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W. de Souza

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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A. A. Alves· 1 shared A. H. Tenaglia· 1 shared A. S. Khelifa· 1 shared A. Saura· 1 shared A. Tanuri· 1 shared A. Torri· 1 shared B. Pontes· 1 shared C. Chhuon· 1 shared

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A. A. Alves

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5 papers

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The PP1 phosphatase exhibits pleiotropic roles controlling both the tachyzoite cell cycle and amylopectin-steady state levels in Toxoplasma gondii.

A. S. Khelifa, T. Boissavy, T. Mouveaux, T. Araujo Silva, C. Chhuon, M. Attias, I. C. Guerrera, W. De Souza, D. Dauvillee, E. Roger, M. GISSOT

This study shows that TgPP1 regulates the tachyzoite cell cycle and amylopectin levels in Toxoplasma gondii through post-transcriptional mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2023Microbiology

Antibodies to protozoan variable surface antigens induce antigenic variation

A. H. Tenaglia, L. A. Lujan, D. N. Rios, V. Midlej, P. A. Iribarren, C. R. Molina, M. A. Berazategui, A. Torri, A. Saura, D. O. Peralta, M. Rodriguez-Walker, E. A. Fernandez, J. P. Petiti, M. C. Serradell, P. R. Gargantini, , H. D. Lujan

This study shows that antibodies to VSPs in Giardia lamblia induce VSP clustering and microvesicle release, triggering antigenic switching via a calcium-dependent mechanism.

bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Ultrastructural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with the host cell via high resolution scanning electron microscopy

L. A. Caldas, F. A. Carneiro, L. M. Higa, F. L. Monteiro, G. P. da Silva, L. J. d. Costa, E. L. Durigon, A. Tanuri, W. de Souza

This paper uses high resolution scanning electron microscopy to examine SARS-CoV-2 interactions with Vero cells at 2 and 48 hours post-infection, revealing new structural insights into viral processing and transmission.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2020Microbiology

Let it bud: an ultrastructural study of Cryptococcus neoformans surface during budding events

G. R. d. S. Araujo, C. d. L. Alcantara, N. Rodrigues, W. de Souza, B. Pontes, S. Frases

This study uses advanced microscopy to describe the ultrastructural changes in Cryptococcus neoformans during budding, revealing dynamic surface remodeling of the capsule, cell wall, and plasma membrane.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2020Microbiology

Control of assembly of extra-axonemal structures: the paraflagellar rod of trypanosomes

A. A. Alves, M. J. R. Bezerra, W. de Souza, S. Vaughan, N. L. Cunha-e-Silva, J. D. Sunter

The paper identifies two cytoplasmic proteins essential for paraflagellar rod formation in trypanosomes, highlighting the multi-compartmental coordination of extra-axonemal structure assembly.

bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2019Cell Biology