Presentation

    Researcher at Embrapa since october 2001. PhD in Biochemistry at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1998, MsC in Molecular Biology at UnB in 1994.

Research Fields

• Biochemistry.
• Bioinformatics.
• Molecular Modeling.
• Protein Folding.
• Genomics
• Post-genomics datamining.

Activities 

• Molecular Modeling of Delta-endotoxins
• Genome Sequences analysis. Genome annotation
• Database management
• Users implementation in GENOME System.

Publication

CV Lattes

• Yamagishi ME, Martins NF, Neshich G, Cai W, Shao X, Beautrait A, Maigret B. Abstract A fast surface-matching procedure for protein-ligand docking. J Mol Model (Online). 2006 May 4; PMID: 16673083
• Fernandes L, Araujo MA, Amaral A, Reis VC, Martins NF, Felipe MS. Related Articles, Links
  Free Full Text Cell signaling pathways in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis--inferred from comparisons with other fungi. Genet Mol Res. 2005 Jun 30;4(2):216-31. PMID: 16110443
• Felipe MS, Andrade RV, Arraes FB, Nicola AM, Maranhao AQ, Torres FA, Silva-Pereira I, Pocas-Fonseca MJ, Campos EG, Moraes LM, Andrade PA, Tavares AH, Silva SS, Kyaw CM, Souza DP, Pereira M, Jesuino RS, Andrade EV, Parente JA, Oliveira GS, Barbosa MS, Martins NF, Fachin AL, Cardoso RS, Passos GA, Almeida NF, Walter ME, Soares CM, Carvalho MJ, Brigido MM; PbGenome Network. Transcriptional profiles of the human pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in mycelium and yeast cells. J Biol Chem. 2005 J Biol Chem. 2005 Jul 1;280(26):24706-14. Epub 2005 Apr 22. PMID: 15849188
• Santos CM, Martins NF, Horberg HM, de Almeida ER, Coelho MC, Togawa RC, da Silva FR, Caetano AR, Miller RN, Souza MT Jr. Abstract Analysis of expressed sequence tags from Musa acuminata ssp. Burmannicoides, var. Calcutta 4 (AA) leaves submitted to temperature stresses. Theor Appl Genet. 2005 May;110(8):1517-22. Epub 2005 Apr 20. PMID: 15841358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
• Celestino PB, de Carvalho LR, de Freitas LM, Dorella FA, Martins NF, Pacheco LG, Miyoshi A, Azevedo V. Update of microbial genome programs for bacteria and archaea. Genet Mol Res. 2004 Sep 30;3(3):421-31. Review. PMID: 15614732
• Bastos IM, Grellier P, Martins NF, Cadavid-Restrepo G, de Souza-Ault MR, Augustyns K, Teixeira AR, Schrevel J, Maigret B, da Silveira JF, Santana JM. Free in PMC Molecular, functional and structural properties of the prolyl oligopeptidase of Trypanosoma cruzi (POP Tc80), which is required for parasite entry into mammalian cells. Biochem J. 2005 May 15;388(Pt 1):29-38. PMID: 15581422
• Siqueira AM, Martins NF, De Lima ME, Diniz CR, Cartier A, Brown D, Maigret B. A proposed 3D structure for crotamine based on homology building, molecular simulations and circular dichroism.J. Mol Graph Model. 2002 Mar;20(5):389-98.PMID: 11887801 
• Martins NF, Ferreira E, Torres KC, Santoro MM.The denaturation of alpha, beta and psi bovine trypsin at pH 3.0: evidence of intermediates.Protein Pept Lett. 2003 Feb;10(1):73-81.
• Martins NF, Santoro MM. .Partially folded intermediates during trypsinogen denaturation.Braz J Med Biol Res. 1999 Jun;32(6):673-82. PMID: 12625828 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Contact Details

Nat�lia F. Martins

E-mail: natalia@cenargen.embrapa.br.

Parque Estação Biológica
Final Av. W/5 Norte -Brasília-DF
CEP - 70770-900 - Caixa Postal - 02372
FAX:+5561.3340.3658