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35. Walkey, C.J.; Snow, K.J.; Bulcha, J.; Cox, A.R.; Martinez, A.E.; Ljungberg, M.C.; Lanza, D.G.; De Giorgi, M.; Chuecos, M.A.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Suarez, C.F.; Hartig, S.M.; Hilsenbeck, S.G.; Hsu, C.; Saville, E.; Gaitan, Y.; Duryea, J.; Hannigan, S.; Dickinson, M.E.; Mirochnitchenko, O.; Wang, D; Lutz, C.M.; Heaney, J.D.; Gao, G.; Murray, S.A.; Lagor, W.R. A comprehensive atlas of AAV tropism in the mouse. bioRxiv, 2024 (preprint). PMID: 39314496

 

34. Collins, L.T.; Beatty, W.; Moyo, B.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Hurley, A.; Lagor, W.; Bao, G.; Lu, Z.H.; Curiel, D.T. Covalently linked adenovirus-AAV complexes as a novel platform technology for gene therapy. bioRxiv, 2024 (preprint).

 

33. Collins, L.T.; Beatty, W.; Moyo, B.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Hurley, A.; Lou, Q.; Zhou, H.; Lagor, W.; Bao, G.; Ponnazhagan, S.; McNally, R.; Rome, L.; Curiel, D.T. Encapsulation of AAVs into protein vault nanoparticles as a novel solution to gene therapy’s neutralizing antibody problem. bioRxiv, 2024 (preprint).

 

32. Lazarus, J.V.; Mark, H.E.; Allen, A.M.; Arab, J.P.; Carrieri, P.; Noureddin, M.; Alazawi, W.; Alkhouri, N.; Alqahtani, S.A.; Arrese, M.; Bataller, R.; et al.; Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Collaborators. A global action agenda for turning the tide on fatty liver disease. Hepatology, 2024. 79(2):502-523. PMID:  37540183.

 

31. Rinella, M.E.; Lazarus, J.V.; Ratziu, V.; Francque, S.M.; Sanyal, A.J.; Kanwal, F.; Romero, D.; Abdelmalek, M.F.; Anstee, Q.M.; Arab, J.P.; Arrese, M.; Bataller, R.; et al.; NAFLD Nomenclature consensus group. A multi-society Delphi consensus statement on new fatty liver disease nomenclature. Journal of Hepatology, 2023. 79(6):1542-1556. PMID:  37364790.

 

30. Lazarus, J.V.; Mark, H.E.; Allen, A.M.; Arab, J.P.; Carrieri, P.; Noureddin, M.; Alazawi, W.; Alkhouri, N.; Alqahtani, S.A.; Arrese, M.; Bataller, R.; et al.; Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Collaborators. A global research priority agenda to advance public health responses to fatty liver disease. Journal of Hepatology, 2023. 79(3):618-634. PMID: 37353401.

 

29. Imai, N; Nicholls, H.T.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Li, Y.; Ivanova, A.A.; Ortlund, E.A.; Cohen, D.E. Suppression of fatty acid oxidation by thioesterase superfamily member 2 in skeletal muscle promotes hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance. Hepatology, 2022. 75(1):154-169. PMID: 34433228.

 

28. Bissig-Choisat, B*; Alves-Bezerra, M.*; Zorman, B; Ochsner, S.A.; Barzi, M.; Legras, X.; Dean, A.M.; York, R.B.; Galvan, N.T.N.; Goss, J.; McKenna, N.J.; Lagor, W.; Moore, D.D.; Cohen, D.E.; Sumazin, P.; Bissig, K.D. A human liver chimeric mouse model for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. JHEP Rep, 2021. 3:100281. PMID: 34036256.

 *Co-first authors.

 

27. Saha, K; Sontheimer, E.J.; Brooks, P.J.; Dwinell, M.R.; Gersbach, C.A.; Liu, D.R.; Murray, S.A.; Tsai, S.Q.; Wilson, R.C.; Anderson, D.G.; SCGE Consortium et al. The NIH Somatic Cell Genome Editing program. Nature. 2021. 592:195-204. PMID: 33828315.

 

26. Silva-Oliveira, G.; De Paula, I.F.; Medina, J.M.; Alves-Bezerra, M.*; Gondim, K.C.* Insulin receptor deficiency reduces lipid synthesis and reproductive function in the insect Rhodnius prolixus. Biochim Biophys Acta, Mol Cell Biol Lipids, 2021. 1866: 158851. PMID: 33160077.

*Co-senior authors.

 

25. Saraiva, F.B.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Majerowicz, D.; Paes-Vieira, L.; Braz, V.; Almeida, M.G.M.D.; Meyer-Fernandes, J.R.; Gondim, K.C. Blood meal drives de novo lipogenesis in the fat body of Rhodnius prolixus. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 2021. 133:103511. PMID: 33278628.

 

24. Taki, F.; Lopez, K.; Zupan, B.; Bergin, P.; Docampo, M.D.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Toth, J.G.; Chen, Q.; Argyropoulos, K.V.; Barboza, L.; Pickup, E.; Fancher, N.; Hiller, A.; Gross, S.; Cohen, D.E.; van den Brink, M.R.M.; Toth, M. Maternal Programming of Social Dominance via Milk Cytokines. iScience, 2020. 23:101357. PMID: 32712464.

 

23. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Furey, N.; Johnson, C.G.; Bissig, K.D. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to model human liver disease. JHEP Rep, 2019. 1: 392-402. PMID: 32039390

 

22. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Li, Y.; Acuña, M.; Ivanova, A.A, Corey, K.E; Ortlund, E.A; Cohen, D.E. Thioesterase superfamily member 2 promotes hepatic VLDL secretion by channeling fatty acids into triglyceride biosynthesis. Hepatology, 2019. 70:496-510. PMID: 30516845

 *Selected for Hepatology Honor Roll: Editor’s Choice, August 2019; Selected as cover image of August 2019 Hepatology issue

 

21. Tillander, V.; Miniami, A.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Coleman, R.A.; Cohen, D.E. Thioesterase superfamily member 2 promotes hepatic insulin resistance in the setting of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1-induced steatosis. J Biol Chem, 2019. 294:2009-2020. PMID: 30523156

 

20. Ji, Y.; Yang, X.; Wang, X.; Zhao, L.; Wang, P.; Zhang, X.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Cai, L.; She, Z.; Zhang, P.; Lu, Y.; Bai, L.; Gao, M.; Zhao, H.; Tian, S.; Wang, Y.; Huang, Z.; Zhu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Gong, J.; Cohen, D.E.; Li, H. The deubiquitinating enzyme Cylindromatosis mitigates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Nat Med, 2018. 24:213-223. PMID: 29291351

 

19. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Cohen, D.E. Triglyceride metabolism in the liver. Compr Physiol, 2018, 8:1-22. PMID: 29357123

 

18. Desai, A.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Li, Y.; Ozdemir, C.; Bare, C.J.; Li, Y.; Hagen, S.J.; Cohen, D. Regulation of fatty acid trafficking in liver by thioesterase superfamily member 1. J Lipid Res, 2018, 59:368-379. PMID: 29208699

 

17. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Ramos, I.B.; De Paula, I.F.; Maya-Monteiro, C.M.; Klett, E.L.; Coleman, R.A.; Gondim, K.C. Deficiency of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 1 decreases triacylglycerol storage and induces fatty acid oxidation in insect fat body. Biochim Biophys Acta, Mol Cell Biol Lipids, 2017, 1862:324-336. PMID: 27956137

 

16. Majerowicz, D.; Calderón-Fernández, G.M.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; De Paula, I.F.; Cardoso, L.S.; Juárez, M.P.; Atella, G.C.; Gondim, K.C. Lipid metabolism in Rhodnius prolixus: Lessons from the genome. Gene. 2017, 596:27-44. PMID: 27697616

 

15. Russo-Abrahão, T.; Koeller, C.M.; Steinmann, M.E.; Silva-Rito, S.; Marins-Lucena, T.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Lima-Giarola, N.L.; de-Paula, I.F.; Gonzalez-Salgado, A.; Sigel, E.; Bütikofer, P.; Gondim, K.C.; Heise, N.; Meyer-Fernandes, J. H⁺-dependent inorganic phosphate uptake in Trypanosoma brucei is influenced by myo-inositol transporter. J Bioenerg Biomembr. 2017. 49:183-194. PMID: 28185085

 

14. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Klett, E.L.; De Paula, I.F.; Ramos, I.B.; Coleman, R.A.; Gondim, K.C. Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 2 knockdown leads to decreased fatty acid oxidation in fat body and reduced reproductive capacity in the insect Rhodnius prolixus. Biochim Biophys Acta, Mol Cell Biol Lipids, 2016, 1861:650-662. PMID: 27091636

 

13. Alves-Bezerra, M.; De Paula, I.F.; Medina, J.M.; Silva-Oliveira, G.; Medeiros, J.S.; Gäde, G.; Gondim, K.C. Adipokinetic Hormone Receptor gene identification and its role in triacylglycerol metabolism in the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 2016, 69:51-60. PMID: 26163435

 

12. Majerowicz, D.; Hannibal-Bach, H.K.; Castro, R.S.C.; Bozaquel-Morais, B.L.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Grillo, L.A.M.; Masuda, C.A.; Faergeman, N.J.; Knudsen, J.; Gondim, K.C. The ACBP gene family in Rhodnius prolixus: Expression, characterization and function of RpACBP-1. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 2016, 72:41-52. PMID: 27001070

 

11. Mesquita, R.D.; Vionette-Amaral, R.; Lowenberger, C.; Pomar, R.R.; Monteiro, F.A.; Minx, P.; Spieth, J.; Carvalho, B.; Panzera, F.; Lawson, D.; Torres, A.; Ribeiro, J.M.C.; Sorgine, M.H.F.; Waterhouse, R.; Montague, M.J.; Abad-Franch, F.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; et al. The genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2015, 112:14936–14941. PMID: 26627243

 

10. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Cosentino-Gomes, D.; Vieira, L.P.; Rocco-Machado, N.; Gondim, K.C.; Meyer-Fernandes, J. R. Identification of uncoupling protein 4 from the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus and its possible role on protection against oxidative stress. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 2014, 50:24-33. PMID: 24746771

 

9. Ribeiro, J.M.; Genta, F. A.; Sorgine, M.H.F.; Logullo, R.; Paiva-Silva, G.O.; Majerowicz, D.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Gondim, K.C.; et al. An insight into the transcriptome of the digestive tract of the bloodsucking bug, Rhodnius prolixus. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2014, 8:e2594. PMID: 24416461

 

8. Russo-Abrahão, T.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Majerowicz, D.; Freitas-Mesquita, A.L.; Dick, C.F.; Gondim, K.C.; Meyer-Fernandes, J.R. Transport of inorganic phosphate in Leishmania infantum and compensatory regulation at low inorganic phosphate concentration. Biochim Biophys Acta, Gen Subjects, 2013, 1830:2683-2689. PMID: 23201200

 

7. Gondim, K.C.; Pennington, J.E.; Meyer-Fernandes, J.R.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Wells, M.A. Effect of starvation on lipophorin density in fifth instar larval Manduca sexta. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 2013, 84:145-156. PMID: 24115378

 

6. Majerowicz, D.; Cezimbra, M.P.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Entringer, P.F.; Atella, G.C.; Sola-Penna, M.; Meyer-Fernandes, J.R.; Gondim, K.C. Rhodnius prolixus lipophorin: lipid composition and effect of high temperature on physiological role. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 2013, 82:129-140. PMID: 23361613

 

5. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Gondim, K.C. 2012. Triacylglycerol biosynthesis occurs via the glycerol-3-phosphate pathway in the insect Rhodnius prolixus. Biochim Biophys Acta, Mol Cell Biol Lipids, 2012, 1821:1462-1471. PMID: 22902317

 

4. Dos-Santos, A.L.A.; Dick, C.F.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Silveira, T.S.; Gondim, K.C.; Meyer-Fernandes, J. R. Interaction between Trypanosoma rangeli and the Rhodnius prolixus salivary gland depends on the phosphotyrosine ecto-phosphatase activity of the parasite. Int J Parasitol, 2012, 42: 819-827. PMID: 22749957

 

3. Santos, R.*; Alves-Bezerra, M.*; Rosas-Oliveira, R.; Majerowicz, D.; Meyer-Fernandes, J. R.; Gondim, K.C. Gene identification and enzymatic properties of a membrane-bound trehalase from the ovary of Rhodnius prolixus. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 2012, 81:199-213. PMID: 22851503

*Co-first authors.

 

2. Majerowicz, D.; Alves-Bezerra, M.; Logullo, R.; Fonseca-de-Souza, A.L.; Meyer-Fernandes, J.R.; Braz, G.R.C.; Gondim, K.C. Looking for reference genes for real-time quantitative PCR experiments in Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Insect Mol Biol, 2011, 20:713-722. PMID: 21929722

 

1. Alves-Bezerra, M.; Majerowicz, D.; Grillo, L.A.M.; Tremonte, H.; Almeida, C. B.; Braz, G.R.C.; Sola-Penna, M.; Paiva-Silva, G.O.; Gondim, K.C. Serotonin regulates an acyl-CoA-binding protein (ACBP) gene expression in the midgut of Rhodnius prolixus. Insect Biochem Mol Biol, 2010, 40:119-125. PMID: 20079838