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Christophe Ampe

Christophe Ampe

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
10005
World Ranking
16666
National Ranking
278

Overview

Christophe Ampe is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Reproductive Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work spans multiple main topics, including:

  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Christophe Ampe has published in several scientific journals across different disciplines. Notable publication venues include:

  • GigaScience
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • BMC Cancer
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Chemical Communications

The list of recent papers published by Christophe Ampe illustrates the diversity of their research interests and contributions:

  • "Community standards for open cell migration data" (2020), published in GigaScience
  • "Acid-Resistant BODIPY Amino Acids for Peptide-Based Fluorescence Imaging of GPR54 Receptors in Pancreatic Islets" (2023), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Prevalence of Cytoplasmic Actin Mutations in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma: A Functional Assessment Based on Actin Three-Dimensional Structures" (2020), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Innovative mouse models for the tumor suppressor activity of Protocadherin-10 isoforms" (2022), published in BMC Cancer
  • "Furan warheads for covalent trapping of weak protein-protein interactions: cross-linking of thymosin β4 to actin" (2021), published in Chemical Communications

Frequent co-authors associated with Christophe Ampe's research include:

  • Marleen Van Troys
  • Gert-Jan Bakker
  • Peter Friedl
  • Staffan Strömblad
  • Merijn van Erp

Best Publications

  • Prefoldin, a Chaperone that Delivers Unfolded Proteins to Cytosolic Chaperonin

    Irina E Vainberg;Sally A Lewis;Heidi Rommelaere;Christophe Ampe

  • Ins and outs of ADF/cofilin activity and regulation.

    Marleen Van Troys;Lynn Huyck;Shirley Leyman;Stien Dhaese

  • Pathway leading to correctly folded beta-tubulin.

    Guoling Tian;Yi Huang;Heidi Rommelaere;Joel Vandekerckhove

  • Structural and functional analysis of a cloned delta endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis berliner 1715

    Herman Höfte;Henri de Greve;Jef Seurinck;Stefan Jansens

  • The actin cytoskeleton in normal and pathological cell motility.

    Anja Lambrechts;Marleen Van Troys;Christophe Ampe

  • Tubulin Subunits Exist in an Activated Conformational State Generated and Maintained by Protein Cofactors

    Guoling Tian;Sally A. Lewis;Becket Feierbach;Timothy Stearns

  • cAMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation of EVL, a Mena/VASP relative, regulates its interaction with actin and SH3 domains.

    Anja Lambrechts;Adam V. Kwiatkowski;Lorene M. Lanier;James E. Bear

  • The mammalian profilin isoforms display complementary affinities for PIP2 and proline-rich sequences.

    Anja Lambrechts;Jean‐Luc Verschelde;Veronique Jonckheere;Mark Goethals

  • The amino-acid sequence of the 2S sulphur-rich proteins from seeds of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.)

    Christophe Ampe;Jozef Van Damme;Luiz A. B. de Castro;Maria José A. M. Sampaio

  • The actin binding site of thymosin beta 4 mapped by mutational analysis.

    M Van Troys;D Dewitte;M Goethals;M F Carlier

  • Eukaryotic cytosolic chaperonin contains t-complex polypeptide 1 and seven related subunits

    H. Rommelaere;M. Van Troys;Yijie Gao;R. Melki

  • The amino acid sequence of protein II and its phosphorylation site for protein kinase C; the domain structure Ca2+-modulated lipid binding proteins.

    Klaus Weber;Nils Johnsson;Uwe Plessmann;Phuc Nguyen Van

  • Normalization of nomenclature for peptide motifs as ligands of modular protein domains.

    Rein Aasland;Charles Abrams;Christophe Ampe;Linda J. Ball

  • DNA-induced increase in the alpha-helical content of C/EBP and GCN4.

    Karyn T. O'Neil;Jon D. Shuman;Christophe Ampe;William F. DeGrado

  • A role for complexes of survival of motor neurons (SMN) protein with gemins and profilin in neurite-like cytoplasmic extensions of cultured nerve cells.

    Aarti Sharma;Anja Lambrechts;Le thi Hao;Thanh T. Le

  • A QUICK Screen for Lrrk2 Interaction Partners – Leucine-rich Repeat Kinase 2 is Involved in Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics

    Andrea Meixner;Andrea Meixner;Karsten Boldt;Karsten Boldt;Marleen Van Troys;Manor Askenazi

  • Actin isoform expression patterns during mammalian development and in pathology: Insights from mouse models

    Davina Tondeleir;Drieke Vandamme;Joël Vandekerckhove;Christophe Ampe

  • The F-actin capping proteins of Physarum polycephalum: cap42(a) is very similar, if not identical, to fragmin and is structurally and functionally very homologous to gelsolin; cap42(b) is Physarum actin.

    Christophe Ampe;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • Profilin II is alternatively spliced, resulting in profilin isoforms that are differentially expressed and have distinct biochemical properties.

    Anja Lambrechts;Attila Braun;Veronique Jonckheere;Attila Aszodi

  • CDC42 switches IRSp53 from inhibition of actin growth to elongation by clustering of VASP

    Andrea Disanza;Sara Bisi;Moritz Winterhoff;Francesca Milanesi

Frequent Co-Authors

Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
José Martins
José Martins Ghent University
Lennart Martens
Lennart Martens Ghent University
Peter Friedl
Peter Friedl Radboud University Medical Center
Matthias Gunzer
Matthias Gunzer University of Duisburg-Essen
Nicholas J. Cowan
Nicholas J. Cowan New York University
Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Jason R. Swedlow
Jason R. Swedlow University of Dundee
Laura M. Machesky
Laura M. Machesky University of Glasgow
Klaas Vandepoele
Klaas Vandepoele Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie

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