad, s/n, E-03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
    Biochem J 387:479-88. 2005
    ..Thermal denaturation of C-LytA suggests the accumulation of at least the I1 species. These results might pave the way for an effective improvement of its biotechnological applications by protein engineering...
  9. ncbi Modulation of pPS10 host range by plasmid-encoded RepA initiator protein
    Beatriz Maestro
    , , , Madrid, Spain
    J Bacteriol 185:1367-75. 2003
    ..We propose possible explanations for the host range effect of the different repA mutants, including the enhancement of limiting interactions of RepA with specific host replication factors such as DnaA...
  10. ncbi Modulation of pPS10 host range by DnaA
    Beatriz Maestro
    Departamento de Microbiologia Molecular, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, Spain
    Mol Microbiol 46:223-34. 2002
    ..coli and provides support for the hypothesis that interactions between RepA and DnaA modulate the establishment of pPS10 in that bacteria and probably in other species...