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V. Francis

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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P. S. McPherson· 3 shared R. Kumar· 3 shared A. Aguila· 2 shared G. Kulasekaran· 2 shared M. Khan· 2 shared A. Bayati· 1 shared A. Casadevall· 1 shared C. Coelho· 1 shared

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Cryptococcus neoformans rapidly invades the murine brain by sequential breaching of airway and endothelial tissues barriers, followed by engulfment by microglia

V. Francis, C. Liddle, E. Camacho, M. Kulkarni, S. R. Junior, J. A. Harvey, E. R. Ballou, D. D. Thomson, J. M. Hardwick, A. Casadevall, J. Witton, C. Coelho

bioRxiv · Nov 13, 2023Microbiology

DENND6A couples Arl8b to a Rab34/RILP/dynein complex regulating retrograde lysosomal trafficking and autophagy

R. Kumar, V. Francis, M. Khan, A. Aguila, G. Kulasekaran, P. S. McPherson

This study identifies DENND6A as a Rab34 GEF that couples with Arl8b to regulate lysosomal retrograde trafficking and autophagy.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology

DENND2B activates Rab35 at the intercellular bridge regulating cytokinetic abscission and tetraploidy

R. Kumar, V. Francis, M. S. Ioannou, A. Aguila, E. Banks, G. Kulasekaran, M. Khan, P. S. McPherson

This study identifies DENND2B as a Rab35 GEF that regulates cytokinetic abscission and prevents tetraploidy by modulating actin dynamics and the NoCut checkpoint.

bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2023Cell Biology

SARS-CoV-2 infects cells following viral entry via clathrin-mediated endocytosis

A. Bayati, R. Kumar, V. Francis, P. S. McPherson

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 enters cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis, and inhibiting clathrin reduces viral infectivity.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2020Cell Biology