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Análise proteômica da resposta ao arsênio e do exoproteoma de Chromobacterium violaceum
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2011-07-06) CIPRANDI, Alessandra; SILVA, Artur Luiz da Costa da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7642043789034070
Chromobacterium violaceum is a Gram-negative beta-proteobacterium found in tropical ecosystems and it is an opportunistic pathogen for animals and humans. C. violaceum infection is associated with a high mortality rate, but little is known about the molecular basis of pathogenicity mechanisms. As an environmental microorganism, C. violaceum is exposed to diverse external conditions, which require great adaptability and effective protection systems. C. violaceum possesses an arsenic resistance operon arsRBC. Arsenic is a toxic metalloid associated with skin lesions, neurological diseases and cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in protein pattern in presence of arsenite and characterize secreted proteins of C. violaceum ATCC 12472. The proteins from C. violaceum were analyzed by twodimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Proteomic analysis revealed that arsenite induces an increase of proteins involved in oxidative stress response, DNA repair and energetic metabolism. Among the secreted proteins were identified virulence factors (metallopeptidases, collagenase and toxins), transporters, and proteins involved in stress response and potentially useful. The results show novel insights into the adaptive response of C. violaceum.
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AutoAssemblyD software para submissão e gerenciamento de montagem de genomas a partir de modelos XML
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2014-01-24) VERAS, Adonney Allan de Oliveira; SILVA, Artur Luiz da Costa da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7642043789034070
Technologies for second-generation sequencing provided a major breakthrough of the genome, making its use a landmark that has revolutionized biology. These platforms are characterized by a reduction in sequencing time, high data production and low cost per base sequenced, however, these devices produce data mostly consist of short readings which represents a major challenge for reconstruction of the genome due to this new feature readings of computational tools had to be developed to accomplish the task of assembling their example we Velvet, AllPaths, Abyss, SOAPdenovo2, Edena. However, most of these applications are executed through command lines extended and composed of several parameters must follow the standard syntax to use, because in case of errors in the syntax is the possibility of not obtaining the best result, with the aim of solve this problem we present the AutoAssemblyD that besides providing the use of these assemblers through a graphical interface also enables the management of these executions remotely.
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Detecção da Helicobacter pylori através da técnica de reação em cadeia da polimerase em amostras fecais de crianças da cidade de Belém-Pará
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2007-03-14) GUIMARÃES, Vanessa de Souza; SILVA, Artur Luiz da Costa da; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7642043789034070
The infection for the Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common in humans, it is admitted that is acquired in the childhood and that it is one of the main gastritis causes and peptic ulcer in the adult life. Among the several diagnosis methods for the H. pylori infection, the Polimerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has been showing high sensibility for the detection of this pathogen in gastric, oral and faecal samples. With the objective of standardizing the PCR technique to detect the presence of H. pylori of in stool samples and to compare this method with sorologic diagnosis, we studied a samples of 79 children coming of a seroprevalence study realized in the city Belém-Pará in 2003. The genomic DNA was extracted of the feces through a protocol standardized in this research based on the association of quelator agents and proteinase digestion, followed by a phenol-chloroform procedure. For the DNA amplification it was used primers for the gene 16SrRNA specific for Helicobacter genus and for specific detection of the H. pylori it was used primers for desigend for ureA gene. The visualization of the fragments was performed agarose 2% gels stained with ethidium bromide. The presence of the H. pylori was verified in 69,62% (55/79) of the patients. The comparative analysis between the serologic research and the ureA PCR revealed that the molecular technique presents a better acting in the diagnosis of H. pylori in feces (p = 0,0246). The application of the technique of PCR in children's fecal samples, for being a non invasive highly efficient procedure, can be used for detection of the infection by H. pylori in the laboratorial routine as well as in researches of epidemiologic interest.