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Margarida Casal

Margarida Casal

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
47
Citations
8376
World Ranking
18690
National Ranking
77

Overview

Margarida Casal is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with substantial work in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers an array of topics including:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Biochemical and Structural Characterization
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Margarida Casal has contributed to several recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization" (2020) published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Expanding the Knowledge on the Skillful Yeast Cyberlindnera jadinii" (2021) published in Journal of Fungi
  • "Endocytosis of nutrient transporters in fungi: The ART of connecting signaling and trafficking" (2021) published in Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • "Membrane transporters in the bioproduction of organic acids: state of the art and future perspectives for industrial applications" (2020) published in FEMS Microbiology Letters
  • "Transcriptional responses of Candida glabrata biofilm cells to fluconazole are modulated by the carbon source" (2020) published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Sandra Paiva
  • Isabel Soares-Silva
  • Cláudia Barata-Antunes
  • Rosana Maria Abreu Alves
  • Alistair J. P. Brown

Publication venues where Margarida Casal has frequently published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
  • mBio
  • FEMS Yeast Research

Best Publications

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins in tissue engineering: the road from laboratory to clinic, part II (BMP delivery)

    Paulo C. Bessa;Margarida Casal;R. L. Reis

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins in tissue engineering: the road from the laboratory to the clinic, part I (basic concepts).

    Paulo C. Bessa;Margarida Casal;R. L. Reis

  • Role of monocarboxylate transporters in human cancers: state of the art

    Céline Pinheiro;Adhemar Longatto-Filho;Adhemar Longatto-Filho;João Azevedo-Silva;Margarida Casal

  • Application of enzymes for textile fibres processing

    Rita Araújo;Margarida Casal;Artur Cavaco-Paulo

  • Survey of molecular methods for the typing of wine yeast strains

    Dorit Elisabeth Schuller;Eva Valero;Sylvie Dequin;Margarida Casal

  • Mechanisms regulating the transport of acetic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Margarida Casal;Helena Cardoso;Cecilia Leao

  • Tailoring cutinase activity towards polyethylene terephthalate and polyamide 6,6 fibers.

    Rita Araújo;Carla Silva;Alexandre O’Neill;Nuno Micaelo

  • The Lactate-Proton Symport of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Encoded by JEN1

    Margarida Casal;Sandra Paiva;Raquel P. Andrade;Carlos Gancedo

  • Thermoresponsive self-assembled elastin-based nanoparticles for delivery of BMPs.

    Paulo C. Bessa;Raul Machado;Sylvia Nürnberger;Daniela Dopler

  • Transport of carboxylic acids in yeasts

    Margarida Casal;Sandra Paiva;Odília Queirós;Isabel Soares-Silva

  • Ecological survey of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains from vineyards in the Vinho Verde Region of Portugal.

    Dorit Elisabeth Schuller;Hugo Alves;Sylvie Dequin;Margarida Casal

  • Ady2p is essential for the acetate permease activity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Sandra Paiva;Frederic Devaux;Sonia Barbosa;Claude Jacq

  • Dissemination and survival of commercial wine yeast in the vineyard: a large-scale, three-years study.

    Eva Valero;Dorit Elisabeth Schuller;Brigitte Cambon;Margarida Casal

  • Biodiversity of Saccharomyces yeast strains from grape berries of wine-producing areas using starter commercial yeasts

    Eva Valero;Brigitte Cambon;Dorit Elisabeth Schuller;Margarida Casal

  • A molecular switch on an arrestin-like protein relays glucose signaling to transporter endocytosis

    Michel Becuwe;Neide Vieira;David Lara;Jéssica Gomes-Rezende

  • Engineered Thermobifida fusca cutinase with increased activity on polyester substrates

    Carla Silva;Shi Da;Nádia Silva;Teresa Matamá

  • Monocarboxylate transporters as targets and mediators in cancer therapy response.

    Fátima Baltazar;C. Pinheiro;F. Morais-Santos;J. Azevedo-Silva

  • The use of genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains in the wine industry

    Dorit Elisabeth Schuller;Margarida Casal

  • Silk fibroin microparticles as carriers for delivery of human recombinant BMPs. Physical characterization and drug release.

    Paulo C. Bessa;Elizabeth Rosado Balmayor;Helena S. Azevedo;Sylvia Nürnberger

  • Genetic diversity and population structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from different grape varieties and winemaking regions.

    Dorit Elisabeth Schuller;Filipa Cardoso;Susana Sousa;Paula Gomes

Frequent Co-Authors

José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello
José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello University of Valladolid
Sylvie Dequin
Sylvie Dequin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
Artur Cavaco-Paulo
Artur Cavaco-Paulo University of Minho
Vitor Sencadas
Vitor Sencadas University of Wollongong
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures
Manuel A. S. Santos
Manuel A. S. Santos University of Aveiro
Alistair J. P. Brown
Alistair J. P. Brown University of Exeter
Mariana Henriques
Mariana Henriques University of Minho
António M. Cunha
António M. Cunha University of Minho

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