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Genomics of Loa loa, a Wolbachia-free filarial parasite of humans by Desjardins, Christopher A, Cerqueira, Gustavo C, Goldberg, Jonathan M, Hotopp, Julie C Dunning, Haas, Brian J, Zucker, Jeremy, Ribeiro, José M C, Saif, Sakina, Levin, Joshua Z, Fan, Lin, Zeng, Qiandong, Russ, Carsten, Wortman, Jennifer R, Fink, Doran L, Birren, Bruce W, Nutman, Thomas B

“…Thomas Nutman and colleagues report the draft genome of the filarial pathogen Loa loa , the African eyeworm. They also report coverage of two other filarial…”
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Structure, Function, and Evolution of Biogenic Amine-binding Proteins in Soft Ticks by Mans, Ben J., Ribeiro, José M.C., Andersen, John F.

“…Two highly abundant lipocalins, monomine and monotonin, have been isolated from the salivary gland of the soft tick Argas monolakensis and shown to bind…”
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Control of Invasive Forest Species through the Creation of a Value Chain: Acacia dealbata Biomass Recovery by Leonel J.R. Nunes, Mauro A.M. Raposo, Catarina I.R. Meireles, Carlos J. Pinto Gomes, Nuno M.C. Almeida Ribeiro

“…In Portugal, some species are now considered invasive by law and have proliferated in recent years. Among these, Acacia dealbata stands out. This work…”
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Function, mechanism and evolution of the moubatin-clade of soft tick lipocalins by Mans, Ben J., Ribeiro, José M.C.

“…The “moubatin-clade” of soft tick lipocalins, although monophyletic, shows clear signs of paralogy as indicated by the various functions associated with this…”
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Antiinflammatory and Immunosuppressive Activity of Sialostatin L, a Salivary Cystatin from the Tick Ixodes scapularis by Kotsyfakis, Michalis, Sá-Nunes, Anderson, Francischetti, Ivo M.B., Mather, Thomas N., Andersen, John F., Ribeiro, José M.C.

“…Here we report the ability of the tick Ixodes scapularis, the main vector of Lyme disease in the United States, to actively and specifically affect the host…”
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Novel Family of Insect Salivary Inhibitors Blocks Contact Pathway Activation by Binding to Polyphosphate, Heparin, and Dextran Sulfate by Alvarenga, Patricia H, Xu, Xueqing, Oliveira, Fabiano, Chagas, Andrezza C, Nascimento, Clarissa R, Francischetti, Ivo M.B, Juliano, Maria A, Juliano, Luiz, Scharfstein, Julio, Valenzuela, Jesus G, Ribeiro, José M.C, Andersen, John F

“…OBJECTIVE—Polyphosphate and heparin are anionic polymers released by activated mast cells and platelets that are known to stimulate the contact pathway of…”
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Selective Cysteine Protease Inhibition Contributes to Blood-feeding Success of the Tick Ixodes scapularis by Kotsyfakis, Michalis, Karim, Shahid, Andersen, John F., Mather, Thomas N., Ribeiro, José M.C.

“…Ixodes scapularis is the main vector of Lyme disease in the eastern and central United States. Tick salivary secretion has been shown as important for both…”
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The Influence of Ammonia on the Electroless Deposition of CoB Alloys from Alkaline Citrate containing Baths by Ribeiro, M.C., Frank, A.C., Sumodjo, P.T.A

“…When adjusting the pH of deposition baths, ammonia (NH3) is often used instead of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), but its effects on the chemical and/or…”
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A comparison of Illumina and PacBio methods to build tick salivary gland transcriptomes confirms large expression of lipocalins and other salivary protein families that are not represented in available tick genomes by Guizzo, Melina Garcia, Mans, Ben, Pienaar, Ronel, Ribeiro, Jose M.C.

“…Tick saliva helps blood feeding by its antihemostatic and immunomodulatory activities. Tick salivary gland transcriptomes (sialotranscriptomes) revealed…”
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Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma in an 18 year-old female presenting with subacute spastic paraparesis: a case report by Gonçalves, R.P, Palmeira, A.L.R, Raffo, M.V, Monsalve, C.A.J, Carpenedo, C.M, Pigozzo, T, Gomes, M.F, Ribeiro, M.C

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The Pharmacopea within Triatomine Salivary Glands by Santiago, Paula B., de Araújo, Carla N., Charneau, Sébastien, Praça, Yanna R., Bastos, Izabela M.D., Ribeiro, José M.C., Santana, Jaime M.

“…Triatomines are blood-feeding insects that prey on vertebrate hosts. Their saliva is largely responsible for their feeding success. The triatomine salivary…”
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Ventilation-induced changes correlate to pulmonary vascular response and VEGF, VEGFR-1/2, and eNOS expression in the rat model of postnatal hypoxia by Figueira, R L, Gonçalves, F L, Prado, A R, Ribeiro, M C, Costa, K M, Silva, O Castro E, Sbragia, L

“…Neonatal asphyxia occurs due to reduction in oxygen supply to vital organs in the newborn. Rapid restoration of oxygen to the lungs after a long period of…”
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Sexual differences in the sialomes of the zebra tick, Rhipicephalus pulchellus by Tan, Angelina W.L., Francischetti, Ivo M.B., Slovak, Mirko, Kini, R. Manjunatha, Ribeiro, José M.C.

“…Ticks rely exclusively on vertebrate blood for their survival. During feeding ticks inject into their hosts a sophisticated salivary potion that overcomes host…”
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Structure and Dynamics of Male Swarms of Anopheles gambiae by Manoukis, Nicholas C., Diabate, Abdoulaye, Abdoulaye, Adamou, Diallo, Moussa, Dao, Adama, Yaro, Alpha S., Ribeiro, José M.C., Lehmann, Tovi

“…Mosquito swarms are poorly understood mating aggregations. In the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles, they are known to depend on environmental conditions,…”
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Function and Evolution of a Mosquito Salivary Protein Family by Calvo, Eric, Mans, Ben J., Andersen, John F., Ribeiro, José M.C.

“…Saliva of blood-sucking arthropods contains a complex and diverse mixture of antihemostatic, antiinflammatory, and immunomodulatory compounds. The D7 salivary…”
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In vitro evaluation of the resistance of a 2.0-mm titanium fixation system in the sectioned angle without continuity of the inferior border of the mandible by Trivellato, P.F.B, Pepato, A.O, Ribeiro, M.C, Sverzut, C.E, Trivellato, A.E

“…Abstract The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the mechanical resistance of a 2.0-mm titanium system applied to the mandibular angle, either with or…”
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Protein kinase C-mediated ATP stimulation of Na+-ATPase activity in LLC-PK1 cells involves a P2Y2 and/or P2Y4 receptor by Wengert, M., Ribeiro, M.C., Abreu, T.P., Coutinho-Silva, R., Leão-Ferreira, L.R., Pinheiro, A.A.S., Caruso-Neves, C.

“…•Ado effect on the proximal tubule Na+-ATPase depends on its conversion to ATP.•ATP is the central molecule involved in the modulation of Na+-ATPase…”
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Association between forest resources and water availability: temporal analysis of the Serra Azul stream sub-basin by DUTRA, DÉBORA J., ELMIRO, MARCOS A.T., RIBEIRO, SÓNIA M.C.

“…Abstract Vegetation is expected to influence processes in the water cycle through its structural effects on key ecosystem functions in watersheds. However…”
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Characterization of ecto-ATPase activity in the surface of LLC-PK1 cells and its modulation by ischemic conditions by Ribeiro, M.C., Costa-Alves, M.S., Wengert, M., Meyer-Fernandes, J.R., Zancan, P., Caruso-Neves, C., Pinheiro, A.A.S.

“…The concentration of extracellular nucleotides is regulated by enzymes that have their catalytic site facing the extracellular space, the so-called…”
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An annotated catalog of salivary gland transcripts from Ixodes scapularis ticks by Ribeiro, José M.C., Alarcon-Chaidez, Francisco, B. Francischetti, Ivo M., Mans, Ben J., Mather, Thomas N., Valenzuela, Jesus G., Wikel, Stephen K.

“…Over 8000 expressed sequence tags from six different salivary gland cDNA libraries from the tick Ixodes scapularis were analyzed. These libraries derive from…”
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