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Margareth Lara Capurro

Professor Associado, Universidade de São Paulo
Verified email at icb.usp.br
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[HTML][HTML] Glypicans

J Filmus, M Capurro, J Rast - Genome biology, 2008 - Springer
Glypicans are heparan sulfate proteoglycans that are bound to the outer surface of the plasma
membrane by a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchor. Homologs of glypicans are found …

Glypican‐3: a marker and a therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma

J Filmus, M Capurro - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… In addition to forming complexes with Wnts, GPC3 can interact with various Frizzleds, the
signaling receptors for Wnts (M. Capurro and J. Filmus, unpublished observations). Based on …

[HTML][HTML] Aedes aegypti Control Strategies in Brazil: Incorporation of New Technologies to Overcome the Persistence of Dengue Epidemics

…, RS Ioshino, AL Costa-da-Silva, ML Capurro - Insects, 2015 - mdpi.com
Dengue is considered to be the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world.
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, its vector, is highly anthropophilic and is very well adapted to …

Glypican-3: a novel serum and histochemical marker for hepatocellular carcinoma

M Capurro, IR Wanless, M Sherman, G Deboer, W Shi… - Gastroenterology, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS:: Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is critical for
successful treatment. However, the differential diagnosis between HCC and benign hepatic …

[HTML][HTML] Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes

…, L Alphey, A Malavasi, ML Capurro - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
… aegypti dispersal is relatively short, with most published mean dispersal distances falling
between 30–100 m; estimates for OX513A males also fall in this range [30, 32]. Effects of …

Glypican-3 promotes the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma by stimulating canonical Wnt signaling

MI Capurro, YY Xiang, C Lobe, J Filmus - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
Glypican-3 (GPC3) is a heparan sulfate proteoglycan that is bound to the cell membrane by
a glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol anchor. GPC3 is expressed by most hepatocellular …

[PDF][PDF] Glypican-3 inhibits Hedgehog signaling during development by competing with patched for Hedgehog binding

MI Capurro, P Xu, W Shi, F Li, A Jia, J Filmus - Developmental cell, 2008 - cell.com
… between Wnt and Frizzled by forming a tripartite complex (Capurro et al., 2005). In the case
of Hh… were regenerated with 1 min pulses of HBS-EP containing 1 M NaCl and 10 mM NaOH. …

[HTML][HTML] São Paulo urban heat islands have a higher incidence of dengue than other urban areas

…, VA Cardoso, BC Castro, ML Capurro… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
… Census tract data were converted in a rectangular grid with 5-m resolution (raster data), and
… by the cell area (25 m 2) using SPRING 5.1.7. The use of a 5-m resolution grid allowed us to …

Mass production of genetically modified Aedes aegypti for field releases in Brazil

…, MT Marrelli, JF Virginio, L Alphey, ML Capurro - JoVE (Journal of …, 2014 - jove.com
… The Release Generation room (approximately 36 m 2 ) requires adequate space for trays
and the sorting of larvae and pupae. The trays are held in purpose-built aluminum racks. A …

Electromechanical characterization of piezoelectric PVDF polymer films for tactile sensors in robotics applications

…, M Capurro, P Cirillo, G Cannata, M Valle - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper an experimental setup and experimental procedures which allow a fast and
complete characterization of piezoelectric films continuously over the 1 Hz–1 kHz frequency …