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Fiona Francis

Fiona Francis

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Genetics

D-Index
59
Citations
16925
World Ranking
3214
National Ranking
157

Overview

Fiona Francis is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 42 publications, and Neuroscience, with 20 publications. Within these fields, they focus on several subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of areas related to brain development and cellular processes. These include:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Fiona Francis has contributed to several recent publications. These include:

  • "Mapping the molecular and cellular complexity of cortical malformations" (2021) published in Science
  • "Extracellular Control of Radial Glia Proliferation and Scaffolding During Cortical Development and Pathology" (2020) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Neuronal migration and disorders - an update" (2020) published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
  • "Visualising the cytoskeletal machinery in neuronal growth cones using cryo-electron tomography" (2022) published in Journal of Cell Science
  • "Human cerebral organoids reveal progenitor pathology in EML1-linked cortical malformation" (2022) published in EMBO Reports

Their frequent co-authors include Esther Klingler, Donia Zaidi, Silvia Cappello, Ammar Jabali, and Ruven Wilkens. These collaborations reflect ongoing cooperative research efforts.

Fiona Francis often publishes in specific venues, with multiple contributions to the following journals:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • EMBO Reports
  • Nature Communications
  • Neurobiology of Disease

In addition to articles, Fiona Francis has also contributed to the book "Advances and Challenges in Studying Brain Disorders: from Development to Aging," published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21

    M. Hattori;A. Fujiyama;T. D. Taylor;H. Watanabe

  • The DNA sequence of the human X chromosome

    Mark T Ross;Darren V Grafham;Alison J Coffey;Steven Scherer

  • Doublecortin is a developmentally regulated, microtubule-associated protein expressed in migrating and differentiating neurons.

    Fiona Francis;Annette Koulakoff;Dominique Boucher;Philippe Chafey

  • An autoimmune disease, APECED, caused by mutations in a novel gene featuring two PHD-type zinc-finger domains

    Johanna Aaltonen;Petra Björses;Jaakko Perheentupa;Nina Horelli–Kuitunen

  • A gene (PEX) with homologies to endopeptidases is mutated in patients with X–linked hypophosphatemic rickets

    F. Francis;S. Hennig;B. Korn;R. Reinhardt

  • Mutations in TUBG1 , DYNC1H1 , KIF5C and KIF2A cause malformations of cortical development and microcephaly

    Karine Poirier;Nicolas Lebrun;Nicolas Lebrun;Loic Broix;Loic Broix;Guoling Tian

  • Analysis of the tandem repeat locus D4Z4 associated with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

    Jane E. Hewitt;Jane E. Hewitt;Robert Lyle;Lorraine N. Clark;Elizabeth M. Valleley

  • ARX, a novel Prd-class-homeobox gene highly expressed in the telencephalon, is mutated in X-linked mental retardation

    Thierry Bienvenu;Karine Poirier;Gaelle Friocourt;Nadia Bahi

  • Genetics and pathophysiology of mental retardation.

    Jamel Chelly;Malik Khelfaoui;Fiona Francis;Beldjord Chérif

  • Doublecortin, a Stabilizer of Microtubules

    David Horesh;Tamar Sapir;Fiona Francis;Sharon Grayer Wolf

  • Comparative aspects of cerebral cortical development

    Zoltán Molnár;Christine Métin;Anastassia Stoykova;Victor Tarabykin

  • Doublecortin Is the Major Gene Causing X-Linked Subcortical Laminar Heterotopia (SCLH)

    Vincent Des Portes;Fiona Francis;Jean Marc Pinard;Isabelle Desguerre

  • High resolution cosmid and P1 maps spanning the 14 Mb genome of the fission yeast S. pombe

    Jörg D. Hoheisel;Elmar Maier;Richard Mott;Linda McCarthy

  • Distribution of Mutations in the PEX Gene in Families with X-linked Hypophosphataemic Rickets (HYP)

    Peter S.N. Rowe;Claudine L. Oudet;Fiona Francis;Christiane Sinding

  • A new gene involved in X-linked mental retardation identified by analysis of an X;2 balanced translocation

    R Zemni;T Bienvenu;M C Vinet;A Sefiani

  • Pex Gene Deletions in Gy and Hyp Mice Provide Mouse Models for X-Linked Hypophosphatemia

    Tim M. Strom;Fiona Francis;Bettina Lorenz;Annett Böddrich

  • Mechanism of Microtubule Stabilization by Doublecortin

    Carolyn A Moores;Mylène Perderiset;Fiona Francis;Jamel Chelly

  • Large spectrum of lissencephaly and pachygyria phenotypes resulting from de novo missense mutations in tubulin alpha 1A (TUBA1A).

    Karine Poirier;Karine Poirier;David A. Keays;Fiona Francis;Fiona Francis;Yoann Saillour;Yoann Saillour

  • Doublecortin functions at the extremities of growing neuronal processes.

    Gaëlle Friocourt;Annette Koulakoff;Philippe Chafey;Dominique Boucher

  • Branching and nucleokinesis defects in migrating interneurons derived from doublecortin knockout mice

    Caroline Kappeler;Yoann Saillour;Jean-Pierre Baudoin;Françoise Phan Dinh Tuy

Frequent Co-Authors

Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Hans Lehrach
Hans Lehrach Max Planck Society
André Rosenthal
André Rosenthal Institute of Molecular Biotechnology
Richard Reinhardt
Richard Reinhardt Max Planck Society
Tim M. Strom
Tim M. Strom Technical University of Munich
Anne Houdusse
Anne Houdusse Université Paris Cité
Thierry Bienvenu
Thierry Bienvenu Université Paris Cité
Thomas Meitinger
Thomas Meitinger Technical University of Munich

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