Nelson Martins

Publications

• Drosophila Adaptation to Viral Infection through Defensive Symbiont Evolution
• 2'3'-cGAMP triggers a STING and NF-kB dependent broad antiviral response in Drosophila
• The SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council (SAC) builds on our future | Der SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council (SAC) baut an unserer Zukunft
• Differential resistance to copper and mine drainage in Daphnia longispina: Relationship with allozyme genotypes
• Genetic erosion and population resilience in daphnia longispina o.f. müller under simulated predation and metal pressures
• Wolbachia-Conferred Antiviral Protection Is Determined by Developmental Temperature
• Towards a mechanism for poly(I.C) antiviral priming in oysters
• Quorum-sensing regulator RhlR but not its autoinducer RhlI enables Pseudomonas to evade opsonization
• Viral route of infection determines the effect of Drosophila melanogaster gut bacteria on host resistance and tolerance to disease
• Host Adaptation Is Contingent upon the Infection Route Taken by Pathogens
• The Kinase IKKβ Regulates a STING- and NF-κB-Dependent Antiviral Response Pathway in Drosophila
• 2′3′-cGAMP triggers a STING- And NF-κB-dependent broad antiviral response in Drosophila
• Testing hypotheses on the resistance to metals by Daphnia longispina: Differential acclimation, endpoints association, and fitness costs
• A transgenic flock house virus replicon reveals an RNAi independent antiviral mechanism acting in drosophila follicular somatic cells
• The insect reservoir of biodiversity for viruses and for antiviral mechanisms
• Insects: An exceptional reservoir for viruses and antiviral genes,Les insectes: un fantastique réservoir de virus et de gènes antiviraux
• Readapting to DCV infection without Wolbachia: Frequency changes of Drosophila antiviral alleles can replace endosymbiont protection
• Floccular fossa size is not a reliable proxy of ecology and behaviour in vertebrates
• Discovery of novel targets for antivirals: learning from flies
• Tetranychus urticae mites do not mount an induced immune response against bacteria
• Evolution of Drosophila resistance against different pathogens and infection routes entails no detectable maintenance costs
• Differences in larval nutritional requirements and female oviposition preference reflect the order of fruit colonization of Zaprionus indianus and Drosophila simulans
• Drosophila melanogaster larvae make nutritional choices that minimize developmental time
• Host adaptation to viruses relies on few genes with different cross-resistance properties
• The Toll-Dorsal Pathway Is Required for Resistance to Viral Oral Infection in Drosophila
• Design and preliminary results of a DNA chip for the detection of microorganisms in water samples
• Viral and bacterial contamination in recreational waters: A case study in the Lisbon bay area
• Effects of acid mine drainage on the genetic diversity and structure of a natural population of Daphnia longispina
• Cytochrome B gene partial sequence and RAPD analysis of two Daphnia longispina lineages differing in their resistance to copper
• Lack of evidence for metallothionein role in tolerance to copper by natural populations of Daphnia longispina
• A DNA Chip for the detection of microorganisms in water samples - Design and preliminary results.
• Genetic bases of Wolbachia driven variation in within-host titers and antiviral protection in Drosophila
• A novel viral restriction pathway in Drosophila reproductive tissues
• Resistance to copper in Daphnia longispina: metallothionein production, allozyme polymorphism and RAPD analysis.
• Gene expression profiling on resistant and sensitive clones of Daphnia longispina exposed to copper and acid mine drainage.
• Adaptation of molecular techniques to compare genetic diversity between Daphnia longispina lineages differing in their tolerance to lethal levels of copper.
• Evolution of Nazo as a novel STING dependent antiviral effector in Drosophila.
• Host adaptation to viruses relies on few genes with different cross-resistance properties.
• Experimental evolution for increased virus resistance in Drosophila melanogaster reveals no costs and a simple genetic basis
• Host adaptation is contingent upon the infection route taken by pathogens.
• Resistance to copper in Daphnia longispina
• Influence of cholinesterases in tolerance to copper by natural populations of Daphnia longispina.
• Adaptation of starch gel electrophoresis techniques for allozyme polymorphism analysis in two natural populations of Daphnia longispina.
• Metallothionein role in tolerance to copper by natural populations of Daphnia longispina.
• Evolutionary Immunology to Explore Original Antiviral Strategies
• Investigating the Evolution of Drosophila STING-dependent Antiviral Innate Immunity by Multispecies Comparison of 2′3′-cGAMP Responses
• The virus-induced cyclic dinucleotide 2′3′-c-di-GMP mediates STING-dependent antiviral immunity in Drosophila
• Exposição a agentes perturbadores naturais e antropogénicos: consequências na diversidade genética de populações de dafnídeos
• Genetic bases of Wolbachia driven variation in within-host titers and antiviral protection in Drosophila