Geert Plaetinck

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

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Geert Plaetinck is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Geert Plaetinck has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Immunology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Geert Plaetinck's work include Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (12 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers). Geert Plaetinck is often cited by papers focused on Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (12 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers). Geert Plaetinck collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Belgium and United States. Geert Plaetinck's co-authors include René Devos, Jan Tavernier, José Van der Heyden, Walter Fiers, Thierry Bogaert, T Tuypens, Sigrid Cornelis, Pascale Feldmann, Ty T. Vaughn and William Clinton and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Geert Plaetinck

39 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Control of coleopteran insect pests through RNA interference

2007 1.3k citations James A. Baum, Thierry Bogaert et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
A human high affinity interleukin-5 receptor (IL5R) is composed of an IL5-specific α chain and a β chain shared with the receptor for GM-CSF

1991 511 citations Jan Tavernier, René Devos et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Knockdown of nuclease activity in the gut enhances RNAi efficiency in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, but not in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria 2017 ·Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Jornt Spit, (unknown), Niels Wynant, Dulce Santos, Geert Plaetinck, Jozef Vanden Broeck	132
2	Control of coleopteran insect pests through RNA interference breakdown → 2007 ·Nature Biotechnology ·James A. Baum, Thierry Bogaert, William Clinton, Gregory R. Heck, Pascale Feldmann, (unknown), Scott N. Johnson, Geert Plaetinck, T.R.I. Munyikwa, Michael Pleau, Ty T. Vaughn, James K. Roberts	1302
3	The human homologue of Caenorhabditis elegans CED-6 specifically promotes phagocytosis of apoptotic cells 1999 ·Current Biology ·Elke Smits, Wim Van Criekinge, Geert Plaetinck, Thierry Bogaert	58
4	Efficient Secretion of Biologically Active Recombinant OB Protein (Leptin) inEscherichia coli,Purification from the Periplasm and Characterization 1998 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·(unknown), (unknown), L. Arthur Campfield, Françoise J. Smith, (unknown), Geert Plaetinck, José Van der Heyden, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Burn, René Devos	28
5	Ligand-independent Dimerization of the Extracellular Domain of the Leptin Receptor and Determination of the Stoichiometry of Leptin Binding 1997 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·René Devos, Yves Guisez, José Van der Heyden, David W. White, Michaël Kalai, Michael Fountoulakis, Geert Plaetinck	136
6	A human leptin mutant induces weight gain in normal mice 1997 ·FEBS Letters ·Sandra Verploegen, Geert Plaetinck, René Devos, José Van der Heyden, Yves Guisez	63
7	Structure/Function Analysis of Human Interleukin 5 and its Receptor 1995 ·Birkhäuser Basel eBooks ·Jan Tavernier, Sigrid Cornelis, (unknown), Yves Guisez, Geert Plaetinck, José Van der Heyden	4
8	Covalent modification of the interleukin‐5 receptor by isothiazolones leads to inhibition of the binding of interleukin‐5 1994 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·René Devos, Yves Guisez, Geert Plaetinck, Sigrid Cornelis, Jan Tavernier, José Van der Heyden, Louise H. Foley, Julie E. Scheffler	39
9	Three residues in the common beta chain of the human GM-CSF, IL-3 and IL-5 receptors are essential for GM-CSF and IL-5 but not IL-3 high affinity binding and interact with Glu21 of GM-CSF. 1994 ·The EMBO Journal ·Joanna M. Woodcock, (unknown), Geert Plaetinck, C.J. Bagley, (unknown), Timothy R. Hercus, Jan Tavernier, Angel F. López	103
10	Expression, purification and crystallization of fully active, glycosylated human interleukin‐5 1993 ·FEBS Letters ·(unknown), Christian Oefner, (unknown), Ernst‐Jürgen Schlaeger, M. Zulauf, José Van der Heyden, Geert Plaetinck, (unknown), Jan Tavernier, Walter Fiers, (unknown), A. D’Arcy	8
11	High-Level Expression, Purification, and Renaturation of Recombinant Murine Interleukin-2 from Escherichia coli 1993 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·Yves Guisez, Jan Demolder, Nico Mertens, A. Raeymaekers, Geert Plaetinck, Johan Robbens, Joël Vandekerckhove, E. Remaut, Walter Fiers	16
12	Molecular basis of a high affinity murine interleukin-5 receptor. 1991 ·The EMBO Journal ·René Devos, Geert Plaetinck, José Van der Heyden, Sigrid Cornelis, Joël Vandekerckhove, Walter Fiers, Jan Tavernier	103
13	Characterization of interleukin 5 receptors on eosinophilic sublines from human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60) cells. 1990 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Geert Plaetinck, José Van der Heyden, Jan Tavernier, (unknown), T Tuypens, Steven Fischkoff, Walter Fiers, René Devos	76
14	Control of IL-2 receptor- alpha expression by IL-1, tumor necrosis factor, and IL-2. Complex regulation via elements in the 5' flanking region. 1990 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Geert Plaetinck, (unknown), Patricia Corthésy, Peter Sperisen, Hiroshi Kanamori, Tasuku Honjo, Markus Nabholz	50
15	Interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor enhance transcription from the SV40 early promoter in a T cell line 1989 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Geert Plaetinck, (unknown), Patricia Corthésy, P Seckinger, Markus Nabholz	11
16	Expression of the tumor necrosis factor locus is not necessary for the cytolytic activity of T lymphocytes. 1988 ·The Journal of Immunology ·C. Victor Jongeneel, С А Недоспасов, Geert Plaetinck, Philippe Naquet, J C Cerottini	21
17	cDNA cloning of granzyme C, a granule-associated serine protease of cytolytic T lymphocytes. 1988 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Dieter E. Jenne, (unknown), Danièle Masson, Keith K. Stanley, Josephine Herz, Geert Plaetinck, Jürg Tschopp	53
18	Recombinant tumor necrosis factor can induce interleukin 2 receptor expression and cytolytic activity in a rat × mouse T cell hybrid 1987 ·European Journal of Immunology ·Geert Plaetinck, Wim Declercq, Jan Tavernier, Markus Nabholz, Walter Fiers	38
19	Controlled synthesis of the coat protein of satellite tobacco necrosis virus in Escherichia coli 1984 ·Virology ·John van Emmelo, Paul Ameloot, Geert Plaetinck, Walter Fiers	8
20	Cloning and structure of the human interleukin 2 chromosomal gene. 1983 ·The EMBO Journal ·Wim Degrave, Jan Tavernier, F. Duerinck, Geert Plaetinck, René Devos, Walter Fiers	38

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