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Luana Ferreira Afonso

Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroORCID 0000-0002-8895-3011Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 16, 2026

Fetal sex influences molecular regulation of human placental vascular development across gestation

Madalena Corado, Luana Ferreira Afonso, Sofia P. Agostinho…·Vanessa Coelho‐Santos

The paper identifies sex-dependent differences in placental vascular development, showing increased angiogenic activity in male placentas early in gestation and reduced sex differences at term.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.13.750572

humanbulk RNA-seq

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintNov 15, 2019

Identification of suitable reference genes for qPCR expression analysis on the gonads of the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei

Juliana Alves Americo, Luana Tatiana Albuquerque Guerreiro, Tayssa Santos Gondim…·Mauro de Freitas Rebelo

The paper identifies stable reference genes for qPCR analysis of gonads in the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei, recommending NAPA, UBE2F, and RPS3 for sex comparisons and HS6ST3B and NAPA for female-specific studies.

1 citation

statistical modeldifferential expression

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BioinformaticsbioRxivPreprintNov 14, 2019

Gonad transcriptome of golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei reveals potential sex differentiation genes

Luana Ferreira Afonso, Juliana Alves Americo, Giordano B. Soares‐Souza…·Mauro de Freitas Rebelo

The paper analyzes the gonad transcriptome of golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei to identify sex differentiation genes, finding 15 male-biased and 4 female-biased homologs of known sex-related gene families.

4 citations

bacteria (other)bulk RNA-seq

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintNov 11, 2018

First Draft Genome of a Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest Burseraceae reveals commercially-promising genes involved in terpenic oleoresins synthesis

Luana Ferreira Afonso, Danielle Luciana Aurora Soares do Amaral, Marcela Uliano‐Silva…·Mauro de Freitas Rebelo

The paper presents the first draft genome of Protium kleinii, identifies terpene biosynthesis genes, and characterizes resin volatile compounds.

2 citations

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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