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Maria Fátima Horta

Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisORCID 0000-0002-9009-2716Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Jane Lima-Santos· 2 shared Thamires Queiroz-OliveiraiD· 2 shared Thiago Castro‐GomesiD· 2 shared Anna Luiza Silva-Moreira· 1 shared Anny Carolline Silva Oliveira· 1 shared Danielle Oliveira dos Anjos· 1 shared Fréderic FrézardiD· 1 shared Isadora Santos-Brasil· 1 shared

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2018-2026 · peak 1/yr

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MicrobiologyPLoS neglected tropical diseasesPeer-reviewedApr 3, 2026

Leishmania amazonensis amastigotes invade non-phagocytic cells via highly localized parasite-induced actin remodeling.

Thamires Queiroz-Oliveira, Laura Valéria Rios-Barros, Anna Luiza Silva-Moreira…·Thiago Castro‐Gomes

This study shows Leishmania amazonensis amastigotes invade non-phagocytic cells through localized actin remodeling and Rho GTPase-driven processes, distinct from promastigote mechanisms.

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experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJan 18, 2019

Direct visualization of membrane-spanning pores formed by a Leishmania amazonensis pore-forming cytolysin, as probed by atomic force microscopy

Thiago Castro-Gomes, J. Mário C. Vilela, Margareth S. Andrade…·M. Fátima Horta

This paper uses atomic force microscopy to visualize pores formed by Leishmania amazonensis cytolysin in erythrocytes and liposomes, revealing their size, shape, and fusion behavior.

DOI 10.1101/524686

imagingmicroscopy & imaging analysis

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 17, 2018

Unveiling Leishmania invasion of fibroblasts: calcium signaling, lysosome recruitment and exocytosis culminate with actin-independent invasion.

Victor Soares Cavalcante-Costa, Mariana Costa-Reginaldo, Thamires Queiroz-Oliveira…·Thiago Castro-Gomes

This study shows Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes invade fibroblasts via a calcium-dependent lysosomal exocytosis and endocytosis mechanism independent of actin cytoskeleton.

DOI 10.1101/420091

humanexperimental assay

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