Vítor Costa

0000-0002-7868-4663

Also known as:
Vítor MV Costa

Keywords: oxidative stress, aging, cell signaling, sphingolipids, yeast

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Scopus Author ID: 7103026233

Publications

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    Activation of the Hog1p kinase in Isc1p-deficient yeast cells is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress sensitivity and premature aging: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2012

    DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2012.03.007
    Barbosa, A.D. and Graça, J. and Mendes, V. and Chaves, S.R. and Amorim, M.A. and Mendes, M.V. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Côrte-Real, M. and Costa, V., (2012). "Activation of the Hog1p kinase in Isc1p-deficient yeast cells is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress sensitivity and premature aging", Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 133, no. 5, pp. 317-330
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    Effect of diflubenzuron on the development of Pinus pinaster seedlings inoculated with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius: Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2012

    DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1056-0
    Ramos, M.A. and Sousa, N.R. and Franco, A.R. and Costa, V. and Oliveira, R.S. and Castro, P.M.L., (2012). "Effect of diflubenzuron on the development of Pinus pinaster seedlings inoculated with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp. 1-9
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    Quercetin Protects Saccharomyces cerevisiae against Oxidative Stress by Inducing Trehalose Biosynthesis and the Cell Wall Integrity Pathway: PLoS ONE 2012

    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045494
    Vilaça, R. and Mendes, V. and Mendes, M.V. and Carreto, L. and Amorim, M.A. and de Freitas, V. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Mateus, N. and Costa, V., (2012). "Quercetin Protects Saccharomyces cerevisiae against Oxidative Stress by Inducing Trehalose Biosynthesis and the Cell Wall Integrity Pathway", PLoS ONE, vol. 7, no. 9
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    Yeast as a platform to uncover ceramide-induced ancient cell death routines: Cell Cycle 2012

    DOI: 10.4161/cc.11.1.18730
    Costa, V. and Ludovico, P., (2012). "Yeast as a platform to uncover ceramide-induced ancient cell death routines", Cell Cycle, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 14-15
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    Requirement of glutathione for Sod1 activation during lifespan extension: Yeast 2011

    DOI: 10.1002/yea.1817
    Mannarino, S.C. and Vilela, L.F. and Brasil, A.A. and Aranha, J.N. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Pereira, M.D. and Costa, V. and Eleutherio, E.C.A., (2011). "Requirement of glutathione for Sod1 activation during lifespan extension", Yeast, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 19-25
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    Role for Sit4p-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction in mediating the shortened chronological lifespan and oxidative stress sensitivity of Isc1p-deficient cells: Molecular Microbiology 2011

    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07714.x
    Barbosa, A.D. and Osório, H. and Sims, K.J. and Almeida, T. and Alves, M. and Bielawski, J. and Amorim, M.A. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Hannun, Y.A. and Costa, V., (2011). "Role for Sit4p-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction in mediating the shortened chronological lifespan and oxidative stress sensitivity of Isc1p-deficient cells", Molecular Microbiology, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 515-527
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    Accumulation of non-superoxide anion reactive oxygen species mediates nitrogen-limited alcoholic fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Applied and Environmental Microbiology 2010

    DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01535-10
    Mendes-Ferreira, A. and Sampaio-Marques, B. and Barbosa, C. and Rodrigues, F. and Costa, V. and Mendes-Faia, A. and Ludovico, P. and Leao, C., (2010). "Accumulation of non-superoxide anion reactive oxygen species mediates nitrogen-limited alcoholic fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 76, no. 24, pp. 7918-7924
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    Caloric restriction or catalase inactivation extends yeast chronological lifespan by inducing H 2O 2 and superoxide dismutase activity: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2010

    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004432107
    Mesquita, A. and Weinberger, M. and Silva, A. and Sampaio-Marques, B. and Almeida, B. and Leão, C. and Costa, V. and Rodrigues, F. and Burhans, W.C. and Ludovico, P., (2010). "Caloric restriction or catalase inactivation extends yeast chronological lifespan by inducing H 2O 2 and superoxide dismutase activity", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 107, no. 34, pp. 15123-15128
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    Heme as a source of iron to Leishmania infantum amastigotes: Acta Tropica 2009

    DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.10.007
    Carvalho, S. and Cruz, T. and Santarém, N. and Castro, H. and Costa, V. and Tomás, A.M., (2009). "Heme as a source of iron to Leishmania infantum amastigotes", Acta Tropica, vol. 109, no. 2, pp. 131-135
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    Glutathione is necessary to ensure benefits of calorie restriction during ageing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 2008

    DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.001
    Mannarino, S.C. and Amorim, M.A. and Pereira, M.D. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Panek, A.D. and Costa, V. and Eleutherio, E.C.A., (2008). "Glutathione is necessary to ensure benefits of calorie restriction during ageing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 129, no. 12, pp. 700-705
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    Isc1p plays a key role in hydrogen peroxide resistance and chronological lifespan through modulation of iron levels and apoptosis: Molecular Biology of the Cell 2008

    DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E07-06-0604
    Almeida, T. and Marques, M. and Mojzita, D. and Amorim, M.A. and Silva, R.D. and Almeida, B. and Rodrigues, P. and Ludovico, P. and Hohmann, S. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Côrte-Real, M. and Costa, V., (2008). "Isc1p plays a key role in hydrogen peroxide resistance and chronological lifespan through modulation of iron levels and apoptosis", Molecular Biology of the Cell, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 865-876
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    Protein oxidation, repair mechanisms and proteolysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: IUBMB Life 2007

    DOI: 10.1080/15216540701225958
    Costa, V. and Quintanilha, A. and Moradas-Ferreira, P., (2007). "Protein oxidation, repair mechanisms and proteolysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", IUBMB Life, vol. 59, no. 4-5, pp. 293-298
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    Quercetin increases oxidative stress resistance and longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2007

    DOI: 10.1021/jf063302e
    Belinha, I. and Amorim, M.A. and Rodrigues, P. and De Freitas, V. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Mateus, N. and Costa, V., (2007). "Quercetin increases oxidative stress resistance and longevity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 2446-2451
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    The Pep4p vacuolar proteinase contributes to the turnover of oxidized proteins but PEP4 overexpression is not sufficient to increase chronological lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Microbiology 2006

    DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.29040-0
    Marques, M. and Mojzita, D. and Amorim, M.A. and Almeida, T. and Hohmann, S. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Costa, V., (2006). "The Pep4p vacuolar proteinase contributes to the turnover of oxidized proteins but PEP4 overexpression is not sufficient to increase chronological lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae", Microbiology, vol. 152, no. 12, pp. 3595-3605
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    Overexpressed Sod1p acts either to reduce or to increase the lifespans and stress resistance of yeast, depending on whether it is Cu 2+-deficient or an active Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase: Aging Cell 2005

    DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2005.00142.x
    Harris, N. and Bachler, M. and Costa, V. and Mollapour, M. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Piper, P.W., (2005). "Overexpressed Sod1p acts either to reduce or to increase the lifespans and stress resistance of yeast, depending on whether it is Cu 2+-deficient or an active Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase", Aging Cell, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 41-52
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    MnSOD overexpression extends the yeast chronological (G 0) life span but acts independently of Sir2p histone deacetylase to shorten the replicative life span of dividing cells: Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2003

    DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(03)00210-7
    Harris, N. and Costa, V. and MacLean, M. and Mollapour, M. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Piper, P.W., (2003). "MnSOD overexpression extends the yeast chronological (G 0) life span but acts independently of Sir2p histone deacetylase to shorten the replicative life span of dividing cells", Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 1599-1606
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    Hydrogen peroxide-induced carbonylation of key metabolic enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: The involvement of the oxidative stress response regulators Yap1 and Skn7: Free Radical Biology and Medicine 2002

    DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(02)01086-9
    Costa, V.M.V. and Amorim, M.A. and Quintanilha, A. and Moradas-Ferreira, P., (2002). "Hydrogen peroxide-induced carbonylation of key metabolic enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: The involvement of the oxidative stress response regulators Yap1 and Skn7", Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 1507-1515
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    Oxidative stress and signal transduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Insights into ageing, apoptosis and diseases: Molecular Aspects of Medicine 2001

    DOI: 10.1016/S0098-2997(01)00012-7
    Costa, V. and Moradas-Ferreira, P., (2001). "Oxidative stress and signal transduction in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Insights into ageing, apoptosis and diseases", Molecular Aspects of Medicine, vol. 22, no. 4-5, pp. 217-246
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    Adaptive response of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to reactive oxygen species: Defences, damage and death: Redox Report 2000

    Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Costa, V., (2000). "Adaptive response of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to reactive oxygen species: Defences, damage and death", Redox Report, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 277-285
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    Selective advantages created by codon ambiguity allowed for the evolution of an alternative genetic code in Candida spp.: Molecular Microbiology 1999

    DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1999.01233.x
    Santos, M.A.S. and Cheesman, C. and Costa, V. and Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Tuite, M.F., (1999). "Selective advantages created by codon ambiguity allowed for the evolution of an alternative genetic code in Candida spp.", Molecular Microbiology, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 937-947
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    Mitochondrial superoxide dismutase is essential for ethanol tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the post-diauxic phase: Microbiology 1997

    Costa, V. and Amorim, M.A. and Reis, E. and Quintanilha, A. and Moradas-Ferreira, P., (1997). "Mitochondrial superoxide dismutase is essential for ethanol tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the post-diauxic phase", Microbiology, vol. 143, no. 5, pp. 1649-1656
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    The molecular defences against reactive oxygen species in yeast: Molecular Microbiology 1996

    Moradas-Ferreira, P. and Costa, V. and Piper, P. and Mager, W., (1996). "The molecular defences against reactive oxygen species in yeast", Molecular Microbiology, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 651-658
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    Acquisition of ethanol tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: The key role of the mitochondrial superoxide dismutase: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 1993

    DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1993.1084
    Costa, V. and Reis, E. and Quintanilha, A. and Moradas-Ferreira, P., (1993). "Acquisition of ethanol tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: The key role of the mitochondrial superoxide dismutase", Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, vol. 300, no. 2, pp. 608-614
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    Heat shock effect on glutathione and superoxide dismutase in Tetrahymena pyriformis: Cell Biology International Reports 1992

    Moradas Ferreira, P. and Costa, V. and Guerreiro, P. and Rodrigues-Pousada, C., (1992). "Heat shock effect on glutathione and superoxide dismutase in Tetrahymena pyriformis", Cell Biology International Reports, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 19-26

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