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Dirk G. de Rooij

Dirk G. de Rooij

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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
36499
World Ranking
1265
National Ranking
19

Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
35099
World Ranking
7421
National Ranking
282

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Dirk G. de Rooij is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover various areas such as:

  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Recent papers by Dirk G. de Rooij include:

  • DAZL mediates a broad translational program regulating expansion and differentiation of spermatogonial progenitors, 2020, eLife
  • Computerized spermatogenesis staging (CSS) of mouse testis sections via quantitative histomorphological analysis, 2020, Medical Image Analysis
  • A missense in HSF2BP causing primary ovarian insufficiency affects meiotic recombination by its novel interactor C19ORF57/BRME1, 2020, eLife
  • Dynamic and regulated TAF gene expression during mouse embryonic germ cell development, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • Sox8 and Sox9 act redundantly for ovarian-to-testicular fate reprogramming in the absence of R-spondin1 in mouse sex reversals, 2020, eLife

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dirk G. de Rooij include:

  • Maria M. Mikedis
  • David C. Page
  • Natalia Felipe-Medina
  • Yazmine B. Condezo
  • Laura Gómez-H

The scholar commonly publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Development
  • Reproduction
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Regulation of cell fate decision of undifferentiated spermatogonia by GDNF.

    Xiaojuan Meng;Maria Lindahl;Mervi E. Hyvönen;Martti Parvinen

  • MIWI2 is essential for spermatogenesis and repression of transposons in the mouse male germline.

    Michelle A. Carmell;Angélique Girard;Angélique Girard;Henk J.G. van de Kant;Deborah Bourc'his

  • All you wanted to know about spermatogonia but were afraid to ask.

    D G de Rooij;L D Russell

  • Plzf is required in adult male germ cells for stem cell self-renewal.

    F William Buaas;Andrew L Kirsh;Manju Sharma;Derek J McLean

  • A quantitative study of spermatogonial multiplication and stem cell renewal in the C3H/101 F1 hybrid mouse

    R. A. J. Tegelenbosch;D. G. De Rooij

  • Sox9 induces testis development in XX transgenic mice.

    Valerie P.I. Vidal;Marie-Christine Chaboissier;Dirk G. de Rooij;Andreas Schedl

  • Stra8 and its inducer, retinoic acid, regulate meiotic initiation in both spermatogenesis and oogenesis in mice

    Ericka L. Anderson;Andrew E. Baltus;Hermien L. Roepers-Gajadien;Terry J. Hassold

  • Functional analysis of Sox8 and Sox9 during sex determination in the mouse.

    Marie Christine Chaboissier;Akio Kobayashi;Akio Kobayashi;Valerie I.P. Vidal;Susanne Lützkendorf

  • Proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells

    Dirk G. De Rooij

  • In germ cells of mouse embryonic ovaries, the decision to enter meiosis precedes premeiotic DNA replication

    Andrew E Baltus;Douglas B Menke;Douglas B Menke;Yueh-Chiang Hu;Yueh-Chiang Hu;Mary L Goodheart;Mary L Goodheart

  • Spermatogonial Stem Cells

    Dirk G de Rooij;J Anton Grootegoed

  • Activation of β-catenin signaling by Rspo1 controls differentiation of the mammalian ovary

    Anne Amandine Chassot;Fariba Ranc;Fariba Ranc;Elodie P. Gregoire;Elodie P. Gregoire;Hermien L. Roepers-Gajadien;Hermien L. Roepers-Gajadien

  • Stem cells in the testis

    Dirk G. De Rooij

  • Proliferative activity of gonocytes, Sertoli cells and interstitial cells during testicular development in mice.

    R. P. F. A. Vergouwen;S. G. P. M. Jacobs;R. Huiskamp;J. A. G. Davids

  • Mouse MutS-like protein Msh5 is required for proper chromosome synapsis in male and female meiosis

    S S de Vries;E B Baart;M Dekker;A Siezen

  • Propagation of human spermatogonial stem cells in vitro.

    Hooman Sadri-Ardekani;Sefika C. Mizrak;Saskia K. M. van Daalen;Cindy M. Korver

  • Differential Expression of c-kit in Mouse Undifferentiated and Differentiating Type A Spermatogonia

    B. H. G. J. Schrans-Stassen;H. J. G. Van De Kant;D. G. De Rooij;A. M. M. Van Pelt

  • Evidence that meiotic sex chromosome inactivation is essential for male fertility.

    Hélène Royo;Grzegorz Polikiewicz;Shantha K. Mahadevaiah;Haydn Prosser

  • Isolation and purification of type A spermatogonia from the bovine testis

    F Izadyar;GT Spierenberg;LB Creemers;K den Ouden

  • Cell-Specific Knockout of Steroidogenic Factor 1 Reveals Its Essential Roles in Gonadal Function

    Pancharatnam Jeyasuria;Yayoi Ikeda;Soazik P. Jamin;Liping Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto M. Pendás
Alberto M. Pendás University of Salamanca
Laura B. Creemers
Laura B. Creemers Utrecht University
Scott Keeney
Scott Keeney Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Andreas Schedl
Andreas Schedl Grenoble Alpes University
Paul S. Burgoyne
Paul S. Burgoyne Medical Research Council
Axel P. N. Themmen
Axel P. N. Themmen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Miles F. Wilkinson
Miles F. Wilkinson University of California, San Diego
Marvin L. Meistrich
Marvin L. Meistrich The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gregory J. Hannon
Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

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