Publications

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51) Díaz-García V., Guerrero S., Díaz-Valdivia N., Lobos-González L., Kogan M., Pérez-Donoso J.M.* and Quest A.F. (2018) “Quantum dot labeled B16F10 murine melanoma cells as a new tool to monitor early steps of lung metastasis in vivo”. International Journal of Nanomedicine.13; 6391–6412.

 

50) Ulloa G., Quezada C., Araneda M., Escobar B., Fuentes E., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2018) “Phosphate favors the biosynthesis of CdS fluorescent nanoparticles (quantum dots) in Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19703 by improving metal uptake and tolerance”. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, 234. doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00234

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49) Glatstein  D., Bruna N., Gallardo-Benavente C., Bravo D., Carro Pérez M., Francisca F. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2018) “Arsenic and cadmium bioremediation by Antarctic bacteria capable to biosynthesize fluorescent nanoparticles”. Journal of Environmental Engineerin. 140 (3). doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001293   

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48) E. Bik, S. Bird, J. Bustamante, L. Leon, P. Nieto, K. Addae, V. Alegría-Mera, Cristian Bravo, Denisse Bravo, J. Cardenas, A. Caughey, P. Covarrubias, J. Pérez-Donoso, G. Gass, S. Gupta, K. Harman, D. Hongo, J. Jiménez, L. Kraal, F. Melis-Arcos, E. Morales, A. Morton, C. Navas, H. Nuñez, E. Olivares, N. Órdenes-Aenishanslins, F. Ossandon, R. Phan, Raul Pino, Katia Soto-Liebe, Ignacio Varas, Nathaniel A. Walton, Patricia Vera-Wolf, Daniel E. Almonacid, Audrey D. Goddard, J. Ugalde, J. Richman and Z. Apte (2017) “A new sequencing-based women's health assay combining self-sampling, HPV detection and genotyping, STI detection, and vaginal microbiome analysis”. bioRxiv, 217216.

 

 

47) Oliva-Arancibia B, Órdenes-Aenishanslins N, Zacconi FC, Pérez-Donoso JM and Poblete-Castro I (2017) “Co-synthesis of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates and CdS quantum dots nanoparticles in Pseudomonas putida KT2440”. Journal of Biotechnology. 264:29-3. DOI10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.10.013 

 

46) Valdivia-González M., Díaz-Vásquez W., Ruiz-Leon D., Becerra A., Aguayo D., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2017) “Tellurite detoxification by Shewanella”. Archives in Microbiology. Oct 11. doi: 10.1007/s00203-017-1438-2 

 

45) Gran-Scheuch A., Jiménez J.C., Bravo D., Fuentes E. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2017) “Isolation and characterization of phenanthrene degrading bacteria from diesel fuel-contaminated Antarctic soils”. Frontiers in Microbiology.  8: 1634 

 

44) Venegas F. A., Saona L. A., Monrás J. P., Órdenes-Aenishanslins N., Giordana M. F., Ulloa G., Collao B., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J. M. * (2017) “Biological phosphorylated molecules participate in the biomimetic and biological synthesis of CdS quantum dots by promoting H2S release from cellular thiols”. RSC Advances. 7 (64), 40270-40278 

 

43) Oyarzun D., Tello A., Pizarro G., Martin-Transaco R., Zúñiga C., Pérez-Donoso J., and Arratia-Pérez R., (2017) “Electrochemical synthesis, optical properties and morphological characterization of ZnO/Poly(N-PhMI-co-HEMA) nanocomposite”. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.06.039 

 

42) Vejar N., Sacre J., Collao B., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Pineda F., Worker B., Sancy M. and Páez M.A. (2016) “Enhanced corrosión of 7075 alloy by the presence of Bacillus megaterium”. International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 1; 9723-9733. doi: 10.20964/2016.11.33 

 

41) Ulloa G., Collao B., Araneda M., Escobar B., Álvarez S., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2016) ”Use of acidophilic bacteria from the Acidithiobacillus genus to biosynthesize CdS fluorescent nanoparticles (quantum dots) with high tolerance to acidic pH”. Enzymes and Microbial Technology. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2016.09.005 

 

40) Órdenes-Aenishanslins N., Anziani-Ostuni G., Vargas M., Alarcón J., Tello A., and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2016) “Pigments from Antarctic bacteria as photosensitizers in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. September, 162: 707- 714. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.08.004 

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39) Plaza D., Gallardo C., Straub Y., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2016) “Green synthesis of fluorescent nanoparticles by cadmium and tellurite resistant Antarctic bacteria: exploring novel natural nanofactories”.  Microbial Cell Factories. DOI: 10.1186/s12934-016-0477- 8 

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38) C. Soto, I. Bugueño, A. Hoare, S. Gonzalez, D. Venegas, D. Salinas, S. Melgar-Rodríguez, R. Vernal, J. Gamonal, A. F. G. Quest, J. M. Pérez-Donoso, D. Bravo “The Porphyromonas gingivalis O-antigen is required for inhibition of apoptosis in gingival epithelial cells following bacterial infection”. Paper en revision en Journal of Periodontal Research. Nov 4. doi:10.1111/jre.12331. 

 

 

37) Wansapura P., Díaz-Vásquez W., Vásquez C., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Chasteen T. (2015) “Thermal- and photo-stability of glutathione-capped cadmium telluride Quantum Dots”. Journal of Applied BioMaterials and Functional Materials. May 22. doi: 10.5301/jabfm.5000221. 

 

 

36) Díaz L., Hoare A., Soto C., Bugueño I., Silva N., Dutzan N., Venegas D., Salinas D., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Gamonal J. and Bravo D. (2015) “Porphyromonas gingivalis O-antigen profile correlates with virulence and polymixyn B resistance”. Anaerobe. Jan 29; 33C:25-32 

 

 

35) Monrás J.P., Collao B., Molina-Quiroz R., Pradenas G., Saona L., Durán-Toro V., Órdenes-Aenishanslins N., Venegas F., Loyola D., Bravo D., Calderón P., Calderón I., Vásquez C., Chasteen T., Lopez D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2014) “Global analysis of the Escherichia coli response to CdTe-GSH Quantum Dots: understanding the bacterial toxicity of cadmium-based semiconductor nanoparticles”. BMC Genomics. 15:1099 

 

 

34) Molina-Quiroz R., Loyola D, Díaz-Vásquez W., Arenas F., Urzúa U., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2014) “Global transcriptomic analysis uncovers a switch to anaerobic metabolism in tellurite-exposed Escherichia coli”. Research in Microbiology. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2014.07.003 

 

 

33) Gallardo C., Monrás J.P., Plaza D.O., Collao B., Saona L.A., Durán-Toro V., Venegas F.A., Soto C., Ulloa G., Vásquez C.C., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2014) “Low-temperature biosynthesis of fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles (CdS) by oxidative stress resistant Antarctic bacteria”. Journal of Biotechnology. 187: 108- 115 

 

 

32) Órdenes-Aenishanslins N., Saona L.A., Durán-Toro V., Monrás J.P., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2014) “Use of titanium dioxide nanoparticles biosynthesized by Bacillus mycoides in Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells”. Microbial Cell Factories. 16;13(1):90 

 

 

31) Arenas F. A., Pugin B., Henríquez N. A., Arenas M. A., Díaz W. A., Pérez-Donoso J. M. and Vásquez C. C. (2014) “Isolation, identification and characterization of highly tellurite-resistant, tellurite-reducing bacteria from Antarctica”. Polar Science. 8(1): 40-52.

 

 

30) Durán-Toro V., Gran-Scheuch A., Órdenes-Aenishanslins N., Monrás J.P., Saona L.A., Venegas F.A., Chasteen T.G., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2014) "Simple quantum dot-based assay for sensitive and specific quantification of Cu2+ in bacterial cell culture". Analytical Biochemistry. 450(1): 30-36. 

 

 

29) Molina-Quiroz R.C., Loyola D.E., Muñoz-Villagrán C.M., Quatrini R., Vásquez C.C. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2013)  "DNA, cell wall and general oxidative damage underlie the tellurite/cefotaxime synergistic effect in Escherichia coli". PLoS ONE. 8(11):e79499 

 

 

28)  Pradenas G., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2013) "Monounsaturated fatty acids are substrates for aldehyde generation in tellurite-exposed Escherichia coli". Biomed Research International, vol. 2013, Article ID 563756. doi:10.1155/2013/563756 

 

 

27)   Gautier J.L., Monrás J.P., Osorio-Román I.O., Vásquez C.C., Herranz T., Marco J.F., Bravo D. and Pérez-Donoso J.M. (2013) “Surface characterization of stable GSH-CdTe quantum dots”. Materials Chemistry and Physics. 140 (1): 113-118 

 

 

26)   Baeza S., N. Vejar, Gulppi M., Azocar M., Melo F.,  Monsalve A., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Vásquez C.C., Pavez J.,. Zagal J.H, Zhou X., Thompson G.E. and Páez M.A. (2013) "New evidence on the role of catalase in Escherichia coli-mediated biocorrosion". Corrosion Science. 67: 32-41 

 

 

25) Monrás J.P., Díaz V., Bravo D., Montes R.A., Chasteen T.G., Osorio-Román I.O., Vásquez C.C. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2012)  “Enhanced glutathione content allows the in vivo synthesis of fluorescent CdTe nanoparticles by Escherichia coli”. PLoS ONE. 7 (11): e48657 

 

 

24)   Montes R.A., Pradenas G.A., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Vásquez C.C., Chasteen T.G. (2012) “The acute bacterial toxicity of the selenocyanate anion and the incorporation of selenium and tellurium into bacterial cells”. Environmental Biotechnology 8 (1): 32-38 

 

 

23)   Elías A.O., Abarca M.J., Montes R.A., Chasteen T.G., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2012) “Tellurite enters Escherichia coli through the PitA phosphate transporter”. MicrobiologyOpen. 1(3): 259–267.

 

 

22)   Molina-Quiroz R.C., Muñoz-Villagrán C.M., Tantaleán J.C., Vásquez C.C. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.*  (2012)  “Sub lethal tellurite concentrations enhance the antibiotic antibacterial effect: tellurite and cefotaxime act synergistically in Escherichia coli”. PLoS ONE. 7 (4); e35452. 

 

 

21)   Pradenas G.A., Paillavil B.A., Reyes S., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2012) “Escherichia coli membrane monounsaturated fatty acid composition and oxidative damage”. Microbiology. 158(5):1279-1283. 

 

 

20)   Díaz V., Monrás J. P., Ramírez-Maureira M., Vargas J., Bravo D., Osorio-Román I. O., Vásquez C.C. and Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2012) “Spectroscopic properties and biocompatibility studies of CdTe quantum dots capped with the biological thiols cysteine or glutathione”. Science of Advanced Materials.  4: 1- 8. (

 

 

19)   Ruan X., Loyola D.E., Marolda C.L., Pérez-Donoso J.M., and Valvano M.A. (2012) “The WaaL O-antigen lipopolysaccharide ligase functions as a metal ion-independent inverting glycosyltransferase”. Glycobiology. 22(2):288-99. 

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18)   Valdivia-Gonzales M., Pérez-Donoso J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2012) “Effect of tellurite-mediated oxidative stress on the Escherichia coli glycolytic pathway“. Biometals. 25(2):451- 458 

 

 

17)   Pérez-Donoso J.M.*, Monrás J.P., Bravo D., Aguirre A., Quest A.F., Osorio-Román I.O., Aroca R., Chasteen T.G. and Vásquez C.C. (2012) “Biomimetic, mild chemical synthesis of CdTe-GSH quantum dots with improved biocompatibility”. PLoS ONE. 7 (1); e30741.

 

 

16)   Arenas F.A., Covarrubias P., Sandoval J.M., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Imlay J.A. and Vásquez C.C. (2011) “The Escherichia coli BtuE protein functions as a resistance determinant against reactive oxygen species”. PLoS ONE. 6 (1); e15979. 

 

 

15)   Arenas F.A., Díaz W.A., Leal C.A., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Imlay M.A. and Vásquez C.C. (2010) “The Escherichia coli btuE gene, encodes a glutathione peroxidase that is induced under oxidative stress conditions”. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 398; 690-694. 

 

 

14)   Molina-Quiroz R.C., Burra R., Pérez-Donoso J.M., Elías A.O., Muñoz C., Montes R.A., Chasteen T.G., Vásquez C.C. (2010) “Simple, fast, and sensitive method for quantification of tellurite in culture media”. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76 (14); 4901-4904. 

 

 

13)   Osorio-Román I., Matsuhiro B., Aroca R., Vásquez C. and Pérez J.M.* (2010) “Characterization of  bacteria using its O-antigen with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering”. Analyst. 135 (8); 1997-2001. 

 

 

12)   Calderón I.L., Elías A.O., Fuentes E.L., Pradenas G.A., Castro M.E., Arenas F.A., Pérez J.M. and Vásquez C.C. (2009) “Tellurite-mediated disabling of [4Fe-4S] clusters of Escherichia coli dehydratases”. Microbiology. 155 (6); 1840-1846. 

 

 

11)   Araya M.A., Tantaleán J.C., Pérez J.M., Fuentes D.E., Calderón I.L., Saavedra C.P., Burra R.,  Chasteen T.G. and Vásquez C.C. (2009) “Cloning, purification and characterization of Geobacillus stearothermophilus V uroporphyrinogen-III C-methyltransferase: evaluation of its role in resistance to potassium tellurite in Escherichia coli”. Res. Microbiol. 160; 125-133. 

 

 

10)  Pérez J.M., Megan A. McGarry, Cristina L. Marolda, and Miguel A. Valvano (2008) “Functional analysis of the large periplasmic loop of the Escherichia coli K-12 WaaL O antigen ligase”. Mol. Microbiol. 70 (6); 1424-1440. 

 

 

 9) Pérez J.M., Arenas F.A., Pradenas G.A., Sandoval J.M. and Vásquez C.C (2008) “Escherichia coli YqhD exhibits aldehyde reductase activity and protects from the harmful effect of lipid peroxidation-derived aldehydes”. J. Biol. Chem. 283(12); 7346-7353. 

 

 

 8) Fuentes D., Fuentes E., Castro M., Araya A., Pérez J.M, Vásquez C. (2007). “Cysteine Metabolism-Related Genes and Bacterial Resistance to Potassium Tellurite”. J. Bacteriol. 189 (24); 8953-8960. 

 

 

 7)  Aranda M., González-Nilo F., Riadi G., Díaz V., Pérez J.M., Martel G., Hainaut P. and Mimbacas A. (2007). “Lost of TP53-DNA interaction induced by p.C135R in lung cancer”; Oncol. Rep. 28 (5); 1213- 1217. 

 

 

 6)  Pérez J.M., Calderón I.L., Arenas F.A., Fuentes D.E., Pradenas G.A., Fuentes E.L., Sandoval J.M., Castro M.E., Elías A.O. and Vásquez C.C. (2007). “Bacterial toxicity of potassium tellurite: unveiling an ancient enigma”; PLoS ONE 2(2): e211. 

 

 

 5)  Calderón I.L., Arenas F.A., Pérez J.M., Fuentes D.E.,  Araya M.A., Saavedra C.P., Tantaleán J.C., Pichuantes S.E., Youderian P.A. and Vásquez C.C. (2006). “Catalases are NAD(P)H-dependent tellurite reductases”; Plos ONE, 1(1): e70. 

 

 

 4)  Pérez J.M., Pradenas G.A., Navarro C.A., Henríquez D.A., Pichuantes S.E. and Vásquez C.C. (2006). “Geobacillus stearothermophilus LV cadA gene mediates resistance to cadmium, lead and zinc in zntA mutants of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium”. Biol. Res., 39(4), 661-668. 

 

 

 3)   Fuentes, D. E., Navarro, C. A., Tantaleán, J.C., Araya, M. A., Saavedra, C. P., Pérez, J. M., Calderón I. L., Youderian, P., Mora, G.C. and Vásquez, C. C. (2005). “The product of the qacC gene of Staphylococcus epidermidis CH mediates resistance to β-lactam antibiotics in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria”. Res. Microbiol. 156 (4):472-7. 

 

 

 2)   Saavedra C.P., Encínas M.V., Araya M.A., Pérez J.M., Tantaleán J.C., Fuentes D.E., Calderón I.L., Pichuantes S.E. and Vásquez C.C. (2004). “Biochemical characterization of a thermostable cysteine synthase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus V”. Biochimie. 86 (2004): 481-485. 

 

 

 1) Tantaleán, J. C.,  Araya, M. A, Pichuantes, S. E., Saavedra, C. P., Fuentes, D., Pérez, J. M., Calderón, I. and Claudio C. Vásquez. (2003). “The Geobacillus stearothermophilus V iscS gene, encoding cysteine desulfurase, confers resistance to potassium tellurite in Escherichia coli K-12”. J. Bacteriol. 185 (19): 5831-5837. 

 

 

 

Patents

 

 

1) Pérez-Donoso J.M.* (2016) “Síntesis química de nanopartículas de sulfuro de litio, Li2S”. International application number: PCT/ 62/316.010, Fecha presentación 31/03/2016, país USA.

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2) Pérez-Donoso J.M.*, Saona L. y Órdenes-Aenishanslins N. (2014) “Síntesis química de nanopartículas de sulfuro de cobre”. International application number: PCT/CL2014/000073, Fecha presentación 10/12/14, país Chile.

 

 

3) Pérez-Donoso J.M.* y Saona L. (2014) “Método microbiológico para producir nanopartículas de sulfuro de cobre”. International application number: PCT/CL2014/000074, Fecha presentación 10/12/14, país Chile.

 

 

4) Pérez-Donoso J.M.*, Venegas F. y Monrás J.P. (2014) “Síntesis acuosa de nanopartículas de sulfuro de cadmio”. International application number: PCT/CL2014/000075. Fecha presentación 10/12/14, país Chile.

 

 

5) Pérez-Donoso J.M.*, Monrás J. P., Osorio-Román I.O. y Vásquez C.C. (2013) “Synthesis of highly fluorescent GSH CdTe nanoparticles (quantum dots)”. US patent application, publication number US20130284979 A1, application number: US 13/929,484, publication date 31/10/13, país USA.

 

 

6) Pérez-Donoso J.M.*, Monrás J. P., Osorio-Román I.O. y Vásquez C.C. (2012) “Synthesis of highly fluorescent GSH CdTe nanoparticles (quantum dots)”. World International Property Association (WIPO), publication number WO/2012/090161, international application number PCT/IB2011/055976, publication date 05/07/2012, international filing date 27/12/2011.

 

 

7) Pérez-Donoso J.M.*, Monrás J. P., Osorio-Román I.O. y Vásquez C.C. (2010) “Síntesis de nanopartículas de CdTe-GSH altamente fluorescentes (quantum dots)”. Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial de Chile (INAPI), número de solicitud: 01596-2010, fecha de presentación 28/12/10, país Chile.

 

 

 

Book Chapters

 

 

1) Autores: José M. Pérez-Donoso y Claudio Vásquez G.

 

Título: "Genetic Manipulation of DNA and Protein - Examples from Current Research"

 

Capítulo 9:  “Site-directed mutagenesis as a tool for unveiling tellurite bacterial resistance mechanisms”

 

Año: 5 de Febrero de 2013

 

Editorial: Intech

 

Editor: David Figurski

 

ISBN: 978-953-51-0994-5

 

DOI: 10.5772/47998

 

Pags: 185-200

 

 

2) Autores: Monrás J.P., Bravo D., Díaz V., Muñoz C., Osorio-Román I., Soto M.A., Vásquez .C., and Pérez-Donoso J.M.*

 

Capítulo: “Bioremediating heavy metals through the synthesis of metal nanoparticles by microorganisms”

 

Título: Cleanmining 2011

 

Año: 2011

 

Editor: Mario Sánchez

 

Editorial: Gecamin

 

Ciudad/País: Santiago/Chile

 

ISBN: 978-956-8504-43-4

 

 

3) Autores: Monrás J.P., Vásquez .C., y Pérez-Donoso J.M.*     

 

Capitulo: “Síntesis Microbiológica de Nanopartículas de Cadmio, Selenio y Teluro”

 

Título: Encuentro Binacional de Jóvenes Científicos del Bicentenario Argentino-Chileno

 

Año: 2011

 

Ciudad/País: Buenos Aires/Argentina

 

ISBN: 978-987-27982-3-9.