Research Unit: Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular

Web page: 

https://ibmc.umh.es/antiviral-immunology.asp

http://www.umh.es/contenido/pdi/:persona_140830/datos_es.html

Research Fields:

Fish immunology and virology.

Evaluation of the crosstalk between red and white blood cells in the scenario of fish viral infections and prophylaxis.

Representative Publications:

• I Nombela. M Ortega-Villaizan. Nucleated red blood cells: immune cell mediators of the antiviral response. (2018) PLOS Pathogens. In Press.​
• S Puente-Marin, I Nombela, S Ciordia, MC Mena, V Chico, J Coll, M Ortega-Villaizan. In silico functional networks identified in fish nucleated red blood cells by means of transcriptomic and proteomic profiling. (2018) Genes. 9 (4), 202​​
• V Chico, S Puente-Marin, I Nombela, S Ciordia, MC Mena, B Carracedo, AJ Villena, L Mercado, J Coll, M Ortega Villaizan. Shape-shifted red blood cells: a novel red blood cell stage? (2018) Cells. In Press.
• Medina-Gali RM, M Ortega-Villaizan, Mercado L, Novoa B, Coll JM, Perez L. Beta-glucan enhances the response to SVCV infection in zebrafish. (2018) Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 7 – 84, pp. 307 – 314.​
• I Nombela, S Puente-Marin, V Chico, AJ Villena, B Carracedo, S Ciordia, MC Mena, L Mercado, L Perez; J Coll, A Estepa, M Ortega-Villaizan. Identification of diverse defense mechanisms in rainbow trout red blood cells in response to halted replication of VHS virus [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations].(2017) F1000Research. 6 – 1958.