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Overview

Anthony L. DeFranco is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to medicine and immunology, with a focus on complex interactions of the immune system and advanced imaging techniques.

Their recent publications demonstrate involvement in both immunological studies and imaging technology development. Selected papers include:

  • Tracking the role of Aire in immune tolerance to the eye with a TCR transgenic mouse model, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 7 Tesla Brain MRI: A Paradigm Shifting Technology for Clinical Research in Aging and Dementia Science, 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • RF shimming strategy for an open 60-channel RF transmit 7T MRI head coil for routine use on the single transmit mode, 2025, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • An Open 60-channel Tx/ 32-channel Rx RF Coil System for Routine Use at 7T, 2024, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • RF shimming strategy for an open 60-channel RF transmit 7T head coil for routine use on the single transmit mode, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Anthony L. DeFranco include:

  • Andrea Sajewski
  • Tales Santini
  • Jacob Berardinelli
  • Hecheng Jin
  • Tamer S. Ibrahim

The venues where their work has most commonly been published are:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Main fields of study demonstrated in their work are Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their contributions also extend into specific subfields including Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Rheumatology, Ophthalmology, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics covered by their research include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes

Best Publications

  • A critical role for Syk in signal transduction and phagocytosis mediated by Fcgamma receptors on macrophages.

    Mary T. Crowley;Patrick S. Costello;Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas;Martin Turner

  • Activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase in bacterial lipopolysaccharide-stimulated macrophages

    Julie Hambleton;Steven L. Weinstein;Lawrence Lem;Anthony L. Defranco

  • Characterization of the B Lymphocyte Populations in Lyn-Deficient Mice and the Role of Lyn in Signal Initiation and Down-Regulation

    Vivien W.F Chan;Fanying Meng;Philippe Soriano;Anthony L DeFranco

  • Bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in macrophages.

    S L Weinstein;J S Sanghera;K Lemke;A L DeFranco

  • Stimulation of protein tyrosine phosphorylation by the B-lymphocyte antigen receptor.

    Michael R. Gold;Debbie A. Law;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • The complexity of signaling pathways activated by the BCR

    Anthony L DeFranco

  • Bacterial lipopolysaccharide stimulates protein tyrosine phosphorylation in macrophages.

    Steven L. Weinstein;Michael R. Gold;Anthony L. Defranco

  • Toll-like receptors activate innate and adaptive immunity by using dendritic cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms.

    Baidong Hou;Boris Reizis;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Frequency of B lymphocytes responsive to anti-immunoglobulin.

    A L Defranco;E S Raveche;R Asofsky;W E Paul

  • γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes are essential mediators of host–microbial homeostasis at the intestinal mucosal surface

    Anisa S. Ismail;Kari M. Severson;Shipra Vaishnava;Cassie L. Behrendt

  • Fcgamma receptor-mediated phagocytosis in macrophages lacking the Src family tyrosine kinases Hck, Fgr, and Lyn.

    Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas;Malcolm Lowry;Mary T. Crowley;Alexander J. Finn

  • Ligand-regulated Chimeric Receptor Approach Reveals Distinctive Subcellular Localization and Signaling Properties of the Toll-like Receptors

    Tadashi Nishiya;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Monitoring platelet inhibition after clopidogrel with the VerifyNow-P2Y12® rapid analyzer: The VERIfy Thrombosis risk ASsessment (VERITAS) study

    Alex Malinin;Alex Pokov;Malcolm Spergling;Anthony Defranco

  • Tyrosine phosphorylation of components of the B-cell antigen receptors following receptor crosslinking.

    Michael R. Gold;Linda Matsuuchi;Regis B. Kelly;Anthony L. Defranco

  • Expression of A20 by dendritic cells preserves immune homeostasis and prevents colitis and spondyloarthritis

    Gianna Elena Hammer;Emre E Turer;Kimberly E Taylor;Celia J Fang;Celia J Fang

  • CD19 regulates Src family protein tyrosine kinase activation in B lymphocytes through processive amplification.

    Manabu Fujimoto;Yoko Fujimoto;Jonathan C Poe;Paul J Jansen

  • TLR3 and TLR7 Are Targeted to the Same Intracellular Compartments by Distinct Regulatory Elements

    Tadashi Nishiya;Emi Kajita;Soichi Miwa;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Selective Utilization of Toll-like Receptor and MyD88 Signaling in B Cells for Enhancement of the Antiviral Germinal Center Response

    Baidong Hou;Philippe Saudan;Gary Ott;Matthew L. Wheeler

  • Faculty Opinions recommendation of TRAM couples endocytosis of Toll-like receptor 4 to the induction of interferon-beta.

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  • Defective negative regulation of antigen receptor signaling in Lyn-deficient B lymphocytes.

    Vivien W.F. Chan;Clifford A. Lowell;Anthony L. DeFranco

  • Quantitative proteomic analysis of B cell lipid rafts reveals that ezrin regulates antigen receptor–mediated lipid raft dynamics

    Neetu Gupta;Bernd Wollscheid;Julian D Watts;Barbara Scheer

Frequent Co-Authors

Clifford A. Lowell
Clifford A. Lowell University of California, San Francisco
Michael R. Gold
Michael R. Gold University of British Columbia
William E. Paul
William E. Paul National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Lora V. Hooper
Lora V. Hooper The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Marco A. Cassatella
Marco A. Cassatella University of Verona
Robert L. Coffman
Robert L. Coffman University of California, Santa Cruz
Richard M. Locksley
Richard M. Locksley University of California, San Francisco
Ronald H. Schwartz
Ronald H. Schwartz National Institutes of Health
Boris Reizis
Boris Reizis New York University

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