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Overview

Pierre De Meyts is affiliated with Novo Nordisk in Denmark. The scientist's research focuses extensively on biochemical and molecular biology topics, particularly in the context of pancreatic function and diabetes. Their scholarly work spans several interconnected fields such as molecular biology, surgery, and cellular and molecular neuroscience, contributing to a varied and multidisciplinary approach to biological research.

De Meyts's primary fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

De Meyts explores several subfields, including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Ecology
  • Aging

The scientist addresses a range of research topics, notably:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Among their recent scholarly publications are:

  • "Structural conservation of insulin/IGF signalling axis at the insulin receptors level in Drosophila and humans," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Insulin: A 100-Year-Old Discovery With a Fascinating History," 2021, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Editorial: The Brain - Gut - Microbiome Network in Metabolic Regulation and Dysregulation," 2021, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "La fabuleuse découverte de l'insuline," 2021, Pour la Science
  • "Le récepteur de l'insuline a 50 ans - Revue des progrès accomplis," 2022, Biologie Aujourd'hui

Frequent publication venues for De Meyts include:

  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biologie Aujourd'hui
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Nature Communications

Collaborations feature recurrent co-authors such as:

  • Talha Shafi
  • A.M. Brzozowski
  • Martina Chrudinová
  • Emrah Altındiş
  • Huw T. Jenkins

Best Publications

  • Insulin-Dependent Regulation of Insulin Receptor Concentrations: A Direct Demonstration in Cell Culture

    James R. Gavin;Jesse Roth;David M. Neville;Pierre De Meyts

  • Insulin interactions with its receptors: experimental evidence for negative cooperativity.

    Pierre De Meyts;Jesse Roth;David M. Neville;James R. Gavin

  • Structural biology of insulin and IGF1 receptors: implications for drug design.

    Pierre De Meyts;Jonathan Whittaker

  • Cooperativity in ligand binding: a new graphic analysis.

    Pierre De Meyts;Jesse Roth

  • Insulin and its receptor: structure, function and evolution

    Pierre De Meyts

  • Alterations in insulin binding induced by changes in vivo in the levels of glucocorticoids and growth hormone.

    C. Ronald Kahn;Ira D. Goldfine;David M. Neville;Pierre De Meyts

  • Receptors for Insulin, NSILA-s, and Growth Hormone: Applications to Disease States in Man

    Jesse Roth;C. Ronald Kahn;Maxine A. Lesniak;Phillip Gorden

  • β-Adrenergic receptors: Evidence for negative cooperativity

    Lee E. Limbird;Pierre De Meyts;Robert J. Lefkowitz

  • Cooperative properties of hormone receptors in cell membranes

    Pierre De Meyts

  • The Insulin Receptor in Vertebrates Is Functionally More Conserved during Evolution than Insulin Itself

    Michele Muggeo;Barry H. Ginsberg;Jesse Roth;David M. Neville

  • Harmonic oscillator model of the insulin and IGF1 receptors' allosteric binding and activation.

    Vladislav V Kiselyov;Soetkin Versteyhe;Lisbeth Gauguin;Pierre De Meyts

  • The insulin receptor: a prototype for dimeric, allosteric membrane receptors?

    Pierre De Meyts

  • A highly sensitive and specific assay for determination of IGF-I bioactivity in human serum

    Jian Wen Chen;Thomas Ledet;Hans Ørskov;Niels Jessen

  • Role of histone and transcription factor acetylation in diabetes pathogenesis.

    Steven G. Gray;Pierre De Meyts

  • Receptor dimerization determines the effects of growth hormone in primary rat adipocytes and cultured human IM-9 lymphocytes

    M M Ilondo;A B Damholt;B A Cunningham;J A Wells

  • Insulin/receptor binding: the last piece of the puzzle? What recent progress on the structure of the insulin/receptor complex tells us (or not) about negative cooperativity and activation.

    Pierre De Meyts

  • The Insulin Receptor and Its Signal Transduction Network

    Pierre De Meyts

  • Insulin-induced dissociation of its receptor into subunits: possible molecular concomitant of negative cooperativity.

    Barry H. Ginsberg;C.Ronald Kahn;Jesse Roth;Pierre De Meyts

  • Gene expression in skeletal muscle biopsies from people with type 2 diabetes and relatives: differential regulation of insulin signaling pathways.

    Jane Palsgaard;Charlotte Brøns;Martin Friedrichsen;Helena Dominguez

  • How ligand binds to the Type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor

    Yibin Xu;Yibin Xu;Geoffrey K W Kong;Geoffrey K W Kong;John G T Menting;Mai B. Margetts

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesse Roth
Jesse Roth National Institutes of Health
John D. Wade
John D. Wade Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
C. Ronald Kahn
C. Ronald Kahn Harvard University
David M. Neville
David M. Neville National Institutes of Health
Michael A. Weiss
Michael A. Weiss Case Western Reserve University
Phillip Gorden
Phillip Gorden National Institutes of Health
Marc Tatar
Marc Tatar Brown University
Michael C. Lawrence
Michael C. Lawrence Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Donald F. Steiner
Donald F. Steiner University of Chicago
John C. Wallace
John C. Wallace University of Wisconsin–Madison

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