Belinda Pinto

Belinda Pinto,

Assistant Scientist (faculty)

Department: Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Business Phone: (352) 273-9236
Business Email: belindapinto@ufl.edu

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0003-0906-7263

Publications

2020
Sleep disorders in myotonic dystrophies.
Muscle & nerve. 62(3):309-320 [DOI] 10.1002/mus.26866. [PMID] 32212331.
2019
A CTG repeat-selective chemical screen identifies microtubule inhibitors as selective modulators of toxic CUG RNA levels.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116(42):20991-21000 [DOI] 10.1073/pnas.1901893116. [PMID] 31570586.
2019
Cell-type-specific dysregulation of RNA alternative splicing in short tandem repeat mouse knockin models of myotonic dystrophy.
Genes & development. 33(23-24):1635-1640 [DOI] 10.1101/gad.328963.119. [PMID] 31624084.
2017
Impeding Transcription of Expanded Microsatellite Repeats by Deactivated Cas9.
Molecular cell. 68(3):479-490.e5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.molcel.2017.09.033. [PMID] 29056323.

Grants

Feb 2019 – Dec 2023
Impeding transcription of expanded microsatellite repeats using deactivated Cas9
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-9236
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 103610
GAINESVILLE FL 326110001