Willy J. Peumans

16.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
265 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

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Willy J. Peumans is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Willy J. Peumans has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 191 papers in Molecular Biology, 119 papers in Plant Science and 103 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Willy J. Peumans's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (122 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (76 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (60 papers). Willy J. Peumans is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (122 papers), Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (76 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (60 papers). Willy J. Peumans collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and United States. Willy J. Peumans's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Willy J. Peumans

263 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Willy J. Peumans Belgium	60	9.0k	4.6k	4.5k	2.9k	2.5k	265	13.4k
Els J. M. Van Damme Belgium	64	11.0k 1.2×	6.4k 1.4×	5.1k 1.1×	3.7k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	415	16.9k
Friedrich Altmann Austria	71	10.0k 1.1×	2.3k 0.5×	3.1k 0.7×	4.8k 1.7×	1.8k 0.7×	281	15.2k
Phillips W. Robbins United States	72	10.4k 1.2×	2.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	2.8k 1.1×	189	14.5k
Markus Aebi Switzerland	71	14.0k 1.6×	1.8k 0.4×	3.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	3.7k 1.4×	218	18.1k
Norelle L. Daly Australia	66	10.5k 1.2×	3.0k 0.7×	2.8k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	974 0.4×	223	12.1k
Jeffrey Vieira United States	26	18.8k 2.1×	4.5k 1.0×	1.8k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	283 0.1×	32	27.8k
Halina Lis Israel	41	7.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	3.1k 1.2×	89	10.7k
Stuart M. Haslam United Kingdom	60	7.6k 0.8×	652 0.1×	2.8k 0.6×	634 0.2×	2.2k 0.9×	201	11.3k
Yuriy A. Knirel Russia	54	7.0k 0.8×	2.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	929 0.3×	5.2k 2.0×	645	14.3k
Pierre Rougé France	46	4.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	240	7.2k

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Singh, Tanuja, June H. Wu, Willy J. Peumans, et al.. (2006). Recognition profile of Morus nigra agglutinin (Morniga G) expressed by monomeric ligands, simple clusters and mammalian polyvalent glycotopes. Molecular Immunology. 44(4). 451–462. 23 indexed citations

Lannoo, Nausicaä, Willy J. Peumans, Els Van Pamel, et al.. (2006). Localization and in vitro binding studies suggest that the cytoplasmic/nuclear tobacco lectin can interact in situ with high‐mannose and complex N‐glycans. FEBS Letters. 580(27). 6329–6337. 52 indexed citations

Balzarini, Jan, Kristel Van Laethem, Sigrid Hatse, et al.. (2005). Carbohydrate-binding Agents Cause Deletions of Highly Conserved Glycosylation Sites in HIV GP120. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(49). 41005–41014. 105 indexed citations

Leone, Philippe, Laurence Menu‐Bouaouiche, Willy J. Peumans, et al.. (2005). Resolution of the structure of the allergenic and antifungal banana fruit thaumatin-like protein at 1.7-Å. Biochimie. 88(1). 45–52. 75 indexed citations

Barbieri, Luigi, Tomás Girbés, Wangyi Liu, et al.. (2004). Enzymatic activity of toxic and non‐toxic type 2 ribosome‐inactivating proteins. FEBS Letters. 563(1-3). 219–222. 62 indexed citations

Wu, Albert M., et al.. (2004). A Novel Lectin (Morniga M) from Mulberry <i>(Morus nigra)</i> Bark Recognizes Oligomannosyl Residues in N-Glycans. Journal of Biomedical Science. 11(6). 874–885.

Vandenbussche, Frank, et al.. (2004). Analysis of the in planta antiviral activity of elderberry ribosome‐inactivating proteins. European Journal of Biochemistry. 271(8). 1508–1515. 36 indexed citations

Balzarini, Jan, Sigrid Hatse, Kurt Vermeire, et al.. (2004). Mannose-Specific Plant Lectins from the Amaryllidaceae Family Qualify as Efficient Microbicides for Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 48(10). 3858–3870. 130 indexed citations

Hellings, Mario, Marc De Maeyer, Qiang Hao, et al.. (2003). The Dead-End Elimination Method, Tryptophan Rotamers, and Fluorescence Lifetimes. Biophysical Journal. 85(3). 1894–1902. 43 indexed citations

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Chen, Ying, Frank Vandenbussche, Pierre Rougé, et al.. (2002). A complex fruit‐specific type‐2 ribosome‐inactivating protein from elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is correctly processed and assembled in transgenic tobacco plants. European Journal of Biochemistry. 269(12). 2897–2906. 11 indexed citations

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Peumans, Willy J., Annick Barre, Qiang Hao, Pierre Rougé, & Els J. M. Van Damme. (2000). Higher Plants Developed Structurally Different Motifs to Recognize Foreign Glycans.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 12(64). 83–101. 50 indexed citations

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Astoul, Corinne Houlès, Willy J. Peumans, Els J. M. Van Damme, & Pierre Rougé. (2000). Accessibility of the High-Mannose Glycans of Glycoprotein gp120 from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Probed by in Vitro Interaction with Mannose-Binding Lectins. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 274(2). 455–460. 20 indexed citations

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Sauvion, Nicolas, Yvan Rahbé, Willy J. Peumans, et al.. (1996). Effects of GNA and other mannose binding lectins on development and fecundity of the peach‐potato aphid Myzus persicae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 79(3). 285–293. 117 indexed citations

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Gochin, Miriam, et al.. (1995). Ligand‐induced perturbations in Urtica dioica agglutinin. FEBS Letters. 361(2-3). 157–161. 19 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Jan, et al.. (1994). Agglutination of "Streptococcus milleri" by lectins. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 41(1). 14–19. 9 indexed citations

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Timm, David E., et al.. (1993). Characterization of the lectin from the bulbs of Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite) as an inhibitor of protein synthesis.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(33). 25176–25183. 51 indexed citations

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Sata, Tetsutaro, Peter M. Lackie, Douglas J. Taatjes, Willy J. Peumans, & J Roth. (1989). Detection of the Neu5 Ac (alpha 2,3) Gal (beta 1,4) GlcNAc sequence with the leukoagglutinin from Maackia amurensis: light and electron microscopic demonstration of differential tissue expression of terminal sialic acid in alpha 2,3- and alpha 2,6-linkage.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 37(11). 1577–1588. 54 indexed citations

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Damme, Els J. M. Van, Anthony K. Allen, & Willy J. Peumans. (1987). Leaves of the Orchid Twayblade (Listera ovata) Contain a Mannose-Specific Lectin. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 85(2). 566–569. 41 indexed citations

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Zeven, A. C. & Willy J. Peumans. (1987). Variation in Relative Amounts of Isolectins in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Landraces from Northern Nigeria and Chad. Plant Breeding. 98(2). 174–177. 1 indexed citations

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Peumans, Willy J., Bernard Delaey, A. Manickam, & Albert R. Carlier. (1980). Efficient translation of long-lived messengers in extracts from dry pea primary axes. Planta. 150(4). 286–290. 15 indexed citations

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