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Frances J.D. Smith is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Immunology and Microbiology. Specific subfields of focus include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Immunology and Allergy, Genetics, and Microbiology.

The scientist has contributed to research in several main topics, particularly:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Frances J.D. Smith include:

  • The Effect of the Food Matrix on the In Vitro Bio-Accessibility and IgE Reactivity of Peanut Allergens, 2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • Disruption of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tat system perturbs PQS-dependent quorum sensing and biofilm maturation through lack of the Rieske cytochrome bc1 sub-unit, 2021, PLoS Pathogens
  • Lack of Association Between Sex Hormones, MDSCs, LDGs and pDCs in Males and Females With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Novel NFKB2 Pathogenic Variants in Two Unrelated Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency, 2023, Journal of Clinical Immunology
  • Disruption of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Tat system perturbs PQS-dependent quorum sensing and biofilm maturation through loss of the Rieske cytochrome bc1 sub-unit, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frances J.D. Smith has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Eliza Ye-Chen Soh
  • Maxime Rémi Gimenez
  • Liang Yang
  • Rebecca Munk Vejborg
  • Matthew P. Fletcher

Their work has been published in various scientific venues such as:

  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Journal of Clinical Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Common loss-of-function variants of the epidermal barrier protein filaggrin are a major predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis

    Colin N A Palmer;Alan D Irvine;Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski;Yiwei Zhao

  • Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

    Gianni Liti;David M. Carter;Alan M. Moses;Alan M. Moses;Jonas Warringer

  • Loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding filaggrin cause ichthyosis vulgaris

    Frances J D Smith;Alan D Irvine;Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski;Aileen Sandilands

  • A large genome center's improvements to the Illumina sequencing system.

    Michael A Quail;Iwanka Kozarewa;Frances Smith;Aylwyn Scally

  • Comprehensive analysis of the gene encoding filaggrin uncovers prevalent and rare mutations in ichthyosis vulgaris and atopic eczema.

    Aileen Sandilands;Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski;Peter R Hull;Gráinne M O'Regan

  • Antagonistic coevolution accelerates molecular evolution

    Steve Paterson;Tom Vogwill;Angus Buckling;Rebecca Benmayor

  • The genome of the simian and human malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi

    A. Pain;U. Böhme;A. E. Berry;K. Mungall

  • Plectin deficiency results in muscular dystrophy with epidermolysis bullosa

    F.J.D. Smith;R.A.J. Eady;I.M. Leigh;J.R. McMillan

  • Loss of kindlin-1, a human homolog of the Caenorhabditis elegans actin-extracellular-matrix linker protein UNC-112, causes Kindler syndrome

    Dawn H. Siegel;Gabrielle H.S. Ashton;Homero G. Penagos;James V. Lee

  • Desmoglein 1 deficiency results in severe dermatitis, multiple allergies and metabolic wasting

    Liat Samuelov;Ofer Sarig;Robert M Harmon;Debora Rapaport

  • First-in-human Mutation-targeted siRNA Phase Ib Trial of an Inherited Skin Disorder

    Sancy A. Leachman;Robyn P. Hickerson;Mary E. Schwartz;Emily E. Bullough

  • Unique mutations in the filaggrin gene in Japanese patients with ichthyosis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis.

    Toshifumi Nomura;Aileen Sandilands;Masashi Akiyama;Haihui Liao

  • Recessive mutations in EPG5 cause Vici syndrome, a multisystem disorder with defective autophagy

    Thomas Cullup;Ay Lin Kho;Carlo Dionisi-Vici;Birgit Brandmeier

  • Filaggrin null mutations are associated with increased asthma severity in children and young adults.

    Colin N.A. Palmer;Tahmina Ismail;Simon P. Lee;Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski

  • Prevalent and Rare Mutations in the Gene Encoding Filaggrin Cause Ichthyosis Vulgaris and Predispose Individuals to Atopic Dermatitis

    Aileen Sandilands;Gráinne M O'Regan;Haihui Liao;Yiwei Zhao

  • Clinical and pathological features of pachyonychia congenita.

    Sancy A. Leachman;Roger L. Kaspar;Philip Fleckman;Scott R. Florell

  • Mutations in cornea-specific keratin K3 or K12 genes cause Meesmann's corneal dystrophy

    A. D. Irvine;L. D. Corden;O. Swensson;B. Swensson

  • Homozygous Deletion Mutations in the Plectin Gene (PLEC1) in Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Associated with Late-Onset Muscular Dystrophy

    Leena Pulkkinen;Frances J. D. Smith;Hiroshi Shimizu;Satoru Murata

  • The molecular genetics of keratin disorders.

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  • Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

    David M. Carter;Gianni Liti;Alan M. Moses;Leopold Parts

Frequent Co-Authors

W.H. Irwin McLean
W.H. Irwin McLean University of Dundee
Alan D. Irvine
Alan D. Irvine Trinity College Dublin
Edel A. O'Toole
Edel A. O'Toole Queen Mary University of London
Jouni Uitto
Jouni Uitto Thomas Jefferson University
John A. McGrath
John A. McGrath King's College London
Colin N. A. Palmer
Colin N. A. Palmer University of Dundee
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Irene M. Leigh
Irene M. Leigh University of Dundee
Sherri J. Bale
Sherri J. Bale OPKO Health (United States)
Christopher H. Contag
Christopher H. Contag Michigan State University

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