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Ana F. Castro

Universidade do PortoORCID 0000-0002-8910-3609Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Ana Sofia FigueiredoiD· 2 shared Isabel SilveiraiD· 2 shared Joana R. LoureiroiD· 2 shared José BessaiD· 2 shared Maria M. AzevedoiD· 2 shared Paula SampaioiD· 2 shared Ana EufrásioiD· 1 shared Ana Maria ValentimiD· 1 shared

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Embryonic Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 37 AUUUC Repeat RNA Causes Neurodevelopmental Defects in Zebrafish

Ana F. Castro, Ana Sofia Figueiredo, Joana R. Loureiro, Maria M. Azevedo, Paula Sampaio, Ana Maria Valentim, José Bessa, Isabel Silveira

This study shows that embryonic AUUUC repeat RNA in zebrafish causes axonal and synaptic defects leading to adult motor dysfunction.

bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

The Insertion of an ATTTC Repeat in an Alu Element Hyperactivates a Primate-Specific Neurodevelopmental Enhancer in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 37

Joana R. Loureiro, Ana F. Castro, Ana Sofia Figueiredo, Ana Eufrásio, Ashutosh Dhingra, Mafalda Galhardo, Hugo Marcelino, Catarina Rodrigues, Paula Sampaio, Maria M. Azevedo, Mafalda Sousa, Sofia Dória, Patrizia Rizzu, Peter Heutink, José Bessa, Isabel Silveira

The paper shows that an ATTTC repeat insertion in an Alu element enhances a DAB1 enhancer, leading to neuronal dysfunction in SCA37.

bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2025 · PreprintGenetics