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Ben J. C. Cornelissen

Ben J. C. Cornelissen

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Genetics

D-Index
59
Citations
13195
World Ranking
3235
National Ranking
112

Overview

Ben J. C. Cornelissen is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and contributes to research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work mainly focuses on plant science and cell biology, addressing topics related to plant pathogens, fungal diseases, and plant-microbe interactions, including immunity and resistance mechanisms.

The recent publications by Cornelissen include the paper titled Host-specificity factors in plant pathogenic fungi, published in 2020 in the journal Fungal Genetics and Biology. This work has been cited 91 times. The research explores factors influencing the specificity of fungi pathogenic to plants, contributing to understanding how these pathogens interact with their hosts at a molecular and genetic level.

Frequent collaborators in Cornelissen's research include:

  • Jiming Li
  • Martijn Rep

The primary venue for publication from the available data is Fungal Genetics and Biology, reflecting a focus on genetic and molecular aspects of fungal pathogens and their interaction with plants.

Research topics covered by Cornelissen encompass:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms

Main fields of study where Cornelissen has contributed include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study include:

  • Plant Science
  • Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • Plant Pathogenesis-Related Proteins Induced by Virus Infection

    J. F. Bol;H. J. M. Linthorst;B. J. C. Cornelissen

  • Only Specific Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Chitinases and [beta]-1,3-Glucanases Exhibit Antifungal Activity.

    Marianne B. Sela-Buurlage;Anne S. Ponstein;Sandra A. Bres-Vloemans;Leo S. Melchers

  • Pathogen-induced proteins with inhibitory activity toward Phytophthora infestans.

    C P Woloshuk;J S Meulenhoff;M Sela-Buurlage;P J van den Elzen

  • The Tomato R Gene Products I-2 and Mi-1 Are Functional ATP Binding Proteins with ATPase Activity

    Wladimir I. L. Tameling;Sandra D. J. Elzinga;Patricia S. Darmin;Jack H. Vossen

  • A small, cysteine-rich protein secreted by Fusarium oxysporum during colonization of xylem vessels is required for I-3-mediated resistance in tomato

    Martijn Rep;H. Charlotte Van Der Does;Michiel Meijer;Ringo Van Wijk

  • Structure–function analysis of the NB-ARC domain of plant disease resistance proteins

    Gerben van Ooijen;Gabriele Mayr;Mobien M. A. Kasiem;Mario Albrecht

  • Dissection of the fusarium I2 gene cluster in tomato reveals six homologs and one active gene copy.

    Guus Simons;John Groenendijk;Jelle Wijbrandi;Martin Reijans

  • Suppression of plant resistance gene-based immunity by a fungal effector.

    Petra M. Houterman;Ben J. C. Cornelissen;Martijn Rep

  • Synergistic activity of chitinases and β-1,3-glucanases enhances fungal resistance in transgenic tomato plants

    Erik Jongedijk;Henk Tigelaar;Jeroen S. C. van Roekel;Sandra A. Bres-Vloemans

  • Mutations in the NB-ARC domain of I-2 that impair ATP hydrolysis cause autoactivation.

    Wladimir I.L. Tameling;Jack H. Vossen;Mario Albrecht;Thomas Lengauer

  • The mixed xylem sap proteome of Fusarium oxysporum-infected tomato plants.

    Petra M. Houterman;Dave Speijer;Henk L. Dekker;Chris G. De Koster

  • A new class of tobacco chitinases homologous to bacterial exo-chitinases displays antifungal activity

    L.S. Melchers;M. Apotheker-de Groot;J.A. van der Knaap;A.P. Ponstein

  • The effector protein Avr2 of the xylem-colonizing fungus Fusarium oxysporum activates the tomato resistance protein I-2 intracellularly

    Petra M. Houterman;Lisong Ma;Gerben Van Ooijen;Marianne J. De Vroomen

  • A tobacco mosaic virus-induced tobacco protein is homologous to the sweet-tasting protein thaumatin

    Ben J. C. Cornelissen;Rob A. M. Hooft van Huijsduijnen;John F. Bol

  • The complete nucleotide sequence of potato virus X and its homologies at the amino acid level with various plus-stranded RNA viruses.

    Marianne J. Huisman;Huub J. M. Linthorst;John F. Bol;Ben J. C. Cornelissen

  • A Novel Pathogen- and Wound-Inducible Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Protein with Antifungal Activity

    A.P. Ponstein;S.A. Bres-Vloemans;M.B. Sela-Buurlage;P.J.M. van den Elzen

  • Structure and Function of Resistance Proteins in Solanaceous Plants

    Gerben van Ooijen;Harrold A van den Burg;Ben J C Cornelissen;Frank L W Takken

  • Mass spectrometric identification of isoforms of PR proteins in xylem sap of fungus-infected tomato

    Martijn Rep;Henk L. Dekker;Jack H. Vossen;Albert D. de Boer

  • Extracellular targeting of the vacuolar tobacco proteins AP24, chitinase and β-1,3-glucanase in transgenic plants

    Melchers Ls;Sela-Buurlage Mb;Vloemans Sa;Woloshuk Cp

  • The Genetic Engineering of Two Commercial Potato Cultivars for Resistance to Potato Virus X

    André Hoekema;Marianne J. Huisman;Lucy Molendijk;Peter J. M. van den Elzen

Frequent Co-Authors

Martijn Rep
Martijn Rep University of Amsterdam
Frank L. W. Takken
Frank L. W. Takken University of Amsterdam
John F. Bol
John F. Bol Leiden University Medical Center
Michel A. Haring
Michel A. Haring University of Amsterdam
Jack H. Vossen
Jack H. Vossen Wageningen University & Research
Huub J. M. Linthorst
Huub J. M. Linthorst Leiden University
Henk L. Dekker
Henk L. Dekker University of Amsterdam
Chris G. de Koster
Chris G. de Koster University of Amsterdam
Mario Albrecht
Mario Albrecht Max Planck Society
Francine Govers
Francine Govers Wageningen University & Research

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