Willem F. Broekaert

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Best Publications

• Separate jasmonate-dependent and salicylate-dependent defense-response pathways in Arabidopsis are essential for resistance to distinct microbial pathogens

  Bart P. H. J. Thomma;Kristel Eggermont;Iris A. M. A. Penninckx;Brigitte Mauch-Mani

  1814
  Citations

• Concomitant activation of jasmonate and ethylene response pathways is required for induction of a plant defensin gene in Arabidopsis.

  Iris A.M.A. Penninckx;Bart P.H.J. Thomma;Antony Buchala;Jean Pierre Métraux

  1320
  Citations

• Pathogen-induced systemic activation of a plant defensin gene in Arabidopsis follows a salicylic acid-independent pathway.

  I. A. M. A. Penninckx;K. Eggermont;F. R. G. Terras;B. P. H. J. Thomma

  1196
  Citations

• Plant defensins: novel antimicrobial peptides as components of the host defense system.

  Willem Broekaert;F. R. G. Terras;Bruno Cammue;R. W. Osborn

  1032
  Citations

• Antimicrobial Peptides from Plants

  W.F. Broekaert;B.P.A. Cammue;M.F.C. de Bolle;K. Thevissen

  943
  Citations

• The elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) bark lectin recognizes the Neu5Ac(alpha 2-6)Gal/GalNAc sequence.

  N. Shibuya;I. J. Goldstein;Willem Broekaert;M. Nsimba-Lubaki

  924
  Citations

• The complexity of disease signaling in Arabidopsis.

  B. P. H. J. Thomma;I. A. M. A. Penninckx;Willem Broekaert;Bruno Cammue

  882
  Citations

• Analysis of two novel classes of plant antifungal proteins from radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seeds.

  F R Terras;H M Schoofs;M F De Bolle;F Van Leuven

  772
  Citations

• Requirement of functional Ethylene-Insensitive 2 gene for efficient resistance of Arabidopsis to infection by Botrytis cinerea

  Bart P.H.J. Thomma;Kristel Eggermont;Koenraad F.M.-J. Tierens;Willem F. Broekaert

  656
  Citations

• Prebiotic and other health-related effects of cereal-derived arabinoxylans, arabinoxylan-oligosaccharides, and xylooligosaccharides.

  Willem F Broekaert;Christophe M Courtin;Kristin Verbeke;Tom Van de Wiele

  636
  Citations

• Insect immunity. Septic injury of Drosophila induces the synthesis of a potent antifungal peptide with sequence homology to plant antifungal peptides.

  P Fehlbaum;P Bulet;L Michaut;M Lagueux

  588
  Citations

• An automated quantitative assay for fungal growth inhibition

  Willem F. Broekaert;Frankt R.G. Terras;Bruno P.A. Cammue;Jos Vanderleyden

  570
  Citations

• The Role of Ethylene in Host-Pathogen Interactions

  Willem F. Broekaert;Stijn L. Delauré;Miguel F.C. De Bolle;Bruno P.A. Cammue

  548
  Citations

• Isolation and characterisation of plant defensins from seeds of Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Hippocastanaceae and Saxifragaceae

  Rupert W. Osborn;Genoveva W. De Samblanx;Karin Thevissen;Inge Goderis

  543
  Citations

• Hevein: an antifungal protein from rubber-tree (Hevea brasiliensis) latex

  J. Van Parijs;Willem Broekaert;I. J. Goldstein;Willy Peumans

  533
  Citations

• Deficiency in phytoalexin production causes enhanced susceptibility of Arabidopsis thaliana to the fungus Alternaria brassicicola.

  Bart P. H. J. Thomma;Inge Nelissen;Kristel Eggermont;Willem F. Broekaert

  517
  Citations

• A Potent Antimicrobial Protein from Onion Seeds Showing Sequence Homology to Plant Lipid Transfer Proteins

  B. P. A. Cammue;K. Thevissen;M. Hendriks;K. Eggermont

  496
  Citations

• Permeabilization of fungal membranes by plant defensins inhibits fungal growth.

  Karin Thevissen;Franky R. G. Terras;Willem F. Broekaert

  490
  Citations

• Antimicrobial peptides from Mirabilis jalapa and Amaranthus caudatus: expression, processing, localization and biological activity in transgenic tobacco

  M. F. C. De Bolle;R. W. Osborn;I. J. Goderis;L. Noe

  474
  Citations

• Antimicrobial Peptides From Amaranthus Caudatus Seeds With Sequence Homology to the Cysteine/Glycine-Rich Domain of Chitin-Binding Proteins

  Broekaert Wf;Mariën W;Terras Fr;De Bolle Mf

  457
  Citations