Manuel A. S. Santos

Comparative genomics of yeast strains isolated from diverse ecological niches unveils important genome diversity (2008)

Eiriz, Maria Francisca, Carreto, Laura, Gomes, Ana Catarina, Pereira, Patricia, Schuller, Dorit, Santos, Manuel A. S.

Background: Genome variability generates phenotypic heterogeneity and is of relevance for adaptation to environmental change, but the extent of such variability in natural populations is still poorly...

GeneBrowser: an approach for integration and functional classification of genomic data (2007)

Arrais, Joel, Santos, Bruno, Fernandes, João, Carreto, Laura, Santos, Manuel A. S., Oliveira, José Luis

The aim of any high-throughput technique for genome analysis is to provide a direct link between the data produced and the hypothesis that originated the experiment. And so, tools for functional mRNA...

Yeast as a model organism for studying the evolution of nonstandard genetic codes (2004)

Silva, Raquel M., Miranda, Isabel, Moura, Gabriela, Santos, Manuel A. S.

During the last 30 years, a number of alterations to the standard genetic code have been uncovered both in prokaryotes and eukaryotic nuclear and mitochondrial genomes. But, the study of the...

Comparative Evolutionary Genomics Unveils the Molecular Mechanism of Reassignment of the CTG Codon in Candida spp. (2003)

Massey, Steven E., Moura, Gabriela, Beltrão, Pedro, Almeida, Ricardo, Garey, James R., Tuite, Mick F., ...

Using the (near) complete genome sequences of the yeasts Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we address the evolution of a unique genetic code change, which...

The CUG codon is decoded in vivo as serine and not leucine in Candida albicans (1995)

Santos, Manuel A.S., Tuite, Mick F.

Previous studies have shown that the yeast Candida albicans encodes a unique seryl-tRNACAG that should decode the leucine codon CUG as serine. However, In vitro translation of several different...

A Gene from the Mesophilic Bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes Encodes a Novel Mannosylglycerate Synthase

Empadinhas, Nuno, Albuquerque, Luciana, Costa, Joana, Zinder, Stephen H., Santos, Manuel A. S., Santos, Helena, ...

Mannosylglycerate (MG) is a common compatible solute found in thermophilic and hyperthermophilic prokaryotes. In this study we characterized a mesophilic and bifunctional mannosylglycerate synthase...

Comparative Evolutionary Genomics Unveils the Molecular Mechanism of Reassignment of the CTG Codon in Candida spp.

Massey, Steven E., Moura, Gabriela, Beltrão, Pedro, Almeida, Ricardo, Garey, James R., Tuite, Mick F., ...

Using the (near) complete genome sequences of the yeasts Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we address the evolution of a unique genetic code change, which...

A Gene from the Mesophilic Bacterium Dehalococcoides ethenogenes Encodes a Novel Mannosylglycerate Synthase

Empadinhas, Nuno, Albuquerque, Luciana, Costa, Joana, Zinder, Stephen H., Santos, Manuel A. S., Santos, Helena, ...

Mannosylglycerate (MG) is a common compatible solute found in thermophilic and hyperthermophilic prokaryotes. In this study we characterized a mesophilic and bifunctional mannosylglycerate synthase...

Comparative Evolutionary Genomics Unveils the Molecular Mechanism of Reassignment of the CTG Codon in Candida spp.

Massey, Steven E., Moura, Gabriela, Beltrão, Pedro, Almeida, Ricardo, Garey, James R., Tuite, Mick F., ...

Using the (near) complete genome sequences of the yeasts Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we address the evolution of a unique genetic code change, which...

Critical roles for a genetic code alteration in the evolution of the genus Candida

Silva, Raquel M, Paredes, João A, Moura, Gabriela R, Manadas, Bruno, Lima-Costa, Tatiana, Rocha, Rita, ...

During the last 30 years, several alterations to the standard genetic code have been discovered in various bacterial and eukaryotic species. Sense and nonsense codons have been reassigned or...

The Yeast PNC1 Longevity Gene Is Up-Regulated by mRNA Mistranslation

Silva, Raquel M., Duarte, Iven C. N., Paredes, João A., Lima-Costa, Tatiana, Perrot, Michel, Boucherie, Hélian, ...

Translation fidelity is critical for protein synthesis and to ensure correct cell functioning. Mutations in the protein synthesis machinery or environmental factors that increase synthesis of...