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Gianfranco Pancino

Gianfranco Pancino

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Microbiology

D-Index
42
Citations
8796
World Ranking
5325
National Ranking
330

Overview

Gianfranco Pancino is affiliated with the Institut Pasteur in France and conducts research primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Virology, Infectious Diseases, and Emergency Medicine.

The scientist's research focuses extensively on topics related to HIV, including HIV Research and Treatment, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, as well as HIV-related health complications and treatments.

Among recent scientific contributions, Gianfranco Pancino has co-authored several papers:

  • Optimal Maturation of the SIV-Specific CD8+ T Cell Response after Primary Infection Is Associated with Natural Control of SIV: ANRS SIC Study (2020, Cell Reports)
  • SUGT1 controls susceptibility to HIV-1 infection by stabilizing microtubule plus-ends (2020, Cell Death and Differentiation)
  • HIV-1 hijacks the cell extracellular matrix to spread collectively and efficiently between T lymphocytes (2021, bioRxiv - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A Comparison of Cell Activation, Exhaustion, and Expression of HIV Coreceptors and Restriction Factors in HIV-1- and HIV-2-Infected Nonprogressors (2020, AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses)

Publications have appeared in venues such as Cell Reports, Cell Death and Differentiation, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses.

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Asier Sáez-Cirión, Brigitte Autran, Annie David, Olivier Lambotte, and Vincent Vieillard, indicating active cooperative efforts in their scientific endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Post-treatment HIV-1 controllers with a long-term virological remission after the interruption of early initiated antiretroviral therapy ANRS VISCONTI Study.

    Asier Sáez-Cirión;Charline Bacchus;Laurent Hocqueloux;Véronique Avettand-Fenoel

  • SAMHD1 restricts the replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 by depleting the intracellular pool of deoxynucleoside triphosphates.

    Hichem Lahouassa;Waaqo Daddacha;Henning Hofmann;Diana Ayinde;Diana Ayinde;Diana Ayinde

  • HIV controllers exhibit potent CD8 T cell capacity to suppress HIV infection ex vivo and peculiar cytotoxic T lymphocyte activation phenotype.

    Asier Sáez-Cirión;Christine Lacabaratz;Olivier Lambotte;Pierre Versmisse

  • Human TRIM Gene Expression in Response to Interferons

    Laetitia Carthagena;Anna Bergamaschi;Joseph M. Luna;Annie David

  • Cutting Edge: Increased NK Cell Activity in HIV-1-Exposed but Uninfected Vietnamese Intravascular Drug Users

    Daniel Scott-Algara;Lien X. Truong;Pierre Versmisse;Annie David

  • Antigen sensitivity is a major determinant of CD8+ T-cell polyfunctionality and HIV-suppressive activity

    Jorge R. Almeida;Delphine Sauce;David A. Price;David A. Price;Laura Papagno

  • Heterogeneity in HIV Suppression by CD8 T Cells from HIV Controllers: Association with Gag-Specific CD8 T Cell Responses

    Asier Sáez-Cirión;Martine Sinet;So Youn Shin;Alejandra Urrutia

  • Distinctive NK-cell receptor repertoires sustain high-level constitutive NK-cell activation in HIV-exposed uninfected individuals

    Sophie Ravet;Daniel Scott-Algara;Elodie Bonnet;Hung Khiem Tran

  • Macrophages and HIV-1: dangerous liaisons

    Alessia Verani;Gabriel Gras;Gianfranco Pancino

  • Reduced CD4 T cell activation and in vitro susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in exposed uninfected Central Africans.

    Evélyne Bégaud;Loïc Chartier;Valéry Marechal;Julienne Ipero

  • The human immunodeficiency virus type 2 Vpx protein usurps the CUL4A-DDB1 DCAF1 ubiquitin ligase to overcome a postentry block in macrophage infection.

    Anna Bergamaschi;Diana Ayinde;Diana Ayinde;Annie David;Erwann Le Rouzic;Erwann Le Rouzic

  • Structure and variations of feline immunodeficiency virus envelope glycoproteins.

    Gianfranco Pancino;Isabelle Fossati;Colombe Chappey;Sandrine Castelot

  • Restriction of HIV-1 replication in macrophages and CD4+ T cells from HIV controllers

    Asier Sáez-Cirión;Chiraz Hamimi;Anna Bergamaschi;Annie David

  • Host hindrance to HIV-1 replication in monocytes and macrophages

    Anna Bergamaschi;Gianfranco Pancino

  • HIV controllers: how do they tame the virus?

    Asier Sáez-Cirión;Gianfranco Pancino;Martine Sinet;Martine Sinet;Alain Venet;Alain Venet

  • p21 Restricts HIV-1 in Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells through the Reduction of Deoxynucleoside Triphosphate Biosynthesis and Regulation of SAMHD1 Antiviral Activity VIRUS-CELL INTERACTIONS crossm

    Jose Carlos Valle-Casuso;Awatef Allouch;Annie David;Gina Lenzi

  • p21-mediated RNR2 repression restricts HIV-1 replication in macrophages by inhibiting dNTP biosynthesis pathway.

    Awatef Allouch;Annie David;Sarah M. Amie;Hichem Lahouassa

  • Replication-competent HIV strains infect HIV controllers despite undetectable viremia (ANRS EP36 study).

    Aurelia Lamine;Anne Caumont-Sarcos;Marie-Laure Chaix;Asier Saez-Cirion

  • Elevated IP10 levels are associated with immune activation and low CD4⁺ T-cell counts in HIV controller patients.

    Nicolas Noel;Faroudy Boufassa;Camille Lecuroux;Asier Saez-Cirion

  • Localization of HIV-1 Vpr to the nuclear envelope: Impact on Vpr functions and virus replication in macrophages

    Guillaume Jacquot;Guillaume Jacquot;Erwann Le Rouzic;Erwann Le Rouzic;Annie David;Julie Mazzolini;Julie Mazzolini

  • Enhancement of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection after DNA vaccination with the FIV envelope.

    J Richardson;A Moraillon;S Baud;A M Cuisinier

  • First Dominique Dormont International Conference on "Host-pathogen interactions in chronic infections - viral and host determinants of HCV, HCMV, and HIV infections".

    Elisabeth Menu;Mickaela C Müller-Trutwin;Gianfranco Pancino;Asier Saez-Cirion

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Lambotte
Olivier Lambotte University of Paris-Saclay
Faroudy Boufassa
Faroudy Boufassa University of Paris-Saclay
Alain Venet
Alain Venet Grenoble Alpes University
Christine Rouzioux
Christine Rouzioux Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Baek Kim
Baek Kim Emory University
Véronique Avettand-Fenoel
Véronique Avettand-Fenoel Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Arthur Donny Strosberg
Arthur Donny Strosberg Scripps Research Institute
David Klatzmann
David Klatzmann Sorbonne University
Jean-François Delfraissy
Jean-François Delfraissy National Ethical Consultative Committee for Life Sciences and Health

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