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Molecular Biology
Netherlands
2023

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
100
Citations
33350
World Ranking
535
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Arnoud Sonnenberg is affiliated with the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a notably strong focus on Cell Biology and Immunology.

The scientist's work primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

Their publication record includes contributions to the following journals:

  • Journal of Cell Science
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Matrix Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • BioEssays

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Crosstalk between Cell Adhesion Complexes in Regulation of Mechanotransduction," 2020, BioEssays
  • "Hemidesmosomes modulate force generation via focal adhesions," 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Regulation of hemidesmosome dynamics and cell signaling by integrin α6β4," 2021, Journal of Cell Science
  • "Laminin-binding integrins are essential for the maintenance of functional mammary secretory epithelium in lactation," 2020, Development
  • "Reciprocal integrin/integrin antagonism through kindlin-2 and Rho GTPases regulates cell cohesion and collective migration," 2020, Matrix Biology

Arnoud Sonnenberg has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Maaike Kreft
  • Lisa te Molder
  • Liesbeth Hoekman
  • Alba Zuidema
  • Wei Wang

Their publications reflect a broad engagement with subfields such as Cell Biology, Immunology and Allergy, Molecular Biology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. This interdisciplinary approach supports their investigations into cellular adhesion, signaling dynamics, and mechanotransduction mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Function and interactions of integrins.

    A Van Der Flier;A Sonnenberg

  • Laminin receptor on platelets is the integrin VLA-6.

    Arnoud Sonnenberg;Piet W. Modderman;Frans Hogervorst

  • Structure and Function of Hemidesmosomes: More Than Simple Adhesion Complexes

    Luca Borradori;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • Vinculin potentiates E-cadherin mechanosensing and is recruited to actin-anchored sites within adherens junctions in a myosin II-dependent manner.

    Quint le Duc;Quanming Shi;Iris Blonk;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • Mouse egg integrin alpha 6 beta 1 functions as a sperm receptor.

    Eduardo A. C. Almeida;A. P.J. Huovila;A. E. Sutherland;L. E. Stephens

  • Integrin–TGF‐β crosstalk in fibrosis, cancer and wound healing

    Coert Margadant;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • Integrin alpha 6/beta 4 complex is located in hemidesmosomes, suggesting a major role in epidermal cell-basement membrane adhesion.

    A Sonnenberg;J Calafat;H Janssen;H Daams

  • Monoclonal antibodies against human milk‐fat globule membranes detecting differentiation antigens of the mammary gland and its tumors

    Hilkens J;Buijs F;Hilgers J;Hageman P

  • Integrin recognition of different cell-binding fragments of laminin (P1, E3, E8) and evidence that alpha 6 beta 1 but not alpha 6 beta 4 functions as a major receptor for fragment E8.

    A. Sonnenberg;C. J. T. Linders;P. W. Modderman;C. H. Damsky

  • Integrin α6β4 identifies an adult distal lung epithelial population with regenerative potential in mice

    Harold A. Chapman;Xiaopeng Li;Jonathan P. Alexander;Alexis Brumwell

  • Nesprin-3, a novel outer nuclear membrane protein, associates with the cytoskeletal linker protein plectin

    Kevin Wilhelmsen;Sandy H.M. Litjens;Ingrid Kuikman;Ntambua Tshimbalanga

  • Recombinant Vitronectin Is a Functionally Defined Substrate That Supports Human Embryonic Stem Cell Self‐Renewal via αVβ5 Integrin

    Stefan R. Braam;Laura Zeinstra;Sandy Litjens;Dorien Ward‐van Oostwaard

  • Episialin (MUC1) overexpression inhibits integrin-mediated cell adhesion to extracellular matrix components.

    J Wesseling;S W van der Valk;H L Vos;A Sonnenberg

  • Structural and functional aspects of filamins.

    Arjan van der Flier;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • Epithelial detachment due to absence of hemidesmosomes in integrin beta 4 null mice.

    R van der Neut;P Krimpenfort;J Calafat;C M Niessen

  • The α6β4 Integrin Is a Receptor for both Laminin and Kalinin

    C.M. Niessen;F. Hogervorst;L.H. Jaspars;A.A. de Melker

  • The alpha 1/beta 1 and alpha 6/beta 1 integrin heterodimers mediate cell attachment to distinct sites on laminin.

    D E Hall;L F Reichardt;E Crowley;B Holley

  • Spink5-deficient mice mimic Netherton syndrome through degradation of desmoglein 1 by epidermal protease hyperactivity.

    Pascal Descargues;Céline Deraison;Chrystelle Bonnart;Maaike Kreft

  • Integrins in regulation of tissue development and function.

    Erik H J Danen;Arnoud Sonnenberg

  • The fibronectin-binding integrins α5β1 and αvβ3 differentially modulate RhoA–GTP loading, organization of cell matrix adhesions, and fibronectin fibrillogenesis

    Erik H.J. Danen;Petra Sonneveld;Cord Brakebusch;Reinhard Fässler

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Janssen
Hans Janssen KU Leuven
Erik H.J. Danen
Erik H.J. Danen Leiden University
Dirk Geerts
Dirk Geerts University of Amsterdam
Jero Calafat
Jero Calafat Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Jan Koster
Jan Koster University of Amsterdam
Christine L. Mummery
Christine L. Mummery Leiden University Medical Center
Frans B. L. Hogervorst
Frans B. L. Hogervorst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Kees Jalink
Kees Jalink Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Marcel F. Jonkman
Marcel F. Jonkman University Medical Center Groningen
Jacco van Rheenen
Jacco van Rheenen Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

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