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D-Index
61
Citations
12445
World Ranking
11417
National Ranking
207

Overview

Erik Bruyneel is affiliated with Ghent University Hospital in Belgium, where they contribute to the scientific and medical research community. Their expertise is embedded in a clinical and academic environment, which supports research activities relevant to hospital-based medical science.

While specific recent papers from Erik Bruyneel are not listed, their profile indicates active engagement in research. This ongoing activity is typically supported by involvement with various scientific publications and collaborations.

There are no frequent co-authors or consistent publication venues documented, which may suggest either a broad but less concentrated collaborative network or a focus on diverse research topics and outlets rather than a single niche area or journal.

No book publications have been recorded in association with Erik Bruyneel. This absence suggests that their contributions are primarily in the form of articles, clinical studies, or other scientific communications rather than longer-format monographs or academic textbooks.

The main fields and subfields of study are not specified, which precludes identifying a distinct specialization within the broader scientific or medical domains. Similarly, no main topics of work are listed, indicating a generalist profile or a lack of publicly available detailed classification of their research interests.

There are no awards or recognitions recorded, which implies that, based on available data, there have been no notable honors attributed to this individual so far within the documented scope.

Currently, Erik Bruyneel is listed as active (not deceased), maintaining their role within the academic or medical research context as of the last update.

Best Publications

  • The Two-Handed E Box Binding Zinc Finger Protein SIP1 Downregulates E-Cadherin and Induces Invasion

    Joke Comijn;Geert Berx;Petra Vermassen;Kristin Verschueren

  • Release of an invasion promoter E-cadherin fragment by matrilysin and stromelysin-1

    Veerle Noë;Barbara Fingleton;Kathleen Jacobs;Howard C. Crawford

  • SIP1/ZEB2 induces EMT by repressing genes of different epithelial cell–cell junctions

    Cindy Vandewalle;Joke Comijn;Bram De Craene;Petra Vermassen

  • Tenascin-C and SF/HGF produced by myofibroblasts in vitro provide convergent pro-invasive signals to human colon cancer cells through RhoA and Rac.

    Olivier De Wever;Quang-Dé Nguyen;Leen Van Hoorde;Marc Bracke

  • Leptin promotes invasiveness of kidney and colonic epithelial cells via phosphoinositide 3-kinase-, Rho-, and Rac-dependent signaling pathways

    Samir Attoub;Veerle Noe;Luciano Pirola;Erik Bruyneel

  • The transcription factor snail induces tumor cell invasion through modulation of the epithelial cell differentiation program

    Bram De Craene;Barbara Gilbert;Christophe Stove;Erik Bruyneel

  • YSK1 is activated by the Golgi matrix protein GM130 and plays a role in cell migration through its substrate 14-3-3ζ

    Christian Preisinger;Benjamin Short;Veerle De Corte;Erik Bruyneel

  • The role of bile acids in carcinogenesis.

    Philip R. Debruyne;Erik A. Bruyneel;Xuedong Li;Amazia Zimber

  • Critical role of N-cadherin in myofibroblast invasion and migration in vitro stimulated by colon-cancer-cell-derived TGF-β or wounding

    Olivier De Wever;Wendy Westbroek;An Verloes;Nele Bloemen

  • Implication of the MAGI-1b/PTEN signalosome in stabilization of adherens junctions and suppression of invasiveness.

    Larissa Kotelevets;Jolanda van Hengel;Erik Bruyneel;Marc Mareel

  • Identification of CDH1 germline missense mutations associated with functional inactivation of the E-cadherin protein in young gastric cancer probands

    Gianpaolo Suriano;Carla Oliveira;Carla Oliveira;Paulo Ferreira;José C. Machado

  • Upregulation of MMPs by soluble E-cadherin in human lung tumor cells.

    Béatrice Nawrocki-Raby;Christine Gilles;Myriam Polette;Erik Bruyneel

  • Trefoil peptides as proangiogenic factors in vivo and in vitro: implication of cyclooxygenase-2 and EGF receptor signaling

    Sylvie Rodrigues;Elisabeth Van Aken;Saskia Van Bocxlaer;Samir Attoub

  • Expression of Neurotensin and NT1 Receptor in Human Breast Cancer: A Potential Role in Tumor Progression

    Frédérique Souazé;Sandra Dupouy;Véronique Viardot-Foucault;Erik Bruyneel

  • E-cadherin/catenin/cytoskeleton complex: a regulator of cancer invasion.

    M. Mareel;T. Boterberg;V. Noë;L. Van Hoorde

  • Trefoil factor family (TFF) peptides and cancer progression.

    Shahin Emami;Sylvie Rodrigues;Christelle M Rodrigue;Nathalie Le Floch

  • αT-Catenin: a novel tissue-specific β-catenin-binding protein mediating strong cell-cell adhesion

    Barbara Janssens;Steven Goossens;Katrien Staes;Barbara Gilbert

  • The lipid phosphatase activity of PTEN is critical for stabilizing intercellular junctions and reverting invasiveness

    Larissa Kotelevets;Larissa Kotelevets;Jolanda van Hengel;Erik Bruyneel;Marc Mareel

  • Gelsolin-induced epithelial cell invasion is dependent on Ras–Rac signaling

    Veerle De Corte;Erik Bruyneel;Ciska Boucherie;Marcus Mareel

  • Induction of scattering and cellular invasion by trefoil peptides in src- and RhoA-transformed kidney and colonic epithelial cells

    Shahin Emami;Nathalie Le Floch;Erik Bruyneel;Lars Thim

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Mareel
Marc Mareel Ghent University Hospital
Christian Gespach
Christian Gespach Sorbonne University
Marc Bracke
Marc Bracke Ghent University
Olivier De Wever
Olivier De Wever Ghent University
Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
Frans van Roy
Frans van Roy Ghent University
Felicity E. B. May
Felicity E. B. May Newcastle University
Lars Thim
Lars Thim Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
Jean-Michel Foidart
Jean-Michel Foidart University of Liège
Carla Oliveira
Carla Oliveira University of Porto

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