Biography and Research Interest

My research interest is the "Study of cytoskeletal and adhesion proteins during skeletal muscle differentiation".

Publications

Non-Zebrafish Publications

'Changes in cell shape, cytoskeletal proteins and adhesion sites of cultured cells after extracellular Ca2+ chelation' Mermelstein, C. S., Rebello, M. I. L., Amaral, L. M. and Costa, M. L. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res., 36 (8): 1111-1116, 2003.

'Induction of the lipocyte phenotype in murine hepatic stellate cells: reorganisation of the actin cytoskeleton' Mermelstein, C. S., Guma, F. C. R., Mello, T. G., Fortuna, V. A., Guaragna, R. M., Costa, M. L. and Borojevic, R. Cell Tissue Res. 306: 75-83, 2001.

'Expression of muscle-specific myosin heavy chain and myosin light chain 1 in the electric tissue of Electrophorus electricus (L.) in comparison with other vertebrate species' Ayres Sá, L., Menezes, M. A. and Mermelstein, C. S. J. Exp. Zool., 290: 227-233, 2001.

'Intermediate filaments modulation in an in vitro model of the hepatic stellate cell activation or conversion into the lipocyte phenotype' Guma, F. C. R., Mello, T. G., Mermelstein, C. S., Fortuna, V. A., Wofchuck, S. T., Gottfried, C., Guaragna, R. M., Costa, M. L. and Borojevic, R. Biochem. Cell Biol., 79: 1-9, 2001.

'Volumetric quantification of the gastric emptying: computing method for generation of volumetric index from fluoroscopic images' Costa, M. M. B. C.; Costa, M. L.; Firman, C. M. G. and Mermelstein, C. S. Computer Methods Programs Biomed., 65: 153-161, 2001.

'Mast cells can revert dexamethasone-mediated down-regulation of stem cell factor' Brito, J. M., Mermelstein, C. S., Tempone, A. J. and Borojevic, R. Eur. J. Pharmacol., 414: 105-112, 2001.

'The cytoskeleton of the electric tissue of Electrophorus electricus' Mermelstein, C. S., Costa, M. L. and Moura Neto, V. An. Acad. Bras. Ci., 72: 341-351, 2000.

'Costimulatory action of glycoinositolphospholipids from Trypanosoma cruzi: increased interleukin 2 secretion and induction of nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor of activated T cells 1' Bellio, M.; Oliveira, A. C. S. C.; Mermelstein, C. S.; Capella, M. A. M.; Viola, J. P. B.; Levraud, J.-P.; Dos Reis, G. A.; Previato, J. O. and Mendonça-Previato, L. FASEB J., 13: 1627-1636, 1999.

"Distribution of F-actin, alpha-actinin, tropomyosin, tubulin and organelles in Euglena gracilis by immunofluorescence microscopy" Mermelstein, C. S.; Rodrigues, A. P. M.; Einicker-Lamas, M.; Navarrete, R. E. de B.; Farina, M. and Costa, M. L. Tissue & Cell, 30: 50-57, 1998.

"Differences in the isodesmin pattern between the electric organs of Electrophorus electricus, L." Costa, M. L.; Mermelstein, C. S.; Fróes-Ferrão, M. M.; Chagas, C. and Moura Neto, V. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B, 119: 715-719, 1998.

"Desmin and actin filaments in membrane-cytoskeletal preparations of the electric tissue of the Electrophorus electricus, L." Mermelstein, C. S.; Benchimol, M.; Taffarel, M.; Cordeiro, M. C. R.; Chagas, C. and Moura Neto, V. Arch. Histol. Cytol., 60: 445-452, 1997.

"Desmin filaments in the electrocytes of the electric organ of the electric eel Electrophorus electricus" Cordeiro, M. C. R.; Benchimol, M.; Mermelstein, C. S.; Ayres Sá, L.; Taffarel, M.; Castro Faria, M. V.; Chagas, C. and Moura Neto, V. Cell Tissue Res., 285: 387-393, 1996.

"Intermediate filaments in TPA-treated skeletal muscle cells in culture" Mermelstein, C. S.; Costa, M. L.; Chagas, C. and Moura Neto, V. J. Muscle Res. Cell Motil., 17: 199-206, 1996.

"Effects of the phorbol ester TPA in skeletal muscle cells in culture" Mermelstein, C. S.; Holtzer, H.; Chagas, C. and Moura Neto, V. An. Acad. Bras. Ci., 64: 211-212, 1992.

"MyoD converts primary dermal fibroblasts, chondroblasts, smooth muscle and retinal pigmented epithelial cells into striated mononucleated myoblasts and multinucleated myotubes" Choi, J.; Costa, M. L.; Mermelstein, C. S.; Chagas, C.; Holtzer, S., and Holtzer, H. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 87: 7988-7992, 1990.

"Alpha-actinine dans l'organe èlectrique de l'Electrophorus electricus, L." Mermelstein, C. S.; Moura Neto, V., and Chagas, C. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, 307: 717-721, 1988.