Publications

Publications

Twenty-three peer-reviewed papers, 2001–2023. Student mentees are highlighted in red.

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2023

  • Mendoza M, Mendoza Ma, Lubrino T, Briski S, Osuji I, Cuala J, Ly B, Ocegueda I, Peralta H, Garcia BA, Zurita-Lopez CI. Arginine methylation of the PGC-1α C-terminus is temperature dependent. Biochemistry 62(1), 22–34.
  • Reynoso-de la Cruz HM, Hernández-Campos ED, Ortiz-Ricardo E, Martínez-Borquez A, Rosas-Román I, Contreras V, Ramos-Ortiz G, Mendoza-Santoyo B, Zurita-Lopez CI, Castro-Beltrán R. Acoustically levitated whispering-gallery mode microlasers. Optics and Laser Technology 171, 1–11.

2021

  • Leal JA, Estrada-Tobar ZM, Wade F, Mendiola AJP, Meza A, Mendoza M, Nerenberg PS, Zurita-Lopez CI. Phosphoserine inhibits neighboring arginine methylation in the RKS motif of histone H3. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 698, 108716.

2018

  • Hudnut A, Lash-Rosenberg L, Xin A, Leal Doblado J, Zurita-Lopez CI, Wang Q, Armani AM. Role of extracellular matrix in the biomechanical behavior of pancreatic tissue. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 4(5), 1916–1923.

2015

  • Yang Y, Hadjikyriacou A, Xia Z, Gayatri S, Kim D, Zurita-Lopez CI, Kelly R, Guo A, Li W, Clarke SG, Bedford MT. PRMT9 is a type II methyltransferase that methylates the splicing factor SAP145. Nature Communications 6, 6428.

2013

  • Feng Y, Maity R, Whitelegge JP, Hadjikyriacou A, Li Z, Zurita-Lopez C, Al-Hadid Q, Clark AT, Bedford MT, Masson JY, Clarke SG. Mammalian protein arginine methyltransferase 7 (PRMT7) specifically targets RXR sites in lysine- and arginine-rich regions. Journal of Biological Chemistry 288(52), 37010–37025.
  • Yang ML, Gee AJ, Gee RJ, Zurita-Lopez CI, Khare S, Clarke SG, Mamula MJ. Lupus autoimmunity altered by cellular methylation metabolism. Autoimmunity 46(1), 21–31.

2012

  • Zurita-Lopez CI, Sandberg T, Kelly R, Clarke SG. Human protein arginine methyltransferase 7 (PRMT7) is a type III enzyme forming ω-NG-monomethylated arginine residues. Journal of Biological Chemistry 287(11), 7859–7870.
  • Young BD, Weiss DI, Zurita-Lopez CI, Webb KJ, Clarke SG, McBride AE. Identification of methylated proteins in the yeast small ribosomal subunit: a role for SPOUT methyltransferases in protein arginine methylation. Biochemistry 51(25), 5091–5104.

2011

  • Webb KJ, Al-Hadid Q, Zurita-Lopez CI, Young BD, Lipson RS, Clarke SG. The ribosomal L1 protuberance in yeast is methylated on a lysine residue catalyzed by a seven-β-strand methyltransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 286(21), 18405–18413.
  • Rust HL, Zurita-Lopez CI, Clarke SG, Thompson PR. Mechanistic studies on the transcriptional coactivator protein arginine methyltransferase 1. Biochemistry 50(16), 3332–3345.
  • Butler JS, Zurita-Lopez CI, Clarke SG, Bedford MT, Dent SYR. Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) methylates Ash2L, a shared component of mammalian histone H3K4 methyltransferase complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry 286(14), 12234–12244.

2010

  • Webb KJ, Zurita-Lopez CI, Al-Hadid Q, Laganowsky A, Young BD, Lipson RS, Souda P, Whitelegge JP, Clarke SG. Yeast large subunit ribosomal protein Rpl3 contains a 3-methylhistidine residue whose modification is dependent upon the YIL110W methyltransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 285(48), 37598–37606.
  • Fisk JC, Zurita-Lopez CI, Sayegh J, Tomasello DL, Clarke SG, Read LK. TbPRMT6 is a type I protein arginine methyltransferase that contributes to cytokinesis in Trypanosoma brucei. Eukaryotic Cell 9(6), 866–877.

2009

  • Lakowski TM, Zurita-Lopez CI, Clarke SG, Frankel A. Approaches to measuring the activities of protein arginine N-methyltransferases. Analytical Biochemistry 397(1), 1–11.
  • Fisk JC, Sayegh J, Zurita-Lopez CI, Menon S, Presnyak V, Clarke SG, Read LK. A type III protein arginine methyltransferase from the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Journal of Biological Chemistry 284(17), 11590–11600.

2007

  • McBride AE, Zurita-Lopez CI, Regis A, Blum E, Conboy A, Elf S, Clarke S. Protein arginine methylation in Candida albicans: role in nuclear transport. Eukaryotic Cell 6(7), 1119–1129.

2006

  • Yao X, Li X, Toledo F, Zurita-Lopez C, Gutova M, Momand J, Zhou F. Subattomole oligonucleotide and p53 cDNA determinations via a high-resolution surface plasmon resonance combined with oligonucleotide-capped gold nanoparticle signal amplification. Analytical Biochemistry 354(2), 220–228.

2004

  • Kaddis J, Zurita C, Moran J, Borra M, Polder N, Meyer CR, Gomez FA. Estimation of binding constants for the substrate and activator of Rhodobacter sphaeroides adenosine 5′-diphosphate-glucose pyrophosphorylase using affinity capillary electrophoresis. Analytical Biochemistry 327(2), 252–260.

2003

  • Villareal V, Zhang Y, Zurita C, Moran J, Silva I, Gomez FA. Separation of DNA by capillary electrophoresis in uncoated silica columns using hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose as the sieving matrix. Analytical Letters 36(2), 451–463.
  • Villareal V, Kaddis J, Azad M, Zurita C, Silva I, Hernandez L, Rudolph M, Moran J, Gomez FA. Partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 376(6), 822–831.

2002

  • Zhang Y, Kaddis J, Silverio C, Zurita C, Gomez FA. On-column enzyme-catalyzed microreactions using capillary electrophoresis: quantitative studies. Journal of Capillary Electrophoresis and Microchip Technology 7(1–2), 1–9.

2001

  • Zhang Y, Kodama C, Zurita C, Gomez FA. On-column ligand synthesis coupled to partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis to estimate binding constants of ligands to a receptor. Journal of Chromatography A 928, 233–241.