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  1. Designing novel antimicrobial peptides against multi-drug resistant bacteria

    Article • August 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek, Shravani Bobde

  2. Komodo dragon-inspired synthetic peptide DRGN-1 promotes wound-healing of a mixed-biofilm infected wound

    Article • npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, April 2017, Nature

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  3. Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides from Varanus komodoensis (Komodo Dragon) by Large-Scale Analyses and De-Novo-Assisted Sequencing Using Electron-Transfer Dissociation Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, February 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  4. Cathelicidin peptide rescues G. mellonella infected with B. anthracis

    Article • Virulence, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  5. Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide from Alligator mississippiensis has antibacterial activity against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumanii and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  6. Antimicrobial activity of mosquito cecropin peptides against Francisella

    Article • Developmental & Comparative Immunology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  7. Peptides from American alligator plasma are antimicrobial against multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens including Acinetobacter baumannii

    Article • BMC Microbiology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  8. Francisella philomiragia Infection and Lethality in Mammalian Tissue Culture Cell Models, Galleria mellonella, and BALB/c Mice

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  9. Nanoaerosols reduce required effective dose of liposomal levofloxacin against pulmonary murine Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida infection

    Article • Journal of Nanobiotechnology, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  10. Characterization of Cimex lectularius (bedbug) defensin peptide and its antimicrobial activity against human skin microflora

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  11. Extracellular vesicles from infected cells: potential for direct pathogenesis

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, October 2015, Frontiers

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  12. Large Scale Discovery and De Novo-Assisted Sequencing of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides (CAMPs) by Microparticle Capture and Electron-Transfer Dissociation (ETD) Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, October 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  13. Short, Synthetic Cationic Peptides Have Antibacterial Activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis by Forming Pores in Membrane and Synergizing with Antibiotics

    Article • Antibiotics, August 2015, MDPI AG

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  14. Burkholderia Diffusible Signal Factor Signals to Francisella novicida To Disperse Biofilm and Increase Siderophore Production

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2015, ASM Journals

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  15. Screen of FDA-approved drug library identifies maprotiline, an antibiofilm and antivirulence compound with QseC sensor-kinase dependent activity in Francisella novicida

    Article • Virulence, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  16. Bioprospecting the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Host Defense Peptidome

    Article • PLOS One, February 2015, PLOS

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  17. Analysis of mixed biofilm (Staphylococcus aureusandPseudomonas aeruginosa)by laser ablation electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

    Article • Biofouling, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  18. Cranberry proanthocyanidins have anti-biofilm properties against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  19. Antimicrobial Peptides in Reptiles

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, June 2014, MDPI AG

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  20. Chitinases Are Negative Regulators of Francisella novicida Biofilms

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  21. Generation and delivery of nanoaerosols from biological and biologically active substances

    Article • Journal of Aerosol Science, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  22. The carrying pigeons of the cell: exosomes and their role in infectious diseases caused by human pathogens

    Article • Pathogens and Disease, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  23. Biofilms

    Article • Virulence, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  24. Prenylation: From bacteria to eukaryotes

    Article • Molecular Biology, September 2013, Pleiades Publishing Ltd

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  25. Temporal Transcriptional Response during Infection of Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells with Francisella tularensis Live Vaccine Strain (LVS) Supports a General Host Suppression and Bacterial Uptake by Macropinocytosis

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2013, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  26. The Human Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 as a Potential Treatment for Polymicrobial Infected Wounds

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  27. Cigarette smoke extract induces differential expression levels of beta-defensin peptides in human alveolar epithelial cells

    Article • Tobacco Induced Diseases, January 2013, E.U. European Publishing

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  28. Transfer and Reaerosolization of Biological Contaminant following Field Technician Servicing of an Aerosol Sampler

    Article • Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  29. Lipophilic Prodrugs of FR900098 Are Antimicrobial against Francisella novicida In Vivo and In Vitro and Show GlpT Independent Efficacy

    Article • PLOS One, October 2012, PLOS

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  30. Resistance of Francisella Novicida to Fosmidomycin Associated with Mutations in the Glycerol-3-Phosphate Transporte

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  31. Protein prenylation: A new mode of host–pathogen interaction

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  32. Differential Human Beta Defensin Gene Expression In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Article • May 2011, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  33. Proteomic Characterization and Functional Analysis of Outer Membrane Vesicles of Francisella novicida Suggests Possible Role in Virulence and Use as a Vaccine

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, March 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  34. Significance of Stereochemistry in Short Antimicrobial Peptides

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  35. Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm to Alpha-Helical Peptides: D-enantiomer of LL-37

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2011, Frontiers

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  36. Natural and synthetic cathelicidin peptides with anti-microbial and anti-biofilm activity against Staphylococcus aureus

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  37. Antimicrobial activity of the Naja atra cathelicidin and related small peptides

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  38. Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of cathelicidins and short, synthetic peptides against Francisella

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  39. Azithromycin effectiveness against intracellular infections of Francisella

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  40. Kinetic Characterization and Phosphoregulation of the Francisella tularensis 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Reductoisomerase (MEP Synthase)

    Article • PLOS One, December 2009, PLOS

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  41. Francisella novicida Forms In Vitro Biofilms Mediated by an Orphan Response Regulator

    Article • Microbial Ecology, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  42. Role of acetylation and charge in antimicrobial peptides based on human β-defensin-3

    Article • Apmis, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  43. Antimicrobial activity of human beta-defensins and induction by Francisella

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  44. Regulation of the Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor by Src Family Tyrosine Kinases

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, December 2003, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek

  45. Expression of Soluble Murine Endostatin with the RTS System

    Article • January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Monique L. van Hoek