K. Weijer

Publication List Details

Period

1985 - 2009

Number

40

Co-Authors

Human fetal lymphoid tissue-inducer cells are interleukin 17-producing precursors to RORC+ CD127+ natural killer-like cells (2008)

Cupedo, T., Crellin, N.K., Papazian, N., Rombouts, E.J., Weijer, K., Grogan, J.L., ...

The human body contains over 500 individual lymph nodes, yet the biology of their formation is poorly understood. Here we identify human lymphoid tissue-inducer cells (LTi cells) as lineage-negative...

T cell-independent development and induction of somatic hypermutation in human IgM+IgD+CD27+ B cells (2008)

Scheeren, F.A., Nagasawa, M., Weijer, K., Cupedo, T., Kirberg, J., Legrand, N., ...

IgM+IgD+CD27+ B cells from peripheral blood have been described as circulating marginal zone B cells. It is still unknown when and where these cells develop. These IgM+IgD +CD27+ B cells exhibit...

Experimental models to study development and function of the human immune system in vivo (2006)

Legrand, N., Weijer, K., Spits, H.

The study of development and function of the immune system in vivo has made intensive use ofanimal models, but performing such work in humans is difflcultfor experimental, practical and ethical...

Transient accumulation of human mature thymocytes and regulatory T cells with CD28 superagonist in "human immune system" Rag2(-/-) gamma(-/-)(c) mice (2006)

Legrand, N., Cupedo, T., Lent, A.U. Van, Ebeli, M.J., Weijer, K., Hanke, T., ...

Efficient and quick reconstitution of T-cell compartments in lymphopenic patients is of great importance to prevent opportunistic infections, but remains difficult to achieve. Human T-cell...

In vitro functionality of human fetal liver cells and clonal derivatives under proliferative conditions (2006)

Deurholt, T., Bloemendaal, L. Ten, Chhatta, A.A., Weijer, K., Seppen, J., ...

Mature human hepatocytes are not suitable for large-scale in vitro applications that rely on hepatocyte function, due to their limited availability and insufficient proliferation capacity in vitro....

Gag- and env-specific serum antibodies in cats after natural and experimental infection with feline immunodeficiency virus. (1994)

Rimmelzwaan, G.F., Siebelink, K.H.J., Broos, H., Drost, G.A., Weijer, K., Herwijnen, R. Van, ...

In order to monitor the antibody response to feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in cats, following experimental and natural infection, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed...

Induction of feline leukemia virus neutralizing antibodies by immunization with synthetic peptides derived from the FeLV env gene. (1993)

Weijer, K., Pfauth, A., Herwijnen, R. Van, Jarrett, O., Meloen, R.H., Tomee, C., ...

The surface glycoprotein, gp70, of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) contains sites which are important in inducing neutralizing antibodies. Using synthetic peptides corresponding to nucleotide sequence...

Isolation and partial characterization of infectious molecular clones of feline immunodeficiency virus obtained directly from bone marrow DNA of a naturally infected cat. (1992)

Siebelink, K.H.J., Chu, I-H., Rimmelzwaan, G.F., Weijer, K., Bosch, M.L.

Replication-competent molecular clones of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) were isolated directly from the DNA of bone marrow cells of a naturally FIV-infected cat. After transfection in a feline...

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection in the cat as a model for HIV infection in man: FIV induced impairment of immune function. (1990)

Siebelink, C.H.J., Chu, I-H., Rimmelzwaan, G.F., Weijer, K., Herwijnen, R. Van, Knell, P., ...

To assess the value of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection as a model for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in man, we studied the impairment of certain immunological functions...

An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) antigen in cell culture and FIV specific antibodies in feline serum. (1990)

Siebelink, C.H.J., Windrich, R.W., Chu, I., Groen, J., Weijer, K., ...

Recently, a newly discovered lentivirus--Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)--was identified as the cause of an AIDS-like syndrome in the cat. For the detection of FIV antigen in cell culture, an...

Control of feline leukaemia virus. (1989)

Weijer, K.

Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) usually occurs in its natural species, the domestic cat. FeLV is also important to human individuals as a comparative model, as it may cause a variety of diseases, some...

Serological responses in cats vaccinated with FeLV ISCOM and an inactivated FeLV vaccine. (1989)

Weijer, K., UytdeHaag, F., Knell, P., Jarrett, O., Morein, B.

Various approaches have been considered for generation of effective and safe vaccines against retroviruses, including HIV, with limited success. In the present vaccination study, encompassing 137...

Induction of anti-viral immune response by immunization with monoclonal anti-idiotype antibodies directed to private idiotopes. (1989)

Rimmelzwaan, G.F., Weijer, K.

Syngeneic monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies were raised against idiotopes on neutralizing monoclonal antibodies with specificity for feline leukemia virus and canine parvovirus. The anti-idiotypic...

Prevalence of FTLV (feline T-lymphotropic lentivirus) infections in cats in The Netherlands and in West Germany. (1988)

Weijer, K., Herwijnen, R. Van, Siebelink, K., UytdeHaag, F.

The prevalence in the Netherlands and the Free Republic of Germany (FRG) of the newly discovered retrovirus of cats, which causes an immunodeficiency syndrome in this species and is termed feline...

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and FeLV-associated diseases in cats: a review (1987)

Weijer, K., UytdeHaag, F.

Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) usually occurs in its natural species, the domestic cat. FeLV is also important to human individuals as a comparative model, as FeLV may cause a variety of diseases...

Post-exposure treatment with monoclonal antibodies in a retrovirus system: failure to protect cats against feline leukemia virus infection with virus neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. (1986)

Weijer, K., Jarrett, O., Lutz, H.

We have attempted to protect kittens against oronasal infection with FeLV (strain A/Glasgow-1) by treatment with a mixture of two virus-neutralizing (VN) MAbs (IgGl, K) directed against the same...

Induction of protective immune response in cats by vaccination with feline leukemia virus iscoms. (1985)

Weijer, K., UytdeHaag, F., Jarrett, O., Sundquist, B., Morein, B.

An effective candidate subunit vaccine consisting of the gp 70/85 of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) was prepared by using the immunostimulating complex (iscom) method for the presentation of membrane...

Isolation and partial characterization of infectious molecular clones of feline immunodeficiency virus obtained directly from bone marrow DNA of a naturally infected cat.

Siebelink, K H, Chu, I H, Rimmelzwaan, G F, Weijer, K, Osterhaus, A D, Bosch, M L

Replication-competent molecular clones of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) were isolated directly from the DNA of bone marrow cells of a naturally FIV-infected cat. After transfection in a feline...

Mechanical perturbation elicits a phenotypic difference between Dictyostelium wild-type cells and cytoskeletal mutants.

Eichinger, L, Köppel, B, Noegel, A A, Schleicher, M, Schliwa, M, Weijer, K, ...

To determine the specific contribution of cytoskeletal proteins to cellular viscoelasticity we performed rheological experiments with Dictyostelium discoideum wild-type cells (AX2) and mutant cells...

Isolation and partial characterization of infectious molecular clones of feline immunodeficiency virus obtained directly from bone marrow DNA of a naturally infected cat.

Siebelink, K H, Chu, I H, Rimmelzwaan, G F, Weijer, K, Osterhaus, A D, Bosch, M L

Replication-competent molecular clones of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) were isolated directly from the DNA of bone marrow cells of a naturally FIV-infected cat. After transfection in a feline...

Mechanical perturbation elicits a phenotypic difference between Dictyostelium wild-type cells and cytoskeletal mutants.

Eichinger, L, Köppel, B, Noegel, A A, Schleicher, M, Schliwa, M, Weijer, K, ...

To determine the specific contribution of cytoskeletal proteins to cellular viscoelasticity we performed rheological experiments with Dictyostelium discoideum wild-type cells (AX2) and mutant cells...

HGF/SF and its receptor c-MET play a minor role in the dissemination of human B-lymphoma cells in SCID mice

Weimar, I S, Weijer, K, Muller, E J, Miranda, N, Bakker, A Q, ...

The MET protooncogene, c-MET, encodes a cell surface tyrosine kinase receptor. The ligand for c-MET is hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as scatter factor (SF), which is known to affect...