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Klaas J. van Wijk

Klaas J. van Wijk

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
20103
World Ranking
4586
National Ranking
2230

Overview

Klaas J. van Wijk is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, primarily focusing on molecular biology, spectroscopy, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, plant science, and genetics.

The primary topics addressed in their work include photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, mitochondrial function and pathology, advanced proteomics techniques and applications, machine learning in bioinformatics, algal biology and biofuel production, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, as well as genomics and phylogenetic studies.

They have published in various scientific venues with repeated contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Cell
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Recent published papers include:

  • Structure, function, and substrates of Clp AAA+ protease systems in cyanobacteria, plastids, and apicoplasts: A comparative analysis (2021) in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • The Arabidopsis PeptideAtlas: Harnessing worldwide proteomics data to create a comprehensive community proteomics resource (2021) in The Plant Cell
  • Detection of the Arabidopsis Proteome and Its Post-translational Modifications and the Nature of the Unobserved (Dark) Proteome in PeptideAtlas (2023) in Journal of Proteome Research
  • The lowdown on breakdown: Open questions in plant proteolysis (2024) in The Plant Cell
  • The CLP and PREP protease systems coordinate maturation and degradation of the chloroplast proteome in Arabidopsis thaliana (2022) in New Phytologist

Their research collaborations frequently involve:

  • Mark Leppert
  • Qi Sun
  • Zhi Sun
  • Eric W. Deutsch
  • Luis Mendoza

Best Publications

  • Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand

    Donald R. Ort;Donald R. Ort;Sabeeha S. Merchant;Jean Alric;Alice Barkan

  • Sorting Signals, N-Terminal Modifications and Abundance of the Chloroplast Proteome

    Boris L Zybailov;Heidi Rutschow;Giulia Friso;Andrea Rudella

  • In-Depth Analysis of the Thylakoid Membrane Proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana Chloroplasts: New Proteins, New Functions, and a Plastid Proteome Database

    Giulia Friso;Lisa Giacomelli;A. Jimmy Ytterberg;Jean-Benoit Peltier

  • Tuning Escherichia coli for membrane protein overexpression

    Samuel Wagner;Mirjam M. Klepsch;Susan Schlegel;Ansgar Appel

  • Central Functions of the Lumenal and Peripheral Thylakoid Proteome of Arabidopsis Determined by Experimentation and Genome-Wide Prediction

    Jean-Benoît Peltier;Olof Emanuelsson;Dário E. Kalume;Jimmy Ytterberg

  • Protein profiling of plastoglobules in chloroplasts and chromoplasts. A surprising site for differential accumulation of metabolic enzymes.

    A. Jimmy Ytterberg;Jean-Benoit Peltier;Klaas J. van Wijk

  • Proteomics of the Chloroplast: Systematic Identification and Targeting Analysis of Lumenal and Peripheral Thylakoid Proteins

    Jean-Benoît Peltier;Giulia Friso;Dário Eluan Kalume;Peter Roepstorff

  • PPDB, the Plant Proteomics Database at Cornell

    Qi Sun;Boris L. Zybailov;Wojciech Majeran;Giulia Friso

  • Consequences of Membrane Protein Overexpression in Escherichia coli

    Samuel Wagner;Louise Baars;A. Jimmy Ytterberg;Anja Klussmeier

  • Expression of tetanus toxin Fragment C in tobacco chloroplasts

    John S. Tregoning;Peter Nixon;Hiroshi Kuroda;Zora Svab

  • The Oligomeric Stromal Proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana Chloroplasts

    Jean-Benoit Peltier;Yang Cai;Qi Sun;Vladimir Zabrouskov

  • New functions of the thylakoid membrane proteome of Arabidopsis thaliana revealed by a simple, fast, and versatile fractionation strategy.

    Jean-Benoit Peltier;A. Jimmy Ytterberg;Qi Sun;Klaas J. van Wijk

  • Challenges and Prospects of Plant Proteomics

    Klaas J. van Wijk

  • Plastoglobules: versatile lipoprotein particles in plastids

    Claire Bréhélin;Felix Kessler;Klaas J. van Wijk

  • Functional Differentiation of Bundle Sheath and Mesophyll Maize Chloroplasts Determined by Comparative Proteomics

    Wojciech Majeran;Yang Cai;Qi Sun;Klaas J. van Wijk

  • The Pathogen-Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) in Plants Is a Variant of the P Protein of the Glycine Decarboxylase Complex

    Meena R. Chandok;A.Jimmy Ytterberg;Klaas J. van Wijk;Daniel F. Klessig

  • Reconstruction of Metabolic Pathways, Protein Expression, and Homeostasis Machineries across Maize Bundle Sheath and Mesophyll Chloroplasts: Large-Scale Quantitative Proteomics Using the First Maize Genome Assembly

    Giulia Friso;Wojciech Majeran;Mingshu Huang;Qi Sun

  • A Plasmodesmata-Localized Protein Mediates Crosstalk between Cell-to-Cell Communication and Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis

    Jung-Youn Lee;Jung-Youn Lee;Xu Wang;Xu Wang;Weier Cui;Weier Cui;Ross Sager;Ross Sager

  • Nucleoid-enriched proteomes in developing plastids and chloroplasts from maize leaves; a new conceptual framework for nucleoid functions

    Wojciech Majeran;Giulia Friso;Yukari Asakura;Xian Qu

  • Co-translational assembly of the D1 protein into photosystem II.

    Lixin Zhang;Virpi Paakkarinen;Klaas Jan van Wijk;Eva-Mari Aro

Frequent Co-Authors

Qi Sun
Qi Sun Cornell University
Jan-Willem de Gier
Jan-Willem de Gier Stockholm University
Alice Barkan
Alice Barkan University of Oregon
Eva-Mari Aro
Eva-Mari Aro University of Turku
Daniel F. Klessig
Daniel F. Klessig Boyce Thompson Institute
Lixin Zhang
Lixin Zhang East China University of Science and Technology
Maureen R. Hanson
Maureen R. Hanson Cornell University
Krishna K. Niyogi
Krishna K. Niyogi University of California, Berkeley
Donald R. Ort
Donald R. Ort University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Pal Maliga
Pal Maliga Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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