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Effects of Wheat Bran Extract Containing Arabinoxylan Oligosaccharides on Gastrointestinal Parameters in Healthy Preadolescent Children by François, Isabelle E.J.A., Lescroart, Olivier, Veraverbeke, Wim S., Marzorati, Massimo, Possemiers, Sam, Hamer, Henrike, Windey, Karen, Welling, Gjalt W., Delcour, Jan A., Courtin, Christophe M., Verbeke, Kristin, Broekaert, Willem F.

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: We assessed whether wheat bran extract (WBE) containing arabinoxylan‐oligosaccharides (AXOS) elicited a prebiotic effect and modulated…”
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Membrane Rafts Are Involved in Intracellular Miconazole Accumulation in Yeast Cells by François, Isabelle E.J.A., Bink, Anna, Vandercappellen, Jo, Ayscough, Kathryn R., Toulmay, Alexandre, Schneiter, Roger, van Gyseghem, Elke, Van den Mooter, Guy, Borgers, Marcel, Vandenbosch, Davy, Coenye, Tom, Cammue, Bruno P.A., Thevissen, Karin

“…Azoles inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis, resulting in ergosterol depletion and accumulation of toxic 14α-methylated sterols in membranes of susceptible yeast…”
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Neutral glycolipids of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa:altered expression in plant defensin-resistant mutants by Park, Chaeho, Bennion, Beau, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Ferket, Kathelijne K.A., Cammue, Bruno P.A., Thevissen, Karin, Levery, Steven B.

“…To defend themselves against fungal pathogens, plants produce numerous antifungal proteins and peptides, including defensins, some of which have been proposed…”
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The antifungal plant defensin RsAFP2 from radish induces apoptosis in a metacaspase independent way in Candida albicans by Aerts, An M., Carmona-Gutierrez, Didac, Lefevre, Sophie, Govaert, Gilmer, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Madeo, Frank, Santos, Renata, Cammue, Bruno P.A., Thevissen, Karin

“…We show that the antifungal plant defensin Raphanus sativus antifungal protein 2 (RsAFP2) from radish induces apoptosis and concomitantly triggers activation…”
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Therapeutic potential of antifungal plant and insect defensins by Thevissen, Karin, Kristensen, Hans-Henrik, Thomma, Bart P.H.J., Cammue, Bruno P.A., François, Isabelle E.J.A.

“…To defend themselves against invading fungal pathogens, plants and insects largely depend on the production of a wide array of antifungal molecules, including…”
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A putative novel role for plant defensins: a defensin from the zinc hyper‐accumulating plant, Arabidopsis halleri, confers zinc tolerance by Mirouze, Marie, Sels, Jan, Richard, Odile, Czernic, Pierre, Loubet, Stéphanie, Jacquier, Amaury, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Cammue, Bruno P.A., Lebrun, Michel, Berthomieu, Pierre, Marquès, Laurence

“…Summary The metal tolerance of metal hyper‐accumulating plants is a poorly understood mechanism. In order to unravel the molecular basis of zinc (Zn) tolerance…”
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The antifungal activity of RsAFP2, a plant defensin from raphanus sativus, involves the induction of reactive oxygen species in Candida albicans by Aerts, An M, François, Isabelle E J A, Meert, Els M K, Li, Qiu-Tian, Cammue, Bruno P A, Thevissen, Karin

“…RsAFP2 (Raphanus sativus antifungal peptide 2), an antifungal plant defensin isolated from seed of R. sativus, interacts with glucosylceramides (GlcCer) in…”
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Level of M(IP) 2C sphingolipid affects plant defensin sensitivity, oxidative stress resistance and chronological life-span in yeast by Aerts, An M., François, Isabelle E.J.A., Bammens, Leen, Cammue, Bruno P.A., Smets, Bart, Winderickx, Joris, Accardo, Sabina, De Vos, Dirk E., Thevissen, Karin

“…The antifungal plant defensin DmAMP1 interacts with fungal sphingolipids of mannosyldiinositolphosphorylceramide (M(IP) 2C) class. We screened a Saccharomyces…”
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DmAMP1, an antifungal plant defensin from dahlia ( Dahlia merckii), interacts with sphingolipids from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Thevissen, Karin, François, Isabelle E.J.A, Takemoto, Jon Y, Ferket, Kathelijne K.A, Meert, Els M.K, Cammue, Bruno P.A

“…DmAMP1, an antifungal plant defensin from Dahlia merckii, was shown previously to require the presence of sphingolipids for fungicidal action against…”
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fungicidal piperazine-1-carboxamidine induces mitochondrial fission-dependent apoptosis in yeast by Bink, Anna, Govaert, Gilmer, François, Isabelle E.J.A, Pellens, Klaartje, Meerpoel, Lieven, Borgers, Marcel, Van Minnebruggen, Geert, Vroome, Valérie, Cammue, Bruno P.A, Thevissen, Karin

“…To unravel the working mechanism of the fungicidal piperazine-1-carboxamidine derivative BAR0329, we found that its intracellular accumulation in Saccharomyces…”
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Novel fungicidal benzylsulfanyl-phenylguanidines by Thevissen, Karin, Pellens, Klaartje, De Brucker, Katrijn, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Chow, Kwok K., Meert, Els M.K., Meert, Wim, Van Minnebruggen, Geert, Borgers, Marcel, Vroome, Valérie, Levin, Jeremy, De Vos, Dirk, Maes, Louis, Cos, Paul, Cammue, Bruno P.A.

“…Benzylsulfanyl-phenylguanidines 665 and 667 combined potent fungicidal and bactericidal activity. These compounds exhibited minor toxicity in a Caenorhabditis…”
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Skn1 and Ipt1 negatively regulate autophagy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Thevissen, Karin, Yen, Wei-Lien, Carmona-Gutierrez, Didac, Idkowiak-Baldys, Jolanta, Aerts, An M, François, Isabelle E.J.A, Madeo, Frank, Klionsky, Daniel J, Hannun, Yusuf A, Cammue, Bruno P.A

“…We demonstrated that a yeast deletion mutant in IPT1 and SKN1, encoding proteins involved in the biosynthesis of mannosyldiinositolphosphoryl ceramides, is…”
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Antifungal activity of synthetic peptides derived from Impatiens balsamina antimicrobial peptides Ib-AMP1 and Ib-AMP4 by Thevissen, Karin, François, Isabelle E.J.A., Sijtsma, Lolke, Amerongen, Aart van, Schaaper, Wim M.M., Meloen, Rob, Posthuma-Trumpie, Truus, Broekaert, Willem F., Cammue, Bruno P.A.

“…Seeds of Impatiens balsamina contain a set of related antimicrobial peptides (Ib-AMPs). We have produced a synthetic variant of Ib-AMP1, oxidized to the…”
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Different approaches for multi-transgene-stacking in plants by François, Isabelle E.J.A, Broekaert, Willem F, Cammue, Bruno P.A

“…The introduction and expression of several transgenes is frequently required in either basic or applied studies in plant biotechnology. For instance, the…”
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New Flavonoids from Boldoa purpurascens Cav by Mosquera, Dulce María, Kilonda, Amuri, Toppet, Suzanne, Compernolle, Frans, Dehaen, Wim, François, Isabelle E, Cammue, Bruno P, Apers, Sandra, Pieters, Luc, Cuéllar, Armando Cuéllar

“…Phytochemical analysis of the leaves of BOLDOA PURPURASCENS Cav. led to isolation of four flavone glycosides, three of which are new compounds. Their…”
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Processing in Arabidopsis thaliana of a heterologous polyprotein resulting in differential targeting of the individual plant defensins by François, Isabelle E.J.A, Van Hemelrijck, Wendy, Aerts, An M, Wouters, Piet F.J, Proost, Paul, Broekaert, Willem F, Cammue, Bruno P.A

“…We previously developed a method for expression in Arabidopsis thaliana L. of transgenes encoding cleavable chimaeric polyprotein precursors containing two…”
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Transgenic Expression in Arabidopsis of a Polyprotein Construct Leading to Production of Two Different Antimicrobial Proteins by Isabelle E. J. A. François, Miguel F. C. De Bolle, Geoff Dwyer, Inge J. W. M. Goderis, Piet F. J. Woutors, Peter D. Verhaert, Paul Proost, Wim M. M. Schaaper, Bruno P. A. Cammue, Broekaert, Willem F.

“…We developed a method for expression in Arabidopsis of a transgene encoding a cleavable chimeric polyprotein. The polyprotein precursor consists of a leader…”
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Effects of a wheat bran extract containing arabinoxylan oligosaccharides on gastrointestinal health parameters in healthy adult human volunteers: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial by François, Isabelle E. J. A., Lescroart, Olivier, Veraverbeke, Wim S., Marzorati, Massimo, Possemiers, Sam, Evenepoel, Pieter, Hamer, Henrike, Houben, Els, Windey, Karen, Welling, Gjalt W., Delcour, Jan A., Courtin, Christophe M., Verbeke, Kristin, Broekaert, Willem F.

“…Wheat bran extract (WBE) is a food-grade soluble fibre preparation that is highly enriched in arabinoxylan oligosaccharides. In this placebo-controlled…”
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Defensins from Insects and Plants Interact with Fungal Glucosylceramides by Thevissen, Karin, Warnecke, Dirk C., François, Isabelle E.J.A., Leipelt, Martina, Heinz, Ernst, Ott, Claudia, Zähringer, Ulrich, Thomma, Bart P.H.J., Ferket, Kathelijne K.A., Cammue, Bruno P.A.

“…Growth of the yeast species Candida albicans and Pichia pastoris is inhibited by RsAFP2, a plant defensin isolated from radish seed (Raphanus sativus), at…”
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Interactions of antifungal plant defensins with fungal membrane components by Thevissen, Karin, Ferket, Kathelijne K.A., François, Isabelle E.J.A., Cammue, Bruno P.A.

“…Plant defensins are small, basic, cysteine-rich peptides that are generally active against a broad spectrum of fungal and yeast species at micromolar…”
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