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Paul J. J. Hooykaas

Paul J. J. Hooykaas

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Genetics

D-Index
89
Citations
28417
World Ranking
1121
National Ranking
38

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Paul J. J. Hooykaas is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. This work notably engages with subfields such as Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Endocrinology, Genetics, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's research topics include plant tissue culture and regeneration, CRISPR and genetic engineering, chromosomal and genetic variations, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, and plant virus research studies.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Paul J. J. Hooykaas cover a range of subjects related to plant molecular biology and genetic modification. Notable papers include:

  • Distinct mechanisms for genomic attachment of the 5' and 3' ends of Agrobacterium T-DNA in plants, 2022, Nature Plants
  • The Ti Plasmid, Driver of Agrobacterium Pathogenesis, 2023, Phytopathology
  • CRISPR/Cas9 Mutagenesis by Translocation of Cas9 Protein Into Plant Cells via the Agrobacterium Type IV Secretion System, 2020, Frontiers in Genome Editing
  • The genome sequence of hairy root Rhizobium rhizogenes strain LBA9402: Bioinformatics analysis suggests the presence of a new opine system in the agropine Ri plasmid, 2021, MicrobiologyOpen
  • Gene targeting in polymerase theta-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana, 2021, The Plant Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul J. J. Hooykaas include Sylvia de Pater, Marcel Tijsterman, Robin van Schendel, Marjolein J. G. Hooykaas, and Lejon E. M. Kralemann.

The scientist regularly publishes in key journals such as The Plant Journal, PNAS Nexus, Research Square, Nature Plants, and Phytopathology.

Paul J. J. Hooykaas has been recognized with memberships in prestigious organizations including the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2003 and Academia Europaea since 1991.

Best Publications

  • A PINOID-dependent binary switch in apical-basal PIN polar targeting directs auxin efflux.

    Jiří Friml;Xiong Yang;Xiong Yang;Marta Michniewicz;Dolf Weijers

  • Trans-kingdom T-DNA transfer from Agrobacterium tumefaciens to Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    P. Bundock;A. Den Dulk-Ras;A. Beijersbergen;P. J. J. Hooykaas

  • Agrobacterium -mediated transformation as a tool for functional genomics in fungi

    Caroline B. Michielse;Paul J. J. Hooykaas;Cees A. M. J. J. van den Hondel;Arthur F. J. Ram

  • The PINOID protein kinase regulates organ development in Arabidopsis by enhancing polar auxin transport

    René Benjamins;Ab Quint;Dolf Weijers;Paul Hooykaas

  • The bases of crown gall tumorigenesis.

    Jun Zhu;Philippe M. Oger;Barbara Schrammeijer;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • Overexpression of a Novel Arabidopsis Gene Related to Putative Zinc-Transporter Genes from Animals Can Lead to Enhanced Zinc Resistance and Accumulation

    Bert J. van der Zaal;Leon W. Neuteboom;Johan E. Pinas;Agnes N. Chardonnens

  • Agrobacterium and plant genetic engineering

    Paul J. J. Hooykaas;Rob A. Schilperoort

  • VirB/D4-Dependent Protein Translocation from Agrobacterium into Plant Cells

    Annette C. Vergunst;Barbara Schrammeijer;Amke den Dulk-Ras;Clementine M. T. de Vlaam

  • Process for the incorporation of foreign dna into the genome of dicotyledonous plants

    Robbert A. Schilperoort;Andreas Hoekema;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • Crown gall plant tumors of abnormal morphology, induced by Agrobacterium tumefaciens carrying mutated octopine Ti plasmids; analysis of T-DNA functions

    Gert Ooms;Paul J.J. Hooykaas;Geri Moolenaar;Rob A. Schilperoort

  • The Virulence System of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens

    Alice Beijersbergen;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Hormones

    P.J.J. Hooykaas

  • An Arabidopsis Minute-like phenotype caused by a semi-dominant mutation in a RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S5 gene

    D. Weijers;M. Franke-Van Dijk;R.J. Vencken;A. Quint

  • Positive charge is an important feature of the C-terminal transport signal of the VirB/D4-translocated proteins of Agrobacterium

    Annette C. Vergunst;Miranda C. M. van Lier;Amke den Dulk-Ras;Thomas A. Grosse Stüve

  • The rhizobiaceae : molecular biology of model plant-associated bacteria

    Herman P. Spaink;Adam Kondorosi;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • Octopine Ti-plasmid deletion mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with emphasis on the right side of the T-region

    Gert Ooms;Paul J.J. Hooykaas;Ron J.M. Van Veen;Patrick Van Beelen

  • Expression of Ti plasmid genes in monocotyledonous plants infected with Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    G. M. S. Hooykaas-Van Slogteren;P. J. J. Hooykaas;R. A. Schilperoort

  • Extrachromosomal homologous recombination and gene targeting in plant cells after Agrobacterium mediated transformation.

    R. Offringa;M. J. A. De Groot;H. J. Haagsman;M. P. Does

  • Conjugative transfer by the virulence system of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

    Alice Beijersbergen;Amke Den Dulk-Ras;Rob A. Schilperoort;Paul J. J. Hooykaas

  • Transformation of Aspergillus awamori by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated homologous recombination.

    R. J. Gouka;C. Gerk;P. J. J. Hooykaas;P. Bundock

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob A. Schilperoort
Rob A. Schilperoort Leiden University
Remko Offringa
Remko Offringa Leiden University
Haico van Attikum
Haico van Attikum Leiden University Medical Center
Dolf Weijers
Dolf Weijers Wageningen University & Research
Marcel Tijsterman
Marcel Tijsterman Leiden University Medical Center
Arthur F. J. Ram
Arthur F. J. Ram Leiden University
Paolo Costantino
Paolo Costantino Sapienza University of Rome
Göran Sandberg
Göran Sandberg Umeå University
Beat Keller
Beat Keller University of Zurich

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