Publications by authors named "C Carapito"

Pigment particles used in tattooing may exert long terms effect by releasing diffusible degradation products. In the present work, aqueous suspensions of the organic orange diazo pigment PO13 were aged by exposure to simulated sunlight at 40 °C. The morphology and the surface charge of PO13 particles were barely modified upon aging, but primary particles were released by de-agglomeration.

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common motor neuron disease, which still lacks effective disease-modifying therapies. Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer and Parkinson disease, ALS pathology is presumed to propagate over time, originating from the motor cortex and spreading to other cortical regions. Exploring early disease stages is crucial to understand the causative molecular changes underlying the pathology.

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Cilia defects lead to scoliosis in zebrafish, but the underlying pathogenic mechanisms are poorly understood and may diverge depending on the mutated gene. Here, we dissected the mechanisms of scoliosis onset in a zebrafish mutant for the gene encoding a ciliary transition zone protein. mutant fish developed scoliosis with near-total penetrance but asynchronous onset in juveniles.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates a specific genetic variant in the IP3 receptor that results in a significant disorder affecting multiple systems, characterized by immunodeficiency and disturbed calcium release in cells.
  • The variant (c.7570C>T, p.Arg2524Cys) leads to cellular defects, particularly impacting T cells, and is shown to affect calcium regulation and mitochondrial function, evidenced in laboratory models.
  • Patients exhibited a range of symptoms beyond immunodeficiency, such as ectodermal dysplasia and short stature, suggesting that this genetic mutation plays a unique and broader role in disease compared to previously documented cases.
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Heat stress (HS) impacts the nuclear proteome and, subsequently, protein activities in different nuclear compartments. In Arabidopsis thaliana, a short exposure to 37 °C leads to loss of the standard tripartite architecture of the nucleolus, the most prominent nuclear substructure, and, consequently, affects the assembly of ribosomes. Here, we report a quantitative label-free LC‒MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography coupled to tandem Mass Spectrometry) analysis to determine the nuclear proteome of Arabidopsis at 22 °C, HS (37 °C for 4 and 24 h), and a recovery phase.

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