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B. Pontes

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:fungi (other)· 1

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S. Frases· 3 shared G. R. d. S. Araujo· 2 shared A. C. Piffer· 1 shared A. J. Guimaraes· 1 shared C. C. Ellis· 1 shared C. d. L. Alcantara· 1 shared C. Santana· 1 shared D. Matias· 1 shared

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2020-2021 · peak 2/yr

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Extracellular vesicles regulate yeast growth, biofilm formation, and yeast-to-hypha differentiation in Candida albicans

L. Honorato, J. F. Demetrio, C. C. Ellis, A. C. Piffer, Y. Pereira, S. Frases, G. Araujo, B. Pontes, M. T. Mendes, M. D. Pereira, A. J. Guimaraes, N. M. da Silva, G. Vargas, L. Joffe, M. Del Poeta, , L. Nimrichter

This study shows that extracellular vesicles from Candida albicans inhibit biofilm formation, yeast-to-hypha differentiation, and virulence by altering gene expression and morphology.

bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2021 · PreprintMicrobiology

Membrane Elastic Properties During Neural Progenitor/Neural Stem Cell Differentiation

J. Soares, G. R. d. S. Araujo, C. Santana, D. Matias, V. Moura-Neto, M. Farina, S. Frases, N. B. Viana, L. Romao, H. M. Nussenzveig, B. Pontes

The paper measures membrane tension and bending modulus during neural stem cell differentiation into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes, revealing distinct mechanical changes correlated with morphological and molecular transitions.

Cells · May 26, 2020Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Let it bud: an ultrastructural study of Cryptococcus neoformans surface during budding events

G. R. d. S. Araujo, C. d. L. Alcantara, N. Rodrigues, W. de Souza, B. Pontes, S. Frases

This study uses advanced microscopy to describe the ultrastructural changes in Cryptococcus neoformans during budding, revealing dynamic surface remodeling of the capsule, cell wall, and plasma membrane.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2020Microbiology