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(1)The Lancet (1)Wellcome Open Research (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 14 of 14Last updated : 28 March 2024 03:13 Endothelial AHR activity prevents lung barrier disruption in viral infection Authors (13)Jack MajorStefania CrottaKatja Finsterbusch Probir ChakravartyKathleen ShahBruno Frederico[...] Lucy Meader Alejandro Suarez-BonnetSimon PriestnallBrigitta StockingerAndreas Wack Nature Published 28 September 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackGitta StockingerCaetano Reis e SousaLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details Interplay between CXCR4 and CCR2 regulates bone marrow exit of dendritic cell progenitors Authors (11)Mariana Pereira Da CostaCarlos Munoz MinuttiCecile PiotEvangelos GiampazoliasAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaMaria Del Mar Cabeza CabrerizoNeil RogersMarta de Lebrusant FernandezChrysante IliakisAndreas WackCaetano Reis e Sousa Cell Reports Published 29 August 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackCaetano Reis e SousaPatricia BarralFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details Loss of TET2 in human hematopoietic stem cells alters the development and function of neutrophils Authors (22)Hector Huerga EncaboIker Valle AramburuManuel Garcia AlbornozMarion Piganeau Henry Wood Anna Song[...] Daniel H Wiseman Kiran Batta Rajeev GuptaVenizelos PapayannopoulosDominique Bonnet Cell Stem Cell Published 1 June 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaVenizelos PapayannopoulosDominique BonnetLight MicroscopyElectron MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details The dietary sweetener sucralose is a negative modulator of T cell-mediated responses Authors (16)Fabio ZaniJulianna Blagih Tim GruberMichael Buck Nicholas JonesMarc Hennequart[...]Eric Cheung Ian S GilmoreAlex Gould Cristina Garcia-CaceresKaren Vousden Nature Published 23 March 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesKaren VousdenCaetano Reis e SousaAlex GouldMetabolomicsBioinformatics and BiostatisticsLight MicroscopyFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details DNGR-1-tracing marks an ependymal cell subset with damage-responsive neural stem cell potential Authors (17)Bruno Frederico Isaura Martins Diana ChapelaFrancesca Gasparrini Probir ChakravartyTobias Ackels[...]James BriscoeFrancois GuillemotAndreas Schaefer Leonor SaúdeCaetano Reis e Sousa Developmental Cell Published 22 August 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas SchaeferCaetano Reis e SousaFrancois GuillemotJames BriscoeLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details Recruitment of dendritic cell progenitors to foci of influenza A virus infection sustains immunity Authors (18)Maria Del Mar Cabeza CabrerizoCarlos Munoz Minutti Mariana Pereira da CostaAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaRob JenkinsJustina Kulikauskaite[...] Judith E Allen Manolis PasparakisAndreas WackErik SahaiCaetano Reis e Sousa Science Immunology Published 5 November 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackErik SahaiCaetano Reis e SousaNicola LewisDominique BonnetWorldwide Influenza CentreFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details An isoform of Dicer protects mammalian stem cells against multiple RNA viruses Authors (10)Enzo PoirierMichael Buck Probir ChakravartyJoana Do Vale Viegas Silva CarvalhoBruno FredericoAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaLyn HealyRachel UlfertsRupert BealeCaetano Reis e Sousa Science Published 9 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaRupert BealeHuman Embryonic Stem CellExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryAdvanced SequencingFull details SARS-CoV-2 detection by a clinical diagnostic RT-LAMP assay Authors (40)Michael BuckEnzo PoirierAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaBruno Frederico J CantonSam Barrell[...]Charles SwantonSamra TurajlicMary WuCaetano Reis e Sousa The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 21 May 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiRupert BealeMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details The receptor DNGR-1 signals for phagosomal rupture to promote cross-presentation of dead-cell-associated antigens Authors (18) Johnathan CantonHanna BleesConor HenryMichael BuckOliver SchulzNeil Rogers[...] Sebastian AmigorenaVenizelos Papayannopoulos David C Thomas Felix RandowCaetano Reis e Sousa Nature Immunology Published 1 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaFlow CytometryElectron MicroscopyProteomicsBiological Research FacilityFull details Pandemic peak SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroconversion rates in London frontline health-care workers Authors (341) Catherine F Houlihan Nina Vora Thomas Byrne Dan LewerGavin Kelly Judith Heaney[...] Andrew Hayward Richard Gilson Gavin KellyFiona Roberts Emine Hatipoglu The Lancet Published 25 July 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackKaren VousdenJernej UleJames TurnerMoritz TreeckCharles SwantonAdam SaterialeErik SahaiCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeLucia Prieto-GodinoVenizelos PapayannopoulosAnne O’GarraPaul NurseGeorge KassiotisMaximiliano GutierrezSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Luiz Pedro CarvalhoDominique BonnetMike BlackmanRupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHuman Embryonic Stem CellHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFlow CytometryFermentationExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in an academic center Authors (81) Jim Aitken Karen Ambrose Sam BarrellRupert Beale Ganka Bineva-Todd Dhruva Biswas[...]Sophie Ward Wai Keong WongJoshua Wright Mary Wu The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Nature Biotechnology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJames TurnerCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeVenizelos PapayannopoulosGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFermentationBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition) Authors (436) Andrea Cossarizza Hyun-Dong Chang Andreas Radbruch Andreas Acs Dieter Adam Sabine Adam-Klages[...] Yi Zhao Susanne Maria Ziegler Christina Zielinski Jakob Zimmermann Arturo Zychlinsky European Journal of Immunology Published 21 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonCaetano Reis e SousaFlow CytometryFull details Dendritic cell lineage potential in human early hematopoietic progenitors Authors (6) Julie HelftFernando Dos Anjos Afonso Annemarthe G van der Veen Probir ChakravartyDominique BonnetCaetano Reis e Sousa Cell Reports Published 18 July 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaDominique BonnetBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryFull details Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocyte activation promotes innate antiviral resistance Authors (12) Mahima Swamy Lucie Abeler-Dörner James Chettle Tanel Mahlakõiv Delphine Goubau Probir Chakravarty[...]Caetano Reis e Sousa Peter Staeheli Barbara A Blacklaws Jonathan L HeeneyAdrian Hayday Nature Communications Published 19 May 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaAdrian HaydayBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Endothelial AHR activity prevents lung barrier disruption in viral infection Authors (13)Jack MajorStefania CrottaKatja Finsterbusch Probir ChakravartyKathleen ShahBruno Frederico[...] Lucy Meader Alejandro Suarez-BonnetSimon PriestnallBrigitta StockingerAndreas Wack Nature Published 28 September 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackGitta StockingerCaetano Reis e SousaLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
Interplay between CXCR4 and CCR2 regulates bone marrow exit of dendritic cell progenitors Authors (11)Mariana Pereira Da CostaCarlos Munoz MinuttiCecile PiotEvangelos GiampazoliasAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaMaria Del Mar Cabeza CabrerizoNeil RogersMarta de Lebrusant FernandezChrysante IliakisAndreas WackCaetano Reis e Sousa Cell Reports Published 29 August 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackCaetano Reis e SousaPatricia BarralFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details
Loss of TET2 in human hematopoietic stem cells alters the development and function of neutrophils Authors (22)Hector Huerga EncaboIker Valle AramburuManuel Garcia AlbornozMarion Piganeau Henry Wood Anna Song[...] Daniel H Wiseman Kiran Batta Rajeev GuptaVenizelos PapayannopoulosDominique Bonnet Cell Stem Cell Published 1 June 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaVenizelos PapayannopoulosDominique BonnetLight MicroscopyElectron MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
The dietary sweetener sucralose is a negative modulator of T cell-mediated responses Authors (16)Fabio ZaniJulianna Blagih Tim GruberMichael Buck Nicholas JonesMarc Hennequart[...]Eric Cheung Ian S GilmoreAlex Gould Cristina Garcia-CaceresKaren Vousden Nature Published 23 March 2023 Crick labs/ facilitiesKaren VousdenCaetano Reis e SousaAlex GouldMetabolomicsBioinformatics and BiostatisticsLight MicroscopyFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingFull details
DNGR-1-tracing marks an ependymal cell subset with damage-responsive neural stem cell potential Authors (17)Bruno Frederico Isaura Martins Diana ChapelaFrancesca Gasparrini Probir ChakravartyTobias Ackels[...]James BriscoeFrancois GuillemotAndreas Schaefer Leonor SaúdeCaetano Reis e Sousa Developmental Cell Published 22 August 2022 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas SchaeferCaetano Reis e SousaFrancois GuillemotJames BriscoeLight MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityFull details
Recruitment of dendritic cell progenitors to foci of influenza A virus infection sustains immunity Authors (18)Maria Del Mar Cabeza CabrerizoCarlos Munoz Minutti Mariana Pereira da CostaAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaRob JenkinsJustina Kulikauskaite[...] Judith E Allen Manolis PasparakisAndreas WackErik SahaiCaetano Reis e Sousa Science Immunology Published 5 November 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackErik SahaiCaetano Reis e SousaNicola LewisDominique BonnetWorldwide Influenza CentreFlow CytometryBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
An isoform of Dicer protects mammalian stem cells against multiple RNA viruses Authors (10)Enzo PoirierMichael Buck Probir ChakravartyJoana Do Vale Viegas Silva CarvalhoBruno FredericoAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaLyn HealyRachel UlfertsRupert BealeCaetano Reis e Sousa Science Published 9 July 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaRupert BealeHuman Embryonic Stem CellExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryAdvanced SequencingFull details
SARS-CoV-2 detection by a clinical diagnostic RT-LAMP assay Authors (40)Michael BuckEnzo PoirierAna Matos Cardoso Da SilvaBruno Frederico J CantonSam Barrell[...]Charles SwantonSamra TurajlicMary WuCaetano Reis e Sousa The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 21 May 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiRupert BealeMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingStructural BiologyScientific computingFull details
The receptor DNGR-1 signals for phagosomal rupture to promote cross-presentation of dead-cell-associated antigens Authors (18) Johnathan CantonHanna BleesConor HenryMichael BuckOliver SchulzNeil Rogers[...] Sebastian AmigorenaVenizelos Papayannopoulos David C Thomas Felix RandowCaetano Reis e Sousa Nature Immunology Published 1 February 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaFlow CytometryElectron MicroscopyProteomicsBiological Research FacilityFull details
Pandemic peak SARS-CoV-2 infection and seroconversion rates in London frontline health-care workers Authors (341) Catherine F Houlihan Nina Vora Thomas Byrne Dan LewerGavin Kelly Judith Heaney[...] Andrew Hayward Richard Gilson Gavin KellyFiona Roberts Emine Hatipoglu The Lancet Published 25 July 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackKaren VousdenJernej UleJames TurnerMoritz TreeckCharles SwantonAdam SaterialeErik SahaiCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeLucia Prieto-GodinoVenizelos PapayannopoulosAnne O’GarraPaul NurseGeorge KassiotisMaximiliano GutierrezSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Luiz Pedro CarvalhoDominique BonnetMike BlackmanRupert BealeWorldwide Influenza CentreStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHuman Embryonic Stem CellHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFlow CytometryFermentationExperimental HistopathologyElectron MicroscopyCell ServicesBiological Research FacilityBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Scalable and robust SARS-CoV-2 testing in an academic center Authors (81) Jim Aitken Karen Ambrose Sam BarrellRupert Beale Ganka Bineva-Todd Dhruva Biswas[...]Sophie Ward Wai Keong WongJoshua Wright Mary Wu The Crick COVID-19 Consortium Nature Biotechnology Published 1 August 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesAndreas WackJames TurnerCharles SwantonCaetano Reis e SousaPeter RatcliffeVenizelos PapayannopoulosGeorge KassiotisSonia GandhiSteve GamblinPeter Cherepanov Rupert BealeStructural BiologyMetabolomicsHigh Throughput ScreeningGenetic Modification ServiceFermentationBiological Research FacilityAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition) Authors (436) Andrea Cossarizza Hyun-Dong Chang Andreas Radbruch Andreas Acs Dieter Adam Sabine Adam-Klages[...] Yi Zhao Susanne Maria Ziegler Christina Zielinski Jakob Zimmermann Arturo Zychlinsky European Journal of Immunology Published 21 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonCaetano Reis e SousaFlow CytometryFull details
Dendritic cell lineage potential in human early hematopoietic progenitors Authors (6) Julie HelftFernando Dos Anjos Afonso Annemarthe G van der Veen Probir ChakravartyDominique BonnetCaetano Reis e Sousa Cell Reports Published 18 July 2017 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaDominique BonnetBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryFull details
Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocyte activation promotes innate antiviral resistance Authors (12) Mahima Swamy Lucie Abeler-Dörner James Chettle Tanel Mahlakõiv Delphine Goubau Probir Chakravarty[...]Caetano Reis e Sousa Peter Staeheli Barbara A Blacklaws Jonathan L HeeneyAdrian Hayday Nature Communications Published 19 May 2015 Crick labs/ facilitiesCaetano Reis e SousaAdrian HaydayBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFlow CytometryExperimental HistopathologyBiological Research FacilityFull details