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Joris Winderickx

Joris Winderickx

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Biology and Biochemistry
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
14964
World Ranking
7125
National Ranking
128

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Joris Winderickx is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, plant science, and neurology.

The scientist's research covers multiple key topics, including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

Some recent notable papers authored in collaboration or contribution include:

  • "TORC1 Determines Fab1 Lipid Kinase Function at Signaling Endosomes and Vacuoles," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Pharmacological modulation of septins restores calcium homeostasis and is neuroprotective in models of Alzheimer's disease," 2024, Science
  • "Snf1/AMPK fine-tunes TORC1 signaling in response to glucose starvation," 2023, eLife
  • "Inter-organellar Communication in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease: Looking Beyond Endoplasmic Reticulum-Mitochondria Contact Sites," 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Lsm7 phase-separated condensates trigger stress granule formation," 2022, Nature Communications

Winderickx frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Claudio De Virgilio, Marie-Anne Deprez, Raffaele Nicastro, Marco Caligaris, and Mara Del Vecchio.

Their publications appear repeatedly in several scientific venues known for molecular and cellular research, such as:

  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Microorganisms
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Flavor-active esters: adding fruitiness to beer.

    Kevin J. Verstrepen;Guy Derdelinckx;Jean Pierre Dufour;Joris Winderickx

  • Glucose-sensing and -signalling mechanisms in yeast

    Filip Rolland;Joris Winderickx;Johan M Thevelein

  • A Saccharomyces cerevisiae G-protein coupled receptor, Gpr1, is specifically required for glucose activation of the cAMP pathway during the transition to growth on glucose.

    Leon Kraakman;Katleen Lemaire;Pingsheng Ma;Aloys W.R.H. Teunissen

  • Expression Levels of the Yeast Alcohol Acetyltransferase Genes ATF1, Lg-ATF1, and ATF2 Control the Formation of a Broad Range of Volatile Esters

    Kevin J. Verstrepen;Stijn D. M. Van Laere;Bart M. P. Vanderhaegen;Guy Derdelinckx

  • A network-based approach to identify substrate classes of bacterial glycosyltransferases

    Aminael Sánchez-Rodríguez;Aminael Sánchez-Rodríguez;Hanne L P Tytgat;Hanne L P Tytgat;Joris Winderickx;Jos Vanderleyden

  • Involvement of distinct G-proteins, Gpa2 and Ras, in glucose- and intracellular acidification-induced cAMP signalling in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Sonia Colombo;Pingsheng Ma;Liesbet Cauwenberg;Joris Winderickx

  • Glucose-sensing mechanisms in eukaryotic cells

    Filip Rolland;Joris Winderickx;Johan M Thevelein

  • TOR and PKA signaling pathways converge on the protein kinase Rim15 to control entry into G0.

    Ivo Pedruzzi;Frédérique Dubouloz;Elisabetta Cameroni;Valeria Wanke

  • Cytosolic pH is a second messenger for glucose and regulates the PKA pathway through V-ATPase.

    Reinhard Dechant;Matteo Binda;Sung Sik Lee;Serge Pelet

  • Polymorphism in red photopigment underlies variation in colour matching

    Joris Winderickx;Delwin T. Lindsey;Elizabeth Sanocki;Davida Y. Teller

  • Glucose‐induced cAMP signalling in yeast requires both a G‐protein coupled receptor system for extracellular glucose detection and a separable hexose kinase‐dependent sensing process

    Filip Rolland;Johannes H. de Winde;Katleen Lemaire;Eckhard Boles

  • Neuron-to-neuron wild-type Tau protein transfer through a trans-synaptic mechanism: relevance to sporadic tauopathies

    Simon Dujardin;Simon Dujardin;Katia Lécolle;Katia Lécolle;Raphaëlle Caillierez;Raphaëlle Caillierez;Séverine Bégard;Séverine Bégard

  • Yeast as a model for medical and medicinal research

    Willem H. Mager;Joris Winderickx

  • Life in the midst of scarcity: adaptations to nutrient availability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Bart Smets;Ruben Ghillebert;Pepijn De Snijder;Matteo Binda

  • A gene encoding a sphingolipid biosynthesis enzyme determines the sensitivity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to an antifungal plant defensin from dahlia (Dahlia merckii)

    Karin Thevissen;Bruno Cammue;Katleen Lemaire;Joris Winderickx

  • The AMPK/SNF1/SnRK1 fuel gauge and energy regulator: structure, function and regulation

    Ruben Ghillebert;Erwin Swinnen;Jing Wen;Lies Vandesteene

  • PKA and Sch9 control a molecular switch important for the proper adaptation to nutrient availability.

    Johnny Roosen;Kristof Engelen;Kathleen Marchal;Janick Mathys

  • The Gap1 general amino acid permease acts as an amino acid sensor for activation of protein kinase A targets in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Monica C. V. Donaton;Inge Holsbeeks;Ole Lagatie;Griet Van Zeebroeck

  • Glucose and sucrose: hazardous fast-food for industrial yeast?

    Kevin J. Verstrepen;Kevin J. Verstrepen;Dirk Iserentant;Philippe Malcorps;Guy Derdelinckx

  • A Saccharomyces cerevisiae G-protein coupled receptor, Gpr1 is specifically required for glucose activation of the cAMP pathway during the transition to growth on glucose

    Katleen Lemaire;L. Kraakman;P. Ma;A. Teunissen

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Madeo
Frank Madeo University of Graz
Luc Buée
Luc Buée University of Lille
Johannes H. de Winde
Johannes H. de Winde Leiden University
Sabrina Büttner
Sabrina Büttner Stockholm University
Isak S. Pretorius
Isak S. Pretorius Macquarie University

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