E. Santos

HIV-1 controllers possess a unique CD8+ T-cell activation phenotype and loss of control is associated with increased expression of exhaustion markers

The paper examines CD8+ T-cell exhaustion in HIV-1 controllers and finds that loss of control correlates with increased exhaustion markers, which can be reversed by immune checkpoint blockade.

A single giant cell at the origin of an evolutionary innovation

The study identifies a single giant cell responsible for developing a key innovation in water striders, showing its role in activating cuticular genes and being restricted by Hox genes to mid-legs.

Transcriptome-based phylogeny of the semi-aquatic bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerromorpha) reveals patterns of lineage expansion in a series of new adaptive zones

This study reconstructs the phylogeny of Gerromorpha using transcriptomic data and fossil records, revealing patterns of lineage expansion and phenotypic evolution following water surface invasion.

Real-time genomic surveillance during the 2021 re-emergence of the yellow fever virus in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

The paper generates near-complete genomes of the yellow fever virus during an outbreak in Brazil to study its phylogenetic relationships and spatio-temporal spread.

Social partner cooperativeness influences brain oxytocin transcription in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

The paper examines how social partner cooperativeness affects oxytocin gene transcription in Trinidadian guppies, finding that high-predation guppies show differential oxt expression based on partner behavior.