Prof. Carlos A. Jerez

University of Chile, Chile

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1973 Ph.D., University of Iowa, USA

1968 B.Sc., University of Chile, Chile

Publications (Selected)

1. Acevedo-López, J., González-Madrid, G., Navarro, C. A., et al. (2024). Role of Polyphosphate as an Inorganic Chaperone to Prevent Protein Aggregation Under Copper Stress in Saccharolobus solfataricus. Microorganisms, 12(12), 2627.
2. González-Madrid, G., Navarro, C. A., Acevedo-López, J., et al. (2024). Possible Role of CHAD Proteins in Copper Resistance. Microorganisms, 12(2), 409.
3. Recalde, A., González-Madrid, G., Acevedo-López, J., et al. (2023). Sessile Lifestyle Offers Protection against Copper Stress in Saccharolobus solfataricus. Microorganisms, 11(6), 1421.
4. Martínez-Bellange, P., von Bernath, D., Navarro, C. A., et al. (2022). Biomining of metals: new challenges for the next 15 years. Microbial Biotechnology, 15(1), 186–188.
5. Recalde, A., van Wolferen, M., Sivabalasarma, S., et al. (2021). The Role of Polyphosphate in Motility, Adhesion, and Biofilm Formation in Sulfolobales. Microorganisms, 9(1), 193.
6. Vargas-Straube, M. J., Beard, S., Norambuena, R., et al. (2020). High copper concentration reduces biofilm formation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans by decreasing production of extracellular polymeric substances and its adherence to elemental sulfur. Journal of Proteomics, 225, 103874.
7. Ramos-Zúñiga, J., Gallardo, S., Martínez-Bussenius, C., et al. (2019). Response of the biomining Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans to high cadmium concentrations. Journal of Proteomics, 198, 132–144.
8. Oetiker, N., Norambuena, R., Martínez-Bussenius, C., et al. (2018). Possible Role of Envelope Components in the Extreme Copper Resistance of the Biomining Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. Genes, 9(7), 347.
9. Rivero, M., Torres-Paris, C., Muñoz, R., et al. (2018). Inorganic Polyphosphate, Exopolyphosphatase, and Pho84-Like Transporters May Be Involved in Copper Resistance in Metallosphaera sedula DSM 5348T. Archaea, 2018, 5251061.
10. Jerez, C. A. (2017). Biomining of metals: how to access and exploit natural resource sustainably. Microbial Biotechnology, 10(5), 1191–1193.
11. Martínez-Bussenius, C., Navarro, C. A., Jerez, C. A. (2017). Microbial copper resistance: importance in biohydrometallurgy. Microbial Biotechnology, 10(2), 279–295.
12. Martínez-Bussenius, C., Navarro, C. A., Orellana, L., et al. (2016). Global response of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 53993 to high concentrations of copper: A quantitative proteomics approach. Journal of Proteomics, 145, 37–45.
13. Navarro, C. A., von Bernath, D., Martínez-Bussenius, C., et al. (2016). Cytoplasmic CopZ-Like Protein and Periplasmic Rusticyanin and AcoP Proteins as Possible Copper Resistance Determinants in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(4), 1015–1022.
14. Almárcegui, R. J., Navarro, C. A., Paradela, A., et al. (2014). Response to copper of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 grown in elemental sulfur. Research in Microbiology, 165(9), 761–772.
15. Almárcegui, R. J., Navarro, C. A., Paradela, A., et al. (2014). New Copper Resistance Determinants in the Extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans: A Quantitative Proteomic Analysis. Journal of Proteome Research, 13(2), 946–960.
16. Navarro, C. A., von Bernath, D., Jerez, C. A. (2013). Heavy Metal Resistance Strategies of Acidophilic Bacteria and Their Acquisition: Importance for Biomining and Bioremediation. Biological Research, 46(4), 363–371.
17. Orell, A., Remonsellez, F., Arancibia, R., et al. (2013). Molecular Characterization of Copper and Cadmium Resistance Determinants in the Biomining Thermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus metallicus. Archaea, 2013, 289236.
18. Orell, A., Navarro, C. A., Rivero, M., et al. (2012). Inorganic polyphosphates in extremophiles and their possible functions. Extremophiles, 16(4), 573–583.
19. Ruiz, L. M., Castro, M., Barriga, A., et al. (2012). The extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans possesses a c-di-GMP signalling pathway that could play a significant role during bioleaching of minerals. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 54(2), 133–139.
20. Orellana, L. H., Jerez, C. A. (2011). A genomic island provides Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 53993 additional copper resistance: a possible competitive advantage. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 92(4), 761–767.