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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1984 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Hans Galjaard is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research largely focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology and genetics as subfields.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications on topics related to genomics and chromatin dynamics, RNA research and splicing, protein degradation and inhibitors, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, histone deacetylase inhibitors research, and CRISPR and genetic engineering.

Notable recent papers include:

  • What do the structures of GCN5-containing complexes teach us about their function? (2020), published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
  • The related coactivator complexes SAGA and ATAC control embryonic stem cell self-renewal through acetyltransferase-independent mechanisms (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • Histone H2Bub1 deubiquitylation is essential for mouse development, but does not regulate global RNA polymerase II transcription (2021), published in Cell Death and Differentiation
  • SAGA-Dependent Histone H2Bub1 Deubiquitination Is Essential for Cellular Ubiquitin Balance during Embryonic Development (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Architectural Mediator subunits are differentially essential for global transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2021), published in Genetics

Frequent coauthors in Galjaard's work include:

  • Làszlò Tora
  • Véronique Fischer
  • Stéphane D. Vincent
  • Damien Plassard
  • Matthieu Stierlé

The most common publication venues associated with their recent research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
  • Cell Reports
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Research topics examined by Galjaard cover a wide range, such as:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Their contributions have been recognized by election as a member of prestigious academies, including the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984 and the Academia Europaea in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Identification of a gene (FMR-1) containing a CGG repeat coincident with a breakpoint cluster region exhibiting length variation in fragile X syndrome

    Annemiske J.M.H. Verkerk;Maura Pieretti;James S. Sutcliffe;Ying-Hui Fu

  • Molecular defect in combined beta-galactosidase and neuraminidase deficiency in man

    A. D'Azzo;A. Hoogeveen;A. J. J. Reuser;D. Robinson

  • Characterization and localization of the FMR-1 gene product associated with fragile X syndrome

    C. Verheij;C. E. Bakker;E. De Graaff;J. Keulemans

  • A new gene, encoding an anion transporter, is mutated in sialic acid storage diseases

    F. W. Verheijen;E. Verbeek;N. Aula;C. E. M. T. Beerens

  • Expression of cDNA encoding the human “protective protein≓ associated with lysosomal β-galactosidase and neuraminidase: Homology to yeast proteases

    Niels J. Galjart;Nynke Gillemans;Alan Harris;Gijsbertus T.J. van der Horst

  • Characterization and localization of the Huntington disease gene product

    André T. Hoogeveen;Rob Willemsen;Nicolle Meyer;Karien E.de Roolj

  • Elevated plasma chitotriosidase activity in various lysosomal storage disorders.

    Yufeng Guo;Wang He;A. M. Boer;R. A. Wevers

  • Differential Expression of FMR1, FXR1 and FXR2 Proteins in Human Brain and Testis

    Filippo Tamanini;Rob Willemsen;Leontine van Unen;Carola Bontekoe

  • Rapid antibody test for fragile X syndrome

    R. Willemsen;S. Mohkamsing;B. de Vries;A. van den Ouweland

  • A fluorimetric enzyme assay for the diagnosis of Morquio disease type A (MPS IV A)

    O.P. van Diggelen;H. Zhao;W.J. Kleijer;H.C. Janse

  • Assignment of a second locus for multiple exostoses to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 11

    Yuan-Qing Wu;P. Heutink;B. B. A. De Vries;L. A. Sandkuijl

  • FMRP is Associated to the Ribosomes Via RNA

    Filippo Tamanini;Nicolle Meijer;Coleta Verheij;Patrick J. Willems

  • The relation between human lysosomal beta-galactosidase and its protective protein.

    A T Hoogeveen;F W Verheijen;H Galjaard

  • Human placental neuraminidase. Activation, stabilization and association with beta-galactosidase and its protective protein.

    Frans W. Verheijen;Silvia Palmeri;André T. Hoogeveen;Hans Galjaard

  • Biochemical, immunological, and cell genetic studies in glycogenosis type II.

    A J Reuser;J F Koster;A Hoogeveen;H Galjaard

  • Different Targets for the Fragile X-Related Proteins Revealed by Their Distinct Nuclear Localizations

    Filippo Tamanini;Carola Bontekoe;Cathy E. Bakker;Leontine van Unen

  • Rapid antibody test for diagnosing fragile X syndrome : a validation of the technique

    R Willemsen;A Smits;S Mohkamsing;H van Beerendonk

  • Assignment of the gene coding for human β-glucocerebrosidase to the region q21-q31 of chromosome 1 using monoclonal antibodies

    Barneveld Ra;Keijzer W;Tegelaers Fp;Ginns Ei

  • Genetic heterogeneity in GM1-gangliosidosis.

    H. Galjaard;A. Hoogeveen;W. Keijzer;H. A. De Wit-Verbeek

  • Characterization of a proton-driven carrier for sialic acid in the lysosomal membrane. Evidence for a group-specific transport system for acidic monosaccharides.

    G. M. S. Mancini;H. R. De Jonge;H. Galjaard;F. W. Verheijen

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnold J. J. Reuser
Arnold J. J. Reuser Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ben A. Oostra
Ben A. Oostra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rob Willemsen
Rob Willemsen Erasmus University Rotterdam
J. M. Tager
J. M. Tager University of Amsterdam
Johannis P. Kamerling
Johannis P. Kamerling Utrecht University
Niels Galjart
Niels Galjart Erasmus University Rotterdam
Wim J. Kleijer
Wim J. Kleijer Erasmus University Rotterdam
Andries Westerveld
Andries Westerveld University of Amsterdam
John A. Barranger
John A. Barranger University of Pittsburgh
Dicky J. J. Halley
Dicky J. J. Halley Erasmus University Rotterdam

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