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Overview

Egbert J. Boekema is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Biomaterials, and Structural Biology.

The main topics covered in Boekema's work include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Algal Biology and Biofuel Production
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Research publications by Boekema have appeared in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes
  • Small
  • Plant Communications
  • The Plant Journal

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Boekema include:

  • "A Technical Introduction to Transmission Electron Microscopy for Soft-Matter: Imaging, Possibilities, Choices, and Technical Developments," 2020, Small
  • "A kaleidoscope of photosynthetic antenna proteins and their emerging roles," 2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Revealing the architecture of the photosynthetic apparatus in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Unique organization of photosystem II supercomplexes and megacomplexes in Norway spruce," 2020, The Plant Journal
  • "Cryo-EM structure of a tetrameric photosystem I from Chroococcidiopsis TS-821, a thermophilic, unicellular, non-heterocyst-forming cyanobacterium," 2021, Plant Communications

Boekema has collaborated frequently with several researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Rameez Arshad
  • Roman Kouřil
  • Claudio Calvaruso
  • Roberta Croce
  • Claudia Büchel

Best Publications

  • Structural basis for CRISPR RNA-guided DNA recognition by Cascade

    Matthijs M Jore;Magnus Lundgren;Magnus Lundgren;Esther van Duijn;Jelle B Bultema

  • RNA-guided complex from a bacterial immune system enhances target recognition through seed sequence interactions

    Blake Wiedenheft;Esther van Duijn;Jelle B. Bultema;Sakharam P. Waghmare

  • Structures of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation supercomplexes and mechanisms for their stabilisation

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  • Supramolecular structure of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system.

    Egbert J. Boekema;Hans-Peter Braun

  • Structure and function of mitochondrial supercomplexes

    Natalya V. Dudkina;Roman Kouril;Katrin Peters;Hans-Peter Braun

  • Supramolecular organization of photosystem II and its light-harvesting antenna in partially solubilized photosystem II membranes.

    Egbert J. Boekema;Henny van Roon;Jan F. L. van Breemen;Jan P. Dekker

  • Interaction of complexes I, III, and IV within the bovine respirasome by single particle cryoelectron tomography

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  • Characterization of dimeric ATP synthase and cristae membrane ultrastructure from Saccharomyces and Polytomella mitochondria

    Natalya V. Dudkina;Stephanie Sunderhaus;Hans-Peter Braun;Egbert J. Boekema

  • Light-Responsive Capture and Release of DNA in a Ternary Supramolecular Complex

    Siva Krishna Mohan Nalluri;Jens Voskuhl;Jelle B. Bultema;Egbert J. Boekema

  • Proteomic analysis of secreted membrane vesicles of archaeal Sulfolobus species reveals the presence of endosome sorting complex components

    Albert F. Ellen;Sonja-Verena Albers;Wim Huibers;Angela Pitcher

  • Megacomplex organization of the oxidative phosphorylation system by structural analysis of respiratory supercomplexes from potato.

    Jelle B. Bultema;Hans-Peter Braun;Egbert J. Boekema;Roman Kouřil

  • UV‐inducible cellular aggregation of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus is mediated by pili formation

    Sabrina Fröls;Malgorzata Ajon;Michaela Wagner;Daniela Teichmann

  • Respiratory chain supercomplexes in the plant mitochondrial membrane.

    Natalya V. Dudkina;Jesco Heinemeyer;Stephanie Sunderhaus;Egbert J. Boekema

  • Subunit and chlorophyll organization of the plant photosystem II supercomplex.

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  • Statistical Image Analysis of Electron Micrographs of Ribosomal Subunits

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  • The higher level of organization of the oxidative phosphorylation system: mitochondrial supercomplexes.

    Natalya V. Dudkina;Stephanie Sunderhaus;Egbert J. Boekema;Hans-Peter Braun

  • The PsbW protein stabilizes the supramolecular organization of photosystem II in higher plants

    Jose G. Garcia-Cerdan;Laszlo Kovacs;Tuende Toth;Sami Kereiche

  • The Vesicle Inducing Protein 1 from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 Organizes into Diverse Higher Ordered Ring Structures

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  • Row-like organization of ATP synthase in intact mitochondria determined by cryo-electron tomography

    Natalya V. Dudkina;Gert T. Oostergetel;Dagmar Lewejohann;Hans-Peter Braun

  • Flagellar Motility and Structure in the Hyperthermoacidophilic Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus

    Zalán Szabó;Musa Sani;Maarten Groeneveld;Benham Zolghadr

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan P. Dekker
Jan P. Dekker Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hans-Peter Braun
Hans-Peter Braun University of Hannover
James Barber
James Barber Imperial College London
Roberta Croce
Roberta Croce Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marc C. A. Stuart
Marc C. A. Stuart University of Groningen
Jon Nield
Jon Nield Queen Mary University of London
Poul Erik Jensen
Poul Erik Jensen University of Copenhagen
Claude Parsot
Claude Parsot Institut Pasteur
Matthias Rögner
Matthias Rögner Ruhr University Bochum
Stefan Jansson
Stefan Jansson Umeå University

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