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Erik Bruyneel

Erik Bruyneel

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
59
Citations
8557
World Ranking
2044
National Ranking
25

Overview

Erik Bruyneel is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their academic career is associated with this institution where they contribute to scientific research and education.

Although detailed publication records such as recent papers, co-authors, and frequent publication venues are not listed, the affiliation with Ghent University suggests active engagement in research activities within that academic environment.

No specific fields of study, subfields, or main research topics are indicated in the available data. Similarly, there is no information on book publications or awards associated with their name.

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

  • 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

  • The c-kit Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor STI571 for Colorectal Cancer Therapy

    Samir Attoub;Christine Rivat;Sylvie Rodrigues;Saskia Van Bocxlaer

  • 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

  • Tamoxifen Restores the E-Cadherin Function in Human Breast Cancer MCF-7/6 Cells and Suppresses Their Invasive Phenotype

    Marc E. Bracke;Corinne Charlier;Erik A. Bruyneel;Caroline Labit

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

    Barbara Janssens;Steven Goossens;Katrien Staes;Barbara Gilbert

  • Implication of STAT3 Signaling in Human Colonic Cancer Cells during Intestinal Trefoil Factor 3 (TFF3) – and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Mediated Cellular Invasion and Tumor Growth

    Christine Rivat;Sylvie Rodrigues;Erik Bruyneel;Geneviève Pietu

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Mareel
Marc Mareel Ghent University Hospital
Christian Gespach
Christian Gespach Sorbonne University
Marc Bracke
Marc Bracke Ghent University
Robert Kiss
Robert Kiss Université Libre de Bruxelles
Isabelle Salmon
Isabelle Salmon Université Libre de Bruxelles
Olivier De Wever
Olivier De Wever Ghent University
Joël Vandekerckhove
Joël Vandekerckhove Ghent University
Geert Berx
Geert Berx Ghent University
Frans van Roy
Frans van Roy Ghent University
René-Marc Mège
René-Marc Mège Université Paris Cité

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