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Francesco Colucci is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the fields of Immunology and Microbiology as well as Medicine, with a significant focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Surgery, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics in Francesco Colucci's body of work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, Endometriosis Research and Treatment, and the Impact of COVID-19 on Reproduction.

Recent publications by Francesco Colucci cover a range of subjects primarily related to immunology and reproductive health. Notable papers include:
- "Distinctive phenotypes and functions of innate lymphoid cells in human decidua during early pregnancy" (2020, Nature Communications)
- "Biology and pathology of the uterine microenvironment and its natural killer cells" (2021, Cellular and Molecular Immunology)
- "The CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptor educates uterine NK cells to optimize pregnancy outcomes in humans and mice" (2021, Immunity)
- "How Do Uterine Natural Killer and Innate Lymphoid Cells Contribute to Successful Pregnancy?" (2021, Frontiers in Immunology)
- "Maternal natural killer cells at the intersection between reproduction and mucosal immunity" (2021, Mucosal Immunology)

Frequent coauthors associated with Francesco Colucci include Delphine Depierreux, Ashley Moffett, Delia Hawkes, Andrew Sharkey, and Norman Shreeve. These collaborations reflect ongoing research partnerships in related fields of study.

Francesco Colucci publishes frequently in journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, European Urology, Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, The Journal of Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Immunology, indicating a breadth of research interests across immunology and clinical disciplines.

Best Publications

  • What does it take to make a natural killer

    Francesco Colucci;Michael A. Caligiuri;James P. Di Santo

  • Tyrosine kinase SYK: essential functions for immunoreceptor signalling

    Martin Turner;Edina Schweighoffer;Francesco Colucci;James P Di Santo

  • Identification of committed NK cell progenitors in adult murine bone marrow

    Eleftheria E. Rosmaraki;Iyadh Douagi;Claude Roth;Francesco Colucci

  • Uterine NK cells: active regulators at the maternal-fetal interface

    Ashley Moffett;Francesco Colucci

  • NCRs and DNAM-1 mediate NK cell recognition and lysis of human and mouse melanoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo

    Tadepally Lakshmikanth;Shannon Burke;Talib Hassan Ali;Silvia Kimpfler

  • Reprogramming of T Cells to Natural Killer–Like Cells upon Bcl11b Deletion

    Peng Li;Shannon Burke;Juexuan Wang;Xiongfeng Chen

  • Roles for common cytokine receptor gamma-chain-dependent cytokines in the generation, differentiation, and maturation of NK cell precursors and peripheral NK cells in vivo.

    Christian A. J. Vosshenrich;Thomas Ranson;Sandrine I. Samson;Erwan Corcuff

  • GATA-3 Promotes Maturation, IFN-γ Production, and Liver-Specific Homing of NK Cells

    Sandrine I Samson;Odile Richard;Manuela Tavian;Thomas Ranson

  • Maternal uterine NK cell–activating receptor KIR2DS1 enhances placentation

    Shiqiu Xiong;Andrew M. Sharkey;Philippa R. Kennedy;Lucy Gardner

  • Natural killer cell activation in mice and men: different triggers for similar weapons?

    Francesco Colucci;James P. Di Santo;Paul J. Leibson

  • Uterine Natural Killer Cells: Functional Distinctions and Influence on Pregnancy in Humans and Mice

    Louise M. Gaynor;Louise M. Gaynor;Francesco Colucci;Francesco Colucci

  • NKG2D triggers cytotoxicity in mouse NK cells lacking DAP12 or Syk family kinases.

    Simona Zompi;Jessica A Hamerman;Kouetsu Ogasawara;Edina Schweighoffer

  • Dissecting NK Cell Development Using a Novel Alymphoid Mouse Model: Investigating the Role of the c-abl Proto-Oncogene in Murine NK Cell Differentiation

    Colucci F;Soudais C;Rosmaraki E;Vanes L

  • Co-evolution of NK receptors and HLA ligands in humans is driven by reproduction.

    Ashley Moffett;Francesco Colucci

  • Immature NK Cells, Capable of Producing IL-22, Are Present in Human Uterine Mucosa

    Victoria Male;Tiffany Hughes;Susan McClory;Francesco Colucci

  • Decidualisation and placentation defects are a major cause of age-related reproductive decline.

    Laura Woods;Laura Woods;Vicente Perez-Garcia;Vicente Perez-Garcia;Jens Kieckbusch;Xiaoqiu Wang

  • A critical role for Syk protein tyrosine kinase in Fc receptor-mediated antigen presentation and induction of dendritic cell maturation.

    Christine Sedlik;Daniel Orbach;Philippe Veron;Edina Schweighoffer

  • Differential requirement for the transcription factor PU.1 in the generation of natural killer cells versus B and T cells.

    Francesco Colucci;Francesco Colucci;Francesco Colucci;Sandrine I. Samson;Sandrine I. Samson;Sandrine I. Samson;Rodney P. DeKoter;Rodney P. DeKoter;Rodney P. DeKoter;Olivier Lantz;Olivier Lantz;Olivier Lantz

  • Composition, Development, and Function of Uterine Innate Lymphoid Cells

    Jean-Marc Doisne;Elisa Balmas;Selma Boulenouar;Selma Boulenouar;Louise M. Gaynor;Louise M. Gaynor

  • Paternal MHC expression on mouse trophoblast affects uterine vascularization and fetal growth

    Zofia Madeja;Hakim Yadi;Richard Apps;Selma Boulenouar

  • A KIR B centromeric region present in Africans but not Europeans protects pregnant women from pre-eclampsia

    Annettee Nakimuli;Olympe Anne Chazara;Susan E Hiby;Lydia Farrell

  • Natural cytotoxicity uncoupled from the Syk and ZAP-70 intracellular kinases.

    Francesco Colucci;Edina Schweighoffer;Elena Tomasello;Martin Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashley Moffett
Ashley Moffett University of Cambridge
James P. Di Santo
James P. Di Santo Institut Pasteur
Martin R. Turner
Martin R. Turner University of Oxford
Dan Holmberg
Dan Holmberg Lund University
Victor L. J. Tybulewicz
Victor L. J. Tybulewicz The Francis Crick Institute
John Trowsdale
John Trowsdale University of Cambridge
Soldano Ferrone
Soldano Ferrone Harvard University
Myriam Hemberger
Myriam Hemberger University of Calgary
Lucy Gardner
Lucy Gardner University of Cambridge
Klas Kärre
Klas Kärre Karolinska Institute

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