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Rafaela Espinosa

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:structural biology· 1

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Carlos Federico AriasiD· 2 shared Rebecca M. DuBoisiD· 2 shared Susana LópeziD· 2 shared Tomás LópeziD· 2 shared Adam LentziD· 1 shared Anisa Ghosh· 1 shared Carlos Gaspar-CastilloiD· 1 shared Catalina Aguilera-FloresiD· 1 shared

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Recent·Most cited

Discovery of three novel neutralizing antibody epitopes on the human astrovirus capsid spike and mechanistic insights into virus neutralization

Sarah Lanning, Nayeli Aguilar-Hernández, Vitor Hugo Balasco Serrão, Tomás López, Sara M. O’Rourke, Adam Lentz, Lena Ricemeyer, Rafaela Espinosa, Susana López, Carlos Federico Arias, Rebecca M. DuBois

This study identifies three novel neutralizing antibody epitopes on the human astrovirus capsid spike using structural biology techniques and shows their role in blocking virus neutralization.

Journal of Virology · Jan 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Antigenic determinants of HAstV-VA1 neutralization and their relevance in the human immune response

Inci Ramírez-Bello, Tomás López, Rafaela Espinosa, Anisa Ghosh, Kassidy Green, Lidia Riaño‐Umbarila, Carlos Gaspar-Castillo, Catalina Aguilera-Flores, Celia Mercedes Alpuche-Aranda, Susana López, Rebecca M. DuBois, Carlos Federico Arias

This paper identifies three neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against HAstV-VA1 and maps their epitopes, revealing four antigenic sites and immune pressure-driven mutations in a patient with encephalitis.

Journal of Virology · Jun 25, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology