Projects
ENDOPOL: endocytosis-regulated cell wall integrity sensing during polarized plant cell growth. University of Antwerp
Neuroglobin and its role in cell protection and cell growth University of Antwerp
Virtual Fruit tissue Generation Based on Cell Growth Modeling KU Leuven
Targeting cell surface receptors to inhibit metastatic growth KU Leuven
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and Belgium has the highest incidence rate in Europe. At early-stage disease survival of patients is more than 90%. However, once cancer cells spread to other organs and metastases arise, this drops to less than 25%, resulting in over 685,000 deaths per year. Thus, there is an urgent need to define novel therapeutic strategies against metastatic breast cancers.
We have found that patients with ...
Identification of cell wall ligands for the root hair growth regulator ERULUS. University of Antwerp
The role of cell wall mechanic properties in the response of maize leaf growth to drought stress. University of Antwerp
The importance of cell division-coupled brassinosteroid biosynthesis for root growth Ghent University
Roots grow through continuous production of cells in apically positioned meristem and their displacement to elongation and differentiation zones, where they expand several times and obtain characteristics of mature cells. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a group of plant hormones, which coordinate root growth by regulating both cell division and expansion. I have previously established that optimal root growth in Arabidopsis requires BR ...
The role of ethylene in drought-induced leaf growth repression and cell cycle inhibition Ghent University
Leaf growth is a complex developmental process that is tightly regulated to react dynamically to
changing environmental conditions. Under drought stress, leaf growth is reduced to limit the
evaporative surface and save energy. In the last years, research conducted on Arabidopsis and
crops highlighted a role for the phytohormone ethylene in the regulation of cell division, leaf
growth and yield under drought. ...