Alexandre Carmo
Cell Activation & Gene Expression
Group leader
I was born in Lisbon in 1964. Graduated in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon in 1987 and moved at the end of the year to Porto, where in January 1991 I concluded an M.Sc. in Immunology at the Abel Salazar Institute of the University of Porto, under the supervision of Maria de Sousa. In 1991 I went to the laboratory of Alan Williams at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, having obtained my D.Phil. in Immunology from Wolfson College in 1995. In the beginning of 1997 I returned to Porto to work at the IBMC-Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology as a post-doc in the lab of Maria de Sousa, and in 2002 started the group of Cell Activation and Gene Expression. My research has focused on the study of T cell activation and signal transduction mechanisms, and their impact in inflammation and in the development of autoimmunity.
Selected Publications
Santos R.F., de Sousa Linhares A., Steinberger P., Davis S.J., Oliveira L., Carmo A.M.
The CD6 interactome orchestrates ligand-independent T cell inhibitory signaling. Cell communication and signaling : CCS22(1):, 2024. [Journal: Article] [IF: 8.2 (*)]
DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01658-y SCOPUS: 85194218997
Oliveira L., Silva M.C., Gomes A.P., Santos R.F., Cardoso M.S., Nóvoa A., Luche H., Cavadas B., Amorim I., Gärtner F., Malissen B., Mallo M., Carmo A.M.
CD5L as a promising biological therapeutic for treating sepsis. Nature Communications15(1):, 2024. [Journal: Article] [CI: 3] [IF: 14.7 (*)]
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48360-8 SCOPUS: 85193351776
Henriques S.N., Oliveira L., Santos R.F., Carmo A.M.
CD6-mediated inhibition of T cell activation via modulation of Ras. Cell communication and signaling : CCS20(1):, 2022. [Journal: Article] [CI: 4] [IF: 8,4]
DOI: 10.1186/s12964-022-00998-x SCOPUS: 85142255413
Cardoso M.S., Santos R.F., Almeida S., Sá M., Pérez-Cabezas B., Oliveira L., Tavares J., Carmo A.M.
Physical Interactions With Bacteria and Protozoan Parasites Establish the Scavenger Receptor SSC4D as a Broad-Spectrum Pattern Recognition Receptor. Frontiers in Immunology12:, 2021. [Journal: Article] [CI: 7] [IF: 8,8]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.760770 SCOPUS: 85122481820
Freitas R.F., Basto A., Almeida S.C.P., Santos R.F., Gonçalves C.M., Corria-Osorio J., Carvalho T., Carmo A.M., Oliveira V.G., Leon K., Graca L.
Modulation of CD4 T cell function via CD6-targeting. EBioMedicine47:427-435, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 9] [IF: 5,7]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.08.008 SCOPUS: 85072256661
Gonçalves C., Henriques S., Santos R., Carmo A.
CD6, a rheostat-type signalosome that tunes T cell activation. Frontiers in Immunology9:, 2018. [Journal: Review] [CI: 31] [IF: 4,7]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02994 SCOPUS: 85059925855
Santos R.F., Oliveira L., Carmo A.M.
Tuning T cell activation: The function of CD6 at the immunological synapse and in T cell responses. Current Drug Targets17(6):630-639, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 43] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.2174/1389450116666150531152439 SCOPUS: 84964055216
Pereira C.B., Bocková M., Santos R.F., Santos A.M., de Araújo M.M., Oliveira L., Homola J., Carmo A.M.
The scavenger receptor SSc5D physically interacts with bacteria through the SRCR-containing N-terminal domain. Frontiers in Immunology7(OCT):, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 17] [IF: 6,4]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00416 SCOPUS: 84997514499
Oliveira M.I., Gonçalves C.M., Pinto M., Fabre S., Santos A.M., Lee S.F., Castro M.A.A., Nunes R.J., Barbosa R.R., Parnes J.R., Yu C., Davis S.J., Moreira A., Bismuth G., Carmo A.M.
CD6 attenuates early and late signaling events, setting thresholds for T-cell activation. European Journal of Immunology42(1):195-205, 2012. [Journal: Article] [CI: 61] [IF: 5]
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040528 SCOPUS: 84855225261
Bamberger M., Santos A.M., Gonçalves C.M., Oliveira M.I., James J.R., Moreira A., Lozano F., Davis S.J., Carmo A.M.
A new pathway of CD5 glycoprotein-mediated T cell inhibition dependent on inhibitory phosphorylation of fyn kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry286(35):30324-30336, 2011. [Journal: Article] [CI: 36] [IF: 4,8]
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.230102 SCOPUS: 80052235105
Fernandes R.A., Yu C., Carmo A.M., Evans E.J., Anton van der Merwe P., Davis S.J.
What Controls T Cell Receptor Phosphorylation?. Cell142(5):668-669, 2010. [Journal: Letter] [CI: 35] [IF: 32,4]
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.08.018 SCOPUS: 77956167214
Castro M.A.A., Oliveira M.I., Nunes R.J., Fabre S., Barbosa R., Peixoto A., Brown M.H., Parnes J.R., Bismuth G., Moreira A., Rocha B., Carmo A.M.
Extracellular isoforms of CD6 generated by alternative splicing regulate targeting of CD6 to the immunological synapse. Journal of Immunology178(7):4351-4361, 2007. [Journal: Article] [CI: 50] [IF: 6,1]
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.7.4351 SCOPUS: 33947649690
James J.R., Oliveira M.I., Carmo A.M., Iaboni A., Davis S.J.
A rigorous experimental framework for detecting protein oligomerization using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. Nature Methods3(12):1001-1006, 2006. [Journal: Article] [CI: 272] [IF: 15]
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth978 SCOPUS: 33751215258
Carmo A.M., Mason D.W., Beyers A.D.
Physical association of the cytoplasmic domain of CD2 with the tyrosine kinases p56lck and p59fyn. European Journal of Immunology23(9):2196-2201, 1993. [Journal: Article] [CI: 78]
DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830230922 SCOPUS: 0027218372
The CD6 interactome orchestrates ligand-independent T cell inhibitory signaling. Cell communication and signaling : CCS22(1):, 2024. [Journal: Article] [IF: 8.2 (*)]
DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01658-y SCOPUS: 85194218997
Oliveira L., Silva M.C., Gomes A.P., Santos R.F., Cardoso M.S., Nóvoa A., Luche H., Cavadas B., Amorim I., Gärtner F., Malissen B., Mallo M., Carmo A.M.
CD5L as a promising biological therapeutic for treating sepsis. Nature Communications15(1):, 2024. [Journal: Article] [CI: 3] [IF: 14.7 (*)]
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48360-8 SCOPUS: 85193351776
Henriques S.N., Oliveira L., Santos R.F., Carmo A.M.
CD6-mediated inhibition of T cell activation via modulation of Ras. Cell communication and signaling : CCS20(1):, 2022. [Journal: Article] [CI: 4] [IF: 8,4]
DOI: 10.1186/s12964-022-00998-x SCOPUS: 85142255413
Cardoso M.S., Santos R.F., Almeida S., Sá M., Pérez-Cabezas B., Oliveira L., Tavares J., Carmo A.M.
Physical Interactions With Bacteria and Protozoan Parasites Establish the Scavenger Receptor SSC4D as a Broad-Spectrum Pattern Recognition Receptor. Frontiers in Immunology12:, 2021. [Journal: Article] [CI: 7] [IF: 8,8]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.760770 SCOPUS: 85122481820
Freitas R.F., Basto A., Almeida S.C.P., Santos R.F., Gonçalves C.M., Corria-Osorio J., Carvalho T., Carmo A.M., Oliveira V.G., Leon K., Graca L.
Modulation of CD4 T cell function via CD6-targeting. EBioMedicine47:427-435, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 9] [IF: 5,7]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.08.008 SCOPUS: 85072256661
Gonçalves C., Henriques S., Santos R., Carmo A.
CD6, a rheostat-type signalosome that tunes T cell activation. Frontiers in Immunology9:, 2018. [Journal: Review] [CI: 31] [IF: 4,7]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02994 SCOPUS: 85059925855
Santos R.F., Oliveira L., Carmo A.M.
Tuning T cell activation: The function of CD6 at the immunological synapse and in T cell responses. Current Drug Targets17(6):630-639, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 43] [IF: 3,2]
DOI: 10.2174/1389450116666150531152439 SCOPUS: 84964055216
Pereira C.B., Bocková M., Santos R.F., Santos A.M., de Araújo M.M., Oliveira L., Homola J., Carmo A.M.
The scavenger receptor SSc5D physically interacts with bacteria through the SRCR-containing N-terminal domain. Frontiers in Immunology7(OCT):, 2016. [Journal: Article] [CI: 17] [IF: 6,4]
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2016.00416 SCOPUS: 84997514499
Oliveira M.I., Gonçalves C.M., Pinto M., Fabre S., Santos A.M., Lee S.F., Castro M.A.A., Nunes R.J., Barbosa R.R., Parnes J.R., Yu C., Davis S.J., Moreira A., Bismuth G., Carmo A.M.
CD6 attenuates early and late signaling events, setting thresholds for T-cell activation. European Journal of Immunology42(1):195-205, 2012. [Journal: Article] [CI: 61] [IF: 5]
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040528 SCOPUS: 84855225261
Bamberger M., Santos A.M., Gonçalves C.M., Oliveira M.I., James J.R., Moreira A., Lozano F., Davis S.J., Carmo A.M.
A new pathway of CD5 glycoprotein-mediated T cell inhibition dependent on inhibitory phosphorylation of fyn kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry286(35):30324-30336, 2011. [Journal: Article] [CI: 36] [IF: 4,8]
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.230102 SCOPUS: 80052235105
Fernandes R.A., Yu C., Carmo A.M., Evans E.J., Anton van der Merwe P., Davis S.J.
What Controls T Cell Receptor Phosphorylation?. Cell142(5):668-669, 2010. [Journal: Letter] [CI: 35] [IF: 32,4]
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.08.018 SCOPUS: 77956167214
Castro M.A.A., Oliveira M.I., Nunes R.J., Fabre S., Barbosa R., Peixoto A., Brown M.H., Parnes J.R., Bismuth G., Moreira A., Rocha B., Carmo A.M.
Extracellular isoforms of CD6 generated by alternative splicing regulate targeting of CD6 to the immunological synapse. Journal of Immunology178(7):4351-4361, 2007. [Journal: Article] [CI: 50] [IF: 6,1]
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.7.4351 SCOPUS: 33947649690
James J.R., Oliveira M.I., Carmo A.M., Iaboni A., Davis S.J.
A rigorous experimental framework for detecting protein oligomerization using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. Nature Methods3(12):1001-1006, 2006. [Journal: Article] [CI: 272] [IF: 15]
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth978 SCOPUS: 33751215258
Carmo A.M., Mason D.W., Beyers A.D.
Physical association of the cytoplasmic domain of CD2 with the tyrosine kinases p56lck and p59fyn. European Journal of Immunology23(9):2196-2201, 1993. [Journal: Article] [CI: 78]
DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830230922 SCOPUS: 0027218372