Blanca L. Barquera

Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Biology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
United States of America

Academician Microbiology
Biography

B.S. Chemistry Ph.D. Biochemistry National University of Mexico University of Illinois/University of Helsinki

Research Intrest

Bacterial Pathogenes, Bioenergetics, Mechanistic Enzymology

List of Publications
Hazan R, Que YA, Maura D, Strobel B, Majcherczyk PA, Hopper LR, Wilbur DJ, Hreha TN, Barquera B, Rahme LG. Auto Poisoning of the Respiratory Chain by a Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Molecule Favors Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Tolerance. Curr Biol. 2016 Jan 25;26(2):195-206. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.056. Epub 2016 Jan 14. PMID: 26776731
Hess V, Gallegos R, Jones JA, Barquera B, Malamy MH, Müller V.Occurrence of ferredoxin:NAD(+) oxidoreductase activity and its ion specificity in several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. PeerJ. 2016 Jan 11;4:e1515. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1515. PMID: 26793417
Ito, T., Murai, M., Ninokura, S., Kitazumi, Y., Mezic, K.G., Cress, B.F., Koffas, M.A.G., Morgan, J.E., Barquera, B., Miyoshi, H. 2017.Identification of the binding sites for ubiquinone and inhibitors in the Na+-pumping NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase from Vibrio cholerae by photoaffinity labeling. J Biol Chem. 292: 7727–7742.