Jian-Wen Qiu
Hong Kong Baptist University, Republica Popular de China.

Ceolín, Marcelo
INIFTA -Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadasa (CONICET - CCT- La Plata - UNLP). La Plata. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Fernández, Patricia
Cátedra de Patología de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. UNLP. La Plata. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Exaptation of two ancient immune proteins into a new dimeric pore-forming toxin in snails.
Giglio, M. L.; Ituarte, S.; Milesi, V.; Dreon, M.S.; Brola, T. R.; Caramelo, J.; Ip, J. C. H.; Maté, S.; Qiu, J. W.; Otero, L. H.; Heras, H.
2020. Journal of structural biology. Amsterdam: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, vol. 211, n° 2, ISSN 1047-8477
doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107531

Apple snail egg perivitellin coloration, as a taxonomic character for invasive Pomacea maculata and P. canaliculata, determined by a simple method.
Pasquevich, M. Y.; Heras, H.
2020. Biological invasions: SPRINGER, - vol. 22, n° 7, p. 2299-2307. ISSN 1387-3547
doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02255-z

A highly stable, nondigestible lectin from Pomacea difusa unveils clade-related protection systems in apple snail eggs.
Brola, T. R; Dreon, M. S; Qiu, J. W; Heras, H.
2020. Journal of experimental biology: COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD, 2020 - ISSN 0022-0949
doi.org/10.1242/jeb.231878

Novel Role for Animal Innate Immune Molecules: Enterotoxic Activity of a Snail Egg.
Giglio, Matías L.; Ituarte, Santiago; Ibañez, Andrés E.; Dreon, Marcos S.; Prieto, Eduardo; Fernández, Patricia E.; Heras, Horacio.
2020. MACPF-Toxin. Frontiers in immunology. Frontiers. vol. 11
doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00428

Egg perivitelline fluid proteome of a freshwater snail: Insight into the transition from aquatic to terrestrial egg deposition
Ip, Jack C.H.; Mu, Huawei; Zhang, Yanjie; Heras, Horacio; Qiu, Jian.
2020. JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, - vol. 34, n° 7, ISSN 0951-4198
doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8605

Hemocyanin of the Caenogastropod Pomacea canaliculata exhibits evolutionary differences among gastropod clades.
Chiumiento, IR., Ituarte, S., Sun, J., Qiu, J-W., Heras, H. and Dreon, MS. >
2020. Plos one. PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2020, vol. 15, n° 1, ISSN 1932-6203
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228325

Understanding the Transition from Water to Land: Insights from Multi-omic Analyses of the Perivitelline Fluid of Apple Snail Eggs.
Ip, J, Mu, H., Zhang, Y., Sun, J., Heras, H., Chu, FH, Qiu, J-W.
2019. J. Proteomics. 194 (1): 79-88
doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2018.12.014

Non-digestible proteins and protease inhibitors: Implications for defense of the colored eggs of freshwater apple snails.
Ituarte, S., Brola, TR., Dreon, MS., Sun, J., Qiu, J-W., Heras, H.
2019. Can. J. Zool. 97: 558–566
doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2018-0210

Genomic signatures of divergence and invasiveness in apple snails.
Sun, J, H Mu, JCH Ip, R Lib, T Xub, N Kumagai, Y Yusa, A Accorsi, A Sánchez Alvarado, E Ross, A Castro-Vazquez, IA Vega, H Heras, S Ituarte, B Van Bocxlaer, KA Hayes, RH Cowie, Z Zhao, Y Zhang, P-Y Qian, J-W Qiu.
2019. Molecular Biology and Evolution 36(7):1507-1520
doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz084

Egg perivitelline fluid proteome of a freshwater snail (Caenogastropoda): insight into the transition from aquatic to terrestrial egg deposition.
Ip JCH, Mu, H., Zhang, Y., Heras, H., Chu, KH. and Qiu, J-W.
2019. Rap. Comm. Mass Spectrometry (2019 online) 2020 impreso 37(4): e8605
doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8605

Biosynthesis in the Albumen Gland-Capsule Gland Complex Limits Reproductive Effort in the Invasive Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata.
Cadierno, M. P; Saveanu, L; Dreon, M. S; Martín, P. R; Heras, H.
2018. Biological bulletin. MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, vol. 235, n° 1, p. 1-11. ISSN 0006-3185
doi.org/10.1086/699200

Validation by qPCR of reference genes for reproductive studies in the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata.
Cadierno, M. P; Dreon, M. S; Heras, H.
2018. Malacologia. Philadelphia: INST MALACOL, vol. 62, p. 163-170. ISSN 0076-2997
doi.org/10.4002/040.062.0105

A lectin of a non-invasive apple snail as an egg defense against predation alters the rat gut morphophysiology.
Ituarte, S; Brola, T. R; Fernández, P. E; Mu, H; Qiu, J; Heras, H; Dreon, M. S.
2018. Plos one. PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, vol. 13, n° 6, ISSN 1932-6203
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198361

AmpuBase: a transcriptome database for eight species of apple snails (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae).
Ip, J; Mu, H; Chen, Q; Jin, S; Ituarte, S; Van Bocxlaer, B; Ganmanee, M; Huang, X; Qiu, J.
2018. BMC Genomics. 19: 179-187 ISSN 1471-2164
doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4553-9

Egg perivitelline fluid of the invasive snail Pomacea canaliculata affects mice gastrointestinal function and morphology.
Giglio, M. L; Garro, C; Caviedes Vidal, E; Heras, H.
2018. Peerj, Inc., ISSN 2167-9843
doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5314

An integrated proteomic and transcriptomic analysis of perivitelline fluid proteins in a freshwater gastropod laying aerial eggs.
Mu, H; Sun, J; Heras, H; Chu, K.H; Qiu, J-W.
2017. J. Proteomics. 155: 22-30
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2017.01.006

Apple snail perivitellin precursor properties help explain predator´ feeding behavior.
Cadierno, M.P; Dreon, M.S; Heras, H. Physiol.
2017. Biochem. Zool. 90, 4: 461-470
dx.doi.org/10.1086/691526

The influence of energy, nutritional value and noxiousness in sex- and size-biased predation by Snail Kites in southern South America.
Cadierno, M.P; Burela, S; Dreon, M.S; Martin, P; Heras, H.
2017. EMU. 117, 4: 382-387
doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2017.1338113

Dataset for the proteomic and transcriptomic analyses of perivitelline fluid proteins in Pomacea snail eggs.
Mu, H; Sun, J; Heras, H; Chu, K.H; Qiu, J-W.
2017. Data in Brief. 15: 203-207
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.09.020

Convergent evolution of plant and animal embryo defences by hyperstable non-digestible storage proteins.
Pasquevich, M.Y; Dreon, M.S; Qiu, J-W; Mu, H; Heras, H.
2017. Scientific Reports. 7: 15848
dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16185-9

The eggs of the apple snail Pomacea maculata are defended by indigestible polysaccharides and toxic proteins.
Giglio, M. L; Ituarte, S; Pasquevich, M. Y; Heras, H.
2016. Can. J. Zool. (2016)94, 11: 777-785
dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0049

Effects of sewage discharges on lipid and fatty acid composition of the freshwater Patagonian bivalve Diplodon chilensis.
Rochetta, I; Pasquevich, M. Y; Heras, H; Rios De Molina, M. C; Luquet, C. M.
2014. Mar. Pollut. Bull. (2014) 79:211-219
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.011

Insights into embryo defenses of the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata: egg mass ingestion affects rat intestine morphology and growth.
Dreon, M. S; Fernández, P. E; Gimeno, E; Heras, H.
2014. PLoS Neglect. Trop. Dis. (2014). 8, 6: e2961
dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002961

The major egg reserve protein from the invasive apple snail Pomacea maculata is a complex carotenoprotein related to those of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea scalaris.
Pasquevich, M. Y; Dreon, M, S; Heras, H.
2014. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (2014) 169B: 63-71
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.11.008

¿Por qué hay huevos que nadie quiere comer?
Heras, H. 2014. Ciencia Hoy 23,137:41-49. (Trabajo de divulgación)
cienciahoy.org.ar/2014/04/por-que-hay-huevos-que-nadie-quiere-comer/

Effect of crude oil petroleum hydrocarbons on protein expression of the prawn Macrobrachium borellii.
Pasquevich, M. Y; Dreon, M. S; Gutiérrez Rivera, J. N; Vázquez Boucard, C; Heras H.
2013. Comp. Biochem. Physiol C. (2013) 157: 390-396
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2013.03.006

Study of biochemical biomarkers in freshwater prawn Macrobrachium borellii (Crustacea: Palaemonidae) exposed to organophosphate fenitrothion.
Lavarías, S; García, C; Crespo, R; Pedrini, N; Heras H.
2013. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. (2013) 96:10-16
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.040

Novel animal defenses against predation: A snail egg neurotoxin combining lectin and pore-forming chains that resembles plant defense and bacteria attack toxins.
Dreon, M. S; Frassa, M. V; Ceolín, M; Ituarte, S; Qiu, J. W; Sun, J; Fernández, P. E; Heras, H.
2013. PLoS One (2013) 8, 5: e63782
dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063782

Vitellogenin and lipovitellin from the prawn Macrobrachium borellii as hydrocarbon pollution biomarker.
García, C. F; Heras, H.
2012. Mar. Poll. Bull. (2012) 64: 1631-1636
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.05.027

First proteome of the egg perivitelline fluid of a freshwater gastropod with aerial oviposition.
Sun, J; Zhang, H; Wang, H; Heras, H; Dreon, M; Ituarte, S; Ravasi, T; Qian, P; Qiu, J. W.
2012. J. Proteome Res. (2012) 11: 2440-2448
dx.doi.org/10.1021/pr3003613

Agglutinating activity and structural characterization of scalarin the major egg protein of the snail Pomacea scalaris.
Ituarte, S; Dreon, M. S; Ceolin, M; Heras, H. (d’Orbigny, 1832).
2012. PLoS ONE (2012) 7(11): e50115
dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050115

Antioxidant response and oxidative stress levels in Macrobrachium borellii (Crustacea: Palaemonidae)exposed to the water-soluble fraction of petroleum.
Lavarías, S; Heras, H; Pedrini, N; Turnier, H; Ansaldo, M.
2011. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (2011) 153 C: 415-421
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2011.02.002

Triacylglycerol catabolism in the prawn Macrobrachium borellii (Crustacea: Palaemoniade).
Pasquevich, M. Y; Dreon, M. S; Lavarías, S; Heras, H.
2011. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (2011) 160 B: 201-207
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.08.006

Isolation and characterization of two vitellins from eggs of the spider Polybetes pythagoricus (Araneae: Sparassidae).
Laino, A; Cunningham, M. L; Heras, H; García, C. F.
2011. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 158 B (2011) 142-148
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.11.001

In vitro lipid transfer between lipoproteins and midgut-diverticula in the spider Polybetes pythagoricus.
Laino, A; Cunningham, M; Heras, H; García, C. F.
2011. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (2011) 160 B: 181-186
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.08.003

Structure and stability of the neurotoxin PV2 from the eggs of Pomacea canaliculata.
Frassa, V; Ceolin, M; Dreon, M. S; Heras, H.
2010. Biochim.Biophys.Acta. 1804 (2010) 1492-1499
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.02.013

The Role of the Proteinase Inhibitor Ovorubin in Apple Snail Eggs Resembles Plant Embryo Defenses Against Predation.
Dreón, M. S; Ituarte, S; Heras, H.
2010. PLoS ONE. (2010) 5,12: e15059
dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015059

Carbohydrates and glycoforms of the major egg perivitellins from Pomacea apple snails (Architaenioglossa: Ampullariidae).
Ituarte, S; Dreón, M. S; Pasquevich, M. Y; Fernández, P. E; Heras, H.
2010. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (2010) 157: 66-72
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.05.004

Structure and stability of crustacean lipovitellin: Influence of lipid content and composition.
García, C. F; Cunningham, M; Soulages, J. L; Heras, H; Garda, H. A.
2010. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 155 (2010) 126-131
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.10.010

First insight into the lipid uptake, storage and movilization in arachnids. Role of midgut diverticula and lipoproteins.
Laino, A; Cunningham, M; García, C. F; Heras, H.
2009. J. Insect Physiol. 55 (2009) 1118–1124
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.08.005

Partial characterization of a malonyl-CoA-sensitive carnitine o-palmitoyltransferase I from Macrobrachium borellii. (Crustacea: Palaemomidae).
Lavarías, S; Pasquevich, Y; Dreon, M. S; Heras, H.
2009. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 152 (2009) 364-369
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.01.004

Isolation and characterization of a novel perivitellin from the eggs of Pomacea scalaris (Mollusca, Ampullariidae).
Ituarte, S; Dreon, M. S; Ceolin, M; Heras, H.
2008. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 75 (2008) 1441-1448
dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.20880

First egg protein with a neurotoxic effect on mice.
Heras, H; Frassa, V; Fernández, P. E; Galosi, C. M; Gimeno, E; Dreon, M. S.
2008. Toxicon 52 (2008) 481-488
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.06.022

Global shape and pH stability of ovorubin, an oligomeric protein from the eggs of Pomacea canaliculata.
Dreón, M. S; Ituarte, S; Ceolín, M; Heras, H.
2008. FEBS J. 275 (2008) 4522-4530
dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06595.x

Embryo lipoproteins and yolk lipovitellin consumption during embryogenesis in Macrobrachium borellii (Crustacea: Palaemonidae).
García, F; Cunningham, M; Garda, H; Heras, H.
2008. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.151 (2008) 317-322
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.07.015

Astaxanthin binding and structural stability of apple snail carotenoprotein ovorubin.
Dreon, M. S; Ceolin, M; Heras, H.
2007. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 460 (2007) 107-112
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2006.12.033

Effect of the water-soluble fraction of petroleum on microsomal lipid metabolism of Machrobrachium borellii (Arthropoda: Crustacea).
Lavarías, S; García, F; Pollero, R. J; Heras, H.
2007. Aquatic Toxicol. 82 (2007) 265-271
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.02.017

Egg carotenoproteins of neotropical ampullariidae (gastropoda: arquitaenioglossa).
Heras, H; Dreon, M. S; Ituarte, S; Pollero, R. J.
2007. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 146C (2007) 158-167
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.10.013

Apple Snail perivitellins. Multifunctional egg proteins¨. In: Biology and management of invasive apple snails.
Heras, H; Dreon, M.S; Ituarte, S; Pasquevich, M.Y; Cadierno, M.P.
2017. Philippine Rice Research Institute. Joshi, R.C., Cowie,R., and Sebastian, L.S. eds, Nueva Ecija. Maligaya, Philippines 99-118. ISBN: 978-621-8022-25-6

Métodos de control del desarrollo de floraciones cianobacterianas en ambientes acuáticos.
Bauzá, L; Giannuzzi, L; Petcheneshsky, T; Hansen, M; Benítez, R; De Titto, E.
2017. Revisión actualizada. Ciudad autónoma de Buenos Aires: Ministerio de Salud de la Nación. p. 125-146. ISBN 978-950-38-0255-7

Changes in carbohydrate expression in the cervical spinal cord of mice intoxicatedwith perivitellin PV2 from Pomacea canaliculata. In: Poisoning by plants, mycotoxins and related toxins.
Fernández, P. E; Frassa, V; Gimeno, E. J; Dreon, M; Heras, H.
2011. Edited by Riet-Correa, F., Pfister J., Schild A.L. and Panter K. CAB International, Oxfordshire, UK 482-498. ISBN 13 978 1 84593 833 8. Chapter 83

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2014. Ciencia Hoy 23,137:41-49. (Trabajo de divulgación)
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“IFS Jubilee Award 2006”
Premio otorgado a los investigadores sobresalientes de proyectos subsidiados por la Internacional Foundation for Science al Dr. Heras Horacio. Suecia – 2006.