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Joël Vandekerckhove

Joël Vandekerckhove

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Molecular Biology
Belgium
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Belgium
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
129
Citations
51686
World Ranking
196
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 1994 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Joël Vandekerckhove is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed to scientific research primarily through publications in notable academic venues.

Their recent scholarly work includes the paper titled Author Correction: Listeria monocytogenes impairs SUMOylation for efficient infection, published in 2020 in the journal Nature.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • David Ribet
  • Mélanie Hamon
  • Edith Gouin
  • Marie-Anne Nahori
  • Francis Impens

Their work has been published in the following venues:

  • Nature

Joël Vandekerckhove was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1994.

Best Publications

  • The DNA binding subunit of NF-κB is identical to factor KBF1 and homologous to the rel oncogene product

    Mark Kieran;Volker Blank;Frédérique Logeat;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • At least six different actins are expressed in a higher mammal: an analysis based on the amino acid sequence of the amino-terminal tryptic peptide.

    Joel Vandekerckhove;Klaus Weber

  • Studies of the cellulolytic system of Trichoderma reesei QM 9414. Analysis of domain function in two cellobiohydrolases by limited proteolysis.

    Peter Tomme;Herman Van Tilbeurgh;Göran Pettersson;Jozef Van Damme

  • The minimum information about a proteomics experiment (MIAPE)

    Chris F. Taylor;Chris F. Taylor;Norman W. Paton;Norman W. Paton;Kathryn S. Lilley;Kathryn S. Lilley;Pierre Alain Binz;Pierre Alain Binz

  • Proteomic Analysis of Arabidopsis Seed Germination and Priming

    Karine Gallardo;Claudette Job;Steven P.C. Groot;Magda Puype

  • Improved visualization of protein consensus sequences by iceLogo.

    Niklaas Colaert;Niklaas Colaert;Kenny Helsens;Kenny Helsens;Lennart Martens;Joël Vandekerckhove;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • Prefoldin, a Chaperone that Delivers Unfolded Proteins to Cytosolic Chaperonin

    Irina E Vainberg;Sally A Lewis;Heidi Rommelaere;Christophe Ampe

  • The complete amino acid sequence of actins from bovine aorta, bovine heart, bovine fast skeletal muscle, and rabbit slow skeletal muscle. A protein-chemical analysis of muscle actin differentiation.

    Joel Vandekerckhove;Klaus Weber

  • Exploring proteomes and analyzing protein processing by mass spectrometric identification of sorted N-terminal peptides.

    Kris Gevaert;Marc Goethals;Lennart Martens;Jozef Van Damme

  • PRIDE: The proteomics identifications database

    Lennart Martens;Henning Hermjakob;Philip Jones;Marcin Adamski

  • Identification by redox proteomics of glutathionylated proteins in oxidatively stressed human T lymphocytes.

    Maddalena Fratelli;Hans Demol;Magda Puype;Simona Casagrande

  • Vascular smooth muscle cells differ from other smooth muscle cells: predominance of vimentin filaments and a specific alpha-type actin.

    G. Gabbiani;E. Schmid;S. Winter;C. Chaponnier

  • Proteomics analyses reveal the evolutionary conservation and divergence of N-terminal acetyltransferases from yeast and humans

    Thomas Arnesen;Petra Van Damme;Bogdan Polevoda;Kenny Helsens

  • Protein identification methods in proteomics.

    Kris Gevaert;Joël Vandekerckhove

  • The serine protease Omi/HtrA2 is released from mitochondria during apoptosis. Omi interacts with caspase-inhibitor XIAP and induces enhanced caspase activity.

    G van Loo;M van Gurp;B Depuydt;S M Srinivasula

  • A carrot somatic embryo mutant is rescued by chitinase.

    A.J. de Jong;J.H.C. Cordewener;F. Lo Schiavo;M. Terzi

  • Molecular cloning, occurrence, and expression of a novel partially secreted protein "psoriasin" that is highly up-regulated in psoriatic skin.

    Peder Madsen;Hanne H Rasmussen;Henrik Leffers;Bent Honoré

  • Hot-spot residue in small heat-shock protein 22 causes distal motor neuropathy.

    Joy Irobi;Katrien Van Impe;Pavel Seeman;Albena Jordanova

  • Cdc42 induces filopodia by promoting the formation of an IRSp53:Mena complex.

    Sonja Krugmann;Ingrid Jordens;Kris Gevaert;Mariëtte Driessens

  • GRASP65, a Protein Involved in the Stacking of Golgi Cisternae

    Francis A Barr;Magda Puype;Joël Vandekerckhove;Graham Warren

Frequent Co-Authors

Kris Gevaert
Kris Gevaert Ghent University
Maryvonne Rosseneu
Maryvonne Rosseneu Ghent University
Christophe Ampe
Christophe Ampe Ghent University
Jan Tavernier
Jan Tavernier Ghent University
Lennart Martens
Lennart Martens Ghent University
Petra Van Damme
Petra Van Damme Ghent University
Julio E. Celis
Julio E. Celis Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Bent Honoré
Bent Honoré Aarhus University
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Peder Madsen
Peder Madsen Aarhus University

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