Willy J. Peumans

16.5k citations

265 papers · 13.4k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 60

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Plant Science top 0.2%
Immunology top 0.2%
Biotechnology top 0.05%
Organic Chemistry top 0.5%

Co-authors: Els J. M. Van Damme Annick Barre Pierre Rougé Irwin Goldstein Willem F. Broekaert Makuta Nsimba‐Lubaki Naoto Shibuya Anthony K. Allen
Topics: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (122 papers)Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (76 papers)Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (60 papers)
Cited by: Biotechnology Immunology Molecular Biology
Journals: Science Journal of Biological Chemistry The EMBO Journal
Partner nations: Belgium France United States

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Willy J. Peumans

263 papers receiving 12.8k citations

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Lectins as Plant Defense Proteins

1995 906 citations Willy J. Peumans, Els J. M. Van Damme PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
The elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) bark lectin recognizes the Neu5Ac(alpha 2-6)Gal/GalNAc sequence.

1987 694 citations Willy J. Peumans et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Plant Lectins: A Composite of Several Distinct Families of Structurally and Evolutionary Related Proteins with Diverse Biological Roles

1998 540 citations Els J. M. Van Damme, Willy J. Peumans et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Glycotope Structures and Intramolecular Affinity Factors of Plant Lectins for Tn/T Antigens 2011 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Pierre Rougé,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme,Annick Barre,Tanuja Singh,June H. Wu,Albert M. Wu	8
2	Carbohydrate-binding agents (CBAs) inhibit HIV-1 infection in human primary monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) and efficiently prevent MDM-directed viral capture and subsequent transmission to CD4+ T lymphocytes 2007 ·Virology ·Michela Pollicita,Dominique Schols,Stefano Aquaro,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme,Carlo Federico Perno,Jan Balzarini	32
3	Localization and Topogenesis Studies of Cytoplasmic and Vacuolar Homologs of the Galanthus nivalis Agglutinin 2007 ·Plant and Cell Physiology ·Elke Fouquaert,Sally L. Hanton,Federica Brandizzí,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme	20
4	Recognition profile of Morus nigra agglutinin (Morniga G) expressed by monomeric ligands, simple clusters and mammalian polyvalent glycotopes 2006 ·Molecular Immunology ·Tanuja Singh,June H. Wu,Willy J. Peumans,Pierre Rougé,Els J. M. Van Damme,Albert M. Wu	23
5	Localization and in vitro binding studies suggest that the cytoplasmic/nuclear tobacco lectin can interact in situ with high‐mannose and complex N‐glycans 2006 ·FEBS Letters ·Nausicaä Lannoo,Willy J. Peumans,Els Van Pamel,(unknown),(unknown),Gerd Hause,Christian Mazars,Els J. M. Van Damme	52
6	Carbohydrate-binding Agents Cause Deletions of Highly Conserved Glycosylation Sites in HIV GP120 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Jan Balzarini,Kristel Van Laethem,Sigrid Hatse,Matheus Froeyen,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme,Dominique Schols	105
7	A Novel Lectin (Morniga M) from Mulberry <i>(Morus nigra)</i> Bark Recognizes Oligomannosyl Residues in N-Glycans 2004 ·Journal of Biomedical Science ·Albert M. Wu,June H. Wu,Tanuja Singh,(unknown),Willy J. Peumans,(unknown),Els J. M. Van Damme	0
8	Enzymatic activity of toxic and non‐toxic type 2 ribosome‐inactivating proteins 2004 ·FEBS Letters ·Luigi Barbieri,(unknown),Tomás Girbés,Wangyi Liu,Els J. M. Van Damme,Willy J. Peumans,Fiorenzo Stirpe	62
9	Analysis of the in planta antiviral activity of elderberry ribosome‐inactivating proteins 2004 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Frank Vandenbussche,Stijn Desmyter,(unknown),Paul Proost,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme	36
10	The Dead-End Elimination Method, Tryptophan Rotamers, and Fluorescence Lifetimes 2003 ·Biophysical Journal ·Mario Hellings,Marc De Maeyer,(unknown),Qiang Hao,Els J. M. Van Damme,Willy J. Peumans,Yves Engelborghs	43
11	The identification of inducible cytoplasmic/nuclear carbohydrate-binding proteins urges to develop novel concepts about the role of plant lectins 2003 ·Glycoconjugate Journal ·Els J. M. Van Damme,Nausicaä Lannoo,Elke Fouquaert,Willy J. Peumans	71
12	A complex fruit‐specific type‐2 ribosome‐inactivating protein from elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is correctly processed and assembled in transgenic tobacco plants 2002 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Ying Chen,Frank Vandenbussche,Pierre Rougé,Paul Proost,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme	11
13	Higher Plants Developed Structurally Different Motifs to Recognize Foreign Glycans. 2000 ·Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology ·Willy J. Peumans,Annick Barre,Qiang Hao,Pierre Rougé,Els J. M. Van Damme	50
14	Cloning and characterization of a monocot mannose‐binding lectin from Crocus vernus (family Iridaceae) 2000 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Els J. M. Van Damme,Corinne Houlès Astoul,Annick Barre,Pierre Rougé,Willy J. Peumans	42
15	Accessibility of the High-Mannose Glycans of Glycoprotein gp120 from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Probed by in Vitro Interaction with Mannose-Binding Lectins 2000 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Corinne Houlès Astoul,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme,Pierre Rougé	20
16	Lectin Binding Pattern and Proteoglycan Distribution in Human Eccrine Sweat Glands 1999 ·The Histochemical Journal ·(unknown),Ingrid Moll,Els J. M. Van Damme,Willy J. Peumans,Udo Schumacher	6
17	The Major Tuber Storage Protein of Araceae Species Is a Lectin (Characterization and Molecular Cloning of the Lectin from Arum maculatum L.) 1995 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Els J. M. Van Damme,K. Goossens,Karen Smeets,F. Van Leuven,Peter Verhaert,Willy J. Peumans	92
18	Agglutination of "Streptococcus milleri" by lectins 1994 ·Journal of Medical Microbiology ·(unknown),Jan Jacobs,Willy J. Peumans,Ellen E. Stobberingh	9
19	Kidney bean lectin‐induced Escherichia coli overgrowth in the small intestine is blocked by GNA, a mannose‐specific lectin 1993 ·Journal of Applied Bacteriology ·Árpád Pusztai,George Grant,(unknown),Tracey J. Duguid,D. S. Brown,S. W. B. Ewen,Willy J. Peumans,Els J. M. Van Damme,Susan Bardócz	80
20	Subunit exchange between lectins from different cereal species 1982 ·Planta ·Willy J. Peumans,(unknown),Albert R. Carlier	11

About Willy J. Peumans

Willy J. Peumans is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Immunology and Plant Science, having authored 265 papers that have together received 13.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (122 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (76 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (60 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biotechnology (2.9k citations), Immunology (4.5k citations) and Molecular Biology (9.0k citations). Willy J. Peumans has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include Els J. M. Van Damme, Annick Barre, Pierre Rougé, Irwin Goldstein, Willem F. Broekaert, Makuta Nsimba‐Lubaki, Naoto Shibuya, Anthony K. Allen, Benjamin Peeters and Fred Van Leuven. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

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