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Joana Fernandes da Rocha

University of AveiroORCID 0000-0002-2496-4061Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Odete A. B. da Cruz e SilvaiD· 2 shared Sandra Isabel VieiraiD· 2 shared Ana Rita BentoiD· 1 shared Benjamin N. GreenwoodiD· 1 shared Bruce M. SpiegelmaniD· 1 shared Bruna C. CruziD· 1 shared Christiane D. WranniD· 1 shared David Alfredo Lemos AlmeidaiD· 1 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJul 20, 2026

Exercise Myokine Irisin Enables Behavioral Stress Resistance in Mice

Simone M. Mellert, Joana Fernandes da Rocha, Emily S. Levy…·Benjamin N. Greenwood

This study shows that increasing circulating irisin through gene delivery protects mice from stress-induced social withdrawal without exercise.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.14.737482

mouseexperimental assay

NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMar 30, 2026

The phosphoS655 Alzheimer's Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) interactome in neuronal differentiation

David Alfredo Lemos Almeida, Joana Fernandes da Rocha, Bruna C. Cruz…·Sandra Isabel Vieira

The paper identifies the phosphoS655 APP interactome in neuronal differentiation, showing it contributes to neuritogenesis through specific protein interactions.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.26.714600

humanproteomics

NeuroscienceMolecular NeurobiologyPeer-reviewedOct 2, 2020

APP binds to the EGFR ligands HB-EGF and EGF, acting synergistically with EGF to promote ERK signaling and neuritogenesis

Joana Fernandes da Rocha, Luísa Bastos, Sara C. Domingues…·Sandra Isabel Vieira

This study identifies HB-EGF and EGF as novel APP interactors and shows their synergistic role in promoting ERK signaling and neuritogenesis.

26 citations

humanproteomics