Dr. Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu Cunha
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Dr. Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu Cunha

Assistant Professor
Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Portugal

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Virology from Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Portugal

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Biography

Dr. Celso Vladimiro Ferreira de Abreu Cunha is currently working as Assistant Professor at Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Portugal. He has completed his Ph.D. in Virology from same University. His main area of interest focuses on Biomedical Sciences. His main area of expertise includes Virology, Proteomics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Hepatitis D. He has published 20 research articles in journals as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Virology
62%
Molecular Biology
90%
Cell Biology
75%
Proteomics
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Cunha, C., J. Tavanez and S. Gudima, 2015. Hepatitis delta virus: A fascinating and neglected pathogen. World J. Virol., 12: 313-322.
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  2. Tavanez, J., A.S. Quina and C. Cunha, 2014. Virus and non-coding RNAs: Stars in the host-virus interaction game. Future Virol., 9: 1077-1088.
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  3. Landum, M., C.C. Ferreira, M. Calado, A. Alho and I. Mauricio et al., 2014. Detection of wolbachia in dirofilaria infected dogs in portugal. Vet. Parasitol., 204: 407-410.
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  4. Freitas, N., K. Abe, C. Cunha, S. Menne and S.O. Gudima, 2014. Support of the infectivity of hepatitis delta virus particles by the envelope proteins of different genotypes of hepatitis B virus. J. Virol., 88: 6255-6267.
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  5. Freitas, N., C. Cunha, S. Menne and S.O. Gudima, 2014. Envelope proteins derived from integrated hepatitis B virus DNA support assembly and release of infectious hepatitis delta virus particles. J. Virol., 88: 5742-5754.
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  6. Cavaco-Silva, J., A. Abecassis, A.C. Miranda, J. Pocas and J. Narciso et al., 2014. HIV-2 Integrase polymorphisms and longitudinal genotypic analysis of hiv-2 infected patients failing a raltegravir-containing regimen. PLoS One, 10.1371/journal.pone.0092747.
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  7. Mendes, M., H.D. Perez, J. Vazquez, A.V. Coelho and C. Cunha, 2013. Proteomic changes in HEK-293 cells induced by hepatitis delta virus replication. J. Proteomics, 89: 24-38.
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  8. Freitas, N and C. Cunha, 2013. Searching for nuclear export elements in hepatitis delta virus RNA. World J. Virol., 2: 123-135.
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  9. Cavaco-Silva, J., M.J. Aleixo, K.V. Laethem, D. Faria and E. Valadas et al., 2013. Mutations Selected in HIV-2-Infected Patients Failing A Regimen Including Atazanavir. J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 68: 190-192.
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  10. Alves, C., C. Branco and C. Cunha, 2013. Hepatitis delta virus: Still an awkward virus. Adv. Virol., 10.1155/2013/560105.
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  11. Freitas, N., J. Salisse, C. Cunha, I. Toshkov and S. Menne et al., 2012. Hepatitis Delta Virus Infects the Cells of Hepadnavirus-Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Woodchucks. Hepatology, 56: 76-85.
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  12. Cunha, C and A.V. Coelho, 2012. Comparative proteome analysis of a human liver cell line stably transfected with Hepatitis D virus full-length cDNA. Meth. Mol. Biol., 909: 205-225.
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  13. Alves, C. and C. Cunha, 2012. Order and Disorder in Viral Proteins: New Insights into an Old Paradigm. Future Virol., 7: 1183-1191.
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  14. Casaca, A., M. Fardilha, E.C. Silva and C. Cunha, 2011. In Vivo Interaction of the Hepatitis Delta Virus Small Antigen with the ELAV-Like Protein HuR. Open Virol. J., 5: 12-21.
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  15. Casaca, A., M. Fardilha, E. Da Cruz e Silva and C. Cunha, 2011. The heterogeneous ribonuclear protein C (hnRNPC) interacts with the hepatitis delta virus small antigen. Virol. J., 10.1186/1743-422X-8-358.
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  16. Sousa, B.C and C. Cunha, 2010. Development of mathematical models for the analysis of hepatitis delta virus viral dynamics. PLoS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0012512.
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  17. Mota, S., M. Mendes, N. Freitas, D. Penque and A.V. Coelho et al., 2009. Proteome Analysis of a Human Liver Carcinoma Cell Line Stably Expressing Hepatitis Delta Virus Ribonucleoproteins. J. Proteomics, 72: 616-627.
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  18. Freitas, N. and C. Cunha, 2009. Mechanisms and Signals for the Nuclear Import of Proteins. Curr. Genomics, 10: 550-557.
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  19. Mota, S., M. Mendes, D. Penque, A.V. Coelho and C. Cunha, 2008. Changes in the Proteome of Huh7 Cells Induced by Transient Expression of Hepatitis D Virus RNA and Antigens. J. Proteomics, 71: 71-79.
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  20. Cunha, C., 2008. Structure and Replication of Hepatitis Delta Virus. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 7: 4911-4916.
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  21. Alves, C., N. Freitas and C. Cunha, 2008. Characterization of the Nuclear Localization Signal of the Hepatitis Delta Virus Antigen. Virology, 370: 12-21.
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  22. Afonso, A., P. Hunt, S. Cheesman, A.C. Alves and C.V. Cunha et al., 2006. Malaria Parasites Can Develop Stable Resistance to Artemisinin but Lack Mutations in Candidate Genes atp6 (Encoding the Sarcoplasmic and Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase), tctp, mdr1, and cg10. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother., 50: 480-489.
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  23. Collares-Pereira, M., S. Couceiro, I. Franca, K. Kurtenbach and S.M. Schafer et al., 2004. First Isolation of Borrelia lusitaniae from a Human Patient. J. Clin. Microbiol., 42: 1316-1318.
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  24. Tavanez, J.P., C. Cunha, M.C. Silva, E. David and J. Monjardino et al., 2002. Hepatitis delta virus ribonucleoproteins shuttle Between the Nucleus and the Cytoplasm. RNA, 8: 637-646.
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  25. Vautier, D., P. Chesne, C. Cunha, A. Calado and J.P. Renard et al., 2001. Transcription-Dependent Nucleocytoplasmic Distribution of HnRNP A1 Protein in Early Mouse Embryos. J. Cell Sci., 114: 1521-1531.
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  26. Bronze-da-Rocha, E., A. Novoa, C. Cunha, M. Do Carmo-Fonseca and N.A. Staines et al., 2000. The Human Autoantigen MCP1 is Required During Early Stages of DNA Replication. Chromosome Res., 8: 699-711.
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  27. Soares, J., A.E. Pinto, C.V. Cunha, S. Andre and I. Barao et al., 1999. Global DNA hypomethylation in breast carcinoma: Correlation with prognostic factors and tumor progression. Cancer, 85: 112-118.
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  28. Cunha, C., J. Monjardino, D. Chang, S. Krause and M. Carmo-Fonseca, 1998. Localization of Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA in the Nucleus of Human Cells. RNA, 4: 680-693.
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  29. Jordan, P., C. Cunha and M. Carmo-Fonseca, 1997. The Cdk7-Cyclin H-MAT1 Complex Associated with TFIIH is Localized in Coiled Bodies. Mol. Biol. Cell, 8: 1207-1217.
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  30. Carmo-Fonseca, M., C. Cunha, N. Custodio, C. Carvalho and P. Jordan et al., 1996. The Topography of Chromosomes and Genes in the Nucleus. Exp. Cell Res., 229: 247-252.
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  31. Cunha, C.V. and J.V. Costa, 1992. Induction of Ribonucleotide Reductase Activity in Cells Infected with African Swine Fever Virus. Virology, 187: 73-83.
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  32. Barros, M.F., C.V. Cunha and J.V. Costa, 1986. Single-Stranded Deoxyribonucleic Acid Nuclease Induced by African Swine Fever Virus and Associated to the Virion. Virology, 155: 183-191.
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