| FAP-overexpressing fibroblasts produce an extracellular matrix that enhances invasive velocity and directionality of pancreatic cancer cells HO Lee, SR Mullins, J Franco-Barraza, M Valianou, E Cukierman, ... BMC cancer 11, 1-13, 2011 | 339 | 2011 |
| Remodeling of the collagen matrix in aging skin promotes melanoma metastasis and affects immune cell motility A Kaur, BL Ecker, SM Douglass, CH Kugel III, MR Webster, FV Almeida, ... Cancer discovery 9 (1), 64-81, 2019 | 298 | 2019 |
| The wound healing, chronic fibrosis, and cancer progression triad B Rybinski, J Franco-Barraza, E Cukierman Physiological genomics 46 (7), 223-244, 2014 | 269 | 2014 |
| Preparation of extracellular matrices produced by cultured and primary fibroblasts J Franco‐Barraza, DA Beacham, MD Amatangelo, E Cukierman Current protocols in cell biology 71 (1), 10.9. 1-10.9. 34, 2016 | 165 | 2016 |
| Tumour-reprogrammed stromal BCAT1 fuels branched-chain ketoacid dependency in stromal-rich PDAC tumours Z Zhu, A Achreja, N Meurs, O Animasahun, S Owen, A Mittal, P Parikh, ... Nature Metabolism 2 (8), 775-792, 2020 | 118 | 2020 |
| Cholesterol pathway inhibition induces TGF-β signaling to promote basal differentiation in pancreatic cancer L Gabitova-Cornell, A Surumbayeva, S Peri, J Franco-Barraza, D Restifo, ... Cancer cell 38 (4), 567-583. e11, 2020 | 112 | 2020 |
| Netrin G1 promotes pancreatic tumorigenesis through cancer-associated fibroblast–driven nutritional support and immunosuppression R Francescone, D Barbosa Vendramini-Costa, J Franco-Barraza, ... Cancer discovery 11 (2), 446-479, 2021 | 106 | 2021 |
| Matrix-regulated integrin αvβ5 maintains α5β1-dependent desmoplastic traits prognostic of neoplastic recurrence J Franco-Barraza, R Francescone, T Luong, N Shah, R Madhani, ... Elife 6, e20600, 2017 | 98 | 2017 |
| A chemomechanical model of matrix and nuclear rigidity regulation of focal adhesion size X Cao, Y Lin, TP Driscoll, J Franco-Barraza, E Cukierman, RL Mauck, ... Biophysical journal 109 (9), 1807-1817, 2015 | 67 | 2015 |
| Effect of pro-inflammatory cytokine stimulation on human breast cancer: implications of chemokine receptor expression in cancer metastasis JE Valdivia-Silva, J Franco-Barraza, ALE Silva, G Du Pont, G Soldevila, ... Cancer letters 283 (2), 176-185, 2009 | 54 | 2009 |
| Rigidity controls human desmoplastic matrix anisotropy to enable pancreatic cancer cell spread via extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 R Malik, T Luong, X Cao, B Han, N Shah, J Franco-Barraza, L Han, ... Matrix Biology 81, 50-69, 2019 | 53 | 2019 |
| Structural and mechanistic insights into the recruitment of talin by RIAM in integrin signaling YC Chang, H Zhang, J Franco-Barraza, ML Brennan, T Patel, ... Structure 22 (12), 1810-1820, 2014 | 50 | 2014 |
| Actin cytoskeleton participation in the Onset of IL-1β induction of an invasive mesenchymal-like phenotype in epithelial MCF-7 Cells J Franco-Barraza, JE Valdivia-Silva, H Zamudio-Meza, A Castillo, ... Archives of medical research 41 (3), 170-181, 2010 | 48 | 2010 |
| Lyophilized açaí pulp (Euterpe oleracea Mart) attenuates colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis while its main anthocyanin has the potential to affect the motility of colon … MF Fragoso, GR Romualdo, LA Vanderveer, J Franco-Barraza, ... Food and chemical toxicology 121, 237-245, 2018 | 47 | 2018 |
| Rho signaling in Entamoeba histolytica modulates actomyosin‐dependent activities stimulated during invasive behavior J Franco‐Barraza, H Zamudio‐Meza, E Franco, MC Domínguez‐Robles, ... Cell motility and the cytoskeleton 63 (3), 117-131, 2006 | 46 | 2006 |
| Targeting SOX10-deficient cells to reduce the dormant-invasive phenotype state in melanoma C Capparelli, TJ Purwin, MK Glasheen, S Caksa, M Tiago, N Wilski, ... Nature communications 13 (1), 1381, 2022 | 37 | 2022 |
| Cancer cell chemokines direct chemotaxis of activated stellate cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma I Roy, KA Boyle, EP Vonderhaar, NP Zimmerman, E Gorse, ... Laboratory Investigation 97 (3), 302-317, 2017 | 33 | 2017 |
| Force-exerting perpendicular lateral protrusions in fibroblastic cell contraction A Padhi, K Singh, J Franco-Barraza, DJ Marston, E Cukierman, KM Hahn, ... Communications biology 3 (1), 390, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
| Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) is necessary for tissue homeostasis in pancreatic injury and pathogenesis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma JM Ruggeri, J Franco-Barraza, A Sohail, Y Zhang, D Long, ... The American Journal of Pathology 190 (8), 1735-1751, 2020 | 30 | 2020 |
| Necroptotic astrocytes contribute to maintaining stemness of disseminated medulloblastoma through CCL2 secretion H Liu, Y Sun, JA O’Brien, J Franco-Barraza, X Qi, H Yuan, W Jin, J Zhang, ... Neuro-oncology 22 (5), 625-638, 2020 | 29 | 2020 |
Ralph FrancesconeAssistant Scientist, Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer CenterVerified email at hfhs.org
