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M. Motta

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h-index: 17
Works: 50
Citations: 867

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Endosymbiosis in trypanosomatids: the genomic cooperation between bacterium and host in the synthesis of essential amino acids is heavily influenced by multiple horizontal gene transfers
J. M. Alves, C. Klein, F. M. da Silva, André G. Costa-Martins +7 more
2013BMC Evolutionary Biology78 citations Open access
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Endosymbiosis in protozoa of the Trypanosomatidae family.
W. de Souza, M. Motta
1999FEMS Microbiology Letters76 citations
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Predicting the Proteins of Angomonas deanei, Strigomonas culicis and Their Respective Endosymbionts Reveals New Aspects of the Trypanosomatidae Family
M. Motta, Allan Cézar de Azevedo Martins, Silvana Sant'Anna de Souza, C. M. Catta-Preta +36 more
2013PLoS ONE66 citations Open access
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Biosynthesis of Vitamins and Cofactors in Bacterium-Harbouring Trypanosomatids Depends on the Symbiotic Association as Revealed by Genomic Analyses
C. Klein, J. M. Alves, M. Serrano, G. Buck +5 more
2013PLoS ONE61 citations Open access
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A lupane-triterpene isolated from Combretum leprosum Mart. fruit extracts that interferes with the intracellular development of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis in vitro
C. Teles, L. Moreira-Dill, Alexandre de Almeida Silva, V. Facundo +5 more
2015BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine44 citations Open access
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Endosymbiosis in trypanosomatid protozoa: the bacterium division is controlled during the host cell cycle
C. M. Catta-Preta, F. Brum, C. C. Da Silva, A. Zuma +4 more
2015Frontiers in Microbiology39 citations Open access
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Kinetoplast as a potential chemotherapeutic target of trypanosomatids.
M. Motta
2008Current pharmaceutical design38 citations
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How Trypanosoma cruzi handles cell cycle arrest promoted by camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor.
A. Zuma, I. Mendes, L. Reignault, M. C. Elias +3 more
2014Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print)29 citations
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Chromosomal assembly of the nuclear genome of the endosymbiont-bearing trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei
J. Davey, C. M. Catta-Preta, Sally James, S. Forrester +3 more
2020G328 citations Open access
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Endosymbiosis in Trypanosomatids as a Model to Study Cell Evolution
M. Motta, M. Cristina
201027 citations Open access
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Open chromatin analysis in Trypanosoma cruzi life forms highlights critical differences in genomic compartments and developmental regulation at tDNA loci
A. R. J. Lima, Herbert Guimarães de Sousa Silva, S. Poubel, J. N. Rosón +9 more
2021bioRxiv24 citations Open access
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The Symbiotic Bacterium Fuels the Energy Metabolism of the Host Trypanosomatid Strigomonas culicis.
Ana Carolina Loyola-Machado, A. C. Azevedo-Martins, C. M. Catta-Preta, W. de Souza +2 more
2017Protist23 citations
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Morphological and biochemical characterization of the trypanosomatids Crithidia desouzai and Herpetomonas anglusteri
M. Motta, A. M. Solé Cava, P. M. de Faria e Silva, J. E. Fiorini +2 more
199122 citations
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Expression and subcellular localization of kinetoplast-associated proteins in the different developmental stages of Trypanosoma cruzi
D. P. Cavalcanti, M. Shimada, C. Probst, T. Souto-Padrón +4 more
2009BMC Microbiology20 citations Open access
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Trichostatin A induces Trypanosoma cruzi histone and tubulin acetylation: effects on cell division and microtubule cytoskeleton remodelling
Jeane de Oliveira Santos, A. Zuma, F. N. de Luna Vitorino, J. P. Chagas da Cunha +2 more
2018Parasitology19 citations
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Structural Characterization of the Cell Division Cycle in Strigomonas culicis, an Endosymbiont-Bearing Trypanosomatid
F. Brum, C. M. Catta-Preta, W. de Souza, S. Schenkman +2 more
2014Microscopy and Microanalysis18 citations
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Ectonucleotide diphosphohydrolase activity in Crithidia deanei
Adriana dos Passos Lemos, Ana Acacia de Sá Pinheiro, Márcia de Berrêdo-Pinho, A. L. Fonseca-de-Souza +3 more
2002Parasitology Research18 citations
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Lopinavir, an HIV-1 peptidase inhibitor, induces alteration on the lipid metabolism of Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes
K. M. Rebello, V. V. Andrade-Neto, A. Zuma, M. Motta +7 more
2018Parasitology17 citations Open access
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Expanded repertoire of kinetoplast associated proteins and unique mitochondrial DNA arrangement of symbiont-bearing trypanosomatids
Silvana Sant'Anna de Souza, C. M. Catta-Preta, J. M. Alves, D. P. Cavalcanti +5 more
2017PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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The presence of a symbiotic bacterium in Strigomonas culicis is related to differential ecto-phosphatase activity and influences the mosquito-protozoa interaction.
C. M. Catta-Preta, M. T. Nascimento, M. C. F. Garcia, E. M. Saraiva +2 more
2013International Journal of Parasitology16 citations
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The Microtubule Analog Protein, FtsZ, in the Endosymbiont of Trypanosomatid Protozoa
M. Motta, G. Picchi, I. V. Palmié-Peixoto, M. R. Rocha +5 more
2004Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology16 citations
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Mitochondrial respiration and genomic analysis provide insight into the influence of the symbiotic bacterium on host trypanosomatid oxygen consumption
A. C. Azevedo-Martins, A. C. L. Machado, C. Klein, L. Ciapina +7 more
2014Parasitology15 citations Open access
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Effects of camptothecin derivatives and topoisomerase dual inhibitors on Trypanosoma cruzi growth and ultrastructure
Otto Kischlat Lacombe, A. Zuma, C. C. Da Silva, W. de Souza +1 more
2014Journal of Negative Results in Biomedicine15 citations Open access
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Identification and ultrastructural characterization of the Wolbachia symbiont in Litomosoides chagasfilhoi
V. A. Chagas-Moutinho, Rosane Silva, W. de Souza, M. Motta
2015Parasites & Vectors13 citations Open access
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Acriflavine treatment promotes dyskinetoplasty in Trypanosoma cruzi as revealed by ultrastructural analysis
T. Manchester, D. P. Cavalcanti, Marcelo Zogovich, W. de Souza +1 more
2013Parasitology12 citations
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Tubastatin A, a deacetylase inhibitor, as a tool to study the division, cell cycle and microtubule cytoskeleton of trypanosomatids.
Jeane de Oliveira Santos, A. Zuma, W. de Souza, M. Motta
2021European Journal of Protistology11 citations
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The Importance of Glycerophospholipid Production to the Mutualist Symbiosis of Trypanosomatids
Allan C. de Azevedo-Martins, Kary A. C. S. Ocaña, W. de Souza, A. D. de Vasconcelos +4 more
2021Pathogens11 citations Open access
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Characterization of a porin channel in the endosymbiont of the trypanosomatid protozoan Crithidia deanei.
Iamara da Silva Andrade, João L. Vianez-Junior, Carolina Goulart, F. Homblé +6 more
2011Microbiology11 citations
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Reduction of Tubulin Expression in Angomonas deanei by RNAi Modifies the Ultrastructure of the Trypanosomatid Protozoan and Impairs Division of Its Endosymbiotic Bacterium
C. M. Catta-Preta, Bruno dos Santos Pascoalino, W. de Souza, J. Mottram +2 more
2016Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology10 citations Open access
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Importance of Angomonas deanei KAP4 for kDNA arrangement, cell division and maintenance of the host-bacterium relationship
C. S. Gonçalves, C. M. Catta-Preta, B. Repolês, J. Mottram +3 more
2021Scientific Reports9 citations Open access
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Quantitative Proteomic Map of the Trypanosomatid Strigomonas culicis: The Biological Contribution of its Endosymbiotic Bacterium.
G. Brunoro, R. Menna-Barreto, A. S. Garcia-Gomes, Carolina Boucinha +11 more
2019Protist9 citations
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Symbiont modulates expression of specific gene categories in Angomonas deanei
Luciana L. Penha, L. Hoffmann, Silvanna Sant'Anna de Souza, Allan Cézar de Azevedo Martins +6 more
2016Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz8 citations Open access
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Biochemical and phylogenetic analyses of phosphatidylinositol production in Angomonas deanei, an endosymbiont-harboring trypanosomatid
Allan C. de Azevedo-Martins, J. M. Alves, Fernando Garcia de Mello, Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos +3 more
2015Parasites & Vectors8 citations Open access
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Antileishmanial activity of the essential oils of Myrcia ovata Cambess. and Eremanthus erythropappus (DC) McLeisch leads to parasite mitochondrial damage
Geovany Amorim Gomes, K. Martins-Cardoso, F. R. dos Santos, M. Florencio +6 more
2020Natural Product Research7 citations
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Effects of miltefosine on the proliferation, ultrastructure, and phospholipid composition of Angomonas deanei, a trypanosomatid protozoan that harbors a symbiotic bacterium.
Paulo R. G. de Freitas-Junior, C. M. Catta-Preta, Iamara da Silva Andrade, D. P. Cavalcanti +3 more
2012FEMS Microbiology Letters7 citations
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Effect of the endoplasmic reticulum stressor tunicamycin in Angomonas deanei heat-shock protein expression and on the association with the endosymbiotic bacterium.
Carolina Moura Costa Catta-Preta, Allan Cézar de Azevedo-Martins, W. de Souza, M. Motta
2022Experimental Cell Research6 citations
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Plant-derived compounds that target histone acetyltransferases inhibit Trypanosoma cruzi proliferation and viability and affect parasite ultrastructure.
Fernanda Pereira Bortolami, A. Zuma, W. de Souza, M. Motta
2024Micron4 citations
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Bodo sp., a Free‐Living Flagellate, Expresses Divergent Proteolytic Activities from the Closely Related Parasitic Trypanosomatids
C. M. d'Avila-Levy, A. Volotão, F. Araújo, J. D. De Jesus +4 more
2009Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology4 citations
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The effect of the biflavonoid 2″,3″-dihydroochnaflavone on Trypanosoma cruzi Y strain.
M. Florencio, Eveliny Tomás Nery, Dayana Rosa, Tereza Auxiliadora Nascimento Ribeiro +9 more
2020Parasitology international3 citations
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Intracellular lectin-binding sites in symbiont-bearingCrithidia species
M. Motta, M. J. Soares, W. de Souza
2004Parasitology Research3 citations
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Electron Microscopy Techniques Applied to Symbiont-Harboring Trypanosomatids: The Association of the Bacterium with Host Organelles.
M. Motta, C. M. Catta-Preta
2020Methods in molecular biology2 citations
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Transcription coupled repair occurrence in Trypanosoma cruzi mitochondria.
B. Repolês, Wesley Roger Rodrigues Ferreira, Antônio Vinícius de Assis, I. Mendes +10 more
2025Mitochondrion (Amsterdam. Print)1 citations
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From mitochondrial DNA arrangement to repair: a kinetoplast-associated protein with different roles in two trypanosomatid species
C. S. Gonçalves, C. M. Catta-Preta, B. Repolês, Wesley Roger Rodrigues Ferreira +7 more
2025Parasites & Vectors1 citations Open access
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Endosymbiosis in trypanosomatids: the bacterium division depends on microtubule dynamism.
J. R. Moraes, Azuil Barrinha, Luan Santana Gonçalves de Lima, Juliana C. Vidal +4 more
2024Experimental Cell Research1 citations
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Correction to: Open chromatin analysis in Trypanosoma cruzi life forms highlights critical differences in genomic compartments and developmental regulation at tDNA loci
A. R. J. Lima, Herbert Guimarães de Sousa Silva, S. Poubel, J. N. Rosón +9 more
2022Epigenetics & Chromatin0 citations Open access
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Open chromatin analysis in Trypanosoma cruzi life forms highlights critical differences in genomic compartments and developmental regulation at tDNA loci
A. R. J. Lima, Herbert Guimarães de Sousa Silva, S. Poubel, J. N. Rosón +9 more
2022Epigenetics & Chromatin0 citations Open access
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Overexpression of Trypanosoma cruzi High Mobility Group B protein (TcHMGB) alters the nuclear structure, impairs cytokinesis and reduces the parasite infectivity
L. Tavernelli, M. Motta, C. S. Gonçalves, M. S. da Silva +4 more
2019Scientific Reports0 citations Open access
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Generation and molecular characterization of tunicamycin-resistent Leishmania braziliensis
C. Pinzan, C. M. Catta-Preta, P. Bonfitto, Maria S. Santos +9 more
20150 citations
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Generation and characterization of tunicamycin-resistant Leishmania
P. Bonfitto, C. Pinzan, C. M. Catta-Preta, F. C. D. de Carvalho +6 more
20120 citations
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C. Klein, J. ̃o, M. P. Alves, Myrna G. Serrano +10 more
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