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76
Citations
26367
World Ranking
1138
National Ranking
30

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Dirk Bootsma is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The academic profile does not list recent published papers, specific fields or subfields of study, frequent co-authors, or common publication venues.

Despite the absence of detailed publication data, Dirk Bootsma has been recognized by scientific institutions, reflecting an established presence in the academic community. Key awards include membership in Academia Europaea since 1991 and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), though the year for the latter is unspecified.

The memberships suggest involvement in the broader fields connected to molecular biology and related disciplines. The absence of listed main topics of work or specialized research areas limits a deeper analysis of research focus or thematic contributions.

The profile does not include book publications, recent citation records, or specific scientific topics, which restricts the ability to highlight research impact or collaborative networks.

Best Publications

  • A cellular oncogene is translocated to the Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelocytic leukaemia

    Annelies de Klein;Ad Geurts van Kessel;Gerard Grosveld;Claus R. Bartram

  • Mammalian Cry1 and Cry2 are essential for maintenance of circadian rhythms.

    Gijsbertus T.J. Van Der Horst;Manja Muijtjens;Kumiko Kobayashi;Riya Takano

  • Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C Protein Complex Is the Initiator of Global Genome Nucleotide Excision Repair

    Kaoru Sugasawa;Jessica M.Y Ng;Chikahide Masutani;Shigenori Iwai

  • Translocation of c- abl oncogene correlates with the presence of a Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelocytic leukaemia

    Claus R. Bartram;Annelies de Klein;Anne Hagemeijer;Ton van Agthoven

  • Xeroderma pigmentosum cells with normal levels of excision repair have a defect in DNA synthesis after UV-irradiation.

    A. R. Lehmann;S. Kirk-Bell;C. F. Arlett;M. C. Paterson

  • ERCC6, a member of a subfamily of putative helicases, is involved in Cockayne's syndrome and preferential repair of active genes.

    Christine Troelstra;Alain van Gool;Jan de Wit;Wim Vermeulen

  • Disruption of mouse RAD54 reduces ionizing radiation resistance and homologous recombination.

    Jeroen Essers;Rudolf W Hendriks;Sigrid M.A Swagemakers;Christine Troelstra

  • Inactivation of the HR6B Ubiquitin-Conjugating DNA Repair Enzyme in Mice Causes Male Sterility Associated with Chromatin Modification

    H.P Roest;J van Klaveren;J de Wit;C.G van Gurp

  • A presumed DNA helicase encoded by ERCC-3 is involved in the human repair disorders xeroderma pigmentosum and Cockayne's syndrome.

    Geert Weeda;Reinier C.A. van Ham;Wim Vermeulen;Dirk Bootsma

  • Purification and cloning of a nucleotide excision repair complex involving the xeroderma pigmentosum group C protein and a human homologue of yeast RAD23.

    C. Masutani;K. Sugasawa;J. Yanagisawa;T. Sonoyama

  • Xeroderma pigmentosum: biochemical and genetic characteristics.

    James E. Cleaver;D. Bootsma

  • Unique fusion of bcr and c-abl genes in Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    André Hermans;Nora Heisterkamp;Marieke von Lindern;Sjozef van Baal

  • Disruption of mouse ERCC1 results in a novel repair syndrome with growth failure, nuclear abnormalities and senescence

    G. Weeda;I. Donker;J. de Wit;H. Morreau

  • Genetic heterogeneity of xeroderma pigmentosum demonstrated by somatic cell hybridization.

    E. A. De Weerd-Kastelein;W. Keijzer;D. Bootsma

  • Molecular characterization of the human excision repair gene ERCC-1: cDNA cloning and amino acid homology with the yeast DNA repair gene RAD10.

    Marcel van Duin;Jan de Wit;Hanny Odijk;Andries Westerveld

  • Defective Transcription-Coupled Repair in Cockayne Syndrome B Mice Is Associated with Skin Cancer Predisposition

    Gijsbertus T.J van der Horst;Harry van Steeg;Rob J.W Berg;Alain J van Gool

  • Molecular cloning of a human dna repair gene

    A. Westerveld;J. H. J. Hoeijmakers;M. van Duin;J. de Wit

  • Structural and functional conservation of two human homologs of the yeast DNA repair gene RAD6.

    Marcel H M Koken;Paul Reynolds;Iris Jaspers-Dekker;Louise Prakash

  • ENGAGEMENT WITH TRANSCRIPTION

    Dirk Bootsma;Jan Hoeijmakers

  • The Cockayne syndrome B protein, involved in transcription‐coupled DNA repair, resides in an RNA polymerase II‐containing complex

    Alain J. van Gool;Elisabetta Citterio;Suzanne Rademakers;Roselinde van Os

Frequent Co-Authors

Andries Westerveld
Andries Westerveld University of Amsterdam
Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers
Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers Erasmus University Rotterdam
P. Meera Khan
P. Meera Khan Leiden University
Wim Vermeulen
Wim Vermeulen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Thomas B. Shows
Thomas B. Shows Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers
Nicolaas G. J. Jaspers Erasmus University Rotterdam
Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith
Malcolm A. Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Frank H. Ruddle
Frank H. Ruddle Yale University
Newton E. Morton
Newton E. Morton University of Southampton

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