0000-0002-7358-3505Adriana L Rojas obtained her BSc in Physics from the National University of Colombia and her PhD from the University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, Brazil. Before that period, she also worked at the Pasteur Institute / Instituto Pasteur in Paris (France).
Dr. Rojas joined the laboratory of Prof. Igor Polikarpov, University of São Paulo (USP), to perform structural studies in glycosidases of fungus. In 2005, Dr. Rojas moved to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Jim Hurley’s laboratory, focusing on intracellular trafficking, particularly in structural studies of the retromer complex.
In 2009, Dr. Rojas joined CIC bioGUNE as the Macromolecular Crystallography Platform Manager to support internal users and offer collaborative research to external researchers. In 2019, she became the manager of the Electron Microscopy Platform. The joint of both platforms, X-ray, and EM, exemplifies the integrative approaches derived from the recent technological and computational advancements to tackle more challenging problems. Furthermore, the position has allowed her to develop a profound understanding of diverse experimental approaches that harmonize effectively with contemporary trends in molecular and cellular structural biology.
Awards & recognitions
Recognizing outstanding research achievements as part of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the physics department at the National University of Colombia (2011).
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Diverse crystalline protein scaffolds through metal-dependent polymorphism
Liutkus, M; Sasselli, IR; Rojas, AL; Cortajarena, AL;
PROTEIN SCIENCE
2024-05-01
Retromer-mediated recruitment of the WASH complex involves discrete interactions between VPS35, VPS29, and FAM21.
Romano-Moreno, Miguel; Astorga-Simon, Elsa N; Rojas, Adriana L; Hierro, Aitor;
Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society
2024-05-01
Architecture of the ESCPE-1 membrane coat
Lopez-Robles, C; Scaramuzza, S; Astorga-Simon, EN; Ishida, M; Williamson, CD; Baños-Mateos, S; Gil-Carton, D; Romero-Durana, M; Vidaurrazaga, A; Fernandez-Recio, J; Rojas, AL; Bonifacino, JS; ...
NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
2023-06-15
The L-Rhamnose Biosynthetic Pathway in Trichomonas vaginalis: Identification and Characterization of UDP-D-Glucose 4,6-dehydratase
Gaglianone, M; Laugieri, ME; Rojas, AL; Coppola, MR; Piacente, F; Fiori, PL; Tonetti, MG;
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
2022-12-01
Structural Analysis of the Black-Legged Tick Saliva Protein Salp15
Chaves-Arquero, B; Persson, C; Merino, N; Tomás-Cortazar, J; Rojas, AL; Anguita, J; Blanco, FJ;
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
2022-03-01
A Shortcut from Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) to Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): c-MYC a Promising Target for Preventative Strategies and Individualized Therapy
Guo, FF; Estévez-Vázquez, O; Benedé-Ubieto, R; Maya-Miles, D; Zheng, K; Gallego-Durán, R; Rojas, A; Ampuero, J; Romero-Gómez, M; Philip, K; Egbuniwe, IU; Chen, CB; Simon, J; Delgado, TC; Martínez-Chantar, ...
CANCERS
2022-01-01
Structural insight into the membrane targeting domain of theLegionella deAMPylase SidD
Tascón, I; Li, X; Lucas, M; Nelson, D; Vidaurrazaga, A; Lin, YH; Rojas, AL; Hierro, A; Machner, MP;
PLOS PATHOGENS
2020-08-01
VPS29, a tweak tool of endosomal recycling
Baños-Mateos, S; Rojas, AL; Hierro, A;
CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY
2019-08-01
The Tumor Suppressor ING5 Is a Dimeric, Bivalent Recognition Molecule of the Histone H3K4me3 Mark
Ormaza, G; Rodríguez, JA; de Opakua, AI; Merino, N; Villate, M; Gorroño, I; Rábano, M; Palmero, I; Vilaseca, M; Kypta, R; Vivanco, MDM; Rojas, AL; Blanco, FJ;
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
2019-05-31
The p12 subunit of human polymerase uses an atypical PIP box for molecular recognition of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)
Gonzalez-Magaña, A; de Opakua, AI; Romano-Moreno, M; Murciano-Calles, J; Merino, N; Luque, I; Rojas, AL; Onesti, S; Blanco, FJ; De Biasio, A;
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
2019-03-15
Structural basis of pyrrole polymerization in human porphobilinogen deaminase
Pluta, P; Roversi, P; Bernardo-Seisdedos, G; Rojas, AL; Cooper, JB; Gu, S; Pickersgill, RW; Millet, O;
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
2018-09-01
RavN is a member of a previously unrecognized group of Legionella pneumophila E3 ubiquitin ligases
Lin, YH; Lucas, M; Evans, TR; Abascal-Palacios, G; Doms, AG; Beauchene, NA; Rojas, AL; Hierro, A; Machner, MP;
PLOS PATHOGENS
2018-02-01
Molecular mechanism for the subversion of the retromer coat by the Legionella effector RidL
Romano-Moreno, M; Rojas, AL; Williamson, CD; Gershlick, DC; Lucas, M; Isupov, MN; Bonifacino, JS; Machner, MP; Hierro, A;
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2017-12-26
The immunosuppressive effect of the tick protein, Salp15, is long-lasting and persists in a murine model of hematopoietic transplant
Tomás-Cortázar, J; Martín-Ruiz, I; Barriales, D; Pascual-Itoiz, MA; de Juan, VG; Caro-Maldonado, A; Merino, N; Marina, A; Blanco, FJ; Flores, JM; Sutherland, JD; Barrio, R; Rojas, A; Martinez-Chantar, ...
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
2017-09-06
Identification and characterization of a heterotrimeric archaeal DNA polymerase holoenzyme
Yan, JY; Beattie, TR; Rojas, AL; Schermerhorn, K; Gristwood, T; Trinidad, JC; Albers, SV; Roversi, P; Gardner, AF; Abrescia, NGA; Bell, SD;
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2017-05-02
Mechanism of Structural Tuning of the Hepatitis C Virus Human Cellular Receptor CD81 Large Extracellular Loop
Cunha, ES; Sfriso, P; Rojas, AL; Hospital, A; Orozco, M; Abrescia, NGA;
STRUCTURE
2017-01-03
Structural Mechanism for Cargo Recognition by the Retromer Complex
Lucas, M; Gershlick, DC; Vidaurrazaga, A; Rojas, AL; Bonifacino, JS; Hierro, A;
CELL
2016-12-01
Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4 Flavodoxin: Structural and Biophysical Characterization of a Novel Drug Target
Rodríguez-Cárdenas, A; Rojas, AL; Conde-Giménez, M; Velázquez-Campoy, A; Hurtado-Guerrero, R; Sancho, J;
PLOS ONE
2016-09-20
Crystallography captures catalytic steps in human methionine adenosyltransferase enzymes
Murray, B; Antonyuk, SV; Marina, A; Lu, SC; Mato, JM; Hasnain, SS; Rojas, AL;
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2016-02-23
Formation of Tubulovesicular Carriers from Endosomes and Their Fusion to the trans-Golgi Network
Hierro, A; Gershlick, DC; Rojas, AL; Bonifacino, JS; Jeon, KW;
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, VOL 318
2015-01-01