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Peter H. G. M. Willems

Peter H. G. M. Willems

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Biology and Biochemistry
Netherlands
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
22009
World Ranking
5543
National Ranking
134

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Peter H. G. M. Willems is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research spans biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on several main fields of study, including:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Willems specializes in key subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Complementary and alternative medicine

Willems's research addresses a range of topics, particularly in:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Their recent papers illustrate these research interests, including:

  • "NDUFS4 deletion triggers loss of NDUFA12 in Ndufs4 mice and Leigh syndrome patients: A stabilizing role for NDUFAF2", 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • "Long-Term and Acute Benefits of Reduced Sitting on Vascular Flow and Function", 2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • "Stress-dependent macromolecular crowding in the mitochondrial matrix", 2023, The EMBO Journal
  • "Mitochondria-targeted phenolic antioxidants induce ROS-protective pathways in primary human skin fibroblasts", 2020, Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • "Stimulation of cholesterol biosynthesis in mitochondrial complex I-deficiency lowers reductive stress and improves motor function and survival in mice", 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

Willems has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • The EMBO Journal

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Willems's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Werner J.H. Koopman
  • Merel J.W. Adjobo-Hermans
  • Jan Smeıtınk
  • Jori A. Wagenaars
  • Elianne P. Bulthuis

Best Publications

  • mTOR- and HIF-1α–mediated aerobic glycolysis as metabolic basis for trained immunity

    Shih-Chin Cheng;Jessica Quintin;Robert A. Cramer;Kelly M. Shepardson

  • Molecular Identification of the Apical Ca2+Channel in 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3-responsive Epithelia *

    J.G.J. Hoenderop;J.W.C.M. van der Kemp;A. Hartog;K.F.J. van de Graaf

  • Redox Homeostasis and Mitochondrial Dynamics.

    Peter H.G.M. Willems;Rodrigue Rossignol;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Michael P. Murphy

  • Broad defects in the energy metabolism of leukocytes underlie immunoparalysis in sepsis

    Shih Chin Cheng;Brendon P. Scicluna;Rob J W Arts;Mark S. Gresnigt

  • Monogenic Mitochondrial Disorders

    Werner J H Koopman;Peter H G M Willems;Jan A M Smeitink

  • Mitochondrial complex I inhibition triggers a mitophagy-dependent ROS increase leading to necroptosis and ferroptosis in melanoma cells.

    Farhan Basit;Lisanne Mpe van Oppen;Laura Schöckel;Hasse M Bossenbroek

  • Mammalian Mitochondrial Complex I: Biogenesis, Regulation, and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation

    Werner J.H. Koopman;Leo G.J. Nijtmans;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Peggy Roestenberg

  • Mitochondrial function and morphology are impaired in parkin mutant fibroblasts

    Heather Mortiboys;Kelly Jean Thomas;Werner J. H. Koopman;Stefanie Klaffke

  • Interactions between mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and cellular glucose metabolism

    Dania C. Liemburg-Apers;Peter H. G. M. Willems;Werner J. H. Koopman;Sander Grefte;Sander Grefte

  • Permeation and gating properties of the novel epithelial Ca(2+) channel.

    Rudi Vennekens;Joost G.J. Hoenderop;Jean Prenen;Marchel Stuiver

  • Mitochondrial complex I deficiency: from organelle dysfunction to clinical disease

    Felix Distelmaier;Felix Distelmaier;Werner J.H. Koopman;Lambertus P. van den Heuvel;Richard J. Rodenburg

  • Coxsackievirus protein 2B modifies endoplasmic reticulum membrane and plasma membrane permeability and facilitates virus release

    F.J.M. van Kuppeveld;J.G.J. Hoenderop;R.L.L. Smeets;P.H.G.M. Willems

  • Calcitriol Controls the Epithelial Calcium Channel in Kidney

    Joost G. J. Hoenderop;Dominik Müller;Annemiete W. C. M. Van Der Kemp;Anita Hartog

  • Inhibition of complex I of the electron transport chain causes O2−·-mediated mitochondrial outgrowth

    Werner J. H. Koopman;Sjoerd Verkaart;Henk-Jan Visch;Francois H. van der Westhuizen

  • OXPHOS mutations and neurodegeneration

    Werner J H Koopman;Felix Distelmaier;Jan A M Smeitink;Peter H G M Willems

  • Localization of the Epithelial Ca2+ Channel in Rabbit Kidney and Intestine

    Joost G. J. Hoenderop;Anita Hartog;Marchel Stuiver;Alain Doucet

  • Cytosolic signaling protein Ecsit also localizes to mitochondria where it interacts with chaperone NDUFAF1 and functions in complex I assembly.

    Rutger O. Vogel;Rolf J.R.J. Janssen;Mariël A.M. van den Brand;Cindy E.J. Dieteren

  • Mitochondrial network complexity and pathological decrease in complex I activity are tightly correlated in isolated human complex I deficiency

    Werner J. H. Koopman;Henk-Jan Visch;Sjoerd Verkaart;Lambertus W. P. J. van den Heuvel

  • Statin-Induced Myopathy Is Associated with Mitochondrial Complex III Inhibition

    Tom J.J. Schirris;G. Herma Renkema;Tina Ritschel;Nicol C. Voermans

  • Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase 9 Is Required for the Biogenesis of Oxidative Phosphorylation Complex I

    Jessica Nouws;Leo Nijtmans;Sander M. Houten;Mariël van den Brand

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner J.H. Koopman
Werner J.H. Koopman Radboud University
Jan A.M. Smeitink
Jan A.M. Smeitink Radboud University
Leo G. Nijtmans
Leo G. Nijtmans Radboud University
Richard J. Rodenburg
Richard J. Rodenburg Radboud University
René J. M. Bindels
René J. M. Bindels Radboud University
Joost G. J. Hoenderop
Joost G. J. Hoenderop Radboud University
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld
Frank J. M. van Kuppeveld Utrecht University
Willem J. G. Melchers
Willem J. G. Melchers Radboud University
Lambert P. van den Heuvel
Lambert P. van den Heuvel Radboud University
Ertan Mayatepek
Ertan Mayatepek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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