Researcher
Bernard Himpens
- Disciplines:Laboratory medicine, Palliative care and end-of-life care, Regenerative medicine, Other basic sciences, Other health sciences, Nursing, Other paramedical sciences, Other translational sciences, Other medical and health sciences
Affiliations
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2007 → 31 Aug 2022
Projects
1 - 4 of 4
- Understanding hemichannel regulation by intramolecular interactions - a step forward towards novel tools for in vivo modulation of hemichannel function in the brain.From1 Jan 2011 → 31 Dec 2016Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Role of connexins and pannexins in programmed cell death.From1 Oct 2009 → 30 Sep 2013Funding: FWO fellowships
- Role of connexins and pannexins in programmed cell death.From29 Dec 2008 → 30 Dec 2009Funding: BOF - Other initiatives
- Calcium-transport proteins: mechanisms of function and their role in disease.From1 Oct 2008 → 30 Sep 2013Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
Publications
1 - 10 of 20
- Nutrient Starvation Decreases Cx43 Levels and Limits Intercellular Communication in Primary Bovine Corneal Endothelial Cells(2016)
Authors: Catheleyne D'hondt, Jegan Iyyathurai, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
Pages: 363 - 373 - Calcium Wave Propagation Triggered by Local Mechanical Stimulation as a Method for Studying Gap Junctions and Hemichannels(2016)
Authors: Jegan Iyyathurai, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck, Catheleyne D'hondt
Pages: 203 - 211 - Cx43-hemichannel function and regulation in physiology and pathophysiology: insights from the bovine corneal endothelial cell system and beyond(2014)
Authors: Catheleyne D'hondt, Jegan Iyyathurai, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
- Peptides and peptide-derived molecules targeting the intracellular domains of Cx43: Gap junctions versus hemichannels(2013)
Authors: Jegan Iyyathurai, Catheleyne D'hondt, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
Pages: 491 - 505 - Mechanical stimulation-induced calcium wave propagation in cell monolayers: the example of bovine corneal endothelial cells(2013)
Authors: Catheleyne D'hondt, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
- Negatively charged residues (Asp378 and Asp379) in the last ten amino acids of the C-terminal tail of Cx43 hemichannels are essential for loop/tail interactions(2013)
Authors: Catheleyne D'hondt, Jegan Iyyathurai, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
Pages: 707 - 712 - Regulation of connexin- and pannexin-based channels by post-translational modifications(2013)
Authors: Catheleyne D'hondt, Jegan Iyyathurai, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
Pages: 373 - 398 - Non-channel functions of connexins in cell growth and cell death(2012)
Authors: Geert Bultynck, Bernard Himpens
Pages: 2002 - 8 - RhoA GTPase Switch Controls Cx43-Hemichannel Activity through the Contractile System(2012)
Authors: Raf Ponsaerts, Catheleyne D'hondt, Jan Parys, Johan Vereecke, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
- The contractile system as a negative regulator of the connexin 43 hemichannel(2012)
Authors: Raf Ponsaerts, Bernard Himpens, Geert Bultynck
Pages: 367 - 377