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Luiza Berenguer Antunes

McGill UniversityORCID 0009-0006-8384-9510Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:Hi-C· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Igor dos Santos CestariiD· 3 shared Mira LoockiD· 2 shared Andressa Brito LiraiD· 1 shared Antonio Alfonso De Lauri· 1 shared Lissa Cruz‐SaavedraiD· 1 shared Oksana Kutova· 1 shared Rhiannon HeslopiD· 1 shared Tony I. IsebeiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedNov 26, 2025

Chromosome compartment assembly is essential for subtelomeric gene silencing in trypanosomes

Luiza Berenguer Antunes, Tony I. Isebe, Oksana Kutova, Igor dos Santos Cestari

This study shows that chromosome compartment assembly is essential for subtelomeric gene silencing in Trypanosoma brucei, with RAP1 and phosphoinositides regulating this process.

1 citation

humanmouse

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintApr 7, 2025

Stochastic variation in surface protein expression diversifies Trypanosoma cruzi infection

Lissa Cruz‐Saavedra, Mira Loock, Luiza Berenguer Antunes, Igor dos Santos Cestari

This study shows stochastic variation in virulence gene expression in T. cruzi helps diversify infection and evade immune recognition.

1 citation

proteomicslong-read sequencing

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Molecular BiologyMethods and ProtocolsPeer-reviewedSep 21, 2023

High-efficiency transformation and expression of genomic libraries in yeast

Mira Loock, Luiza Berenguer Antunes, Rhiannon Heslop…·Igor dos Santos Cestari

This paper presents an optimized electroporation protocol for high-efficiency yeast transformation, enabling efficient expression of whole-genome libraries with minimal DNA input.

23 citations

yeastwhole-genome sequencing

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