[HTML][HTML] Emergence of the Asian lineage of Zika virus in Angola: an outbreak investigation

…, A Melo, BLF Schamber-Reis… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Zika virus infections and suspected microcephaly cases have been reported in
Angola since late 2016, but no data are available about the origins, epidemiology, and …

Emergence of the Zika virus Asian lineage in Angola

…, CH Wu, M Kraemer, A Melo, BLF Schamber-Reis… - BioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Research In Context Evidence before this study We searched PubMed without language
restrictions using the keywords ‘Zika’ and ‘Africa’ for papers published to October 2018. We …

Unveiling Benznidazole's mechanism of action through overexpression of DNA repair proteins in Trypanosoma cruzi

…, MB De Moura, BL SchamberReis… - Environmental and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Bruno Luiz Schamber-ReisBruno Luiz Schamber-Reis … Gomes Passos-Silva, Michelle
Barbi de Moura, Bruno Luiz Schamber-Reis, Marianna Kunrath-Lima, Aline Araújo Zuma, João …

Molecular alterations in the extracellular matrix in the brains of newborns with congenital Zika syndrome

…, AL Gerber, GS Azevedo, BL Schamber-Reis… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy can cause a set of severe abnormalities in the
fetus known as congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). Experiments with animal models and in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for novel LOX and SOD1 variants in keratoconus patients from Brazil

…, S Cronemberger, BLF Schamber-Reis - Journal of Ophthalmic …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To investigate the presence of the variants of lysyl oxygenase (LOX) and superoxide
dismutase 1 (SOD1) genes in Brazilian patients with advanced keratoconus. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] DNA polymerase beta from Trypanosoma cruzi is involved in kinetoplast DNA replication and repair of oxidative lesions

BLF Schamber-Reis, S Nardelli, CG Régis-Silva… - Molecular and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Specific DNA repair pathways from Trypanosoma cruzi are believed to protect genomic DNA
and kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) from mutations. Particular pathways are supposed to operate …

Biochemical studies with DNA polymerase β and DNA polymerase β-PAK of Trypanosoma cruzi suggest the involvement of these proteins in mitochondrial DNA …

D de Oliveira Lopes, BLF Schamber-Reis… - dna repair, 2008 - Elsevier
Mammalian DNA polymerase β is a nuclear enzyme involved in the base excision and
single-stranded DNA break repair pathways. In trypanosomatids, this protein does not have a …

[HTML][HTML] UNC93B1 and nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors mediate host resistance to infection with Leishmania major

BLF Schamber-Reis, PM Petritus, BC Caetano… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
The mammalian homolog B1 of Unc-93 Caenorhabditis elegans known as UNC93B1 is a
chaperone protein that mediates translocation of the nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors (…

MicroRNAs 145 and 148a are upregulated during congenital Zika virus infection

…, D Paquin-Proulx, BL Schamber-Reis… - ASN …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) member of the Flaviviridae family,
which has been associated with the development of the congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-exome sequencing reveals insights into genetic susceptibility to Congenital Zika Syndrome

…, GS Azevedo, BL Schamber-Reis… - PLOS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) is a critical illness with a wide range of severity caused by
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy. Life-threatening neurodevelopmental …