A recent paper, first-authored by Marisa Maia with the participation of Andreia Figueiredo, reports, for the first time, that the localisation of a specific metabolite is associated to P. viticola (the downy mildew pathogen) infection sites. If you want to know more, read this BioISI Digest below.
Alan Philips, Maria José Calhorda, Margarida Amaral, Miquéias-Lopes Pacheco and Rui Malhó are the five BioISI researchers among the list of the ones who were higly-cited in 2021.
Margarida Amaral joined the Emily's Entourage Scientific Advisory Board. Find out more about the new role the researcher will have on this association, which aims to accelerate research to find new treatments for people suffering from Cystic Fibrosis.
Last December 13 to 16, It took place the second edition of the Ciências ULisboa Basics in Light Microscopy Course. Find out more here.
Nuno A. G. Bandeira is the corresponding author of a new paper, where different hafnium complexes and their luminescent behavior are described . Read the BioISI Digest below to find out more about this investigation.
Silva M, Malmberg M, Otienoburu SD, Björkman A, Ngasala B, Mårtensson A, Gil JP, Veiga MI (2022) Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Genes pfmdr1 and pfcrt In Vivo Co-Expression During Artemether-Lumefantrine Therapy. Frontiers in pharmacology, 13, 868723. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.868723
Passadis SS, Hadjithoma S, Fairbairn NJ, Hedley GJ, Bandeira NAG, Tsipis AC, Miras AN, Keramidas AD, Kabanos TA (2022) Hafnium(IV) Chemistry with Imide−Dioxime and Catecholate−Oxime Ligands: Unique {Hf5} and Metalloaromatic {Hf6}−Oxo Clusters Exhibiting Fluorescence. Inorganic Chemistry, , . doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01768
Miquéias Pacheco and his team reported the discovery of new compounds that can correct the defects in the most prevalent mutant protein associated to cystic fibrosis, on a recent paper published in the European Journal of Pharmacology. Read this BioISI Digest to know more.
Duarte B, Feijão E, Cruz de Carvalho R, Duarte I, Marques AP, Maia M, Hertzog J, Matos AR, Cabrita MT, Caçador I, Figueiredo A, Silva MS, Cordeiro C, Fonseca VF (2022) Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Antidepressant Effects in a Marine Photosynthetic Organism: The Diatom Phaeodactylumtricornutum as a Case Study. Biology, 11(12), 1770. doi: 10.3390/biology11121770
Sousa FM, Pires P, Barreto A, Refojo PN, Silva MS, Fernandes PB, Carapeto AP, Robalo TT, Rodrigues MS, Pinho MG, Cabrita EJ, Pereira MM (2022) Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: Quinone oxidoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 1864(2), 148948. doi: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148948