Gerardo R. Vasta

University of Maryland, Baltimore — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Galectins and Cancer Biology(78), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms(73), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research(53), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota(35), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions(20)

Publications211 total

An evolutionary perspective of the roles of galectins in pathogen recognition and immunity
Seminars in Immunology·2025· 1 cited
A “proto” type galectin expressed in striped bass (Morone saxatilis) tissues is released to epidermal mucus and binds to bacterial and mucus glycans
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
F-type lectins: Structural and functional aspects, and potential biomedical applications
BBA Advances·2025Open Access
The Multiple Biological Roles of Invertebrate Lectins: Their Participation in Nonself Recognition Mechanisms
2024· 11 cited
Galectin-3 disrupts tight junctions of airway epithelial cell monolayers by inducing expression and release of matrix metalloproteinases upon influenza A infection
Glycobiology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Shrimp Intestinal Microbiota Homeostasis: Dynamic Interplay Between the Microbiota and Host Immunity
Reviews in Aquaculture·2024· 19 cited
Aberrant GPA expression and regulatory function of red blood cells in sickle cell disease
Blood Advances·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
OA3‐AM23‐ST‐10 | Glycophorin A Modulates Quiescence of Innate Immune Cells in Inflammatory Conditions
Transfusion·2023
Scavenger receptor B2, a type III membrane pattern recognition receptor, senses LPS and activates the IMD pathway in crustaceans
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 44 citedOpen Access
Galectin-1 mediates interactions between polymorphonuclear leukocytes and vascular endothelial cells, and promotes their extravasation during lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury
Molecular Immunology·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Editorial: The role of glycans in infectious disease, Volume II
Frontiers in Microbiology·2022Open Access
Synthesis, binding affinity, and inhibitory capacity of cyclodextrin-based multivalent glycan ligands for human galectin-3
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
Animal Lectins: Structure and Function
Elsevier eBooks·2022
Editorial: The Role of Glycans in Infectious Disease
Frontiers in Microbiology·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Manipulating Galectin Expression in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Methods in molecular biology·2022· 3 cited
In Structural Glycobiology, Deuterium provides the Details
Structure·2021Open Access
F-type lectin from serum of the Antarctic teleost fish Trematomus bernacchii (Boulenger, 1902): Purification, structural characterization, and bacterial agglutinating activity
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology·2021· 11 citedOpen Access
Lectin Repertoires in Invertebrates and Ectothermic Vertebrates: Structural and Functional Aspects
Elsevier eBooks·2021· 1 cited
Classification and Identification of Pfiesteria and Pfiesteria-Like Species
UNC Libraries·2020Open Access
Issue Information
The FASEB Journal·2020Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Hafiz Ahmed(17), Mario A. Bianchet(6), Eric W. Odom(5), Chiguang Feng(5), Mihai Niţă‐Lazăr(4), L. Mario Amzel(4), Jin‐Xing Wang(4), John J. Marchalonis(4), Julie D. Gauthier(4), José A. Fernández Robledo(4), Gabriel A. Rabinovich(3), Satoshi Tasumi(3), Barbara Giomarelli(3), Xiao‐Fan Zhao(3), Aditi Banerjee(3), José A. Fernández‐Robledo(3), Shawn S. Jackson(2), María T. Elola(2), Shaojun Du(2), Xian‐Wei Wang(2)