
Scientific Publications
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Journal of Cell Science
Barata-Antunes C, Talaia G, Broutzakis G, Ribas D, De Beule P, Casal M, Stefan CJ, Diallinas G, Paiva S. Interactions of cytosolic tails in the Jen1 carboxylate transporter are critical for trafficking and transport activity. J Cell Sci. 2022 May 15;135(10):jcs260059. doi: 10.1242/jcs.260059. Epub 2022 May 19. PMID: 35437607.
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Barata-Antunes C, Warmerdam M, de Hulster E, Ribeiro IP, Cardoso C, Fernandes V, Leite B, Casal M, Hernâni-Gerós, Pronk J, Ariño J, Mans R, Paiva S. 2025. Jen1 transport and endocytosis in yeast reveal pH-responsive strategies to prevent metabolites loss. bioRxiv 2024.08.01.606176. doi:10.1101/2024.08.01.606176
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Gomes-Goncalves A, Van Genechten W, Ataide P, Barata Antunes C, Ghasemi F, Casal M, Teixeira MC, Arino J, Brown AJP, Van Dijck P, Paiva S. 2025. Lactic acid influences iron assimilation by a fungal pathogen via the iron reductive uptake pathway. bioRxiv 2025.05.27.656276. doi:10.1101/2025.05.27.656276
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Alves R, Ghasemi F, Van Genecthen W, Wijnants S, Van Goethem O, Barata-Antunes C, Fernandes V, Ataide P, Gomes-Goncalves A, Vergauwen R, Ma Q, Duarte R, Soares-Silva I, Casal M, Brown AJP, Van Dijck P, Paiva S. 2025. The ATO gene family governs Candida albicans colonisation in the dysbiotic gastrointestinal tract. bioRxiv 2025.05.29.656788. doi:10.1101/2025.05.29.656788
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Ghasemi F, Barata-Antunes C, Pyrris Y, Ataíde P, Alves J, Fernandes V, Alves R, Gomes-Gonçalves A, Casal M, Genechten W Van, Nysten J, Brown AJP, Van Dijck P, Diallinas G, Pittis AA, Soares-Silva I, Paiva S. 2025. Expansion, functional diversification and gene fusion events in the Ato protein family. bioRxiv 2025.05.26.656167. doi:10.1101/2025.05.26.656167
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Past Publications
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PLOS Pathogens
Alves R, Barata-Antunes C, Casal M, Brown AJP, Van Dijck P, Paiva S. Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization. PLoS Pathog. 2020 May 21;16(5):e1008478. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008478. PMID: 32437438; PMCID: PMC7241708.
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mBio
Alves R, Sousa-Silva M, Vieira D, Soares P, Chebaro Y, Lorenz MC, Casal M, Soares-Silva I, Paiva S. Carboxylic Acid Transporters in Candida Pathogenesis. mBio. 2020 May 12;11(3):e00156-20. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00156-20. PMID: 32398310; PMCID: PMC7218280.
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Biofouling
Alves R, Mota S, Silva S, F Rodrigues C, P Brown AJ, Henriques M, Casal M, Paiva S. The carboxylic acid transporters Jen1 and Jen2 affect the architecture and fluconazole susceptibility of Candida albicans biofilm in the presence of lactate. Biofouling. 2017 Nov;33(10):943-954. doi: 10.1080/08927014.2017.1392514. Epub 2017 Nov 2. PMID: 29094611.
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npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Nature
Alves R, Kastora SL, Gomes-Gonçalves A, Azevedo N, Rodrigues CF, Silva S, Demuyser L, Van Dijck P, Casal M, Brown AJP, Henriques M, Paiva S. Transcriptional responses of Candida glabrata biofilm cells to fluconazole are modulated by the carbon source. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes. 2020 Jan 23;6:4. doi: 10.1038/s41522-020-0114-5. PMID: 31993211; PMCID: PMC6978337.
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