Jorge Ferreira
Epithelial Polarity & Cell Division
Associate Researcher
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto and Project Leader at i3S. PhD in Biomedicine by the Faculty of Medicine of Porto in 2013 under the supervision of Helder Maiato. Finished Master´s degree in Molecular Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto in 2005. Completed an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Sciences of Porto in 2000. Currently investigating how cell and nuclear mechanics regulate cell division and chromosomal stability.
Selected Publications
Dantas M., Oliveira A., Aguiar P., Maiato H., Ferreira J.G.,
Nunes V., Dantas M., Castro D., Vitiello E., Wang I., Carpi N., Balland M., Piel M., Aguiar P., Maiato H., Ferreira J.G.,
Nunes V., Ferreira J.G.,
Castro D., Nunes V., Lima J.T., Ferreira J.G., Aguiar P.,
Vitiello E., Moreau P., Nunes V., Mettouchi A., Maiato H., Ferreira J.G., Wang I., Balland M.,
Vitiello E., Ferreira J.G., Maiato H., Balda M.S., Matter K.,
Ferreira J.G., Pereira A.J., Akhmanova A., Maiato H.,
Nunes V., Dantas M., Lima J.T., Ferreira J.G.,
Dantas M., Lima J.T., Ferreira J.G.,
Ferreira L.T., Orr B., Rajendraprasad G., Pereira A.J., Lemos C., Lima J.T., Boldú C.G., Ferreira J.G., Barisic M., Maiato H.,
Afonso O., Castellani C.M., Cheeseman L.P., Ferreira J.G., Orr B., Ferreira L.T., Chambers J.J., Morais-De-Sá E., Maresca T.J., Maiato H.,
Ferreira J.G., Pereira A.L., Maiato H.,
Nuclear tension controls mitotic entry by regulating cyclin B1 nuclear translocation. Journal of Cell Biology221(12):, 2022. [Journal: Article] [CI: 4] [IF: 7,8]
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202205051 SCOPUS: 85139803810.
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202205051 SCOPUS: 85139803810.
Nunes V., Dantas M., Castro D., Vitiello E., Wang I., Carpi N., Balland M., Piel M., Aguiar P., Maiato H., Ferreira J.G.,
Centrosome-nuclear axis repositioning drives the assembly of a bipolar spindle scaffold to ensure mitotic fidelity. Molecular Biology of the Cell31(16):1675-1690, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 16] [IF: 4,1]
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E20-01-0047 SCOPUS: 85088608180.
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E20-01-0047 SCOPUS: 85088608180.
Nunes V., Ferreira J.G.,
From the cytoskeleton to the nucleus: An integrated view on early spindle assembly. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology117:42-51, 2021. [Journal: Article] [CI: 8] [IF: 7,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.03.006 SCOPUS: 85102424745.
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.03.006 SCOPUS: 85102424745.
Castro D., Nunes V., Lima J.T., Ferreira J.G., Aguiar P.,
Trackosome: a computational toolbox to study the spatiotemporal dynamics of centrosomes, nuclear envelope and cellular membrane. Journal of Cell Science133(24):, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 2] [IF: 5,3]
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252254 SCOPUS: 85099992997.
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.252254 SCOPUS: 85099992997.
Vitiello E., Moreau P., Nunes V., Mettouchi A., Maiato H., Ferreira J.G., Wang I., Balland M.,
Acto-myosin force organization modulates centriole separation and PLK4 recruitment to ensure centriole fidelity. Nature Communications10(1):, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 14] [IF: 12,1]
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07965-6 SCOPUS: 85059495804.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07965-6 SCOPUS: 85059495804.
Vitiello E., Ferreira J.G., Maiato H., Balda M.S., Matter K.,
The tumour suppressor DLC2 ensures mitotic fidelity by coordinating spindle positioning and cell-cell adhesion. Nature Communications5:, 2014. [Journal: Article] [CI: 16] [IF: 11,5]
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6826 SCOPUS: 84923371806.
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6826 SCOPUS: 84923371806.
Ferreira J.G., Pereira A.J., Akhmanova A., Maiato H.,
Aurora B spatially regulates EB3 phosphorylation to coordinate daughter cell adhesion with cytokinesis. Journal of Cell Biology201(5):709-724, 2013. [Journal: Article] [CI: 42] [IF: 9,7]
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201301131 SCOPUS: 84878560571.
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201301131 SCOPUS: 84878560571.
Nunes V., Dantas M., Lima J.T., Ferreira J.G.,
High-Resolution Analysis of Centrosome Behavior During Mitosis. Methods in Molecular Biology2329:179-194, 2021. [Book Series: Book Chapter]
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1538-6_13 SCOPUS: 85107470622.
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1538-6_13 SCOPUS: 85107470622.
Dantas M., Lima J.T., Ferreira J.G.,
Nucleus-Cytoskeleton Crosstalk During Mitotic Entry. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology9:, 2021. [Journal: Review] [CI: 4] [IF: 6,1]
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.649899 SCOPUS: 85103482449.
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.649899 SCOPUS: 85103482449.
Ferreira L.T., Orr B., Rajendraprasad G., Pereira A.J., Lemos C., Lima J.T., Boldú C.G., Ferreira J.G., Barisic M., Maiato H.,
ARTICLE a-Tubulin detyrosination impairs mitotic error correction by suppressing MCAK centromeric activity. Journal of Cell Biology219(4):, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 23] [IF: 10,5]
DOI: 10.1083/JCB.201910064 SCOPUS: 85084031422.
DOI: 10.1083/JCB.201910064 SCOPUS: 85084031422.
Afonso O., Castellani C.M., Cheeseman L.P., Ferreira J.G., Orr B., Ferreira L.T., Chambers J.J., Morais-De-Sá E., Maresca T.J., Maiato H.,
Spatiotemporal control of mitotic exit during anaphase by an aurora B-Cdk1 crosstalk. eLife8:, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 33] [IF: 7,1]
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.47646 SCOPUS: 85071529547.
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.47646 SCOPUS: 85071529547.
Ferreira J.G., Pereira A.L., Maiato H.,
Microtubule Plus-End Tracking Proteins and Their Roles in Cell Division. International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology309:59-140, 2014. [Book Series: Book Chapter] [CI: 17] [IF: 3,4]
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800255-1.00002-8 SCOPUS: 84893844236.
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800255-1.00002-8 SCOPUS: 84893844236.