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Peter van der Sluijs

Peter van der Sluijs

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Biology and Biochemistry

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52
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10224
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Overview

Peter van der Sluijs is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research focuses on molecular and biomedical sciences, with a particular emphasis on cystic fibrosis and respiratory medicine. The scientist's work spans several key topics including cystic fibrosis research advances, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, neonatal respiratory health, bacterial genetics and biotechnology, inhalation and respiratory drug delivery, and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research.

Van der Sluijs has contributed to a range of publications centered on these areas. Notable recent papers include:

  • The Folding Pathway of ABC Transporter CFTR: Effective and Robust, 2024, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • ABC-transporter CFTR folds with high fidelity through a modular, stepwise pathway, 2023, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Structure basis of CFTR folding, function and pharmacology, 2022, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Co-Translational Folding of the First Transmembrane Domain of ABC-Transporter CFTR is Supported by Assembly with the First Cytosolic Domain, 2021, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • The importance of naturally attenuated SARS-CoV-2 in the fight against COVID-19, 2020, Environmental Microbiology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Molecular Biology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Protein Science, and Environmental Microbiology. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of van der Sluijs's work, combining molecular biology, genetics, and clinical relevance.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Ineke Braakman
  • Tamara Hillenaar
  • Marcel van Willigen
  • Marjolein Mijnders
  • Bertrand Kleizen

Their main fields of study cover Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, while subfields include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Genetics. This comprehensive scope aligns with the complex biological and clinical challenges addressed in their research.

Best Publications

  • The small GTP-binding protein rab4 controls an early sorting event on the endocytic pathway.

    Peter van der Sluijs;Michael Hull;Paul Webster;Philippe Mâle

  • HOW PROTEINS MOVE LIPIDS AND LIPIDS MOVE PROTEINS

    Hein Sprong;Peter van der Sluijs;Gerrit van Meer

  • Interaction Between Hamartin and Tuberin, the TSC1 and TSC2 Gene Products

    Marjon van Slegtenhorst;Mark Nellist;Bas Nagelkerken;Jeremy Cheadle

  • Regulation of retromer recruitment to endosomes by sequential action of Rab5 and Rab7

    Raul Rojas;Thijs van Vlijmen;Gonzalo A. Mardones;Yogikala Prabhu

  • PDGF-regulated rab4-dependent recycling of αvβ3 integrin from early endosomes is necessary for cell adhesion and spreading

    Marnie Roberts;Simon Barry;Alison Woods;Peter van der Sluijs

  • Rab4 and cellubrevin define different early endosome populations on the pathway of transferrin receptor recycling.

    E Daro;P van der Sluijs;T Galli;I Mellman

  • The role of putative phosphorylation sites in the targeting and shuttling of the aquaporin-2 water channel.

    Bas W.M. van Balkom;Paul J.M. Savelkoul;Daniel Markovich;Erik Hofman

  • Short-chain ubiquitination mediates the regulated endocytosis of the aquaporin-2 water channel

    Erik-Jan Kamsteeg;Giel Hendriks;Michelle Boone;Irene B. M. Konings

  • Munc13-4 is an effector of rab27a and controls secretion of lysosomes in hematopoietic cells.

    Maaike Neeft;Marnix Wieffer;Arjan S. de Jong;Gabriela Negroiu

  • Characterization of the cytosolic tuberin-hamartin complex. Tuberin is a cytosolic chaperone for hamartin.

    Mark Nellist;Marjon A. van Slegtenhorst;Miriam Goedbloed;Ans M.W. van den Ouweland

  • UDP-Galactose:Ceramide Galactosyltransferase Is a Class I Integral Membrane Protein of the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Hein Sprong;B. Kruithof;R. Leijendekker;J. W. Slot

  • Protein Kinase B/Akt Acts via Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 To Regulate Recycling of αvβ3 and α5β1 Integrins

    Marnie S. Roberts;Alison J. Woods;Trevor C. Dale;Peter van der Sluijs

  • Rab6, Rab8, and MICAL3 Cooperate in Controlling Docking and Fusion of Exocytotic Carriers

    Ilya Grigoriev;Ka Lou Yu;Emma Martinez-Sanchez;Andrea Serra-Marques

  • Regulation of membrane transport through the endocytic pathway by rabGTPases.

    Karin Mohrmann;Peter van der Sluijs

  • Analysis of the Carboxyl-terminal Peroxisomal Targeting Signal 1 in a Homologous Context in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Ype Elgersma;Arnold Vos;Marlene van den Berg;Carlo W.T. van Roermund

  • Glycosylation Is Important for Cell Surface Expression of the Water Channel Aquaporin-2 but Is Not Essential for Tetramerization in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

    Giel Hendriks;Marco Koudijs;Bas W.M. van Balkom;Viola Oorschot

  • Regulation of membrane transport by rab GTPases.

    Magdalena Deneka;Maaike Neeft;Peter van der Sluijs

  • Glycosphingolipids are required for sorting melanosomal proteins in the Golgi complex.

    Hein Sprong;Sophie Degroote;Tijs Claessens;Judith van Drunen

  • Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinaseβ Is Critical for Functional Association of rab11 with the Golgi Complex

    Petra de Graaf;Wilbert T. Zwart;Remco A.J. van Dijken;Magdalena Deneka

  • The munc13-4–rab27 complex is specifically required for tethering secretory lysosomes at the plasma membrane

    Edo D. Elstak;Maaike Neeft;Nadine T. Nehme;Jarno Voortman

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith Klumperman
Judith Klumperman Utrecht University
Peter M. T. Deen
Peter M. T. Deen Radboud University
Viola Oorschot
Viola Oorschot Utrecht University
Ineke Braakman
Ineke Braakman Utrecht University
Casper C. Hoogenraad
Casper C. Hoogenraad Utrecht University
Hein Sprong
Hein Sprong Wageningen University & Research
Dirk K. F. Meijer
Dirk K. F. Meijer University of Groningen
Isabelle Callebaut
Isabelle Callebaut Sorbonne University
Dicky J. J. Halley
Dicky J. J. Halley Erasmus University Rotterdam

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