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Thomas Francis

King's College London

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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CD55-CD319-CX3CR1 flow cytometry gating strategy recapitulates scRNA-seq-defined memory CD8 T cell subpopulations

Pavla Boháčová, Marina Terekhova, Oleg Shpynov, Thomas Francis, Kamila Husarcikova, Petr Tsurinov, Jan Kössl, Maksim Kleverov, Molly P. Keppel, Stephen D. R. Harridge, Nathan Singh, Maxim N. Artyomov

This paper develops a flow cytometry gating strategy using CD55, CD319, and CX3CR1 to identify transcriptionally defined CD8 T cell subpopulations, improving resolution over conventional methods.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Increased utrophin expression in healthy and DMD patient derived myoblasts in response to ERK1/2 and EZH2 inhibitor treatment

Hannah J. Gleneadie, Thomas Francis, Stephanie P L Mo, Aisha Ahmed, Mona Bensalah, Francesco Muntoni A, Stephen D. R. Harridge, Matthias Merkenschlager, Amanda G. Fisher

The paper shows that ERK1/2 and EZH2 inhibitors increase utrophin expression in myoblasts from healthy and DMD patients, with sustained effects in patient-derived cells.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology

Anti-tubercular potential and pH-driven mode of action of salicylic acid derivatives

Janïs Laudouze, Thomas Francis, Emma Forest, Frédérique Mies, Jean‐Michel Bolla, Céline Crauste, Stéphane Canaan, Vadim Gh. Shlyonsky, Pierre Santucci, Jean‐François Cavalier

The paper evaluates the antimycobacterial activity of salicylic acid derivatives and shows they disrupt intrabacterial pH homeostasis in M. tuberculosis.

FEBS Open Bio · Dec 3, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology