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Luz D, Sousa C, Silva M, Pais P, Ferreira V
Cureus . 2023 Dec; 15(11):e49021. PMID: 38111399
Tuberculous spondylodiscitis (Pott's spine) is a complex extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) that poses significant medical challenges, characterized by vertebral destruction affecting approximately 2% of all TB cases. The management...
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Pais P, Galocha M, Takahashi-Nakaguchi A, Chibana H, Teixeira M
Microb Cell . 2022 Nov; 9(11):174-189. PMID: 36448018
The emergence of drug resistance significantly hampers the treatment of human infections, including those caused by fungal pathogens such as species. ranks as the second most common cause of candidiasis...
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Teixeira M, Viana R, Palma M, Oliveira J, Galocha M, Mota M, et al.
Nucleic Acids Res . 2022 Nov; 51(D1):D785-D791. PMID: 36350610
YEASTRACT+ (http://yeastract-plus.org/) is a tool for the analysis, prediction and modelling of transcription regulatory data at the gene and genomic levels in yeasts. It incorporates three integrated databases: YEASTRACT (http://yeastract-plus.org/yeastract/),...
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Galocha M, Viana R, Pais P, Silva-Dias A, Cavalheiro M, Miranda I, et al.
Commun Biol . 2022 Oct; 5(1):1118. PMID: 36271293
The increasing prevalence of candidosis caused by Candida glabrata is related to its ability to acquire azole resistance. Although azole resistance mechanisms are well known, the mechanisms for azole import...
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Pais P, Oliveira J, Viana R, Costa I, Sa-Correia I, Monteiro P, et al.
Methods Mol Biol . 2022 May; 2477:419-437. PMID: 35524130
The ability of living organisms to survive changing environmental conditions is dependent on the implementation of gene expression programs underlying adaptation and fitness. Transcriptional networks can be exceptionally complex: a...
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Pais P, Galocha M, California R, Viana R, Ola M, Okamoto M, et al.
J Fungi (Basel) . 2022 Jan; 8(1). PMID: 35050001
The prevalence of antifungal resistance in , especially against azole drugs, results in difficult-to-treat and potentially life-threatening infections. Understanding the molecular basis of azole resistance in . is crucial to...
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Cavalheiro M, Pereira D, Formosa-Dague C, Leitao C, Pais P, Ndlovu E, et al.
Commun Biol . 2021 Jul; 4(1):886. PMID: 34285314
Candida glabrata is an opportunistic pathogen that adheres to human epithelial mucosa and forms biofilm to cause persistent infections. In this work, Single-cell Force Spectroscopy (SCFS) was used to glimpse...
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Cavalheiro M, Romao D, Santos R, Mil-Homens D, Pais P, Costa C, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2021 Feb; 22(3). PMID: 33573089
is an emerging fungal pathogen whose success depends on its ability to resist antifungal drugs but also to thrive against host defenses. In this study, the predicted multidrug transporter CgTpo4...
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Pais P, Oliveira J, Almeida V, Yilmaz M, Monteiro P, Teixeira M
Genomics . 2021 Jan; 113(2):530-539. PMID: 33482324
Although Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. cerevisiae var. boulardii share more than 95% genome sequence homology, only S. cerevisiae var. boulardii displays probiotic activity. In this study, the transcriptomic differences exhibited...
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Pais P, Vagueiro S, Mil-Homens D, Pimenta A, Viana R, Okamoto M, et al.
Virulence . 2020 Nov; 11(1):1522-1538. PMID: 33135521
is a prominent pathogenic yeast which exhibits a unique ability to survive the harsh environment of host immune cells. In this study, we describe the role of the transcription factor...