Search Results - "Silva, Catarina"
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A prion-like domain in ELF3 functions as a thermosensor in Arabidopsis
Published in Nature (London) (10-09-2020)“…Temperature controls plant growth and development, and climate change has already altered the phenology of wild plants and crops 1 . However, the mechanisms by…”
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Tauopathies: Deciphering Disease Mechanisms to Develop Effective Therapies
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (25-11-2020)“…Tauopathies are neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the pathological accumulation of microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) in the form of…”
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Prolonged tau clearance and stress vulnerability rescue by pharmacological activation of autophagy in tauopathy neurons
Published in Nature communications (26-06-2020)“…Tauopathies are neurodegenerative diseases associated with accumulation of abnormal tau protein in the brain. Patient iPSC-derived neuronal cell models…”
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Human pluripotent stem cell–derived models and drug screening in CNS precision medicine
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-07-2020)“…Development of effective therapeutics for neurological disorders has historically been challenging partly because of lack of accurate model systems in which to…”
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Molecular mechanisms of Evening Complex activity in Arabidopsis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-03-2020)“…The Evening Complex (EC), composed of the DNA binding protein LUX ARRHYTHMO (LUX) and two additional proteins EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3) and ELF4, is a…”
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Tetramerization of MADS family transcription factors SEPALLATA3 and AGAMOUS is required for floral meristem determinacy in Arabidopsis
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-06-2018)“…Abstract The MADS transcription factors (TF) constitute an ancient family of TF found in all eukaryotes that bind DNA as obligate dimers. Plants have…”
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Red light represses the photophysiology of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata
Published in PloS one (21-03-2014)“…Light spectrum plays a key role in the biology of symbiotic corals, with blue light resulting in higher coral growth, zooxanthellae density, chlorophyll a…”
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Targeted degradation of aberrant tau in frontotemporal dementia patient-derived neuronal cell models
Published in eLife (25-03-2019)“…Tauopathies are neurodegenerative diseases characterized by aberrant forms of tau protein accumulation leading to neuronal death in focal brain areas. Positron…”
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Fine-scale population structure and evidence for local adaptation in Australian giant black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) using SNP analysis
Published in BMC genomics (29-09-2020)“…Restrictions to gene flow, genetic drift, and divergent selection associated with different environments are significant drivers of genetic differentiation…”
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Combining genotypic and phenotypic variation in a geospatial framework to identify sources of mussels in northern New Zealand
Published in Scientific reports (14-04-2021)“…The New Zealand green-lipped mussel aquaculture industry is largely dependent on the supply of young mussels that wash up on Ninety Mile Beach (so-called…”
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A new method for quantification of tomatine‐enriched extracts
Published in Journal of the science of food and agriculture (01-11-2024)“…BACKGROUND Green tomato extracts, an agro‐food industry waste, are rich in the glycoalkaloid tomatine, which presents activity against several diseases…”
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Mitochondrial and nuclear genetic analyses of the tropical black-lip rock oyster (Saccostrea echinata) reveals population subdivision and informs sustainable aquaculture development
Published in BMC genomics (12-09-2019)“…The black-lip rock oyster (Saccostrea echinata) has considerable potential for aquaculture throughout the tropics. Previous attempts to farm S. echinata failed…”
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The intervening domain is required for DNA-binding and functional identity of plant MADS transcription factors
Published in Nature communications (06-08-2021)“…The MADS transcription factors (TF) are an ancient eukaryotic protein family. In plants, the family is divided into two main lineages. Here, we demonstrate…”
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Global drivers of recent diversification in a marine species complex
Published in Molecular ecology (01-03-2021)“…Investigating historical gene flow in species complexes can indicate how environmental and reproductive barriers shape genome divergence during speciation. The…”
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Genomic insights of evolutionary divergence and life history innovations in Antarctic brittle stars
Published in Molecular ecology (01-07-2023)“…Understanding the drivers of evolutionary innovation provides a crucial perspective of how evolutionary processes unfold across taxa and ecological systems. It…”
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Detecting glacial refugia in the Southern Ocean
Published in Ecography (Copenhagen) (01-11-2020)“…Throughout the Quaternary, the continental‐based Antarctic ice sheets expanded and contracted repeatedly. Evidence suggests that during glacial maxima,…”
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Genomic evidence for West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse during the Last Interglacial
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (22-12-2023)“…The marine-based West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) is considered vulnerable to irreversible collapse under future climate trajectories, and its tipping point may…”
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Volatile metabolomic signature of human breast cancer cell lines
Published in Scientific reports (03-03-2017)“…Breast cancer (BC) remains the most prevalent oncologic pathology in women, causing huge psychological, economic and social impacts on our society. Currently,…”
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Inhibition of p25/Cdk5 Attenuates Tauopathy in Mouse and iPSC Models of Frontotemporal Dementia
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (11-10-2017)“…Increased p25, a proteolytic fragment of the regulatory subunit p35, is known to induce aberrant activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), which is…”
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An inhibitor of the proteasomal deubiquitinating enzyme USP14 induces tau elimination in cultured neurons
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (24-11-2017)“…The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is responsible for most selective protein degradation in eukaryotes and regulates numerous cellular processes, including…”
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