[PDF][PDF] Tumor-suppressor inactivation of GDF11 occurs by precursor sequestration in triple-negative breast cancer

SS Bajikar, CC Wang, MA Borten, EJ Pereira… - Developmental cell, 2017 - cell.com
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive and heterogeneous carcinoma in
which various tumor-suppressor genes are lost by mutation, deletion, or silencing. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Computational models of reactive oxygen species as metabolic byproducts and signal-transduction modulators

EJ Pereira, CM Smolko, KA Janes - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely involved in intracellular signaling and human
pathologies, but their precise roles have been difficult to enumerate and integrate holistically. …

Sporadic activation of an oxidative stress–dependent NRF2-p53 signaling network in breast epithelial spheroids and premalignancies

EJ Pereira, JS Burns, CY Lee, T Marohl, D Calderon… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Breast and mammary epithelial cells experience different local environments during tissue
development and tumorigenesis. Microenvironmental heterogeneity gives rise to distinct cell …

[HTML][HTML] Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds

…, O Padget, VH Paiva, D Pala, JM Pereira… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Plastic pollution is distributed patchily around the world’s oceans. Likewise, marine
organisms that are vulnerable to plastic ingestion or entanglement have uneven distributions. …

Mammalian CLASP1 and CLASP2 cooperate to ensure mitotic fidelity by regulating spindle and kinetochore function

AL Pereira, AJ Pereira, ARR Maia… - Molecular biology of …, 2006 - Am Soc Cell Biol
CLASPs are widely conserved microtubule plus-end–tracking proteins with essential roles
in the local regulation of microtubule dynamics. In yeast, Drosophila, and Xenopus, a single …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus infection in pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro

P Brasil, JP Pereira Jr, ME Moreira… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Zika virus (ZIKV) has been linked to central nervous system malformations in
fetuses. To characterize the spectrum of ZIKV disease in pregnant women and infants, we …

Salivary protein and solCD44 levels as a potential screening tool for early detection of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

EJ Franzmann, EP Reategui, LHM Pereira… - Head & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a devastating disease
usually diagnosed at a late stage when cure rates are 40%. We examined a simple and …

Randomized phase III trial of pemetrexed versus docetaxel in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer previously treated with chemotherapy

…, JR Pereira, F De Marinis, J Von Pawel… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - ascopubs.org
Purpose To compare the efficacy and toxicity of pemetrexed versus docetaxel in patients
with advanced non—small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) previously treated with chemotherapy. …

An update to the systematic literature review of empirical evidence of the impacts and outcomes of computer games and serious games

…, M Ott, T Lim, M Ninaus, C Ribeiro, J Pereira - Computers & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Continuing interest in digital games indicated that it would be useful to update Connolly et al.'s
(2012) systematic literature review of empirical evidence about the positive impacts and …

Gefitinib plus best supportive care in previously treated patients with refractory advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results from a randomised, placebo-controlled …

…, P Parikh, JR Pereira, T Ciuleanu, J Von Pawel… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background This placebo-controlled phase III study investigated the effect on survival of
gefitinib as second-line or third-line treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic …