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Overview

Julio A. Camarero is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans a variety of topics primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as immunology and microbiology.

The scientist's work covers several specialized subfields, including molecular biology, immunology, plant science, microbiology, and infectious diseases.

Main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Interferon and Immune Responses
  • Inflammasome and Immune Disorders

Julio A. Camarero has contributed to multiple research articles published in notable venues such as:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • mBio
  • Molecules
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • RSC Chemical Biology

Selected recent papers include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Nsp5 Demonstrates Two Distinct Mechanisms Targeting RIG-I and MAVS To Evade the Innate Immune Response," 2021, mBio
  • "Using the Cyclotide Scaffold for Targeting Biomolecular Interactions in Drug Development," 2022, Molecules
  • "Engineered Cyclotides with Potent Broad in Vitro and in Vivo Antimicrobial Activity," 2021, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Chemical Synthesis of a Potent Antimicrobial Peptide Murepavadin Using a Tandem Native Chemical Ligation/Desulfurization Reaction," 2021, The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Resistance is futile: targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria with de novo Cys-rich cyclic polypeptides," 2023, RSC Chemical Biology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ganesan Rajasekaran, Mansour A. Dughbaj, Paul M. Beringer, Binu Jacob, and Alicia Vogelaar. These coauthors have contributed multiple publications alongside Julio A. Camarero.

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • A large-scale evaluation of peptide vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease: lack of solid protection in cattle and isolation of escape mutants.

    O Taboga;C Tami;E Carrillo;J I Núñez

  • In Vivo Activation of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway by an Engineered Cyclotide.

    Yanbin Ji;Subhabrata Majumder;Melissa Millard;Radhika Borra

  • Fabrication of assembled virus nanostructures on templates of chemoselective linkers formed by scanning probe nanolithography.

    Chin Li "Barry" Cheung;Julio A. Camarero;Bruce W. Woods;Tianwei Lin

  • Recent developments in the site-specific immobilization of proteins onto solid supports.

    Julio A. Camarero

  • Chemoselective attachment of biologically active proteins to surfaces by expressed protein ligation and its application for "protein chip" fabrication.

    Julio A. Camarero;Youngeun Kwon;Matthew A. Coleman

  • Biosynthesis of a Head-to-Tail Cyclized Protein with Improved Biological Activity

    Julio A. Camarero;Tom W. Muir

  • Chemical ligation of unprotected peptides directly from a solid support

    Julio A. Camarero;Graham J. Cotton;Alberto Adeva;Tom W. Muir

  • Intein Applications: From Protein Purification and Labeling to Metabolic Control Methods

    David W. Wood;Julio A. Camarero

  • Fmoc-Based Synthesis of Peptide α-Thioesters Using an Aryl Hydrazine Support†

    Julio A Camarero;Benjamin J Hackel;James J de Yoreo;Alexander R Mitchell

  • Protein Microarrays: Novel Developments and Applications

    Luis Berrade;Angie E. Garcia;Julio A. Camarero

  • Autoregulation of a bacterial σ factor explored by using segmental isotopic labeling and NMR

    Julio A. Camarero;Alexander Shekhtman;Elizabeth A. Campbell;Mark Chlenov

  • Biosynthesis of the Cyclotide Kalata B1 by Using Protein Splicing

    Richard H. Kimura;Ahn‐Tuyet Tran;Julio A. Camarero

  • Chemical Synthesis of a Circular Protein Domain: Evidence for Folding-Assisted Cyclization.

    Julio A. Camarero;Joanna Pavel;Tom W. Muir

  • Design of a novel cyclotide-based CXCR4 antagonist with anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 activity.

    Teshome L. Aboye;Helen Ha;Subhabrata Majumder;Frauke Christ

  • Chemoselective backbone cyclization of unprotected peptides

    Julio A. Camarero;Tom W. Muir

  • Introduction of unnatural amino acids into proteins using expressed protein ligation

    Brenda Ayers;Ulrich K. Blaschke;Julio A. Camarero;Graham J. Cotton

  • Selective Immobilization of Proteins onto Solid Supports through Split‐Intein‐Mediated Protein Trans‐Splicing

    Youngeun Kwon;Matthew A. Coleman;Julio A. Camarero

  • Biosynthesis of a fully functional cyclotide inside living bacterial cells.

    Julio A. Camarero;Richard H. Kimura;Youn-Hi Woo;Alexander Shekhtman

  • Cyclotides, a Novel Ultrastable Polypeptide Scaffold for Drug Discovery

    Andrew Gould;Yanbin Ji;Teshome L. Aboye;Julio A. Camarero

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom W. Muir
Tom W. Muir Princeton University
David Andreu
David Andreu Pompeu Fabra University
Ernest Giralt
Ernest Giralt University of Barcelona
Esteban Domingo
Esteban Domingo Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Mauricio G. Mateu
Mauricio G. Mateu Spanish National Research Council
James J. De Yoreo
James J. De Yoreo Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David Fushman
David Fushman University of Maryland, College Park
Lei Wang
Lei Wang University of California, San Francisco
Konstantin Severinov
Konstantin Severinov Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David Cowburn
David Cowburn Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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