Publications by authors named "K Vereecken"

The molecular mechanisms guiding oriented cell divisions in the root vascular tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana are still poorly characterised. By overlapping bulk and single-cell transcriptomic datasets, we unveiled TETRASPANIN1 (TET1) as a putative regulator in this process. TET1 is expressed in root vascular cells, and loss-of-function mutants contain fewer vascular cell files.

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  • The global crisis of antimicrobial resistance is making common bacterial infections harder to treat, pushing scientists to find new antimicrobial agents from the human microbiome.
  • The study analyzed a strain with antibiotic effects, using genome sequencing and bioinformatics tools to identify biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) linked to antimicrobial properties.
  • The research found six BGCs related to different types of antibiotic synthesis and identified three specific peptides, laying groundwork for developing new antibiotics against multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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We report the levels of neutralising antibodies against Wuhan, Delta and Omicron variants in unimmunized infected (group 1), immunised and boosted (group 2) and infected immunised and boosted (group 3) adult individuals. Our observations support the rapid administration of a booster vaccine dose to prevent infection and disease caused by Omicron.

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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging arthropod-borne virus that has spread globally during the last two decades. The virus is mainly transmitted by and mosquitos and is thus capable of replicating in both human and mosquito cells. CHIKV has a broad tropism in vivo, capable of replicating in various tissues and cell types but largely excluding blood cells.

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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus with a global spread and significant public health impact. It is a positive stranded RNA alphavirus belonging to the family. However, many questions about the replication cycle of CHIKV remain unanswered.

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