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D-Index
77
Citations
17848
World Ranking
1371
National Ranking
66

Overview

Willy J. M. Spaan is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research profile is currently defined primarily by this institutional association.

Details regarding specific recent publications, including titles, years, and venues, are not available. Similarly, no information on frequent co-authors or common publication venues is provided, limiting insight into collaborative networks or preferred journals.

There are no recorded book publications or associated publishers linked to this researcher. Likewise, information about main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work is not accessible at this time.

No awards have been noted in the available data. The scientist is not deceased, so current and future research activities may still be ongoing.

Best Publications

  • Unique and conserved features of genome and proteome of SARS-coronavirus, an early split-off from the coronavirus group 2 lineage.

    Eric J. Snijder;Peter J. Bredenbeek;Jessika C. Dobbe;Volker Thiel

  • Coronaviruses: structure and genome expression.

    W. Spaan;D. Cavanagh;M. C. Horzinek

  • Equine arteritis virus is not a togavirus but belongs to the coronaviruslike superfamily.

    J. A. Den Boon;E. J. Snijder;E. D. Chirnside;A. A. F. De Vries

  • Human and bovine coronaviruses recognize sialic acid-containing receptors similar to those of influenza C viruses.

    Reinhard Vlasak;Willem Luytjes;Willy Spaan;Peter Palese

  • Nidovirus transcription: how to make sense…?

    Alexander O. Pasternak;Willy J. M. Spaan;Eric J. Snijder

  • Early death after feline infectious peritonitis virus challenge due to recombinant vaccinia virus immunization.

    H. Vennema;R. J. de Groot;D. A. Harbour;M. Dalderup

  • Human monoclonal antibody as prophylaxis for SARS coronavirus infection in ferrets.

    Jan ter Meulen;Alexander B H Bakker;Edward N van den Brink;Gerrit J Weverling

  • Coronavirus mRNA synthesis involves fusion of non-contiguous sequences.

    W. Spaan;H. Delius;M. Skinner;J. Armstrong

  • The primary structure and expression of the second open reading frame of the polymerase gene of the coronavirus MHV-A59; a highly conserved polymerase is expressed by an efficient ribosomal frameshifting mechanism.

    Peter J. Bredenbeek;Catherine J. Pachuk;Ans F.H. Noten;Jeroen Charité

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus phylogeny: toward consensus.

    Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Eric J. Snijder;Willy J. M. Spaan

  • Arterivirus discontinuous mRNA transcription is guided by base pairing between sense and antisense transcription-regulating sequences

    Guido van Marle;Jessika C. Dobbe;Alexander P. Gultyaev;Willem Luytjes

  • An infectious arterivirus cDNA clone: identification of a replicase point mutation that abolishes discontinuous mRNA transcription.

    Leonie C. van Dinten;Johan A. den Boon;Alfred L. M. Wassenaar;Willy J. M. Spaan

  • Sequence of mouse hepatitis virus A59 mRNA 2: indications for RNA recombination between coronaviruses and influenza C virus.

    Willem Luytjes;Peter J. Bredenbeek;Ans F.H. Noten;Marian C. Horzinek

  • Effect of experimental rhinovirus 16 colds on airway hyperresponsiveness to histamine and interleukin‐8 in nasal lavage in asthmatic subjects in vivo

    K. Grünberg;M. C. Timmers;H. H. Smits;E. P. A. de Klerk

  • Evidence for a coiled-coil structure in the spike proteins of coronaviruses☆

    R.J. de Groot;W. Luytjes;M.C. Horzinek;B.A.M. van der Zeijst

  • A stable full-length yellow fever virus cDNA clone and the role of conserved RNA elements in flavivirus replication.

    Peter J. Bredenbeek;Engbert A. Kooi;Brett Lindenbach;Nicolette Huijkman

  • Proteolytic processing of the replicase ORF1a protein of equine arteritis virus.

    E. J. Snijder;A. L. M. Wassenaar;W. J. M. Spaan

  • Localization of Mouse Hepatitis Virus Nonstructural Proteins and RNA Synthesis Indicates a Role for Late Endosomes in Viral Replication

    Yvonne van der Meer;Eric J. Snijder;Jessika C. Dobbe;Sibylle Schleich

  • The Production of Recombinant Infectious DI-Particles of a Murine Coronavirus in the Absence of Helper Virus

    Evelyne C.W. Bos;Willem Luytjes;Hans Van Der Meulen;Henk K. Koerten

  • Processing of the Equine Arteritis Virus Replicase ORF1b Protein: Identification of Cleavage Products Containing the Putative Viral Polymerase and Helicase Domains

    L. C. Van Dinten;A. L. M. Wassenaar;A. E. Gorbalenya;W. J. M. Spaan

  • The Arterivirus Nsp2 Protease. AN UNUSUAL CYSTEINE PROTEASE WITH PRIMARY STRUCTURE SIMILARITIES TO BOTH PAPAIN-LIKE AND CHYMOTRYPSIN-LIKE PROTEASES

    Eric J. Snijder;Alfred L.M. Wassenaar;Willy J.M. Spaan;Alexander E. Gorbalenya;Alexander E. Gorbalenya

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Snijder
Eric J. Snijder Leiden University Medical Center
Marian C. Horzinek
Marian C. Horzinek Utrecht University
Aloys C. M. Kroes
Aloys C. M. Kroes Leiden University Medical Center
Richard Molenkamp
Richard Molenkamp Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alexander E. Gorbalenya
Alexander E. Gorbalenya Leiden University
Harry Vennema
Harry Vennema Centre for infectious Disease Control (Cib)
Peter J. M. Rottier
Peter J. M. Rottier Utrecht University
Luis Enjuanes
Luis Enjuanes Spanish National Research Council
Raoul J. de Groot
Raoul J. de Groot Utrecht University
B. A. M. Van Der Zeijst
B. A. M. Van Der Zeijst Utrecht University

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