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  1. Exploring the potential of chitin and chitosan in nanobiocomposites for fungal immunological detection and antifungal action

    Article • Carbohydrate Research, September 2024, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  2. The sunflower jacalin Helja: biological and structural insights of its antifungal activity against Candida albicans

    Article • Glycobiology, July 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  3. Candida tropicalis PMT2 Is a Dispensable Gene for Viability but Required for Proper Interaction with the Host

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  4. Strategies of Pharmacological Repositioning for the Treatment of Medically Relevant Mycoses

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, June 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  5. Silencing of Sporothrix schenckii GP70 Reveals Its Contribution to Fungal Adhesion, Virulence, and the Host–Fungus Interaction

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  6. An ELISA-based method for Galleria mellonella apolipophorin-III quantification

    Article • PeerJ, March 2024, PeerJ

    Hector Mora-Montes

  7. The Emerging Pathogen Candida metapsilosis: Biological Aspects, Virulence Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, January 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  8. Sporothrix brasiliensis Infection Modulates Antimicrobial Peptides and Stress Management Gene Expression in the Invertebrate Biomodel Galleria mellonella

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  9. Differential Recognition of Clinically Relevant Sporothrix Species by Human Granulocytes

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  10. Contribution of N-Linked Mannosylation Pathway to Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis Biofilm Formation

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, October 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  11. Galleria mellonella Antimicrobial Peptides and Stress Management Gene Expression in Response to Deleterious Events Caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis

    Article • September 2023, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  12. Differential Recognition of Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa by Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages and Dendritic Cells

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  13. Current Progress in Sporothrix brasiliensis Basic Aspects

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  14. Differential Recognition of Clinically Relevant Sporothrix Species by Human Mononuclear Cells

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  15. Candida haemulonii Complex and Candida auris: Biology, Virulence Factors, Immune Response, and Multidrug Resistance

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  16. Non-albicans Candida Species: Immune Response, Evasion Mechanisms, and New Plant-Derived Alternative Therapies

    Article • Journal of Fungi, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  17. Silencing of ROT2, the Encoding Gene of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Glucosidase II, Affects the Cell Wall and the Sporothrix schenckii–Host Interaction

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  18. Moonlighting proteins in medically relevant fungi

    Article • PeerJ, September 2022, PeerJ

    Hector Mora-Montes

  19. Special Issue “Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis 2.0”

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  20. Candida lusitaniae: Biology, Pathogenicity, Virulence Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  21. The Search for Cryptic L-Rhamnosyltransferases on the Sporothrix schenckii Genome

    Article • Journal of Fungi, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  22. Mucormycosis and COVID-19-Associated Mucormycosis: Insights of a Deadly but Neglected Mycosis

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  23. Biological and Clinical Attributes of Sporothrix globosa, a Causative Agent of Sporotrichosis

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, April 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  24. Disruption of protein rhamnosylation affects the Sporothrix schenckii-host interaction

    Article • The Cell Surface, December 2021, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  25. The Heat Shock Protein 60 and Pap1 Participate in the Sporothrix schenckii-Host Interaction

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  26. Role of Protein Glycosylation in Interactions of Medically Relevant Fungi with the Host

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  27. Tenebrio molitor as an Alternative Model to Analyze the Sporothrix Species Virulence

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  28. Mechanochemistry as a Sustainable Method for the Preparation of Fluorescent Ugi BODIPY Adducts

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2020, Wiley

    Hector Mora-Montes

  29. Overexpression of the celA1 gene in BCG modifies surface pellicle, glucosamine content in biofilms, and affects in vivo replication

    Article • Tuberculosis, December 2020, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  30. Influences of the Culturing Media in the Virulence and Cell Wall of Sporothrix schenckii, Sporothrix brasiliensis, and Sporothrix globosa

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  31. Early Virulence Predictors during the Candida Species–Galleria mellonella Interaction

    Article • Journal of Fungi, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  32. Current Aspects in the Biology, Pathogeny, and Treatment of Candida krusei, a Neglected Fungal Pathogen

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Hector Mora-Montes

  33. Loss of Kex2 Affects the Candida albicans Cell Wall and Interaction with Innate Immune Cells

    Article • Journal of Fungi, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  34. Virulence Factors in Sporothrix schenckii

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, March 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Orazio Romeo, laura garcía carnero, Hector Mora-Montes, Alma Karina Tamez-Castrellon

  35. Proteins as Virulence Factors and Immune Modulators During the Host-Fungus Interaction

    Article • Current Protein and Peptide Science, March 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

    Hector Mora-Montes

  36. Differential recognition of Candida tropicalis, Candida guilliermondii, Candida krusei, and Candida auris by human innate immune cells

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, April 2019, Dove Medical Press

    laura garcía carnero, Hector Mora-Montes

  37. Silencing of OCH1 unveils the role of Sporothrix schenckii N-linked glycans during the host–fungus interaction

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, December 2018, Dove Medical Press

    PhD. José Ascención Martínez Álvarez, Hector Mora-Montes, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  38. Special Issue “Sporothrix and Sporotrichosis”

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2018, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  39. Generation of Sporothrix schenckii mutants expressing the green fluorescent protein suitable for the study of host-fungus interactions

    Article • Fungal Biology, October 2018, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes, Dr. Sergio Casas-Flores

  40. Current trends to control fungal pathogens: exploiting our knowledge in the host–pathogen interaction

    Article • Infection and Drug Resistance, July 2018, Dove Medical Press

    PhD. José Ascención Martínez Álvarez, Hector Mora-Montes, laura garcía carnero

  41. Role of protein phosphomannosylation in the Candida tropicalis–macrophage interaction

    Article • FEMS Yeast Research, April 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  42. Saccharomyces cerevisiae KTR4 , KTR5 and KTR7 encode mannosyltransferases differentially involved in the N - and O -linked glycosylation pathways

    Article • Research in Microbiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  43. Fungal Strategies to Evade the Host Immune Recognition

    Article • Journal of Fungi, September 2017, MDPI AG

    Hector Mora-Montes

  44. The immune response against Candida spp. and Sporothrix schenckii

    Article • Revista Iberoamericana de Micología, January 2014, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  45. Reporters for the analysis of N-glycosylation in Candida albicans

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  46. Isolation of Sporothrix schenckii GDA1 and functional characterization of the encoded guanosine diphosphatase activity

    Article • Archives of Microbiology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hector Mora-Montes

  47. Differential Virulence ofCandida glabrataGlycosylation Mutants

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2013, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  48. Differential Adaptation of Candida albicans In Vivo Modulates Immune Recognition by Dectin-1

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, April 2013, PLOS

    Hector Mora-Montes

  49. Isolation and functional characterization of Sporothrix schenckii ROT2, the encoding gene for the endoplasmic reticulum glucosidase II

    Article • Fungal Biology, August 2012, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  50. Isolation of Sporothrix schenckii MNT1 and the biochemical and functional characterization of the encoded  1,2-mannosyltransferase activity

    Article • Microbiology, June 2012, Society for General Microbiology

    Hector Mora-Montes

  51. Biochemical characterization of recombinant Candida albicans mannosyltransferases Mnt1, Mnt2 and Mnt5 reveals new functions in O- and N-mannan biosynthesis

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, March 2012, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes, Juan Pedro Luna-Arias

  52. Interactions Between Macrophages and Cell Wall Oligosaccharides of Candida albicans

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hector Mora-Montes

  53. Recognition and Blocking of Innate Immunity Cells by Candida albicans Chitin

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2011, ASM Journals

    Hector Mora-Montes

  54. Sporothrix schenckiicomplex and sporotrichosis, an emerging health problem

    Article • Future Microbiology, January 2011, Future Medicine

    Hector Mora-Montes

  55. A Biphasic Innate Immune MAPK Response Discriminates between the Yeast and Hyphal Forms of Candida albicans in Epithelial Cells

    Article • Cell Host & Microbe, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Julian Naglik, Hector Mora-Montes

  56. Melanin Externalization in Candida albicans Depends on Cell Wall Chitin Structures

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, June 2010, ASM Journals

    Hector Mora-Montes

  57. Phosphorylation regulates polarisation of chitin synthesis in Candida albicans

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, June 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Hector Mora-Montes

  58. Biochemical characterization of Candida albicans α-glucosidase I heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hector Mora-Montes

  59. A Multifunctional Mannosyltransferase Family in Candida albicans Determines Cell Wall Mannan Structure and Host-Fungus Interactions

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2010, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  60. Contribution of Candida albicans Cell Wall Components to Recognition by and Escape from Murine Macrophages

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2010, ASM Journals

    Hector Mora-Montes

  61. Protein glycosylation inCandida

    Article • Future Microbiology, November 2009, Future Medicine

    Hector Mora-Montes

  62. Toll-Like Receptor 9-Dependent Activation of Myeloid Dendritic Cells by Deoxynucleic Acids from Candida albicans

    Article • Infection and Immunity, May 2009, ASM Journals

    Hector Mora-Montes

  63. Bypassing Pathogen‐Induced Inflammasome Activation for the Regulation of Interleukin‐1β Production by the Fungal PathogenCandida albicans

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  64. Loss of mannosylphosphate from Candida albicans cell wall proteins results in enhanced resistance to the inhibitory effect of a cationic antimicrobial peptide via reduced peptide binding to the cell surface

    Article • Microbiology, April 2009, Society for General Microbiology

    Hector Mora-Montes

  65. Kex2 protease converts the endoplasmic reticulum  1,2-mannosidase of Candida albicans into a soluble cytosolic form

    Article • Microbiology, December 2008, Society for General Microbiology

    Hector Mora-Montes

  66. Functional analysis of Candida albicans GPI-anchored proteins: Roles in cell wall integrity and caspofungin sensitivity

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Hector Mora-Montes

  67. Dendritic Cell Interaction withCandida albicansCritically Depends onN-Linked Mannan

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 2008, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  68. Syk kinase is required for collaborative cytokine production induced through Dectin-1 and Toll-like receptors

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, February 2008, Wiley

    Hector Mora-Montes

  69. Endoplasmic Reticulum α-Glycosidases of Candida albicans Are Required for N Glycosylation, Cell Wall Integrity, and Normal Host-Fungus Interaction

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, December 2007, ASM Journals

    Hector Mora-Montes

  70. Immune Recognition ofCandida albicansβ‐glucan by Dectin‐1

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hector Mora-Montes

  71. Copper(II) Complexes with New Polypodal Ligands Presenting Axial−Equatorial Phenoxo Bridges {2-[(Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methylphenol, 2-[(Bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl]-4-methyl-6-(methylthio)phenol}:  Examples of Ferromagnetically Coup...

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, August 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Diego A Venegas-Yazigi, Hector Mora-Montes

  72. Conversion of α1,2-mannosidase E-I from Candida albicans to α1,2-mannosidase E-II by limited proteolysis

    Article • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Hector Mora-Montes

  73. Hydrolysis of Man9GlcNAc2 and Man8GlcNAc2 oligosaccharides by a purified  -mannosidase from Candida albicans

    Article • Glycobiology, April 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Hector Mora-Montes