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Rafael Elias Marques

Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and MaterialsORCID 0000-0002-6949-0947Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 2 Microbiology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:cryo-EM· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Rebeca de Paiva Fróes RochaiD· 2 shared Alba Torrents de la PeñaiD· 1 shared Alice NagaiiD· 1 shared Andrew B. WardiD· 1 shared C Willems· 1 shared Celso Eduardo BenedettiiD· 1 shared Charles A. BowmaniD· 1 shared Corinna M. Plitt· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 3, 2026

THE STRUCTURES OF MATURE AND IMMATURE ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS REVEAL CONSERVED HISTIDINE RESIDUES AFFECTING VIRUS FITNESS

Laís D. Coimbra, Samuel Leite Guimarães, Luiza Leme…·Rafael Elias Marques

The paper determines the structures of immature and mature SLEV virus particles and identifies conserved histidine residues critical for virus fitness.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.03.736192

viruscryo-EM

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ImmunologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedDec 11, 2025

Structural and immunological characterization of the H3 influenza hemagglutinin during antigenic drift

Rebeca de Paiva Fróes Rocha, Ilhan Tomris, Charles A. Bowman…·Andrew B. Ward

This study examines how glycan evolution in H3 hemagglutinin affects antigenicity and immunogenicity, showing reduced antibody binding and shifted immune response.

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structural biologyexperimental assay

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ImmunologyJournal of NeuroinflammationPeer-reviewedApr 16, 2025

A central role for CCR2 in monocyte recruitment and blood-brain barrier disruption during Usutu virus encephalitis

Emily Slowikowski, C Willems, Robertha Mariana Rodrigues Lemes…·Pedro Elias Marques

This study identifies CCR2 as critical for monocyte recruitment and BBB disruption in USUV encephalitis, showing therapeutic benefit from glucocorticoid treatment.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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