Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter

Dr. Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter


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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 December 2013 in Microbial Ecology
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LWLizziane Kretli Winkelströter
Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter
FTFernanda Barbosa dos Reis Teixeira
Fernanda Barbosa dos Reis Teixeira
ESEliane Pereira Silva
Eliane Pereira Silva
VAVirgínia Farias Alves
Virgínia Farias Alves
Elaine C. P. De MartinisElaine C. P. De Martinis
Elaine C. P. De Martinis

1 August 2011 in Food Control
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LWLizziane Kretli Winkelströter
Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter
BGBruna C. Gomes
Bruna C. Gomes
MTMarta R.S. Thomaz
Marta R.S. Thomaz
VSVanessa M. Souza
Vanessa M. Souza
EMElaine C.P. De Martinis
Elaine C.P. De Martinis


1 August 2014 in PLOS ONE
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PCPatrícia Alves De Castro
Patrícia Alves De Castro
JCJéssica Chiaratto
Jéssica Chiaratto
LWLizziane Kretli Winkelströter
Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter
VBVinícius Leite Pedro Bom
Vinícius Leite Pedro Bom
LRLeandra Ramalho
Leandra Ramalho
Gustavo Henrique GoldmanGustavo Henrique Goldman
Gustavo Henrique Goldman
Aspergillus fumigatus is a major opportunistic pathogen and allergen of mammals. Calcium homeostasis and signaling is essential for numerous biological processes and also influences A. fumigatus pathogenicity. The presented study characterized the function of the A. fumigatus homologues of three Saccharomyces cerevisiae calcium channels, voltage-gated Cch1, stretch-activated Mid1 and vacuolar Yvc1. The A. fumigatus calcium channels cchA, midA and yvcA were regulated at transcriptional level by increased calcium levels. The YvcA::GFP fusion protein localized to the vacuoles. Both ΔcchA and ΔmidA mutant strains showed reduced radial growth rate in nutrient-poor minimal media. Interestingly, this growth defect in the ΔcchA strain was rescued by the exogenous addition of CaCl2. The ΔcchA, ΔmidA, and ΔcchA ΔmidA strains were also sensitive to the oxidative stress inducer, paraquat. Restriction of external Ca2+ through the addition of the Ca2+-chelator EGTA impacted upon the growth of the ΔcchA and ΔmidA strains. All the A. fumigatus ΔcchA, ΔmidA, and ΔyvcA strains demonstrated attenuated virulence in a neutropenic murine model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Infection with the parental strain resulted in a 100% mortality rate at 15 days post-infection, while the mortality rate of the ΔcchA, ΔmidA, and ΔyvcA strains after 15 days post-infection was only 25%. Collectively, this investigation strongly indicates that CchA, MidA, and YvcA play a role in A. fumigatus calcium homeostasis and virulence.

11 February 2015 in Molecular Microbiology
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LWLizziane Kretli Winkelströter
Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter
VBVinícius Leite Pedro Bom
Vinícius Leite Pedro Bom
PCPatrícia Alves de Castro
Patrícia Alves de Castro
LRLeandra Ramalho
Leandra Ramalho
MARIA HELENA S. GOLDMANMARIA HELENA S. GOLDMAN
MARIA HELENA S. GOLDMAN
Gustavo Henrique GoldmanGustavo Henrique Goldman
Gustavo Henrique Goldman