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Frans Schuit

Frans Schuit

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Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
29812
World Ranking
9405
National Ranking
106

Overview

Frans Schuit is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The research interests of Frans Schuit center on diverse topics, with significant emphasis on pancreatic function and diabetes. Other main areas of study include vitamin D research, erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as vitamin C and antioxidants research.

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • Vitamin D Binding Protein: A Historic Overview, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Transcriptional Changes in Kidney Allografts with Histology of Antibody-Mediated Rejection without Anti-HLA Donor-Specific Antibodies, 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Loss of Furin in β-Cells Induces an mTORC1-ATF4 Anabolic Pathway That Leads to β-Cell Dysfunction, 2020, Diabetes
  • Sequencing refractory regions in bird genomes are hotspots for accelerated protein evolution, 2021, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Normal Pregnancy-Induced Islet Beta Cell Proliferation in Mouse Models That Are Deficient in Serotonin-Signaling, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Frans Schuit include:

  • Lieven Thorrez
  • Leentje Van Lommel
  • Roger Bouillon
  • Bas Brouwers
  • Ilaria Coppola

Frans Schuit has contributed to multiple publications within notable scientific venues, including:

  • Diabetes
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Best Publications

  • The CTLA-4 gene region of chromosome 2q33 is linked to, and associated with, type 1 diabetes. Belgian Diabetes Registry

    L Nisticò;R Buzzetti;L E Pritchard;B Van der Auwera

  • CHROMOSOME INSTABILITY IS COMMON IN HUMAN CLEAVAGE-STAGE EMBRYOS

    Evelyne Vanneste;Thierry Voet;Cédric Le Caignec;Cédric Le Caignec;Michèle Ampe

  • A variant near MTNR1B is associated with increased fasting plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes risk

    Nabila Bouatia-Naji;Amélie Bonnefond;Amélie Bonnefond;Christine Cavalcanti-Proença;Christine Cavalcanti-Proença;Thomas Sparsø

  • The AMP-activated protein kinase α2 catalytic subunit controls whole-body insulin sensitivity

    Benoit Viollet;Fabrizio Andreelli;Sebastian B. Jørgensen;Christophe Perrin

  • Deficiency or inhibition of oxygen sensor Phd1 induces hypoxia tolerance by reprogramming basal metabolism

    Julián Aragonés;Martin Schneider;Martin Schneider;Martin Schneider;Katie Van Geyte;Katie Van Geyte;Peter Fraisl;Peter Fraisl

  • Human and rat beta cells differ in glucose transporter but not in glucokinase gene expression.

    Anick De Vos;Henry Heimberg;Erik Quartier;Peter Huypens

  • Interplay of nutrients and hormones in the regulation of insulin release.

    D. G. Pipeleers;F. C. Schuit;C. F. H. Van Schravendijk;M. Van De Winkel

  • Glucose Sensing in Pancreatic β-Cells: A Model for the Study of Other Glucose-Regulated Cells in Gut, Pancreas, and Hypothalamus

    Franciscus Schuit;Peter Huypens;Henry Heimberg;Daniel Pipeleers

  • Metabolic fate of glucose in purified islet cells. Glucose-regulated anaplerosis in beta cells.

    F Schuit;A De Vos;S Farfari;K Moens

  • Control of mRNA translation preserves endoplasmic reticulum function in beta cells and maintains glucose homeostasis

    Donalyn D. Scheuner;Dirk Vander D.V. Mierde;Benbo B. Song;Daisy Flamez;Daisy Flamez

  • In vivo expression and functional characterization of the zinc transporter ZnT8 in glucose-induced insulin secretion

    Fabrice Chimienti;Séverine Devergnas;François Pattou;Frans Schuit

  • Insulin storage and glucose homeostasis in mice null for the granule zinc transporter ZnT8 and studies of the type 2 diabetes-associated variants

    Tamara J. Nicolson;Elisa A. Bellomo;Nadeeja Wijesekara;Merewyn K. Loder

  • Mucosal gene signatures to predict response to infliximab in patients with ulcerative colitis

    I. Arijs;K. Li;G. Toedter;R. Quintens

  • Free fatty acids induce a proinflammatory response in islets via the abundantly expressed interleukin-1 receptor I.

    Marianne Böni-Schnetzler;Simone Boller;Sarah Debray;Karim Bouzakri

  • Double Incretin Receptor Knockout (DIRKO) Mice Reveal an Essential Role for the Enteroinsular Axis in Transducing the Glucoregulatory Actions of DPP-IV Inhibitors

    Tanya Hansotia;Laurie L. Baggio;Dominique Delmeire;Simon A. Hinke

  • A new in vitro model for the study of pancreatic A and B cells.

    D G Pipeleers;P A in't Veld;M Van de Winkel;E Maes

  • Glucose stimulates proinsulin biosynthesis by a dose-dependent recruitment of pancreatic beta cells

    Frans Schuit;P A In't Veld;D G Pipeleers

  • Insulin crystallization depends on zinc transporter ZnT8 expression, but is not required for normal glucose homeostasis in mice.

    K. Lemaire;M. A. Ravier;A. Schraenen;J. W. M. Creemers

  • Class VI intermediate filament protein nestin is induced during activation of rat hepatic stellate cells

    Toshiro Niki;Milos Pekny;Karine Hellemans;Pieter De Bleser

  • Chromosome Instability Is Common in Human Cleavage-Stage Embryos

    Evelyne Vanneste;Thierry Voet;Cedric Le Caginec;Michele Ampe

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Pipeleers
Daniel Pipeleers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Yves Moreau
Yves Moreau KU Leuven
Harry Heimberg
Harry Heimberg Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Decio L. Eizirik
Decio L. Eizirik Université Libre de Bruxelles

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