Ricardo Leitão

University of Coimbra — Portugal

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Fungal and yeast genetics research(7), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics(5), Malaria Research and Control(4), Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers(2), Mosquito-borne diseases and control(2)

Publications19 total

Pseudomonas mendesiae sp. nov., a kiwifruit leaf-associated bacterium with genomic traits and potential biocontrol relevance against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae
SSRN Electronic Journal·2026Open Access
Cell growth and nutrient availability control the mitotic exit signaling network in budding yeast
The Journal of Cell Biology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Cell growth and nutrient availability control the mitotic exit signaling network in budding yeast
2023Open Access
Loss of the intracellular enzyme QPCTL limits chemokine function and reshapes myeloid infiltration to augment tumor immunity
Nature Immunology·2022· 37 cited
Loss of the intracellular enzyme QPCTL limits chemokine function and reshapes myeloid infiltration to augment tumor immunity
2022· 1 cited
A Conserved PP2A Regulatory Subunit Enforces Proportional Relationships Between Cell Size and Growth Rate
Genetics·2019· 12 citedOpen Access
PP2A <sup>Rts1</sup> enforces a proportional relationship between cell size and growth rate
2018· 1 citedOpen Access
The duration of mitosis and daughter cell size are modulated by nutrients in budding yeast
The Journal of Cell Biology·2017· 73 citedOpen Access
Protein Kinase C Controls Binding of Igo/ENSA Proteins to Protein Phosphatase 2A in Budding Yeast
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2017· 15 citedOpen Access
The duration of mitosis and daughter cell size are modulated by nutrients in budding yeast
2016· 5 citedOpen Access
Color Capable Sub-Pixel Resolving Optofluidic Microscope and Its Application to Blood Cell Imaging for Malaria Diagnosis
PLoS ONE·2011· 72 citedOpen Access
Daily Plasmodium yoelii infective mosquito bites do not generate protection or suppress previous immunity against the liver stage
Malaria Journal·2011· 5 citedOpen Access
Color sub-pixel resolving optofluidic microscope and its application to blood cell imaging for malaria diagnosis
CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology)·2011
Inhibition of Plasmodium sporozoites infection by targeting the host cell
Experimental Parasitology·2010· 12 citedOpen Access
A putative kinase-related protein (PKRP) from Plasmodium berghei mediates infection in the midgut and salivary glands of the mosquito
International Journal for Parasitology·2010· 3 cited
PlantMetabolomics.org: A Web Portal for Plant Metabolomics Experiments
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY·2010· 93 citedOpen Access
Alk2 BMP receptor domains in developing chick heart: Immunohistochemical mapping
2009
Alk2 BMP receptor domains in developing chick heart
2009
Adenylyl Cyclase α and cAMP Signaling Mediate Plasmodium Sporozoite Apical Regulated Exocytosis and Hepatocyte Infection
PLoS Pathogens·2008· 103 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Douglas R. Kellogg(7), Ana Rodrı́guez(6), Steven P. Gygi(3), Rafael A. Talavera(3), Takeshi Ono(2), Lisa A. Purcell(2), Seung Ah Lee(2), Guoan Zheng(2), Samuel Yang(2), Changhuei Yang(2), Rosa Barreira da Silva(2), Ximo Pechuan-Jorge(2), Scott Werneke(2), Jason Oeh(2), Vincent Javinal(2), Yingyun Wang(2), Wilson Phung(2), Christine Everett(2), Jim Nonomiya(2), David Arnott(2)