Andreia Almeida, PhD, Author at IonOpticks

Andreia Almeida, PhD

Caution! Distinct glycosylation of SARS-CoV-2 RBD shed new light in its binding characteristics.

28 June 2021

Caution! Distinct glycosylation of SARS-CoV-2 RBD shed new light in its binding characteristics.

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Globally, SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has infected over 100 million individuals, caused millions of deaths, and dramatically impacted everyday life. The coronavirus is an enveloped RNA virus whose membrane spike glycoprotein – …

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Hitching timsTOF to the proteogenomics wagon takes autoantibody clonal analysis to the next level of sensitivity.

25 April 2021

Hitching timsTOF to the proteogenomics wagon takes autoantibody clonal analysis to the next level of sensitivity.

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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a disorder causing accumulation of surfactant material in the lung. The autoimmune variant (aPAP) predominates, thought to be caused by elevated levels of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating …

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The FAScinating truth: Innate immune signalling driven by caspase-8 cleavage of N4BP1.

4 April 2021

The FAScinating truth: Innate immune signalling driven by caspase-8 cleavage of N4BP1.

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Mutations in FAS play a crucial role in the development of severe immunodeficiency, which is promoted by aberrant T lymphocyte death. In addition to this, mutations in caspase-8 or FADD, …

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