Francisco S. Mesquita

Nanyang Technological University — Singapore

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease(9), Cellular transport and secretion(8), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology(6), Vibrio bacteria research studies(6), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research(5)

Publications40 total

Src-dependent tyrosine-phosphorylation of NM2A has a protective role against bacterial pore-forming toxins
PLoS Pathogens·2026Open Access
Src-dependent tyrosine-phosphorylation of NM2A has a protective role against bacterial pore-forming toxins
2026Open Access
Dynamic S-acylation controls CMG2 maturation, extracellular matrix regulation, and anthrax toxin entry
2026Open Access
Identification of a lipid oxygen radical defense pathway and its epigenetic control
Nature Communications·2025Open Access
Molecular Regulation and Physiological Role of GOLPH3-mediated Golgi retention
2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Identification of the Lipid Oxygen Radical Defense pathway and its epigenetic control
2025Open Access
Identification of a Lipid Oxygen Radical Defense pathway and its epigenetic control
2025Open Access
Mechanisms and functions of protein S-acylation
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology·2024· 164 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 hijacks a cell damage response, which induces transcription of a more efficient Spike S-acyltransferase
Nature Communications·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
S‐acylation: an orchestrator of the life cycle and function of membrane proteins
FEBS Journal·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Src-Dependent NM2A Tyrosine Phosphorylation Regulates Actomyosin Remodeling
Cells·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
SARS-CoV-2 shifts transcription of host gene to increase Spike acylation and boost infectivity
2023Open Access
SARS-CoV-2 shifts transcription of host gene to increase Spike acylation and boost infectivity
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Dynamics of CLIMP-63 S-acylation control ER morphology
Nature Communications·2023· 26 citedOpen Access
ER-Golgi-localized proteins TMED2 and TMED10 control the formation of plasma membrane lipid nanodomains
Developmental Cell·2022· 44 citedOpen Access
Meeting report – Cell dynamics: host–pathogen interface
Journal of Cell Science·2022Open Access
Encapsulation of the septal cell wall protects Streptococcus pneumoniae from its major peptidoglycan hydrolase and host defenses
PLoS Pathogens·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Anthrax intoxication reveals that ER-Golgi membrane contact sites control the formation of plasma membrane lipid nanodomains
2022Open Access
Model-driven understanding of CLIMP-63 structure and S-acylation reveals fine tuning of ER morphology
Research Square (Research Square)·2022Open Access
Anthrax Intoxication Reveals That ER-Golgi Membrane Contact Sites Control the Formation of Plasma Membrane Lipid Nanodomains
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gijs R. van den Brink(22), Laurence Abrami(20), Béatrice Kunz(12), Didier Cabanes(11), Didier Trono(9), Cláudia Brito(9), Sandra Sousa(8), Oksana A. Sergeeva(7), Giovanni D’Angelo(7), Lucie Bracq(7), Charlène Raclot(6), Audrey Chuat(6), Luciano A. Abriata(5), Matteo Dal Peraro(5), Sylvia Ho(5), Muhammad Anwar(5), David W. Holden(4), Patrick A. Sandoz(4), James R. Sellers(4), Jonathan Paz Montoya(3)