Oscar Jara

University of Chicago — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Connexins and lens biology(19), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study(9), Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide(6), Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research(5), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics(3)

Publications24 total

Differential Regulation of Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels by RhoA GTPase and Actin Cytoskeleton: A Comparative Analysis of Cx43 and Cx26
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Differential Regulation of Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels by RhoA GTPase and Actin Cytoskeleton: A Comparative Analysis of Cx43 and Cx26
Preprints.org·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Levels and Modifications of Both Lens Fiber Cell Connexins Are Affected in Connexin Mutant Mice
Cells·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Paradigma e métodos de produção de conhecimento na educação popular freireana: a contribuição da sistematização de experiências
CLAEC e-Books·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Do Connexin Mutants Cause Cataracts by Perturbing Glutathione Levels and Redox Metabolism in the Lens?
Biomolecules·2020· 13 citedOpen Access
Connexin Mutants Compromise the Lens Circulation and Cause Cataracts through Biomineralization
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2020· 47 citedOpen Access
Corrigendum: Contribution of Connexin Hemichannels to the Decreases in Cell Viability Induced by Linoleic Acid in the Human Lens Epithelial Cells (HLE-B3)
Frontiers in Physiology·2020Open Access
Contribution of Connexin Hemichannels to the Decreases in Cell Viability Induced by Linoleic Acid in the Human Lens Epithelial Cells (HLE-B3)
Frontiers in Physiology·2020· 15 citedOpen Access
p62/Sequestosome 1 levels increase and phosphorylation is altered in Cx50D47A lenses, but deletion of p62/sequestosome 1 does not improve transparency.
PubMed·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Do connexin mutants cause cataracts by calcium precipitation
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science·2019Open Access
The Connexin50D47A Mutant Causes Cataracts by Calcium Precipitation
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science·2019· 28 citedOpen Access
Un Driver de Disco Virtual Tolerante a Fallos
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2018Open Access
Chemical chaperone treatment improves levels and distributions of connexins in Cx50D47A mouse lenses
Experimental Eye Research·2018· 12 citedOpen Access
A Fault-Tolerant Algorithm For Distributed Resource Allocation
IEEE Latin America Transactions·2017· 4 citedOpen Access
Methods to Determine Formation of Heteromeric Hemichannels
2016
Connexinopathies: a structural and functional glimpse
BMC Cell Biology·2016· 57 citedOpen Access
From Hyperactive Connexin26 Hemichannels to Impairments in Epidermal Calcium Gradient and Permeability Barrier in the Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome
Journal of Investigative Dermatology·2016· 51 cited
Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome-Associated Cx26 Mutants Produce Nonfunctional Gap Junctions but Hyperactive Hemichannels When Co-Expressed With Wild Type Cx43
Journal of Investigative Dermatology·2015· 82 citedOpen Access
Extracellular gentamicin reduces the activity of connexin hemichannels and interferes with purinergic Ca2+ signaling in HeLa cells
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience·2014· 26 citedOpen Access
Is the Gain of Hemichannel Activity a Common Feature Shared by Cx26 Syndromic Deafness Mutants?
Biophysical Journal·2013· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Agustı́n D. Martı́nez(11), Isaac E. García(8), Viviana M. Berthoud(8), Eric C. Beyer(8), Peter J. Minogue(7), Mauricio A. Retamal(6), Jaime Maripillán(5), Vania Figueroa(5), Carlos González(4), Juan C. Sáez(3), Paula Mujica(3), Junyuan Gao(3), Richard T. Mathias(3), Ricardo Ceriani(2), Tomás Pérez‐Acle(2), Amaury Pupo(2), Carolina Flores‐Muñoz(2), Carolina A. Oliva(2), Marcelo Ezquer(2), Fernando Ezquer(2)