Gerardo R. Vasta

Structure of S-lectin, a developmentally regulatedvertebrate beta-galactoside-binding protein.

D.-I. Liao, Geeta Kapadia, Hafiz Ahmed et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1994 · 273 citations

Crystal Structure, Protein Assembly, Glycobiology +17

A Galectin of Unique Domain Organization from Hemocytes of the Eastern Oyster ( <i>Crassostrea virginica</i> ) Is a Receptor for the Protistan Parasite <i>Perkinsus marinus</i>

Satoshi Tasumi, Gerardo R. Vasta · The Journal of Immunology · 2007 · 225 citations

Binding of a C-type lectin’s coiled-coil domain to the Domeless receptor directly activates the JAK/STAT pathway in the shrimp immune response to bacterial infection

Jiejie Sun, Jiang-Feng Lan, Xiao‐Fan Zhao et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2017 · 158 citations · Full text

Cross-linking Microbial Pathogens, Microbial Pathogens, Innate Immune System +24

A Shrimp C-type Lectin Inhibits Proliferation of the Hemolymph Microbiota by Maintaining the Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides

Xian‐Wei Wang, Jidong Xu, Xiao‐Fan Zhao et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2014 · 152 citations · Full text

Virulence Factor, Bacteriology, Immunology +8

A novel fucose recognition fold involved in innate immunity

Mario A. Bianchet, Eric W. Odom, Gerardo R. Vasta et al. · Nature Structural Biology · 2002 · 122 citations

Inflammation, Autoimmune Disease, Innate Immune System +5