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Rolf G. Boot is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry. Within these domains, Boot's work extensively covers subfields including Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

Their research contributions focus on topics such as Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis, Cellular transport and secretion, Trypanosoma species research and implications, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism, and Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases.

Boot has published frequently in several scientific journals, with notable appearances in the Journal of Lipid Research, ChemBioChem, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biomolecules, and Essays in Biochemistry.

Recent publications include:

  • "Fabry Disease: Molecular Basis, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics and Potential Therapeutic Directions", 2021, Biomolecules
  • "Lyso-glycosphingolipids: presence and consequences", 2020, Essays in Biochemistry
  • "Manno-epi-cyclophellitols Enable Activity-Based Protein Profiling of Human α-Mannosidases and Discovery of New Golgi Mannosidase II Inhibitors", 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Consequences of excessive glucosylsphingosine in glucocerebrosidase-deficient zebrafish.", 2022, Journal of Lipid Research
  • "Animal Models for the Study of Gaucher Disease", 2023, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include Johannes M. F. G. Aerts, Herman S. Overkleeft, Marta Artola, Maria J. Ferraz, and C.J. Kuo.

Best Publications

  • Elevated globotriaosylsphingosine is a hallmark of Fabry disease

    Johannes M. Aerts;Johanna E. Groener;Sijmen Kuiper;Wilma E. Donker-Koopman

  • Identification of a novel acidic mammalian chitinase distinct from chitotriosidase

    R.G. Boot;E.F.C. Blommaart;E. Swart;K. Ghauharali-Van der Vlugt

  • Cloning of a cDNA Encoding Chitotriosidase, a Human Chitinase Produced by Macrophages

    R.G. Boot;G.H. Renkema;A. Strijland;A.J. van Zonneveld

  • The human chitotriosidase gene - Nature of inherited enzyme deficiency

    R.G. Boot;G.H. Renkema;M. Verhoek;A. Strijland

  • Chitotriosidase, a chitinase, and the 39‐kDa human cartilage glycoprotein, a chitin‐binding lectin, are homologues of family 18 glycosyl hydrolases secreted by human macrophages

    G. H. Renkema;R. G. Boot;F. L. Au;W. E. Donker-Koopman

  • Strong Induction of Members of the Chitinase Family of Proteins in Atherosclerosis Chitotriosidase and Human Cartilage gp-39 Expressed in Lesion Macrophages

    R. G. Boot;T. A. E. Van Achterberg;B. E. Van Aken;G. H. Renkema

  • Myelin-laden macrophages are anti-inflammatory, consistent with foam cells in multiple sclerosis.

    Leonie A Boven;Marjan Van Meurs;Marloes Van Zwam;Annet Wierenga-Wolf

  • Marked elevation of the chemokine CCL18/PARC in Gaucher disease: a novel surrogate marker for assessing therapeutic intervention.

    Rolf G. Boot;Marri Verhoek;Maaike de Fost;Carla E. M. Hollak

  • Purification and characterization of human chitotriosidase, a novel member of the chitinase family of proteins.

    G.H. Renkema;R.G. Boot;A.O. Muijsers;W.E. Donker-Koopman

  • Glycosphingolipids—Nature, Function, and Pharmacological Modulation

    Tom Wennekes;Richard J. B. H. N. van den Berg;Rolf G. Boot;Gijsbert A. van der Marel

  • Characterization of human phagocyte-derived chitotriosidase, a component of innate immunity.

    Marco van Eijk;Cindy P. A. A. van Roomen;G. Herma Renkema;Anton P. Bussink

  • Evolution of mammalian chitinase(-like) members of family 18 glycosyl hydrolases.

    Anton P. Bussink;Dave Speijer;Johannes M. F. G. Aerts;Rolf G. Boot

  • Gaucher cells demonstrate a distinct macrophage phenotype and resemble alternatively activated macrophages.

    Leonie A. Boven;Marjan van Meurs;Rolf G. Boot;Atul Mehta

  • Elevated plasma glucosylsphingosine in Gaucher disease: relation to phenotype, storage cell markers, and therapeutic response

    Nick Dekker;Laura van Dussen;Carla E. M. Hollak;Herman Overkleeft

  • Structure of human chitotriosidase. Implications for specific inhibitor design and function of mammalian chitinase-like lectins.

    Fabrizia Fusetti;Holger von Moeller;Douglas Houston;Henriëtte J. Rozeboom

  • Ultrasensitive in situ visualization of active glucocerebrosidase molecules

    Martin D Witte;Wouter W Kallemeijn;Jan Aten;Kah-Yee Li

  • Identification of the Non-lysosomal Glucosylceramidase as β-Glucosidase 2

    Rolf G. Boot;Marri Verhoek;Wilma Donker-Koopman;Anneke Strijland

  • Transglycosidase Activity of Chitotriosidase IMPROVED ENZYMATIC ASSAY FOR THE HUMAN MACROPHAGE CHITINASE

    Begoña Aguilera;Karen Ghauharali-van der Vlugt;Mariette T. J. Helmond;Jos M. M. Out

  • Synthesis, Sorting, and Processing into Distinct Isoforms of Human Macrophage Chitotriosidase

    G.H. Renkema;R.G. Boot;A. Strijland;W.E. Donker-Koopman

  • Chapter Three Chapter Three Marked elevation of the chemokine CCL18/PARC in Gaucher disease: a novel surrogate marker for assessing therapeutic intervention

    Erasmus Mc;Rolf G. Boot;Marri Verhoek;Maaike de Fost

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes M. F. G. Aerts
Johannes M. F. G. Aerts Leiden University
Herman S. Overkleeft
Herman S. Overkleeft Leiden University
Jeroen D. C. Codée
Jeroen D. C. Codée Leiden University
Timothy M. Cox
Timothy M. Cox University of Cambridge
Jon D. Laman
Jon D. Laman University Medical Center Groningen
Albert K. Groen
Albert K. Groen University of Amsterdam
Barbro Dahlén
Barbro Dahlén Karolinska Institute
Gideon J. Davies
Gideon J. Davies University of York
Sven-Erik Dahlén
Sven-Erik Dahlén Karolinska Institute
Andries Kalsbeek
Andries Kalsbeek University of Amsterdam

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