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Martine J. Smit is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focused contribution to Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Epidemiology.

Their work covers a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Among recent scholarly publications, Martine J. Smit is credited with:

  • "The CXCL12/CXCR4/ACKR3 Axis in the Tumor Microenvironment: Signaling, Crosstalk, and Therapeutic Targeting," 2020, The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • "Advanced fluorescence microscopy reveals disruption of dynamic CXCR4 dimerization by subpocket-specific inverse agonists," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Targeting the latent human cytomegalovirus reservoir for T-cell-mediated killing with virus-specific nanobodies," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Conformational selection guides β-arrestin recruitment at a biased G protein-coupled receptor," 2022, Science
  • "The atypical chemokine receptor 3 interacts with Connexin 43 inhibiting astrocytic gap junctional intercellular communication," 2020, Nature Communications

Their collaborations include frequent co-authorship with several researchers, notably:

  • Raimond Heukers
  • Marco Siderius
  • Nick D. Bergkamp
  • Jelle van den Bor
  • Caitrin Crudden

Martine J. Smit has contributed to multiple publication venues, with notable appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Project Repository Journal

Best Publications

  • Biogenesis and function of extracellular vesicles in cancer.

    Maarten P Bebelman;Martine J Smit;D Michiel Pegtel;S Rubina Baglio

  • Molecular pharmacological aspects of histamine receptors.

    R Leurs;M.J Smit;H Timmerman

  • Quantifying exosome secretion from single cells reveals a modulatory role for GPCR signaling

    Frederik Johannes Verweij;Frederik Johannes Verweij;Frederik Johannes Verweij;Maarten P. Bebelman;Maarten P. Bebelman;Connie R. Jimenez;Juan J. Garcia-Vallejo

  • Identification of Rat H3 Receptor Isoforms with Different Brain Expression and Signaling Properties

    Guillaume Drutel;Nina Peitsaro;Kaj Karlstedt;Kerstin Wieland

  • Histamine H(1)-receptor activation of nuclear factor-kappa B: roles for G beta gamma- and G alpha(q/11)-subunits in constitutive and agonist-mediated signaling.

    Remko A. Bakker;Stefan B. J. Schoonus;Martine J. Smit;Henk Timmerman

  • Consensus on the role of human cytomegalovirus in glioblastoma

    Kristine Dziurzynski;Susan M. Chang;Amy B. Heimberger;Robert F. Kalejta

  • Constitutive Signaling of the Human Cytomegalovirus-encoded Chemokine Receptor US28 *

    Paola Casarosa;Remko A. Bakker;Dennis Verzijl;Marjon Navis

  • Human cytomegalovirus-encoded chemokine receptor US28 promotes tumorigenesis

    David Maussang;Dennis Verzijl;Marijke van Walsum;Rob Leurs

  • Pharmacological modulation of chemokine receptor function

    DJ Scholten;M Canals;D Maussang;L Roumen

  • Inverse agonism of histamine H2 antagonist accounts for upregulation of spontaneously active histamine H2 receptors

    M J Smit;R Leurs;A E Alewijnse;J Blauw

  • CXCR4 nanobodies (VHH-based single variable domains) potently inhibit chemotaxis and HIV-1 replication and mobilize stem cells

    Sven Jähnichen;Christophe Blanchetot;David Maussang;Maria Gonzalez-Pajuelo

  • The effect of mutations in the DRY motif on the constitutive activity and structural instability of the histamine H(2) receptor

    Astrid E. Alewijnse;Henk Timmerman;Edwin H. Jacobs;Martine J. Smit

  • Increased Hepatobiliary and Fecal Cholesterol Excretion Upon Activation of the Liver X Receptor Is Independent of ABCA1

    Torsten Plōsch;Tineke Kok;Vincent W Bloks;Martin J Smit

  • HCMV-Encoded Chemokine Receptor US28 Mediates Proliferative Signaling Through the IL-6–STAT3 Axis

    Erik Slinger;David Maussang;Andreas Schreiber;Marco Siderius

  • CXCR3-mediated chemotaxis of human T cells is regulated by a Gi- and phospholipase C-dependent pathway and not via activation of MEK/p44/p42 MAPK nor Akt/PI-3 kinase.

    Martine J. Smit;Martine J. Smit;Pauline Verdijk;Pauline Verdijk;Elisabeth M. H. van der Raaij-Helmer;Elisabeth M. H. van der Raaij-Helmer;Marjon Navis;Marjon Navis

  • Pharmacogenomic and Structural Analysis of Constitutive G Protein–Coupled Receptor Activity

    Martine J Smit;Henry F Vischer;Remko A Bakker;Aldo Jongejan

  • Agonist-independent regulation of constitutively active G-protein-coupled receptors

    Rob Leurs;Martine J Smit;Astrid E Alewijnse;Henk Timmerman

  • The human cytomegalovirus-encoded chemokine receptor US28 promotes angiogenesis and tumor formation via cyclooxygenase-2.

    David Maussang;Ellen Langemeijer;Carlos P. Fitzsimons;Marijke Stigter-van Walsum

  • Adenylyl cyclase 6 is selectively regulated by protein kinase A phosphorylation in a region involved in Galphas stimulation

    Yibang Chen;Anya Harry;Jingrong Li;Martine J. Smit

  • Llama-derived single variable domains (nanobodies) directed against chemokine receptor CXCR7 reduce head and neck cancer cell growth in vivo.

    David Maussang;Azra Mujić-Delić;Francis J. Descamps;Catelijne Stortelers

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Leurs
Rob Leurs Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Iwan J. P. de Esch
Iwan J. P. de Esch Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Cornelis P. Tensen
Cornelis P. Tensen Leiden University Medical Center
Chris de Graaf
Chris de Graaf Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Cathrien A. Bruggeman
Cathrien A. Bruggeman Maastricht University Medical Centre
Aalt Bast
Aalt Bast Maastricht University
Meritxell Canals
Meritxell Canals University of Nottingham
Gunnar W. Klau
Gunnar W. Klau Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Sergio A. Lira
Sergio A. Lira Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ravi Iyengar
Ravi Iyengar Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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