ABSTRACTS

Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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G-1 - YEAST LACKING ER CTA4 ATPASE EXHIBIT CALCINEURIN-DEPENDENT INCREASE IN CALCIUM INFLUX AND DECREASED GLYCOGEN CONTENT
Lustoza, A.C. (UENF-CBB); Okorokov, L.A. ou Okorokov Lev (UENF-CBB); Okorokova-Façanha, A.L. (UENF-CBB); Logullo, C. (UENF-CBB); Gomes, J. (UENF-CBB)

Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  calcineurin, calcium, Gsk3, yeast
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G-2 - FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF NIP7P, A CONSERVED PROTEIN INVOLVED IN PRE-RRNA PROCESSING IN S. CEREVISIAE
Coltri, P.P. (LNLS); Guimarães, B.G. (LNLS); Granato, D. (USP-IQ); Silva, T.C.L. (LNLS); Oliveira, C.C. (H1) (USP-IQ); Zanchin, N.I.T. (LNLS)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  pre-rRNA processing, PUA domain, ribosome biogenesis, S. cerevisiae
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G-3 - STRUCTURAL MODELING AND MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF YEAST EIF5A REVEAL NEW ESSENTIAL RESIDUES
Garcia, W. (USP-IFSC); Cano, V.S.P. (UNESP-FCFAR); Apponi, L.H. (UNESP-FCFAR); Frigieri, M.C. (UNESP-FCFAR); Rangel, S.M. (UNESP-FCFAR); Olhê, C.A. (UNESP-FCFAR); Park, M.H. (NIDCR); Garratt, R.C. ou Garratt, R. (USP-IFSC); Valentini, S.R. (UNESP-FCFAR); Zanelli, C.F. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Muniz, J.R.C. (USP-IFSC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  eIF5A, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Structural Modeling, Dys1, Mutational Analysis
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G-4 - ALUMINUM INHIBITS YEAST-MYCELIUM TRANSITION AND STIMULATES P-TYPE H+-ATPASE IN YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA
Lobão, F.A. (UENF-CBB); Façanha, A.R. (UENF-CBB); Dutra, K. R. (UENF); Okorokova-Façanha, A.L. (UENF-CBB); Okorokov, L.A. ou Okorokov Lev (UENF-CBB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Yeast, Aluminum, H+ -ATPase, Dimorphism
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G-5 - PHYTOMONAS SERPENS: IMMUNOLOGICAL SIMILARITIES WITH THE HUMAN TRYPANOSOMATID PATHOGENS
Santos, L.O. (UFRJ-IMPG); Marinho, F.A. (UFRJ-IMPG); Vermelho, A.B. (); Santos, A.L.S. (UFRJ-IMPG); D´Avila, C.M. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Branquinha, M.H. (UFRJ-IMPG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cruzipain, leishmanolysin, Phytomonas
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G-6 - A PHYTOHORMONE PRODUCED BY PHYTOMONAS SPP.
S. Ienne (USP-IQ); M. M. G. Teixeira (USP-ICB II); Gonzalez, A. (Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina (CSIC)); Pappas, G. (); Zingales, B. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  gene transfer, indole-3-acetic acid, indolepyruvate decarboxylase, Phytomonas, plant trypanosomatid
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G-7 - TRANSLATIONAL REGULATION OF VAR2CSA, A GENE IMPLICATED IN PLACENTAL SEQUESTRATION OF MALARIA PARASITES
Amulic, B. (WMC-Cornell)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  antigenic variation, var, pregnancy
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G-8 - ASSESSING THE EXPRESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE WARP PROTEIN IN CULTURED P. GALLINACEUM OOKINETES
Neto, A.M. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Rezende, F. O. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Moreira, L.A. (CWRU); Brito, C.F.A. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  WARP, OOKINETE, INVASION
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G-9 - DETERMINATION OF ACID PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY DURING THE INTERACTION OF NEMATOPHAGOUS FUNGI DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS WITH THE FREE-LIVING NEMATODE PANAGRELLUS SP.
Santos, C. P. (UENF); Silva, C.P. (UENF-CBB); Retamal, C.A. (UENF); Carneiro, C.N.B. (UENF-CBB); Cruz, D.G. (UENF)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Acid phosphatase, Duddingtonia flagrans, Panagrellus sp
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G-10 - TCRRM IS DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI LIFE CYCLE
Gomes, G.G. (H1) (UFRJ-IBCCF); Brum, BC (UFRJ-IBCCF); Urmenyi, T.P. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Rondinelli, E. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Silva, R. (H1) (UFRJ-IBCCF)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, RNA binding proteins, Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
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G-11 - MODULATION OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI TRANSCRIPTOME ASSAYED BY MICROARRAYS: INSIGHTS INTO THE REGULOME
Probst CM (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná); Pavoni, D.P. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná); Góes, V.M. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná); Souza, L.M. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná); Dallagiovanna, B.M. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná); Romanha, AJ (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Schenkman, S. (UNIFESP); Goldenberg, S. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná); Krieger, M.A. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, microarray, gene expression, post-transcriptional regulation
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G-12 - MODULATION OF CRUZIPAIN AND ITS NATURAL INHIBITOR CHAGASIN ALONG METACYCLOGENESIS OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI.
Daniela Lourenço (UFRJ); Sant´Anna, C. (); Santos, C.C. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Lima, A.P. (H2) (); Cunha e Silva, N.L. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, metacyclogenesis, cruzipain, chagasin
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G-13 - IDENTIFICATION OF NEW NEUROSPORA CRASSA GENES UNDER REGULATION OF THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NUC-1 IN RESPONSE TO PI STARVATION
Leal, J. (USP-FMRP); Squina, F.M. (USP-FMRP); Freitas, S.J (USP-FMRP); Silva, E.M. (USP-FMRP); Silveira, H.C.S. (USP-FMRP); Gras, D.E. (USP-FMRP); Martinez-Rossi, N.M. (); Rossi, A. (H1) (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  NUC-1, Neurospora crassa, Pi regulation, SSH
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G-14 - IDENTIFICATION OF SEQUENCES THAT CODIFY FOR HEMOLYSINS IN LEISHMANIA MAJOR
Paiva-Miranda, N. T (UFMG); Silva, R. A. (Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou); Nunes, A.C. (UFMG-ICB); Teixeira, S.M.R. (UFMG); Bartholomeu, D.C. (UFMG); Horta, M.F.M. (UFMG-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  hemolysin, leishmania major, pore forming protein
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G-15 - BIOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF NATIVE RECOMBINANT MYOGLOBINS IN MOLLUSCS OF BIOMPHALARIA GENUS
Oliveira, J.S. (H3) (UFMG-ICB); Santana, M.A. (UFMG-ICB); Teixeira, K.N. (UFMG-ICB); Souza, K.N. (UFMG-ICB); Bruna-Romero, O. (UFMG); Abrantes, D. M. (UFMG-ICB); Santoro, M.M. (UFMG-ICB); Nagem, R.A.P. (UFMG-ICB); Santos, A.M.C. (); Vasconcelos, A.B. (UFMG-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Myoglobins, Biomphalaria, Biochemistry
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G-16 - OXIDATIVE STRESS BY HEME DOES NOT DISTURB THE PROLIFERATION HEME-INDUCED IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI EPIMASTIGOTES.
Eitler, R.B. (UERJ-IBRAG); Nogueira, N.P.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); G.A.T. Laranja (UERJ); Coelho, M.G.P. (UERJ-IBRAG); Dalmau, S.R. (); Paes, M.C. (UERJ-IBRAG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Iron, heme, lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, Trypanosoma cruzi
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G-17 - SUPPRESSION SUBTRACTIVE ANALYSES REVEALED GENES DOWN-REGULATED IN THE PALA1 MUTANTE STRAIN OF ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS GROWN IN ACID PH
Freitas, S.J (USP-FMRP); Silva, E.M. (USP-FMRP); Leal, J. (USP-FMRP); Squina, F.M. (USP-FMRP); Gras, D.E. (USP-FMRP); Silveira, H.C.S. (USP-FMRP); Martinez-Rossi, N.M. (); Rossi, A. (H1) (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Gene expression, Heat Shock, Suppression subtractive hybridization
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G-18 - A ROLE OF CTA4 ATPASE IN ER STRESS PROMOTED BY ALUMINUM IN FISSION YEAST
Palma, L.M. (UENF-CBB); Fortunato, G. C. (UENF); Okorokova-Façanha, A.L. (UENF-CBB); Okorokov, L.A. ou Okorokov Lev (UENF-CBB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Calcium, ER stress, Neurodegeneration, P5 ATPase
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G-19 - KINETIC OF ACTIVITY AND EXPRESSION OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI CATHEPSIN B
GLORIA CADAVID (UNAL); Teixeira, A.R.L. (UnB); Santana, J.M. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cathepsin B, proteases, TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
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G-20 - CHARACTERIZATION OF THE HEAT SHOCK ELEMENTS IN THE POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF HSP70 GENES OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Urmenyi, T.P. (UFRJ-IBCCF); de Carvalho, D. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Silva, R. (H1) (UFRJ-IBCCF); Rondinelli, E. (UFRJ-IBCCF)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  HSP70, Gene regulation, Trypanosoma cruzi
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G-21 - SPLICEOSOMAL PROTEOMICS REVEALED SEVERAL NEW CANDIDATES SMALL NUCLEAR RNP PROTEINS IN TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI
Ambrósio, D.L. (UNESP-FCFAR); Lee JH (University of Connecticut Health Center); Panigrahi AK (Seattle Biomedical Research Institute); Nguyen TN (University of Connecticut Health Center); Schimanski B (University of Connecticut Health Center); Cicarelli, R.M.B. (UNESP-FCFAR); Gunzl A (University of Connecticut Health Center)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  ribonucleoprotein, RNA splicing, Sm, spliced leader RNA
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G-22 - THE ALTERNATIVE COMPONENTS OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATORY CHAIN OF MONILIOPHTHORA PERNICIOSA
Thomazella, D.P.T. (UNICAMP-IB); Rincones, J. (); Garcia, C.O. (UNICAMP-IB); Toni, I.M. (); Pereira, G.A.G. (UNICAMP-IB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Alternative NADH dehydrogenase, Alternative oxidase, Moniliophthora perniciosa, Witches’ broom disease
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G-23 - PDR5-MEDIATED MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE REQUIRES SIT4, A TYPE 2A-RELATED SERINE/THREONINE PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE
Miranda, M.N. (UFRJ-IBqM); Masuda, C.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Carvajal, E. (UERJ-IBRAG); Montero-Lomeli, M. (UFRJ-IBqM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  MDR, PDR5, SIT4
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G-24 - INTERACTION AMONG POLY-A BINDING PROTEIN (PABP) HOMOLOGUES FROM LEISHMANIA MAJOR AND POLY-A USING RNA BAND-SHIFT
Vasconcelos JRC (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); Costa Lima, T.D.C da (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); de Melo Neto, O.P. (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Band-Shift, PABP, Leishmania major
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G-25 - ANALYSIS OF SPORULATION ABNORMAL MUTANTS (SAM) IN FISSION YEAST
Tanaka, A.K. (UNIFESP); Oowatari Y (Shimane University); Katayama S (Shimane University); Kawamukai M (Shimane University)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  fission yeast, sam, ste11
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G-26 - PURIFICATION AND ACTIVITY OF GLUCANASE OF PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS
Rodrigues-Silva, Christielly (UFG-ICB); Santana, L. A. P. (UFGO); Soares, C.M.A. (UFG-ICB); Pereira, M. (H3) ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  B-1,3-glucanase, Enzymatic activity, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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G-27 - NON-CODING RNAS FROM LEISHMANIA MAJOR
Nogueira, K.C. (USP-FFCLRP); Márcia Graminha (UNESP-FCFAR); Renata Mangini (USP-FMRP); Cruz, A.K. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania major, non-coding RNAs, ESTs
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G-28 - RNA INTERFERENCE OF A MITOCHONDRIAL ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE IN ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS.
Magnani, T (USP-FCFRP); Soriani, F.M. (USP-FCFRP); Martins, V.P. (USP-FCFRP); Policarpo, A.C.F. (USP-FCFRP); Curti, C. (USP-FCFRP); Uyemura, S.A. (USP-FCFRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  alternative oxidase, Aspergillus fumigatus, RNA interference
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G-29 - TRANSCRIPTIONAL RESPONSE OF THE AQUATIC FUNGUS BLASTOCLADIELLA EMERSONII TO HYPOXIA AND TRANSIENT ANOXIA
Camilo, C.M. (USP-IQ); El-Dorry, H. (USP-IQ); Gomes, S.L. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  anoxia, Blastocladiella emersonii, gene expression, hypoxia, microarray
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G-30 - SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI ENCODES A STRUCTURAL UBC9 TRANSCRIPT AND A PSEUDOGENE THROUGH ITS DEVELOPMENT
Gomes, M. de S. (UFOP-ICEB); Janku Cabral, F. (USP-FMRP); Pacello, E.M. (USP-FMRP); Brigatto, O.M. (USP-FMRP); Baba, E.H. (UFOP-ICEB); Rodrigues, V. (H1) (USP-FMRP); Guerra-Sá, R. (UFOP-ICEB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  PSEUDOGENES, SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI, SUMO, UBC9
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G-31 - PHILOGENY OF LEISHMANIA SPECIES BY ANALYSIS OF CODING SEQUENCES FOR TRYPANOTHIONE REDUCTASE
Ferrão, P. M. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Cupolillo, E. (); Mendonça-Lima, L. (FIOCRUZ-IOC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania, Philogeny, trypanothione reductase
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G-32 - IS THERE MOLECULAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CANDIDA ALBICANS AND PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS?
Derengowski, L.S. (UnB-ICB); Mello-de-Sousa, T.M. (UnB); Kyaw, C.M. (); Silva-Pereira, I. (UnB-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Candida albicans, quorum-sensing, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, farnesol
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G-33 - ANALYSIS OF THE SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE EXOSOME ARCHITECTURE AND OF THE RNA BINDING ACTIVITY OF RRP40P
Luz, J.S. (USP-IQ); Tavares, J.R. (USP-IQ); Gonzáles, F.A. (H2) (); Oliveira, C.C. (H1) (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  exosome, RNA processing, Rrp40p
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G-34 - EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF THE DISINTEGRIN DOMAIN OF HUMAN ADAM9 (ADAM9D)
Martin, A.C.B.M. (UFSCAR); Cominetti, M.R. (UFSCAR); Selistre-de-Araujo, H.S. (UFSCAR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  ADAM, Adhesion, Cancer, Disintegrin, Integrin
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G-35 - CLONING AND SEQUENCING OF AN ALTERNATIVE NADH DEHYDROGENASE FROM ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS
Policarpo, A.C.F. (USP-FCFRP); Magnani, T (USP-FCFRP); Martins, V.P. (USP-FCFRP); Soriani, F.M. (USP-FCFRP); Curti, C. (USP-FCFRP); Uyemura, S.A. (USP-FCFRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Alternative NADH dehydrogenase, Aspergillus fumigatus, Cloning, Sequencing
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G-36 - GLUTAREDOXIN 2 DETHIOLIC ACTIVITY UPON THE S-GLUTATHIONYLATED 20S PROTEASOME
Silva, G.M. (USP-IB); Netto, L.E.S. (USP-IB); Piassa, GM (Instituto Butantan); Pimenta, D.C. (Instituto Butantan); Demasi, M. (Instituto Butantan)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Glutaredoxin2, Proteasome, S-Glutathionylation, Redox modulation, Proteolysis
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G-37 - COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SB-RESISTANT LEISHMANIA MAJOR AND L. BRAZILIENSIS CELL LINES ISOLATED IN VITRO
Lopes, W.C.Z. (USP-FMRP); FERNANDES A. L. (USP); Tosi, L.R.O. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  amplicons, Antimonials, L. braziliensis
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G-38 - DESYNCHRONIZING PLASMODIUM CELL CYCLE BY A MELATONIN ANTAGONIST: A POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN MALARIA?
Bagnaresi, P. (USP-IB); Markus, R.P. (USP); Hotta, C.T. (USP); Pozzan, T. (); Garcia, C.R.S. (USP-IB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Malaria, Calcium, Melatonin, Cell Cycle, Rhythm
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G-39 - MITOSIS IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI: STUDIES OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF COHESIN, HELICASES, POLO-LIKE KINASE AND PROTEASOME
Lima, B.D. (UnB-ICB); Silva, V.C. (UnB); Vale, T.M. (UnB); Ferreira, T.R. (UnB); Faria, L.O. (UnB); Martins de Sa, C. (UnB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, cohesin, helicase, polo-like kinase, proteasome
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G-40 - CYCLOSPORIN A PROMOTES ROS FORMATION IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI: INVOLVEMENT OF HEME TRAPPING
G.A.T. Laranja (UERJ); Nogueira, N.P.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Alves-Lara, F. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Oliveira, P.L. (UFRJ-ICB); Dalmau, S.R. (); Paes, M.C. (UERJ-IBRAG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cyclosporin A, heme, oxidative stress, Trypanosoma cruzi
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G-41 - TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF PGA55, A GENE PREDICTED TO CODE A UNIQUE GPI-PROTEIN IN CANDIDA ALBICANS
Fonseca, C.K. (USP-FMRP); Fernandes, F.F. (USP-FMRP); Coelho, P.S.R. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Candida albicans, GPI-protein, morphogenesis, PGA55
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G-42 - OLIGOPEPTIDASE B-LIKE FROM L. AMAZONENSIS
Guedes, H.L.M. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); De Carvalho RNS (FIOCRUZ); Rossi-Bergmann, B. (); De Simone, S.G. (FIOCRUZ-IOC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Oligopeptidase B, L. amazonensis, Molecular Cloning
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G-43 - POLYMORPHIC ALLELES OF THE UNIVERSAL MINICIRCLE SEQUENCE BINDING PROTEIN (TCUMSBP) LOCUS INFLUENCE THE RNA PROCESSING IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Simas, C.R.S. (UFRJ-IBCCF); de Carvalho, D. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Urmenyi, T.P. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Rondinelli, E. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Silva, R. (H1) (UFRJ-IBCCF)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  kDNA, minicircle, polymorphic alleles, RNA processing, TcUMSBP
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G-44 - THE ROLE OF CALCIUM IN TRIGGERING TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI APOPTOSIS
Florencia Irigoín (FM-Montevideo); Inada, N.M. (UNICAMP-FCM); Fernandes, M.P. (UNICAMP); Gadelha, F.R. (UNICAMP-IB); Piacenza, L. (UDELAR-FM); Vercesi, A.E. (UNICAMP-FCM); Radi, R. (UDELAR-FM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  apoptosis, calcium, mitochondria, Trypanosoma cruzi
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G-45 - KEAA, A DICTYOSTELIUM KELCH - DOMAIN PROTEIN THAT REGULATES THE RESPONSE TO STRESS AND DEVELOPMENT
Mantzouranis, L. (USP-IQ); Bagattini, R. (); Ogata, F.T. (UNIFESP); Nishiyama Jr., M.Y. (); Vencio, R.N.Z. (); Souza, G.M. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Dictyostelium, keaA, microarrays
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G-46 - IDENTIFICATION, SEQUENCING AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF PRESENILIN GENE FROM SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI
Magalhães, L.G. (USP-FMRP); Brigatto, O.M. (USP-FMRP); Pacello, E.M. (USP-FMRP); Guerra-Sá, R. (UFOP-ICEB); Rodrigues, V. (H1) (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Presenilin, Protease, S.mansoni
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G-47 - MICELIUM TO YEAST DIMORPHISM OF PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS INDUCED BY TEMPERATURE RISE REQUIRES AN EARLY AND RAPID BIOENERGETIC ADJUSTING TOWARD FUNCTIONAL MITOCHONDRIA: ROLE OF CALCINEURIN
Campos, C.B.L. (UNIVAP); Nobrega, M.P. (UNIVAP); Nobrega, F.G. (UNIVAP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  bioenergetic, calcineurin, dimorphism, mitochondria, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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G-48 - FASCIOLA HEPATICA CYSTATINS
Roche, L. (UDELAR-FM); Cancela, M (UFRGS); Ileana Corvo (FM-Montevideo); Mónica Cappetta (); Salinas, G. (UDELAR-FQ); Diaz, A. (UDELAR-FQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Cysteine proteinases, Helminth parasites, Recombinant cystatin
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G-49 - BIOCHEMICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS CAUSED BY ALUMINUM IN FISSION YEAST
Rangel, L.C. (UENF-CBB); Fortunato, G. C. (UENF); Gomes, V.M. (UENF-CBB); Façanha, A.R. (UENF-CBB); Okorokova-Façanha, A.L. (UENF-CBB); Okorokov, L.A. ou Okorokov Lev (UENF-CBB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Aluminum, Fission yeast, Proton ATPase, Cell wall, Morphology
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G-50 - CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LEISHMANIA AMANOZENSIS TELOMERE REPEAT-BINDING FACTOR 2 (LATRF2)
Santos S., M. (UNESP-IB, Botucatu)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania amazonensis, telomeric proteins, TRF2
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G-51 - TRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS REVEALS DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED GENES INVOLVED IN INCREASED NUCLEAR KINETICS AND POLAR GROWTH IN THE ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS (ATMA) MUTANT
Malavazi, I. (USP-FCFRP); Goldman, G.H. (USP-FCFRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  atmA(/i>, DNA damage response, Aspergillus nidulans, polar growth
[See Abstract]

G-52 - LEISHPORIN, A PORE-FORMING-PROTEIN OF LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS: BINDING TO LIPID BILAYERS, STRATEGY OF PURIFICATION AND NEW INSIGHTS ON ITS IDENTITY AND MECHANISM OF LYSIS.
Castro-Gomes, T. (UFMG); Maria Paula Giulianetti de Almeida (UFPE-ICB); Silva, R. A. (Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou); Andrade, HM (UFPI); Chapeaurouge, A. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Perales, J. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Noronha, FS (UFMG); Frézard, F. (UFMG-ICB); Horta, M.F.M. (UFMG-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS, LIPOSOMES, LYTIC-ACTIVITY, LYTIC-MECHANISM, PORE-FORMING-PROTEIN
[See Abstract]

G-53 - EXPRESSION, PURIFICATION AND CARACTERIZATION OF MP-CERATO, A PUTATIVE ELICITOR PROTEIN OF THE FUNGUS MONILIOPHTHORA PERNICIOSA.
Zaparoli, G.H.A. (UNICAMP); Garcia, C.O. (UNICAMP-IB); Pereira, G.A.G. (UNICAMP-IB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Cerato-Platanin Family, Moniliophthora perniciosa, necrosis elicitor, phytotoxic protein
[See Abstract]

G-54 - DEVELOPMENT OF A DUAL LUCIFERASE VECTOR TO STUDY GENE EXPRESSION IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
DaRocha, W.D. (UFMG); Araujo PA (UFMG-ICB); Mendes-Almeida R (UFMG-ICB); Bartholomeu, D.C. (UFMG); Teixeira, S.M.R. (UFMG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Luciferase, gene expression, UTR
[See Abstract]

G-55 - AUTOPHAGY IN THE HUMAN PATHOGENIC FUNGUS PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS
Morais, F.V. (UNIVAP); Sarah M. Pedroso (UNIVAP); Campos, C.B.L. (UNIVAP); Nobrega, F.G. (UNIVAP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Paraciccidioides brasiliensis, autophagy, dimorphism
[See Abstract]

G-56 - STEROL METABOLISM OF LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) BRAZILIENSIS: CLONING A POTENTIAL STEROL-24-METHYLTRANSFERASE CODING GENE
MARTINS, L.O. (FIOCRUZ); Pimentel, V.B. (FIOCRUZ); Otto, T. D. (FIOCRUZ); Mendonça-Lima, L. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Alves-Ferreira, M. (FIOCRUZ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania (V.) braziliensis, Sterol metabolism, Sterol-24-methyltransferase
[See Abstract]

G-57 - FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A NOVEL ARGININE EXCHANGER FROM TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Henriques, C. (FIOCRUZ); Catanho, M.T.J.A. (); Degrave WM (FIOCRUZ); Amara, S.G. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Arginine, transporters, T.cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-58 - FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROMOTER REGION OF PLG1, A PECTIN-LYASE ENCODING GENE FROM PENICILLIUM GRISEOROSEUM
Bazzoli, D.M.S. (UFV)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Penicillium griseoroseum, plg1, Pectina liase, Promotor, Cis elementos
[See Abstract]

G-59 - CONTRIBUTION OF VAULTS TO A BENZNIDAZOLE (BZ) SUSCEPTIBLE OR RESISTANT-PHENOTYPE IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Silva, N.G. (UFOP-ICEB); Pereira, RV (UFOP-ICEB); Olmo, R.P. (UFOP-ICEB); Oliveira, C.B. (H2) (UFOP-ICEB); Murta SMF (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Romanha, AJ (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Guerra-Sá, R. (UFOP-ICEB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Drug resistance, Trypanosoma cruzi, Vaults
[See Abstract]

G-60 - CHARACTERIZATION OF PI31 A ENDOGENOUS INHIBITOR OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI PROTEASOME
Ruller, R. (USP-FMRP); Janku Cabral, F. (USP-FMRP); Botelho-Machado, C. (USP-FMRP); Greene, L.J. (USP-FM); Rodrigues, V. (H1) (USP-FMRP); Rosa, J.C. (USP-FM); Ward, R.J. (USP-FFCLRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  inhibitor, proteasome, schistosoma mansoni
[See Abstract]

G-61 - PATTERNS OF MRNA PROCESSING IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Campos, P.C. (UFMG); DaRocha, W.D. (UFMG); Cerqueira, G.C. (UFMG-ICB); Bartholomeu, D.C. (UFMG); Teixeira, S.M.R. (UFMG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  mRNA processing, polypyrimidine motifs, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-62 - THE ROLE OF AU-RICH ELEMENTS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF ALPHA-TUBULIN MRNA IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Araujo PA (UFMG-ICB); DaRocha, W.D. (UFMG); Silva, R. A. (Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou); Bartholomeu, D.C. (UFMG); Teixeira, S.M.R. (UFMG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  alpha tubulin, AU-Rich elements, differential gene expression, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-63 - STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS LARBP38 PROTEIN
Arina Perez (UNESP-IB, Botucatu); Lira, C.B.B. (LNLS); Lage de Siqueira Neto, J. (UNICAMP-FCM); Cano, M.I.N. (UNESP-IB, Botucatu)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS, telomeres, kDNA, telomeric protein, Rbp38
[See Abstract]

G-64 - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CALCIUM METABOLISM AND SUGAR-INDUCED ACTIVATION OF PLASMA MEMBRANE H+- ATPASE IN THE YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Cardoso, A.M.S. (UFOP-ICEB); Trópia, M.J.M. (UFOP-ICEB); Fietto, L.G. (UFV); Pereira, R.R. (UFOP-EF); França, M.M. (UFOP-ICEB); Castro, I.M. (UFOP-ICEB); Brandao, R.L. (UFOP-ICEB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  H+- ATPase, yeast, calcium, plasma membrane, signal transduction
[See Abstract]

G-65 - HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF A RECOMBINANT THIOREDOXIN 1 OF PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS
Cintra, L.C. (UFGO); Domingos, F.C. (UFGO); Soares, C.M.A. (UFGO); Faria, F.P. (); Jesuino, R.S.A. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, THIOREDOXIN 1
[See Abstract]

G-66 - CELLULAR LOCALIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF GP63 HOMOLOGOUS METALLOPROTEASES IN LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) BRAZILIENSIS STRAINS
Cuervo, P. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Santos, A.L.S. (UFRJ-IMPG); Alves CR (FIOCRUZ); Britto, C. (); Fernandes, O. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Cupolillo, E. (); Jesus, J.B. (FIOCRUZ-IOC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosomatids, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Metalloproteases, gp63
[See Abstract]

G-67 - EXPRESSION PROFILE AND KINASE ACTIVITY OF A CDC2-RELATED PROTEIN KINASE FROM THE AQUATIC FUNGUS BLASTOCLADIELLA EMERSONII
Ribichich, K. (USP-IQ); Gomes, S.L. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Blastocladiella, Cdk, cell cycle, fungi
[See Abstract]

G-68 - GENE STRUCTURE AND REGULATION OF MOLECULAR CHAPERONE CLPA/HSP100 OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Campos R. A. (UFRJ); Silva, R. (H1) (UFRJ-IBCCF); Rondinelli, E. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Urmenyi, T.P. (UFRJ-IBCCF)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  gene expression, HSP100, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-69 - INVOLVEMENT OF CAMKII IN PROLIFERATIVE EFFECT OF HEME (FE-PROTOPORPHYIRIN IX) IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI.
Souza, C.F. (H2) (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Carneiro, A.B. (UFRJ-IBqM); Silveira, A.B. (UFRJ-CCS); G.A.T. Laranja (UERJ); Silva-Neto, M.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Gonçalves da Costa, S.C. (); Paes, M.C. (UERJ-IBRAG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  CaMKII, Heme, proliferation, Signal transduction, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-70 - FORMATION AND REGENERATION OF PROTOPLASTS OF ORCHID MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI
Coelho, I.S. (UFV)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Orchid mycorrhizal fungi, Epulorhiza repens, Ceratorhiza sp., Protoplasts, Regeneration
[See Abstract]

G-71 - MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEASOME β-SUBUNIT GENES FROM TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI STRAINS
Leal, TF (UFOP-ICEB); Hangai, N.S. (UFOP-ICEB); Malverde, L.S. (UFOP-ICEB); Reis, EV (UFOP); Guedes, P.M.M. (UFOP); Bahia, M.T. (); Guerra-Sá, R. (UFOP-ICEB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Peptidase activity, Proteasome/ubiquitin pathway, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-72 - GENETIC DIVERSITY AND INSIGHTS INTO PLASMODIUM VIVAX BINDING AND IMMUNE EVASION FROM THE 3D STRUCTURE OF THE DUFFY-BINDING PROTEIN
Sousa, T.N. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Tarazona-Santos, E. (UFMG); Kuser, P.R. (EMBRAPA-Informática Agropecuária); CARVALHO, L. H. (Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou); Brito, C.F.A. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Duffy-binding protein, genetic variability, Plasmodium vivax
[See Abstract]

G-73 - HEME CATABOLISM IN T. CRUZI: BILIVERDINE IS THE MAIN METABOLITE IN EPIMASTIGOTES.
Cupello M.P. (UERJ-IBRAG); Costa-e-Silva, C (UERJ-IBRAG); G.A.T. Laranja (UERJ); Coelho, M.G.P. (UERJ-IBRAG); Oliveira, M.M. (H1) (UFRJ-IBCCF); Paes, M.C. (UERJ-IBRAG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Biliverdin, heme, heme oxygenase, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-74 - THE ROLE OF THE UBIQUITIN SYSTEM DURING LITHIUM STRESS IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Masuda, C.A. (UFRJ-IBqM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  ubiquitin, yeast, lithium, stress
[See Abstract]

G-75 - STRESS PROTEINS EXPRESSION IN ENTRAPPED YEAST CELLS UNDER PROLONG STRESS
Rossi-Alva, J.C. (UCSal-BA); Silva, J.T. (H1) (UFRJ-IQ); Rocha-Leão, M.H.M. (UFRJ-EQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cell entrapment, Stress proteins, sucrose fermentation, yeast cells
[See Abstract]

G-76 - THE EFFECTS OF THE CALPAIN INHIBITOR MDL28170 AGAINST LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS
Marinho, F.A. (UFRJ-IMPG); Santos, L.O. (UFRJ-IMPG); Souto-Padrón, T. (); Santos, A.L.S. (UFRJ-IMPG); Branquinha, M.H. (UFRJ-IMPG); D´Avila, C.M. (FIOCRUZ-IOC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Calpain, Inhibitor, Leishmania amazonensis
[See Abstract]

G-77 - EXPRESSION ANALYSIS, TRANSCRIPT VARIATION AND RECOMBINANT PRODUCTION OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI CATHEPSIN D-LIKE ENZYME-2
Pereira, M. (FIOCRUZ); Pinto, L.A.L.T (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Raposo, C.C. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Oliveira, G.C. (Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou); De Simone, S.G. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Silva-Jr, F.P. (FIOCRUZ-IOC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Schistosomiasis, intraintestinal protein digestion, SmAP gene family, SNPs
[See Abstract]

G-78 - MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF LEISHMANIA APYRASES, CLONING INTO EXPRESSION VECTORS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A PUTATIVE GDPASE FROM L.MAJOR AS A GENUINE NTPDASE
Amaral, M.S. (UFOP-ICEB); Costa, D.A. (H1) (UFOP-EF); Afonso, L.C.C. (UFOP); Marques-da-Silva,EA (UFOP); Verjovski-Almeida, S. (USP-IQ); Fietto, J.L.R. (UFV)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania, Ecto-nucleotidases, Apyrases, Extracellular nucleotides
[See Abstract]

G-79 - EVALUATION OF THE KYNURENINE PATHWAY AND CYTOKINES FROM PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
COUTINHO LG (UFRN); Bellac, C.L (Institute for infectious diseases); Grandgirard, D (IFIK); Whittwer, M (IFIK); Leib SL (Institute for infecous disease); Agnel, L.F. (UFRN)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Bacterial Meningitis, Cytokines, Kynurenine Pathway, Tryptophan
[See Abstract]

G-80 - IMMOBILIZATION OF THE TYPE XIV MYOSIN IN TOXOPLASMA MEMBRANES IS CHOLESTEROL-DEPENDENT
Johnson, T. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cholesterol, motility, Toxoplasma
[See Abstract]

G-81 - HEME, BILIVERDIN AND HEME OXYGENASE ARE INVOLVED IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI EPIMASTIGOTES PROLIFERATION
Nogueira, N.P.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Souza, C.F. (H2) (FIOCRUZ-IOC); G.A.T. Laranja (UERJ); Coelho, M.G.P. (UERJ-IBRAG); Gonçalves da Costa, S.C. (); Paes, M.C. (UERJ-IBRAG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  biliverdin, heme, heme oxygenase, proliferation, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-82 - PROTEOME ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CHAGAS DISEASE: TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Piñeyro, M.D. (UDELAR-FM); Robello, C. (UDELAR-FC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  chagas, proteome, virulence factors
[See Abstract]

G-83 - FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS PHO80 HOMOLOGUE
Gouvêa, P.F. (USP-FCFRP); Soriani, F.M. (USP-FCFRP); Malavazi, I. (USP-FCFRP); da Silva Ferreira, M.E. (USP-FCFRP); Savoldi, M. (USP-FCFRP); Panepucci, R.A. (); Goldman, M.H.S. (USP-FFCLRP); Goldman, G.H. (USP-FCFRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Aspergillus fumigatus, Phosphate, PHO80
[See Abstract]

G-84 - GENE REGULATION IN THE NUC-2 MUTANT STRAIN OF NEUROSPORA CRASSA GROWN UNDER PHOSPHATE STARVATION
Gras, D.E. (USP-FMRP); Silveira, H.C.S. (USP-FMRP); Martinez-Rossi, N.M. (); Rossi, A. (H1) (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Neurospora crassa, nuc -2 gene, Pi regulation, translational control
[See Abstract]

G-85 - SELENOPROTEINS IN THE CESTODE PARASITE ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS
Otero, L. (UDELAR-FQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Echinococcus granulosus, Glutathoine peroxidase, Selenocysteine, Selenoprotein W, Thioredoxin glutathoine reductase
[See Abstract]

G-86 - MAPPING INTERACTIONS AMONG HOMOLOGUES OF TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTORS IN LEISHMANIA MAJOR
REIS CRS (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); Moura, DMN (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); Costa Lima, T.D.C da (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); de Melo Neto, O.P. (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  eIF4F, Mapping Interaction, Translation Initiation, Tripanosomatid
[See Abstract]

G-87 - ANALOGOUS ENZYMES IN THE AMINO ACID METABOLISM OF LEISHMANIA MAJOR: PUTATIVE TARGETS FOR DRUG DEVELOPMENT.
Guimarães, A.C.R. (FIOCRUZ); Otto, T. D. (FIOCRUZ); Alves-Ferreira, M. (FIOCRUZ); Degrave WM (FIOCRUZ); de Miranda, A.B. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  amino acid metabolism, analogous enzymes, Leishmania major
[See Abstract]

G-88 - STRESS RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT WILD-TYPE YEAST STRAINS AS A MATTER OF BACKGROUND AND CELL CYCLE
Bravim, F. (UFES); Petri, M. (UFES); Fernandes, P.M.B. (UFES)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Saccharomyces cerevisisae, pressure, heat, ethanol
[See Abstract]

G-89 - SELENOPROTEINS IN THE CESTODE PARASITE ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS
Tejada, E.C.S. (USP-IQ); El-Dorry, H. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  btf3, microarrays, Transcriptional response, Trichoderma reesei
[See Abstract]

G-90 - EVIDENCE OF YEAST HSP26 “IN VIVO” PHOSPHORYLATION
Peixoto, D.N. (UFRJ-IQ); Paschoalin, V.M.F. (UFRJ-IQ); Silva, J.T. (H1) (UFRJ-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Hsp26, MALDI/MS, Phosphorylation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
[See Abstract]

G-91 - PRELIMINARY EVIDENCES FOR THE EXISTANCE OF THE CA++-NO-CGMP PATHWAY DURING THE SPORULATION OF THE CHYTRIDIOMYCETE BLASTOCLADIELLA EMERSONII
Vieira, A.L.G. (USP-IQ); Linares, E. (USP-IQ); Augusto, O. (USP-IQ); Gomes, S.L. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Blastocladiella emersonii, Calcium, cGMP, nitric oxide
[See Abstract]

G-92 - ACID TREHALASE SECRETION ALLOWS TREHALOSE FERMENTATION BY THE YEAST PATHOGEN CANDIDA GLABRATA
Stambuk, B.U. (UFSC-CBB); Zilli, D.M.W. (UFSC); Villarino, A. (UFSC); Gabilan, N. (UFSC-CBB); Terenzi, H.F. (USP-FFCLRP); Miletti, L.C. (UFSC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  trehalase, Candida glabrata, trehalose, fermentation, identification
[See Abstract]

G-93 - INVERTEBRATE HOST TRIPANOSOMATIDS INTERACTION: UPTAKES LIPOPROTEIN
Folly, E. (UFRRJ-ICE); Cunha e Silva, N.L. (); Lopes, A.H.C.S. (UFRJ-IMPG); Silva-Neto, M.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Atella, G.C. (UFRJ-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Lipids, Lipoprotein, Tripanosomatids, T. cruzi, T. rangeli
[See Abstract]

G-94 - NOP53P INTERACTS CO-TRANSCRIPTIONALLY WITH THE PRE-RRNA, BINDING DIRECTLY TO THE 5.8S RRNA
Granato, D. (USP-IQ); Oliveira, C.C. (H1) (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  rRNA processing, RNA-protein binding, ribosome biogenesis
[See Abstract]

G-95 - MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NCPHO85 CYCLIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE FROM NEUROSPORA CRASSA
Bertolini, M.C. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Avaca, J.S. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cyclin-dependent protein kinase, gene expression, Neurospora crassa, Pho85
[See Abstract]

G-96 - IMMUNOPROTEASOME EXPRESSION IN CELLS INFECTED BY TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI.
Faria, L.O. (UnB); Lima, B.D. (UnB-ICB); Martins de Sa, C. (UnB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Immunoproteasome, Trypanosoma cruzi, infection, HeLa cell, L6 cell
[See Abstract]

G-97 - SERINE/THREONINE PHOSPHATASES IN THE SOCIAL AMOEBAE DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM: ANNOTATION AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF CATALYTIC AND REGULATORY SUBUNITS
Martins, L.F. (H1) (USP-IQ); Gonzalez, D.C. (USP-IQ); Simões, A.C.Q. (USP-IQ); da Silva, A.M. (H1) (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  serine/threonine phosphatases, RT-qPCR, heat shock
[See Abstract]

G-98 - CLONING AND SEQUENCING OF THE TRNA LIGASE FROM LEISHMANIA MAJOR
Rocha, T. (UFRJ); Lopes, R. R. S. (UFRJ); Polycarpo, C.R. (Instituto de Bioquímica Médica - UFRJ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  tRNA, Ligase, Leishmania major, Trypanosomatids
[See Abstract]

G-99 - IN VIVO ANALYSIS OF THREE EIF4G HOMOLOGUES FROM TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI
Moura, DMN (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); Figueiredo, RCBQ (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM); de Melo Neto, O.P. (FIOCRUZ-CPqAM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  eIF4G, trypanosomatids, RNA interference, cellular localization
[See Abstract]

G-100 - BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES WITH RECOMBINANT TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI APYRASE (NTPDASE I)
Cardoso F G (UFV); Bastos, M.S. (UFOP-ICEB); Santos, R.F. (UFOP-ICEB); DeMarco, R. (H2) (USP-IQ); Meyer-Fernandes, J.R. (UFRJ-ICB); Verjovski-Almeida, S. (USP-IQ); Fietto, J.L.R. (UFV)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Apyrase, Heterologous expression, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-101 - CARBONYL CYANIDE M-CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE INDUCED-ACTIVITION OF PLASMA MEMBRANE ATPASE FROM SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE.
França, M.M. (UFOP-ICEB); Cardoso, A.M.S. (UFOP-ICEB); Trópia, M.J.M. (UFOP-ICEB); Fietto, L.G. (UFV); Castro, I.M. (UFOP-ICEB); Brandao, R.L. (UFOP-ICEB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, H+-ATPase, plasma membrane, yeast
[See Abstract]

G-102 - SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION OF LAC12GFP PERMEASE OF K. LACTIS IN FUNCTION OF THE GHROWTH PHASE
Rigamonte, T.A. (UFV); Silveira, W.B. (UFV); Passos, F.L. (UFV-BIOAGRO)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Dilution rate, Kluyveromyces lactis, Permease localization, Snf1p
[See Abstract]

G-103 - IDENTIFICATION OF STRESS SIGNALING PATHWAYS ACTING IN THE YEAST CELL RESPONSE TO MILD AND HIGH HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
Kurtenbach, E. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Domitrovic, T. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Fernandes, C.M. (UFRJ-IBCCF)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  HSF1, Hydrostatic pressure, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Stress response
[See Abstract]

G-104 - CONSERVATION OF REPEATED ELEMENTS WITHIN NON-CODING SEQUENCES OF LEISHMANIA SPP.
Dias F. C. (USP-FMRP); Ruiz, J.C. (USP-FMRP); Squina, F.M. (USP-FMRP); Cruz, A.K. (USP-FMRP); Tosi, L.R.O. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania braziliensis, gene amplification, gene synteny, H locus
[See Abstract]

G-105 - PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF EXTRACELULAR PROTEINS FROM KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS GROWN UNDER NITROGEN LIMITATION
Santos, A.V. (H1) (UFV); Santoro, M.M. (UFMG-ICB); Brustolini, O.J.B. (UFV); Oliveira, J.S. (H3) (UFMG-ICB); Xavier, L.P. (UFV); Passos, F.L. (UFV-BIOAGRO)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Kluyveromyces lactis, PROTEOMIC, EXTRACELULAR PROTEINS, NITROGEN LIMITATION, YEAST
[See Abstract]

G-106 - THE DISINTEGRIN DOMAIN OF HUMAN ADAM9 (ADAM9D) SUPPORTS TUMOR CELL ADHESION
Cominetti, M.R. (UFSCAR); Martin, A.C.B.M. (UFSCAR); Selistre-de-Araujo, H.S. (UFSCAR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  ADAMs, Cancer, Cell adhesion, Disintegrin, Integrin
[See Abstract]

G-107 - EIF5A BINDS TO ACTIVE RIBOSOMES AND ITS INHIBITION IMPAIRS TRANSLATION IN S. CEREVISIAE
Gregio, A.P.B. (UNESP-FCFAR); Zanelli, C.F. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Maragno, A.L.G.C. (USP-FMRP); KOMILI, S. (4Department of Medicine, BIDMC, Harvard Medical School); Pandolfi, J.R.C. (UNESP-FCFAR); Mestriner, C.A. (UNESP-FCFAR); Lustri, W.R. (UNESP-FCFAR); Valentini, S.R. (UNESP-FCFAR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  eIF5A, Hypusine, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Translation
[See Abstract]

G-108 - A CONNECTION BETWEEN TRANSLATION AND SECRETION IS REVEALED BY TIF51A AND YPT1 GENETIC INTERACTIONS
Frigieri, M.C. (UNESP-FCFAR); João Luiz, M.V.S. (UNESP-FCFAR); Zanelli, C.F. (UNESP-IQ, Araraquara); Valentini, S.R. (UNESP-FCFAR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  TIF51A, YPT1, translation, secretion, synthetic lethal
[See Abstract]

G-109 - THE YIP1 PROTEIN OF LEISHMANIA MAJOR AND ITS ROLE IN TERBINAFINE RESISTANCE
Pinto, M. R. (USP-FMRP); Tosi, L.R.O. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania, terbinafine resistance, rab/GTPase, vesicle trafficking
[See Abstract]

G-110 - DEVELOPMENT OF RNA APTAMERS AS INHIBITORS OF THE GLUCOSE PERMEASE IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Ulrich, H. (USP-IQ); Martins, A.H.B. (UNIFESP); Silber, A. (USP-ICB II); Ahn, I.Y. (USP-ICB II)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  aptamer, glucose transporter, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-111 - SCREENING OF NEW PROTEINS POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVATION OF PLASMA MEMBRANE H+-ATPASE IN THE YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Figueiredo, B.C.P. (UFOP-ICEB); Máximo, L.V. (UFOP-ICEB); Fietto, L.G. (UFV); Brandao, R.L. (UFOP-ICEB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cell physiology, Plasma membrane H+ATPase, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
[See Abstract]

G-112 - STUDIES ON THE CONTROL OF EXPRESSION OF LEISHMANIA PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE GENES
Azevedo. A. (USP-FMRP); Pedrosa, A. L. (Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro); Cruz, A.K. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania major, phosphoglycerate kinase, cytosol, glycosome, untranslated regions
[See Abstract]

G-113 - ROLE OF TBRBP3 IN GENE REGULATION IN TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI
Ana Robles (Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  gene expression, RNA binding protein, Trypanosoma
[See Abstract]

G-114 - EXCRETED/SECRETED ANTIGENS FROM THE PROTOZOAN NEOSPORA CANINUM: BIDIMENSIONAL PROFILE AND IMMUNODOMINANT PATTERN.
Inada, S.M. (USP-FCFRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Apicomplexa, ESA, 2D
[See Abstract]

G-115 - THE EFFECT OF CHLOROQUINE ON IRON DISTRIBUTION IN PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
Tebogo E Mabotha (University of Cape Town); Egan, T.J. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Plasmodium falciparum, antimalarial, chloroquine
[See Abstract]

G-116 - PROKARYOTIC EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF THE MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INNIBITORY FACTOR FROM LEISHMANIA MAJOR
Momo, P.B. (USP-FMRP); de Oliveira, A.H.C. (USP-FFCLRP); Vieira, P. (USP-FFCLRP); Ruiz, J.C. (USP-FMRP); Rosa, J.C. (USP-FM); Cruz, A.K. (USP-FMRP); Ward, R.J. (USP-FFCLRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  protein structure and function, Leishmania, expression, purification, fluorescence
[See Abstract]

G-117 - EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE MASP GENE FAMILY OF TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Leão, A,C (UFMG-ICB); DaRocha, W.D. (UFMG); Appolinaire Djikeng (); Cerqueira, G.C. (UFMG-ICB); Pais F.S (UFMG-ICB); El-Sayed, N.M. (); Teixeira, S.M.R. (UFMG); Bartholomeu, D.C. (UFMG)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Expression, MASP, T.cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-118 - TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI HISTONE H4 IS ACETYLATED AT SPECIFIC LYSINES AFTER DNA DAMAGE
Schenkman, S. (UNIFESP); da Cunha, J.P.C. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, histone, acetylation, chromatin, DNA repair
[See Abstract]

G-119 - SUPRESSION SUBTRACTIVE HYBRIDIZATION ANALYSES IDENTIFIED GENE UP-REGULATED IN THE PALA1 MUTANT STRAIN OF ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS.
Silva, E.M. (USP-FMRP); Freitas, S.J (USP-FMRP); Gras, D.E. (USP-FMRP); Silveira, H.C.S. (USP-FMRP); Leal, J. (USP-FMRP); Squina, F.M. (USP-FMRP); Martinez-Rossi, N.M. (); Rossi, A. (H1) (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  A. nidulans, pH regulation, palA gene
[See Abstract]

G-120 - THE TRANSCRIPTION OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS RESPONDS TO PH AND PHOSPHATE IN NEUROSPORA CRASSA
Rossi, A. (H1) (USP-FMRP); Ono, C.J. (USP-FMRP); Squina, F.M. (USP-FMRP); Cipriano, VTF (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Neurospora crassa, adaptability, heat shock-like proteins, genes
[See Abstract]

G-121 - THE CYTOSOLIC TRYPAREDOXIN IS ESSENTIAL FOR LEISHMANIA INFANTUM SURVIVAL
Susana Romao (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC); Castro, H. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC); Carla Sousa (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC); Sandra Carvalho (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC); Tomás, A. (Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Drug Target, Leishmania, Tryparedoxin
[See Abstract]

G-122 - STRUCTURAL AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL FACTOR ENCODING GENE PACC OF PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS
Mello-de-Sousa, T.M. (UnB); Aguiar, S. M. (UnB); Neves, E. O. (UnB); Poças-Fonseca, M.J. (UnB-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  pacC, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, pH adaptation
[See Abstract]

G-123 - EXPRESSION OF HUMAN HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1 IN YEAST
Campos, E.G. (UnB-ICB); César-Ferreira, T. (UnB); Gassmann M. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  HIF-1, yeast, heterologous expression, hypoxia, EMSA
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G-124 - DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TRANSPOSONS FOR GFP PROTEIN TAGGING IN CANDIDA ALBICANS
Dias, M.V.S. (USP-FMRP); Coelho, P.S.R. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:   Candida albicans, transposon, GFP
[See Abstract]

G-125 - THE EXPRESSION PATTERN OF CYTOCHOME C OXIDASE COMPLEX GENES DURING THE DIMORPHIC TRANSITION OF PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS
BADEIRA, S.C.B. (UNIVAP); Nobrega, M.P. (UNIVAP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Cytochome c oxidase, Gene expression, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Real-time RT-PCR
[See Abstract]

G-126 - LIPID METABOLISM OF HERPETOMONAS MEGASELIAE
Régis, K. C. (UFRJ); Ximenes, A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Atella, G.C. (UFRJ-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Herpetomonas megaseliae, lipid, metabolism
[See Abstract]

G-127 - LEISHMANIA AMAZONENSIS INCORPORATES CHOLESTEROL FROM HUMAN LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL)
de Cicco, N. (UFRJ-IBqM); Ximenes, A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Correa, J.R. (FIOCRUZ); Soares, M.J. (); Atella, G.C. (UFRJ-ICB)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Leishmania, LDL, cholesterol
[See Abstract]

G-128 - INHIBITION OF PROLINE RACEMASE AFFECTS VERO CELL INVASION BY TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI
Coutinho L.L. (FIOCRUZ-BIO); Alves-Ferreira, M. (FIOCRUZ); Berneman, A. (Institut Pasteur - Paris); Cosson, A. (Institut Pasteur - Paris); Chamond, N. (Institut Pasteur - Paris); Minoprio, P. (); Soeiro M.N.C. (FIOCRUZ); Degrave WM (FIOCRUZ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Inhibition, Invasion, Proline Racemase, Trypanosoma cruzi, Vero Cell
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G-129 - EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI AND PURIFICATION OF THE CDC12 SEPTIN FROM PARACOCCIDIODES BRASILIENSIS.
Reis, T F (USP-FMRP); Coelho, P.S.R. (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  P. brasiliensis, septin, antibody
[See Abstract]

G-130 - SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI: EFFECT OF PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR DURING IN VITRO CULTIVATION OF MIRACIDIUM TO SPOROCYST.
Soares, S.C. (USP-FMRP); Pereira Júnior, O.S (USP-FMRP); Pacello, E.M. (USP-FMRP); Brigatto, O.M. (USP-FMRP); Rodrigues, V. (H1) (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  IBMX, S. mansoni, proteasome
[See Abstract]

G-131 - MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS STRAIN CIRCULATING IN PORTUGAL
Sofia Núncio (INSA IP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Francisella, Portugal, Tularemia
[See Abstract]

G-132 - NMR STUDIES ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE C-TERMINAL DOMAIN FROM A MULTIPROTEIN BRIDGING FACTOR (TRMBF1) FROM TRICHODERMA REESEI
Camilo, C.M. (USP-IQ); El-Dorry, H. (USP-IQ); Farah, C.S. (USP-IQ); Salinas, R.K. (); Chambergo, F.S. (USP-EACH)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Estrutural biology, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Trichoderma reesei
[See Abstract]

G-133 - THE HUS1-LIKE GENE OF LEISHMANIA MAJOR PROTECTS DNA FROM PHLEOMYCIN-INDUCED DAMAGE
Tosi, L.R.O. (USP-FMRP); Nunes, VS (USP-FMRP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cell cycle, dna damage, Leishmania major
[See Abstract]

G-134 - CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTEIN KINASE CK2 ACTIVITIES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI.
Souza, J.E.O. (UFRJ-IMPG); Lima, A.K.C. (UERJ-FCM); Lopes, A.H.C.S. (UFRJ-IMPG); Atella, G.C. (UFRJ-ICB); Silva-Neto, M.A. (UFRJ-IBqM); Dutra, P.M.L. (UERJ-FCM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, PROTEIN KINASE CK2, BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS
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G-135 - EXTRACELLULAR LIPID DROPLETS PROMOTE HEMOZOIN CRYSTALLIZATION IN SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI
Correa Soares, J.B.L. (UFRJ-IBqM); Alves-Lara, F. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); Cunha, P.R.B.B. (UFRJ-CCS); Atella, G.C. (UFRJ-ICB); Maya-Monteiro, C. (FIOCRUZ-IOC); D´Avila, J.C.P. (UFRJ-IBqM); Diego Menezs (FIOCRUZ-CPqGM); Vannier-Santos, M.A. (UFRJ-IBCCF); Oliveira, P.L. (UFRJ-ICB); Egan, T.J. (); Oliveira, M.F. (H1) (UFRJ-IBqM)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  heme, hemozoin, Schistosoma mansoni
[See Abstract]

G-136 - INCREASED EXPRESSION OF IRON SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE-A (FESOD-A) AND TRYPAREDOXIN PEROXIDASE (TXNPX) ENZYMES IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI POPULATION RESISTANT TO BENZNIDAZOLE.
Nogueira, F.B. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Romanha, AJ (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Murta SMF (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma cruzi, resistance, benznidazole, antioxidant defense, differential expression
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G-137 - CHARACTERIZATION OF A GENE ENCODING A HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN IN TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI POPULATIONS RESISTANT TO BENZNIDAZOLE
Araújo, S.S. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Campos, F.M.F. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Nogueira, F.B. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Romanha, AJ (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Murta SMF (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  hypothetical protein, DNA microarray, drug resistance, Trypanosoma cruzi
[See Abstract]

G-138 - EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF SIX DIFFERENT PROTEINS IN TWO LEISHMANIA SPECIES RESISTANT TO GLUCANTIME
LIARTE, D.B. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); Araújo, S.S. (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR); SOARES, R.P.P. (Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou); Murta SMF (FIOCRUZ-CPqRR)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Drug resistance, Leishmania, Protein expression
[See Abstract]

G-139 - IMPROVEMENT PROCESS OF PECTIN LYASE PRODUCTION BY A RECOMBINANT STRAIN OF PENICILLIUM GRISEOROSEUM
Araújo, E.F. (UFV); Queiroz, M.V. (UFV); Teixeira, J.A. (UFV-BIOAGRO); Gonçalves, D.B. (UFV)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Penicillium, Pectin Liases, Production
[See Abstract]

G-140 - EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT SMATPDASE2 PROTEIN (CD39-LIKE) FROM THE PARASITE SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI
Verjovski-Almeida, S. (USP-IQ); DeMarco, R. (H2) (USP-IQ); Lévano-Garcia, J.C. (USP-IQ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Schistosoma mansoni, ATP-diphosphoohydrolase, Tegument, Recombinant protein
[See Abstract]

G-141 - KINETIC ANALYSIS OF KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS INVERTASE
Hastenreiter, S.S (UFV); Martins, W.J.S . (UFV); de Rezende, S.T. (UFV-BIOAGRO); de Queiroz, J.H. (); Venturini, B.A. (UFV); Carvalho, H.L. (UFV)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Kluyveromyces lactis, Invertase, Purification, Enzymatic kinetic
[See Abstract]

G-142 - DESCRIPTION OF HYPOXIA RESPONSE ELEMENTS IN THE YEAST GENOME
Campos, E.G. (UnB-ICB); César-Ferreira, T. (UnB); Gassmann M. (); Hertzberg L. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  HIF-1, yeast genome, HRE, Hypoxia, bioinformatic tools
[See Abstract]

G-143 - CLONING AND SEQUENCING OF THE TRNA LIGASE GENES FROM TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI AND T. BRUCEI
Lopes, R. R. S. (UFRJ); Polycarpo, C.R. (Instituto de Bioquímica Médica - UFRJ); Rocha, T. (UFRJ)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  Trypanosoma, tRNA, ligase
[See Abstract]

G-144 - CARACTERIZATION OF A THAUMATIN-LIKE GENE EXPRESSED BY MONILIOPHTHORA PERNICIOSA FUNGUS, THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF CACAO WITCHE’S BROOM DISEASE
Pereira, G.A.G. (UNICAMP-IB); Mondego, J.M.C. (UNICAMP-IB); Franco SF (UNICAMP)
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  cacao, Moniliophthora perniciosa, Thaumatin, Witche´s Broom disease
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 YSF.1-2 - ADVANCES ON THE STRUCTURAL MUCINS F THE ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS LAMINATED LAYER
Casaravilla, C. ()
Area: Lower Eukariote Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Keywords:  mucin, galactose, parasite, cestode, lectin
[See Abstract]