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Alexandre Jorge Pinto
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Research Fellow @ i3S | Tuberculosis Research
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I'm excited to share my first, first-author paper!
biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social bioRxiv Microbiology @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · Apr 15
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis long-chain fatty acid resistome reveals the universal stress protein TB15.3 as essential for infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.14.648703v1
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis long-chain fatty acid resistome reveals the universal stress protein TB15.3 as essential for infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.14.648703v1
April 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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What a great conference #EMBOtuberculosis has been! Amazing science, amazing food and a very friendly community! And it was a pleasure to share the work we’re developing at i3S U. Porto.
February 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Excited to share the work I have been a part of and also my first paper, regarding how different strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induce IL-1B production and inflamassome activation

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Genetically diverse Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates manipulate inflammasome activation and IL-1β secretion independently of macrophage metabolic rewiring
The glycolytic pathway is required for maximum IL-1β production by macrophages infected with live distinct M. tuberculosis isolates, but mitochondria metab
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November 26, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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Introducing my wonderful team at i3S - University of Porto. PhD student @marcopsilva.bsky.social and research fellow @alexjpinto.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 1:46 PM