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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

2018-03-11 to present | Professor Adjunto (Instituto de Ciências Biológicas)
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Luis Henrique Franco

UTSW: Dallas, TX, US

2013-03-01 to 2018-02-24 | Assistant Instructor (Internal Medicine)
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Luis Henrique Franco

Works (15)

Bag it, tag it: ubiquitin ligases and host resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Trends in Microbiology
2022-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Priscila C. Campos; Danielle T. Cunha; Luiz P. Souza-Costa; Michael U. Shiloh; Luis H. Franco
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Screening Mycobacterium tuberculosis secreted proteins identifies Mpt64 as a eukaryotic membrane-binding bacterial effector

mSphere
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85066975324

Contributors: Stamm, C.E.; Pasko, B.L.; Chaisavaneeyakorn, S.; Franco, L.H.; Nair, V.R.; Weigele, B.A.; Alto, N.M.; Shiloh, M.U.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

A baculovirus-conjugated mimotope vaccine targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan

PLoS ONE
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85030756849

Contributors: Shin, H.-J.; Franco, L.H.; Nair, V.R.; Collins, A.C.; Shiloh, M.U.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Autophagy downstream of endosomal Toll-like receptor signaling in macrophages is a key mechanism for resistance to Leishmania major infection

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85027399727

Contributors: Franco, L.H.; Fleuri, A.K.A.; Pellison, N.C.; Quirino, G.F.S.; Horta, C.V.; De Carvalho, R.V.H.; Oliveira, S.C.; Zamboni, D.S.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Erratum: The Ubiquitin Ligase Smurf1 Functions in Selective Autophagy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Anti-tuberculous Host Defense (Cell Host & Microbe (2017) 21(1) (59–72) (S1931312816304772) (10.1016/j.chom.2016.11.002))

Cell Host and Microbe
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85030860868

Contributors: Franco, L.H.; Nair, V.R.; Scharn, C.R.; Xavier, R.J.; Torrealba, J.R.; Shiloh, M.U.; Levine, B.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Mycobacterial Hsp65 antigen upregulates the cellular immune response of healthy individuals compared with tuberculosis patients

Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85019618970

Contributors: Wowk, P.F.; Franco, L.H.; Fonseca, D.M.D.; Paula, M.O.; Vianna, É.D.S.O.; Wendling, A.P.; Augusto, V.M.; Elói-Santos, S.M.; Teixeira-Carvalho, A.; Silva, F.D.C. et al.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

The Ubiquitin Ligase Smurf1 Functions in Selective Autophagy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Anti-tuberculous Host Defense

Cell Host and Microbe
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85009836949

Contributors: Franco, L.H.; Nair, V.R.; Scharn, C.R.; Xavier, R.J.; Torrealba, J.R.; Shiloh, M.U.; Levine, B.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Fanconi Anemia Proteins Function in Mitophagy and Immunity

Cell
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84964587158

Contributors: Sumpter, R.; Sirasanagandla, S.; Fernández, Á.F.; Wei, Y.; Dong, X.; Franco, L.; Zou, Z.; Marchal, C.; Lee, M.Y.; Clapp, D.W. et al.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Microfold Cells Actively Translocate Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Initiate Infection

Cell Reports
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84989844283

Contributors: Nair, V.R.; Franco, L.H.; Zacharia, V.M.; Khan, H.S.; Stamm, C.E.; You, W.; Marciano, D.K.; Yagita, H.; Levine, B.; Shiloh, M.U.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is an Innate Immune DNA Sensor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Cell Host and Microbe
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84930260866

Contributors: Collins, A.C.; Cai, H.; Li, T.; Franco, L.H.; Li, X.-D.; Nair, V.R.; Scharn, C.R.; Stamm, C.E.; Levine, B.; Chen, Z.J. et al.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Innate immune activation and subversion of mammalian functions by Leishmania lipophosphoglycan

Journal of Parasitology Research
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84858225040

Contributors: Franco, L.H.; Beverley, S.M.; Zamboni, D.S.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Protection conferred by heterologous vaccination against tuberculosis is dependent on the ratio of CD4<sup>+</sup>/CD4<sup>+</sup> Foxp3<sup>+</sup> cells

Immunology
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84866865449

Contributors: Fedatto, P.F.; Sérgio, C.A.; Paula, M.O.E.; Gembre, A.F.; Franco, L.H.; Wowk, P.F.; Ramos, S.G.; Horn, C.; Marchal, G.; Turato, W.M. et al.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Experimental tuberculosis: Designing a better model to test vaccines against tuberculosis

Tuberculosis
2010 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-77950593479

Contributors: Morais Fonseca, D.; Rosada, R.S.; Oliveira e Paula, M.; Wowk, P.F.; Franco, L.H.; Soares, E.G.; Silva, C.L.; Deperon Bonato, V.L.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Leukotrienes are not essential for the efficacy of a heterologous vaccine against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77954731194

Contributors: Franco, L.H.; Oliveira e Paula, M.; Wowk, P.F.; da Fonseca, D.M.; Sérgio, C.A.; Fedatto, P.F.; Gembre, A.F.; Ramos, S.G.; Silva, C.L.; Medeiros, A.I. et al.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

A DNA vaccine against tuberculosis based on the 65 kDa heat-shock protein differentially activates human macrophages and dendritic cells

Genetic Vaccines and Therapy
2008 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-41049092088

Contributors: Franco, L.H.; Wowk, P.F.; Silva, C.L.; Trombone, A.P.F.; Coelho-Castelo, A.A.M.; Oliver, C.; Jamur, M.C.; Moretto, E.L.; Bonato, V.L.D.
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Luis Henrique Franco via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (3 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cell death and disease. (1)
Review activity for Inflammation research (2)