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University of São Paulo
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Update on Aire and thymic negative selection

GA Passos, CA Speck‐Hernandez, AF Assis… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty years ago, the autoimmune regulator (Aire) gene was associated with autoimmune
polyendocrinopathy–candidiasis–ectodermal dystrophy, and was cloned and sequenced. Its …

[HTML][HTML] The thymic orchestration involving Aire, miRNAs, and cell–cell interactions during the induction of central tolerance

GA Passos, DA Mendes-da-Cruz… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Developing thymocytes interact sequentially with two distinct structures within the thymus:
the cortex and medulla. Surviving single-positive and double-positive thymocytes from the …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying common and specific microRNAs expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cell of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes mellitus patients

…, MC Foss, D Puthier, ET Sakamoto-Hojo, GA Passos… - BMC research …, 2013 - Springer
Background Regardless the regulatory function of microRNAs (miRNA), their differential
expression pattern has been used to define miRNA signatures and to disclose disease …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional profiles of the human pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in mycelium and yeast cells

…, AL Fachin, RS Cardoso, GAS Passos… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is the causative agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, a disease
that affects 10 million individuals in Latin America. This report depicts the results of the …

[HTML][HTML] Abnormal T-cell development in the thymus of non-obese diabetic mice: Possible relationship with the pathogenesis of type 1 autoimmune diabetes

DA Mendes-da-Cruz, JP Lemos, GA Passos… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease caused by the destruction of insulin-producing
cells in the pancreas, by direct interactions with autoreactive pancreas infiltrating T …

The high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 is associated with increased interaction force between Spike-ACE2 caused by the viral N501Y mutation

JC Santos, GA Passos - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
The Spike glycoprotein receptor-binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 mediates the viral
particle’s binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor on the surface of …

Gene Expression Profiles in Human Lymphocytes Irradiated In Vitro with Low Doses of Gamma Rays

…, CM Junta, EA Donadi, GAS Passos… - Radiation …, 2007 - meridian.allenpress.com
Fachin, AL, Mello, SS, Sandrin-Garcia, P., Junta, CM, Donadi, EA, Passos, GAS and
Sakamoto-Hojo, ET Gene Expression Profiles in Human Lymphocytes Irradiated In Vitro with Low …

[HTML][HTML] Early transcriptional response of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis upon internalization by murine macrophages

…, AQ Maranhão, MM Brígido, DG Passos-Silva… - Microbes and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, a thermal dimorphic fungus, is the etiologic agent of the most
common systemic mycosis in Latin America, paracoccidioidomycosis. The yeast form of P. …

Cigarette smoke induces miR-132 in Th17 cells that enhance osteoclastogenesis in inflammatory arthritis

…, J Talbot, RD Oliveira, GA Passos… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by joint destruction
and severe morbidity. Cigarette smoking (CS) can exacerbate the incidence and severity …

MicroRNA expression profiling and functional annotation analysis of their targets in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

…, MC Foss, DM Rassi, EA Donadi, GA Passos… - Gene, 2014 - Elsevier
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) results from an autoimmune attack against the insulin-producing
pancreatic β-cells, leading to elimination of insulin production. The exact cause of this …