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Amyloid-β oligomers link depressive-like behavior and cognitive deficits in mice by Ledo, J H, Azevedo, E P, Clarke, J R, Ribeiro, F C, Figueiredo, C P, Foguel, D, De Felice, F G, Ferreira, S T

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Correction: Amyloid-β oligomers link depressive-like behavior and cognitive deficits in mice by Ledo, J. H., Azevedo, E. P., Clarke, J. R., Ribeiro, F. C., Figueiredo, C. P., Foguel, D., De Felice, F. G., Ferreira, S. T.

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Activated microglia mediate synapse loss and short-term memory deficits in a mouse model of transthyretin-related oculoleptomeningeal amyloidosis by Azevedo, E P, Ledo, J H, Barbosa, G, Sobrinho, M, Diniz, L, Fonseca, A C C, Gomes, F, Romão, L, Lima, F R S, Palhano, F L, Ferreira, S T, Foguel, D

“…Oculoleptomeningeal amyloidosis (OA) is a fatal and untreatable hereditary disease characterized by the accumulation of transthyretin (TTR) amyloid within the…”
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Protein refolding at high pressure: Optimization using eGFP as a model by Malavasi, N.V., Foguel, D., Bonafe, C.F.S., Braga, C.A.C.A., Chura-Chambi, R.M., Vieira, J.M., Morganti, L.

“…Refolding of a mutant form of green fluorescent protein (eGFP), which only emits characteristic fluorescence when in the natively folded state, was…”
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Highlights of the 3rd International Conference on High Pressure Bioscience and Biotechnology by Mignaco, J A, Lima, L M T R, Rosenthal, A, Foguel, D, Silva, J L

“…The 3rd International Conference on High Pressure Bioscience and Biotechnology was held in the city of Rio de Janeiro from September 27 to September 30, 2004…”
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Cold Denaturation of a Repressor-Operator Complex: The Role of Entropy in Protein-DNA Recognition by Foguel, Debora, Silva, Jerson L.

“…The mechanisms by which regulatory proteins recognize specific DNA sequences are not fully understood. Here we examine the basis for the stability of a…”
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Pressure-induced Dissociation and Denaturation of Allophycocyanin at Subzero Temperatures () by Foguel, Debora, Weber, Gregorio

“…The thermodynamics of assembly of the allophycocyanin hexamer was examined employing hydrostatic pressures in the range of 1 bar to 2.4 kbar and temperatures…”
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Correction: Amyloid-[beta] oligomers link depressive-like behavior and cognitive deficits in mice by Ledo, J. H, Azevedo, E. P, Clarke, J. R, Ribeiro, F. C, Figueiredo, C. P, Foguel, D, De Felice, F. G

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Mimicry of the Calcium-Induced Conformational State of Troponin C by Low Temperature under Pressure by Foguel, Debora, Suarez, Marisa C., Barbosa, Cristiane, Rodrigues, Jorge J., Sorenson, Martha M., Smillie, Lawrence B., Silva, Jerson L.

“…Calcium binding to the N-domain of troponin C initiates a series of conformational changes that lead to muscle contraction. Calcium binding provides the free…”
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Pressure provides new insights into protein folding, dynamics and structure by Silva, Jerson L, Foguel, Debora, Royer, Catherine A

“…Hydrostatic pressure is a powerful tool for studying protein folding, and the dynamics and structure of folding intermediates. Recently, pressure techniques…”
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Intriguing nucleic-acid-binding features of mammalian prion protein by Silva, Jerson L., Lima, Luís Maurício T.R., Foguel, Debora, Cordeiro, Yraima

“…In transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, the infectious material consists chiefly of a protein, the scrapie prion protein PrP Sc, that carries no genetic…”
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International Symposium on Protein Condensation, in Honor of Gregorio Weber, May 21–25, 1997, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Ferreira, Sérgio T., Silva, Jerson L., Foguel, Debora, Coelho-Sampaio, Tatiana

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Antithrombin-mediated anticoagulant activity of sulfated polysaccharides: different mechanisms for heparin and sulfated galactans by Melo, Fábio R, Pereira, Mariana S, Foguel, Débora, Mourão, Paulo A S

“…We investigated the mechanisms of anticoagulant activity mediated by sulfated galactans. The anticoagulant activity of sulfated polysaccharides is achieved…”
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Hydrostatic Pressure Induces the Fusion-active State of Enveloped Viruses by Gaspar, Luciane P., Silva, Ana C.B., Gomes, Andre M.O., Freitas, Mônica S., Ano Bom, Ana P.D., Schwarcz, Waleska D., Mestecky, Jiri, Novak, Miroslav J., Foguel, Débora, Silva, Jerson L.

“…Enveloped animal viruses must undergo membrane fusion to deliver their genome into the host cell. We demonstrate that high pressure inactivates two…”
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New Insights into the Mechanisms of Protein Misfolding and Aggregation in Amyloidogenic Diseases Derived from Pressure Studies by Foguel, Débora, Silva, Jerson L

“…Hydrostatic pressure is a robust tool for studying the thermodynamics of protein folding and protein interactions, as well as the dynamics and structure of…”
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Effects of the Alkaloid Gramine on the Light-Harvesting, Energy Transfer, and Growth of Anabaena sp. (PCC 7119) by Foguel, Debora, Ricardo M. Chaloub

“…Long-term and short-term effects of gramine on cells of Anabaena sp. were studied. Culture death was observed after an initial growth in the presence of 0.5 mM…”
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The Metastable State of Nucleocapsids of Enveloped Viruses as Probed by High Hydrostatic Pressure by Gaspar, Luciane P., Terezan, Alexandre F., Pinheiro, Anderson S., Foguel, Débora, Rebello, Moacyr A., Silva, Jerson L.

“…Enveloped viruses fuse their membranes with cellular membranes to transfer their genomes into cells at the beginning of infection. What is not clear, however,…”
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Pressure and low temperature effects on the fluorescence emission spectra and lifetimes of the photosynthetic components of cyanobacteria by Foguel, D., Chaloub, R.M., Silva, J.L., Crofts, A.R., Weber, G.

“…The effects of hydrostatic pressure on the excited state reactions of the photosynthetic system of cyanobacteria were studied with the use of stationary and…”
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Amyloid-[beta] oligomers link depressive-like behavior and cognitive deficits in mice by Ledo, J H, Azevedo, E P, Clarke, J R, Ribeiro, F C, Figueiredo, C P, Foguel, D, De Felice, F G, Ferreira, S T

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DNA Converts Cellular Prion Protein into the β-Sheet Conformation and Inhibits Prion Peptide Aggregation by Cordeiro, Yraima, Machado, Filipe, Juliano, Luiz, Juliano, Maria Aparecida, Brentani, Ricardo R., Foguel, Débora, Silva, Jerson L.

“…The main hypothesis for prion diseases proposes that the cellular protein (PrPC) can be altered into a misfolded, β-sheet-rich isoform (PrPSc), which in most…”
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