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Francesca Di Cara

Observed names: Cara, Francesca, Di Cara, Francesca, F Di Cara, F. Di Cara, Francesca Di Cara, Francesca di Cara, Francesca  Di Cara
Observed institutions: Dalhousie University, University of Alberta, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh
ORCID: 0000-0002-6973-3232
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-6973-3232
OpenAlex ID: A5022041696
Peroxisome-Mediated Metabolism Is Required for Immune Response to Microbial Infection
2017 · Francesca Di Cara, Avinash Sheshachalam, et al. · Immunity · 154
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Peroxisomes in Immune Response and Inflammation
2019 · Francesca Di Cara, Pierre Andreoletti, et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 128
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The Intestine of Drosophila melanogaster: An Emerging Versatile Model System to Study Intestinal Epithelial Homeostasis and Host-Microbial Interactions in Humans
2019 · Florence Capo, Alexa Wilson, et al. · Microorganisms · 126
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The peroxisome: an up-and-coming organelle in immunometabolism
2022 · Francesca Di Cara, Stéphane Savary, et al. · Trends in Cell Biology · 114
The Circadian Clock Is a Key Driver of Steroid Hormone Production in Drosophila
2016 · Francesca Di Cara, Kirst King-Jones · Current Biology · 80
How Clocks and Hormones Act in Concert to Control the Timing of Insect Development
2013 · Francesca Di Cara, Kirst King-Jones · Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology · 56
Impaired peroxisomal import in Drosophila oenocytes causes cardiac dysfunction by inducing upd3 as a peroxikine
2020 · Kerui Huang, Ting Miao, et al. · Nature Communications · 49
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The clinical and molecular spectrum of the KDM6B-related neurodevelopmental disorder
2023 · Dmitrijs Rots, Taryn E. Jakub, et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 38
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Dysfunctional peroxisomes compromise gut structure and host defense by increased cell death and Tor-dependent autophagy
2018 · Francesca Di Cara, Margret H. Bülow, et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell · 36
Peroxisomes in host defense
2020 · Francesca Di Cara · PLoS Pathogens · 34
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Modulation of the cell membrane lipid milieu by peroxisomal β-oxidation induces Rho1 signaling to trigger inflammatory responses
2022 · Anu S. Nath, Brendon D. Parsons, et al. · Cell Reports · 33
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The conserved metalloprotease invadolysin localizes to the surface of lipid droplets
2009 · Neville Cobbe, Kathryn M. Marshall, et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 31
Peroxisome Injury in Multiple Sclerosis: Protective Effects of 4-Phenylbutyrate in CNS-Associated Macrophages
2022 · Andrej Roczkowsky, Matthew A.L. Doan, et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 28
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The Hippo pathway promotes cell survival in response to chemical stress
2015 · F Di Cara, T M Maile, et al. · Cell Death and Differentiation · 27
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Towards early detection of neurodegenerative diseases: A gut feeling
2023 · Stephanie Makdissi, Brendon D. Parsons, et al. · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 26
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Alveolar macrophage metabolic programming via a C-type lectin receptor protects against lipo-toxicity and cell death
2022 · Michal Scur, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, et al. · Nature Communications · 25
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The Smc5/Smc6/MAGE Complex Confers Resistance to Caffeine and Genotoxic Stress in Drosophila melanogaster
2013 · Xiao Li, Ran Zhuo, et al. · PLoS ONE · 25
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Peroxisome-Mediated Metabolism Is Required for Immune Response to Microbial Infection
2018 · Francesca Di Cara, Avinash Sheshachalam, et al. · Immunity · 23
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Peroxisomal cholesterol metabolism regulates yap-signaling, which maintains intestinal epithelial barrier function and is altered in Crohn’s disease
2024 · Marinella Pinelli, Stephanie Makdissi, et al. · Cell Death and Disease · 21
Impaired peroxisomal beta-oxidation in microglia triggers oxidative stress and impacts neurons and oligodendrocytes
2025 · Ali Tawbeh, Catherine Gondcaille, et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 20
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Distinct Roles for Peroxisomal Targeting Signal Receptors Pex5 and Pex7 in Drosophila
2018 · Francesca Di Cara, Richard A. Rachubinski, et al. · Genetics · 20
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Immune response of BV-2 microglial cells is impacted by peroxisomal beta-oxidation
2023 · Ali Tawbeh, Quentin Raas, et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 18
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Peroxisomes Regulate Cellular Free Fatty Acids to Modulate Mast Cell TLR2, TLR4, and IgE-Mediated Activation
2022 · Dihia Meghnem, Edwin Leong, et al. · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 17
Peroxisomal defects in microglial cells induce a disease-associated microglial signature
2023 · Quentin Raas, Ali Tawbeh, et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 15
Invadolysin, a conserved lipid droplet-associated metalloprotease, is required for mitochondrial function in Drosophila
2013 · Francesca Di Cara, Edward Duca, et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 15
Works count: 78
Citation count: 1,288
H-index: 20
I10-index: 28
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