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Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel

Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel

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Overview

Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 12 publications in this broad field. Within this, they have concentrated efforts in several subfields including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, mainly centered around plant and fungal biology. Key topics include:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research
  • Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Recent publications by Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel illustrate ongoing contributions to the study of fungal and plant interactions as well as host-pathogen dynamics. Selected papers include:

  • Enhanced surface colonisation and competition during bacterial adaptation to a fungus, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Identification of SclB, a Zn(II)2Cys6 transcription factor involved in sclerotium formation in Aspergillus niger, 2020, Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • Latex Metabolome of Euphorbia Species: Geographical and Inter-Species Variation and its Proposed Role in Plant Defense against Herbivores and Pathogens, 2021, Journal of Chemical Ecology
  • Stimulating the autophagic-lysosomal axis enhances host defense against fungal infection in a zebrafish model of invasive Aspergillosis, 2022, Autophagy
  • HPTLC-Based Chemical Profiling: An Approach to Monitor Plant Metabolic Expansion Caused by Fungal Endophytes, 2021, Metabolites

The researcher frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, which includes Mark Arentshorst, Arthur F. J. Ram, Luis Francisco Salomé-Abarca, Peter G. L. Klinkhamer, and Young Hae Choi. This network reflects a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biology, plant science, and microbiology.

Publications by Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel have appeared in several scientific venues, predominantly in journals specializing in molecular biology, fungal genetics, and chemical ecology. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Autophagy
  • Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • Journal of Chemical Ecology

Best Publications

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88

    Herman J. Pel;Johannes H. De Winde;Johannes H. De Winde;David B. Archer;Paul S. Dyer

  • Transformation of Aspergillus based on the hygromycin B resistance marker from Escherichia coli.

    P. J. Punt;R. P. Oliver;M. A. Dingemanse;P. H. Pouwels

  • Agrobacterium -mediated transformation as a tool for functional genomics in fungi

    Caroline B. Michielse;Paul J. J. Hooykaas;Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel;Arthur F. J. Ram

  • Filamentous fungi as cell factories for heterologous protein production

    Peter J Punt;Nick van Biezen;Ana Conesa;Alwin Albers

  • Functional elements in the promoter region of the Aspergillus nidulans gpdA gene encoding glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.

    Peter J. Punt;Maria A. Dingemanse;Anneke Kuyvenhoven;Ronald D.M. Soede

  • Novel aspects of tomato root colonization and infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici revealed by confocal laser scanning microscopic analysis using the green fluorescent protein as a marker

    Anastasia L. Lagopodi;Arthur F. J. Ram;Gerda E. M. Lamers;Peter J. Punt

  • Highly efficient gene targeting in the Aspergillus niger kusA mutant.

    Vera Meyer;Mark Arentshorst;Aymen El-Ghezal;Ann-Christin Drews

  • Cloning, characterization and overexpression of the phytase-encoding gene (phyA) of Aspergillus niger

    Wim van Hartingsveldt;Cora M.J. van Zeijl;G.Marian Harteveld;Robin J. Gouka

  • Fungal Gene Expression on Demand: an Inducible, Tunable, and Metabolism-Independent Expression System for Aspergillus niger

    Vera Meyer;Franziska Wanka;Janneke van Gent;Mark Arentshorst

  • Fungal peroxidases: molecular aspects and applications.

    Ana Conesa;Peter J. Punt;Cees A.M.J.J. van den Hondel

  • Agrobacterium -mediated transformation of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus awamori

    Caroline B Michielse;Paul J J Hooykaas;Cees A M J J van den Hondel;Arthur F J Ram

  • Transformation of Penicillium chrysogenum using dominant selection markers and expression of an Escherichia coli lacZ fusion gene.

    Margareta Kolar;Peter J. Punt;Cees A.M.J.J. van den Hondel;Helmut Schwab

  • Expression of the Escherichia coli β-glucuronidase gene in industrial and phytopathogenic filamentous fungi

    I. N. Roberts;R. P. Oliver;P. J. Punt;C. A. M. J. J. van den Hondel

  • The production of antibody fragments and antibody fusion proteins by yeasts and filamentous fungi.

    Vivi Joosten;Christien Lokman;Cees Amjj van den Hondel;Peter J Punt

  • Isolation and characterization of the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase gene of Aspergillus nidulans

    Peter J. Punt;Maria A. Dingemanse;Brigit J.M. Jacobs-Meijsing;Peter H. Pouwels

  • Genomic analysis of the secretion stress response in the enzyme-producing cell factory Aspergillus niger

    Thomas Guillemette;Thomas Guillemette;Noël N M E van Peij;Theo Goosen;Karin Lanthaler

  • The development of a homologous transformation system for Aspergillus oryzae based on the nitrate assimilation pathway: A convenient and general selection system for filamentous fungal transformation

    Shiela E. Unkles;Edward I. Campbell;Yolanda M. J. T. de Ruiter-Jacobs;Martien Broekhuijsen

  • The cell wall stress response in Aspergillus niger involves increased expression of the glutamine : fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase-encoding gene (gfaA) and increased deposition of chitin in the cell wall

    Arthur F. J. Ram;Mark Arentshorst;Robbert A. Damveld;Patricia A. vanKuyk

  • Expression of the Pycnoporus cinnabarinus laccase gene in Aspergillus niger and characterization of the recombinant enzyme

    Eric Record;Peter J. Punt;Mohamed Chamkha;Marc Labat

  • Secretion of heterologous proteins by Aspergillus niger: production of active human interleukin-6 in a protease-deficient mutant by KEX2-like processing of a glucoamylase-hIL6 fusion protein.

    M.P. Broekhuijsen;I.E. Mattern;R. Contreras;J.R. Kinghorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur F. J. Ram
Arthur F. J. Ram Leiden University
Peter J. Punt
Peter J. Punt Leiden University
Vera Meyer
Vera Meyer Technical University of Berlin
Frans M. Klis
Frans M. Klis University of Amsterdam
Young Hae Choi
Young Hae Choi Leiden University
Peter H. Pouwels
Peter H. Pouwels Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Roland Contreras
Roland Contreras Ghent University
Ana Conesa
Ana Conesa University of Florida
Eric Record
Eric Record INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Kristian Fog Nielsen
Kristian Fog Nielsen Technical University of Denmark

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