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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Santiago, CL

2015 to present | Researcher
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Jorge Vera-Otarola

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INSERM_IRCAN: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azu, FR

2010 to 2014 | Postdoctoral researcher (Dr Gael Cristofari's Lab)
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Jorge Vera-Otarola

Universidad de Santiago de Chile: Santiago de Chile, CL

2005 to 2009 | PhD in Microbiology (Dr Marcelo López-Lastra's Lab)
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Works (17)

The viral nucleocapsid protein and the human RNA-binding protein Mex3A promote translation of the Andes orthohantavirus small mRNA

PLOS Pathogens
2021-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Jorge Vera-Otarola; Peter Sarnow; Estefania Castillo-Vargas; Jenniffer Angulo; Francisco M. Barriga; Eduard Batlle; Marcelo Lopez-Lastra
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The Internal Ribosome Entry Site of Dengue Virus mRNA Is Active When Cap-Dependent Translation Initiation Is Inhibited

Journal of Virology
2021-02-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Leandro Fernández-García; Jenniffer Angulo; Hade Ramos; Aldo Barrera; Karla Pino; Jorge Vera-Otarola; Marcelo López-Lastra; Mark T. Heise
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Post-translational modifications of hnRNP A1 differentially modulate retroviral IRES-mediated translation initiation

Nucleic Acids Research
2020-10-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0305-1048
Part of ISSN: 1362-4962
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Jorge Vera-Otarola

Cap-independent translation initiation of the unspliced RNA of retroviruses

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
2020-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1874-9399
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Jorge Vera-Otarola

Mother-to-Child Transmission of Andes Virus through Breast Milk, Chile1

Emerging Infectious Diseases
2020-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1080-6040
Part of ISSN: 1080-6059
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Jorge Vera-Otarola

The Andes Orthohantavirus NSs Protein Antagonizes the Type I Interferon Response by Inhibiting MAVS Signaling

Journal of Virology
2020-04-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0022-538X
Part of ISSN: 1098-5514
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Jorge Vera-Otarola
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Targeting deoxyhypusine hydroxylase activity impairs cap-independent translation initiation driven by the 5'untranslated region of the HIV-1, HTLV-1, and MMTV mRNAs

Antiviral Research
2016-10 | Journal article
Contributors: C. Joaquín Cáceres; Jenniffer Angulo; Nataly Contreras; Karla Pino; Jorge Vera-Otarola; Marcelo López-Lastra
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Who Regulates Whom? An Overview of RNA Granules and Viral Infections

Viruses
2016-06 | Journal article
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Activation of individual L1 retrotransposon instances is restricted to cell-type dependent permissive loci

eLife
2016-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Claude Philippe; Dulce B Vargas-Landin; Aurelien J Doucet; Dominic van Essen; Jorge Vera-Otarola; Monika Kuciak; Antoine Corbin; Pilvi Nigumann; Gaël Cristofari
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Polypyrimidine tract-binding protein binds to the 5'untranslated region of the mouse mammary tumor virus mRNA and stimulates cap-independent translation initiation

FEBS J
2016-03 | Journal article
Contributors: C. Joaquín Cáceres; Nataly Contreras; Jenniffer Angulo; Jorge Vera-Otarola; Constanza Pino-Ajenjo; Miriam Llorian; Melissa Ameur; Francisco Lisboa; Karla Pino; Fernando Lowy et al.
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RNA-mediated interference and reverse transcription control the persistence of RNA viruses in the insect model Drosophila

Nat Immunol
2013-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Bertsy Goic; Nicolas Vodovar; Juan A Mondotte; Clément Monot; Lionel Frangeul; Hervé Blanc; Valérie Gausson; Jorge Vera-Otarola; Gael Cristofari; Maria-Carla Saleh
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The Andes Hantavirus NSs Protein Is Expressed from the Viral Small mRNA by a Leaky Scanning Mechanism

Journal of Virology
2011 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Vera-Otarola; L. Solis; R. Soto-Rifo; E. P. Ricci; K. Pino; N. D. Tischler; T. Ohlmann; J.-L. Darlix; M. Lopez-Lastra
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The 3' Untranslated Region of the Andes Hantavirus Small mRNA Functionally Replaces the Poly(A) Tail and Stimulates Cap-Dependent Translation Initiation from the Viral mRNA

Journal of Virology
2010-07 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Vera-Otarola; R. Soto-Rifo; E. P. Ricci; T. Ohlmann; J.-L. Darlix; M. Lopez-Lastra
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Translation initiation of viral mRNAs

Rev. Med. Virol.
2010-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Marcelo López-Lastra; Pablo Ramdohr; Alejandro Letelier; Maricarmen Vallejos; Jorge Vera-Otarola; Fernando Valiente-Echeverría
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Hepatitis C virus quasispecies in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of treatment naïve chronically infected patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis
2009-09 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Vera-Otarola; M. I. Barría; U. León; D. Marsac; P. Carvallo; A. Soza; M. López-Lastra
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Is Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis of the Full 5' Untranslated Region an Adequate Approach To Study Hepatitis C Virus Quasispecies Distribution?

Journal of Virology
2009-06 | Journal article
Contributors: J. Vera-Otarola; M. I. Barria; U. Leon; P. Carvallo; A. Soza; M. Lopez-Lastra
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Analysis of natural variants of the hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site reveals that primary sequence plays a key role in cap-independent translation

Nucleic Acids Research
2008 | Journal article
Contributors: M. I. Barria; A. Gonzalez; J. Vera-Otarola; U. Leon; V. Vollrath; D. Marsac; O. Monasterio; T. Perez-Acle; A. Soza; M. Lopez-Lastra
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