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Evolution of transcriptional enhancers and animal diversity by Rubinstein, Marcelo, de Souza, Flávio S. J.

“…Deciphering the genetic bases that drive animal diversity is one of the major challenges of modern biology. Although four decades ago it was proposed that…”
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Exaptation of transposable elements into novel cis-regulatory elements: is the evidence always strong? by de Souza, Flávio S J, Franchini, Lucía F, Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic sequences that can jump around the genome from one location to another, behaving as genomic parasites. TEs have…”
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Effects of Sn and Gd on the (β1 + β3) stability field in the Cu-11%Al-10%Mn alloy by Souza, J. S., Silva, L. S., Bessa, C. V. X., Silva, R. A. G.

“…Effects of Sn and Gd additions on the (β 1  + β 3 ) field in the Cu-11%Al-10%Mn alloy were studied by in situ X-ray diffraction, differential scanning…”
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Mucosal Bacteria Modulate Candida albicans Virulence in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis by Bertolini, M, Vazquez Munoz, R, Archambault, L, Shah, S, Souza, J G S, Costa, R C, Thompson, A, Zhou, Y, Sobue, T, Dongari-Bagtzoglou, A

“…Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is the most prevalent oral infection in immunocompromised patients, primarily associated with Candida albicans. Increasing…”
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Thermal behavior of the as-cast Cu–11Al–10Mn alloy with Sn and Gd additions by Souza, J. S., Modesto, D. A., Silva, R. A. G.

“…In this work, the effects of 3Gd and 3Sn additions on thermal behavior of the as-cast Cu–11Al–10Mn alloy (compositions in mass%) have been studied using…”
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Convergent evolution of two mammalian neuronal enhancers by sequential exaptation of unrelated retroposons by Franchini, Lucía F, López-Leal, Rodrigo, Nasif, Sofía, Beati, Paula, Gelman, Diego M, Low, Malcolm J, de Souza, Flávio J. S, Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…The proopiomelanocortin gene (POMC) is expressed in a group of neurons present in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. Neuron-specific POMC expression in…”
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Islet 1 specifies the identity of hypothalamic melanocortin neurons and is critical for normal food intake and adiposity in adulthood by Nasif, Sofia, de Souza, Flavio S. J., González, Laura E., Yamashita, Miho, Orquera, Daniela P., Low, Malcolm J., Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…Food intake and body weight regulation depend on proper expression of the proopiomelanocortin gene (Pomc) in a group of neurons located in the mediobasal…”
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The first evidence of hepatitis A virus subgenotype IIIA in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon, 1982–1983 by Moreira, Luiz V. L., Malheiros, Andreza P., Barbosa, Kemere M. V., Freitas, Pedro E. B., Silva, Andrea L., Cruz, Ana C. R., Nunes, Heloisa M., Chagas, André A. C., Souza, Alex J. S.

“…Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major causative agent of acute hepatitis worldwide. Although discovered in 1973, due to limitations of applicable serological…”
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The estrogen receptor α colocalizes with proopiomelanocortin in hypothalamic neurons and binds to a conserved motif present in the neuron-specific enhancer nPE2 by de Souza, Flávio S.J., Nasif, Sofia, López-Leal, Rodrigo, Levi, Diego H., Low, Malcolm J., Rubinsten, Marcelo

“…The gene encoding the prohormone proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is mainly expressed in two regions in vertebrates, namely corticotrophs and melanotrophs in the…”
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Sequencing of small RNAs of the fern Pleopeltis minima (Polypodiaceae) offers insight into the evolution of the microrna repertoire in land plants by Berruezo, Florencia, de Souza, Flávio S J, Picca, Pablo I, Nemirovsky, Sergio I, Martínez Tosar, Leandro, Rivero, Mercedes, Mentaberry, Alejandro N, Zelada, Alicia M

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single stranded RNA molecules that regulate the stability and translation of messenger RNAs in diverse eukaryotic groups. Several…”
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Biogenesis of circular RNAs and their role in cellular and molecular phenotypes of neurological disorders by Guerra, BS, Lima, J, Araujo, BHS, Torres, LB, Santos, JCC, Machado, DJS, Cunha, EBB, Serrato, JA, de Souza, JS, Martins, JV, Scalabrin, EE, Herai, RH

“…Circular RNA (circRNA) is an unusual class of RNA-like structures composed by exonic and/or intronic sequences that are regulated by the backsplicing mechanism…”
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Bioinformatics construction of the human cell surfaceome by da Cunha, J.P.C, Galante, P.A.F, de Souza, J.E, de Souza, R.F, Carvalho, P.M, Ohara, D.T, Moura, R.P, Oba-Shinja, S.M, Marie, S.K.N, Silva, W.A. Jr, Perez, R.O, Stransky, B, Pieprzyk, M, Moore, J, Caballero, O, Gama-Rodrigues, J, Habr-Gama, A, Kuo, W.P, Simpson, A.J, Camargo, A.A, Old, Lloyd J, de Souza, S.J

“…Cell surface proteins are excellent targets for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. By using bioinformatics tools, we generated a catalog of 3,702…”
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Trace elements in feathers of Cape Petrel (Daption capense) from Antarctica by Souza, J. S., Padilha, J. A., Pessoa, A. R. L., Ivar do Sul, J. A., Alves, M. A. S., Lobo-Hajdu, G., Malm, O., Costa, E. S., Torres, J. P. M.

“…The Cape petrel ( Daption capense ) has circumpolar distribution and potential to be used as sentinels of trace elements levels in the Antarctic environment…”
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Enhancer turnover and conserved regulatory function in vertebrate evolution by Domené, Sabina, Bumaschny, Viviana F., de Souza, Flávio S. J., Franchini, Lucía F., Nasif, Sofía, Low, Malcolm J., Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…Mutations in regulatory regions including enhancers are an important source of variation and innovation during evolution. Enhancers can evolve by changes in…”
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Ancient exaptation of a CORE-SINE retroposon into a highly conserved mammalian neuronal enhancer of the proopiomelanocortin gene by Santangelo, Andrea M, de Souza, Flávio S J, Franchini, Lucía F, Bumaschny, Viviana F, Low, Malcolm J, Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…The proopiomelanocortin gene (POMC) is expressed in the pituitary gland and the ventral hypothalamus of all jawed vertebrates, producing several bioactive…”
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A Transgenic Marker for Newly Born Granule Cells in Dentate Gyrus by Overstreet, Linda S, Hentges, Shane T, Bumaschny, Viviana F, de Souza, Flavio S. J, Smart, James L, Santangelo, Andrea M, Low, Malcolm J, Westbrook, Gary L, Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…Neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus continues into adulthood, yet little is known about the function of newly born neurons or how they integrate into an existing…”
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Rapid survey of bats (Chiroptera) in the Atlantic Forest in eastern Sergipe, Brazil: unexpected diversity in a fragmented landscape by Pedroso, Mônica A., Pereira, Arivania S., Oliveira, Helon S., Souza, J. Weverton S., Caldas, Francis L.S., Beltrão-Mendes, Raone, Ruiz-Esparza, Juan, Rocha, Patrício A., Ferrari, Stephen F.

“…Despite advances in recent decades, the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil is still one of the least studied regions of the country, regarding, for…”
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A mammalian tripartite enhancer cluster controls hypothalamic Pomc expression, food intake, and body weight by Rojo, Daniela, Hael, Clara E, Soria, Agustina, de Souza, Flávio S J, Low, Malcolm J, Franchini, Lucía F, Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…Food intake and energy balance are tightly regulated by a group of hypothalamic arcuate neurons expressing the proopiomelanocortin ( gene. In mammals,…”
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Intercropping garlic plants reduces Tetranychus urticae in strawberry crop by Hata, Fernando T., Ventura, Maurício U., Carvalho, Mateus G., Miguel, André L. A., Souza, Mariana S. J., Paula, Maria T., Zawadneak, Maria A. C.

“…The effect of aromatic plants on number of twospotted spider mite (TSSM), Tetranychus urticae Koch, when intercropped with strawberry were assessed in the…”
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Transcriptional Regulation of Pituitary POMC Is Conserved at the Vertebrate Extremes Despite Great Promoter Sequence Divergence by Bumaschny, Viviana F, de Souza, Flávio S. J, López Leal, Rodrigo A, Santangelo, Andrea M, Baetscher, Manfred, Levi, Diego H, Low, Malcolm J, Rubinstein, Marcelo

“…The stress response involves complex physiological mechanisms that maximize behavioral efficacy during attack or defense and is highly conserved in all…”
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