Dr. A.A.M. (Adri) Thomas

Hugo R. Kruytgebouw
Padualaan 8
Kamer O506
3584 CH Utrecht

Dr. A.A.M. (Adri) Thomas

Associate Professor
Developmental Biology
+31 30 253 3971
a.a.m.thomas@uu.nl

Publications

2015

Scholarly publications

van Montfort, T., Thomas, A. A. M., Krawczyk, P. M., Berkhout, B., Sanders, R. W., & Paxton, W. A. (2015). Reactivation of Neutralized HIV-1 by Dendritic Cells Is Dependent on the Epitope Bound by the Antibody. Journal of Immunology, 195(8), 3759-3768. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1402344

2008

Scholarly publications

van Montfort, T., Thomas, A. A. M., Pollakis, G., & Paxton, W. A. (2008). Dendritic cells preferentially transfer CXCR4-using human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants to CD4+ T lymphocytes in trans. Journal of Virology, 82(16), 7886-96. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00245-08

2006

Scholarly publications

van Kollenburg, B., van Dijk, J., Garbern, J., Thomas, A. A. M., Scheper, G., Powers, J. M., & van der Knaap, M. S. (2006). Glia-specific activation of all pathways of the unfolded protein response in vanishing white matter disease. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 65, 707-715. http://10.1097/01.jnen.0000228201.27539.50
van Kollenburg, B., Thomas, A. A. M., Vermeulen, G., Bertrand, G. A. M., Berkel, C. G. M., Pronk, J. G., Proud, C. G., van der Knaap, M. S., & Scheper, G. (2006). Regulation of protein synthesis in lymphoblasts from vanishing white matter. Neurobiology of Disease, 21(3), 496-504. http://10.1016/j.nbd.2005.08.009

Other output

van der Voet, M., Wildwater, M., Boxem, M., Peters, J., Berends, C. W. H., Galli, M., The, S. I., Thomas, A. A. M., & van den Heuvel, S. J. L. (2006). The function of LIN-5 in chromosome segregation and asymmetric division. Poster session presented at European Worm Meeting, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

2004

Scholarly publications

van Wijk, H. A., van Wesel, A. C. W., Thomas, A. A. M., Rijksen, G., & van Solinge, W. W. (2004). Ex vivo analysis of aberrant splicing induced by two donor site mutations in PKLR of a patient with severe pyruvate kinase deficiency. British Journal of Haematology, 125(2), 253-263. http://10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.04895.x
Tacken, M. G. J., Thomas, A. A. M., Peeters, B. P. H., Rottier, P. J. M., & Boot, H. J. (2004). VP1, the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and genome-linked protein of infectious bursal disease virus, interacts with the carboxy-terminal domain of translational eykaryotic initiation factor 4All. Archives of Virology, 149, 2245-2260.

2003

Scholarly publications

Meijer, H. A., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2003). Ribosomes stalling on uORF1 in the Xenopus Cx41 5' UTR inhibit downstream translation initiation. Nucleic Acids Research, 31, 3174-3184.
Tacken, M. G. J., van den Beuken, P. A., Peters, B. P. H., Thomas, A. A. M., Rottier, P. J. M., & Boot, H. J. (2003). Homotypic interactions of the infectious bursal disease virus proteins VP3, pVP2, VP4, and VP5: mapping of the interaction domains. Virology, 312, 306-319.
Tacken, M. G. J., van den Beuken, P. A., Peeters, B. P., Thomas, A. A. M., Rottier, P. J. M., & Boot, H. J. (2003). Homotypic interactions of the infectious bursal disease virus proteins VP3, pVP2, VP4 and VP5: mapping of the interacting domains. Virology, 312, 306-319.
van Oers, M. M., Doitsidou, M., Thomas, A. A. M., de Maagd, R. A., & Vlak, J. M. (2003). Translation of both 5'TOP and non-TOP host mRNAs continues into the late phase of baculovirus infection. Insect Molecular Biology, 12(1), 75-84.
Nekrasov, M. P., Ivshina, M. P., Chernov, K. G., Kovrigina, E. A., Evdokimova, V., Thomas, A. A. M., Hershey, J. W. B., & Ovchinnikov, L. P. (2003). The mRNA-binding protein YB-1 (p50) prevents association of the eukaryotic initiation factor eIF4G with mRNA and inhibits protein synthesis at the initiation stage. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(16), 13936-13943. http://10.1074/jbc.M209145200

2002

Scholarly publications

Meijer, H. A., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2002). Control of eukaryotic protein synthesis by upstream open reading frames in the 5'-untranslated region of an mRNA. Biochemical Journal, 367(Pt 1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20011706
Pisarev, A. V., Skabkin, M. A., Thomas, A. A. M., Merrick, W. C., Ovchinnikov, L. P., & Shatsky, I. N. (2002). Positive and negative effects of the major mammalian messenger ribonucleoprotein p50 on binding of 40 S ribosomal subunits to the initiation codon of beta-globin mRNA. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(18), 15445-15451. http://10.1074/jbc.M111954200
Meijer, H. A., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2002). Control of eukaryotic protein synthesis by upstream open reading frames in the 5'-untranslated retion of an mRNA. Biochemical Journal, 367, 1-11.
van der Velden, A. W., van Nierop, K., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2002). Ribosomal scanning on the highly structured insulin-like growth factor II-leader 1. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 34(3), 286-297.
Tacken, M. G. J., Verbruggen, E. E. J., Boot, H. J., Thomas, A. A. M., Rottier, P. J. M., & Peters, B. P. H. (2002). A yeast two hybrid search for candidate cellular proteins interacting with the infectious bursal disease virus proteins VP1, pVP2, VP3 and VP5. In Proceedings of the II. International Symposium of infectious bursal disease and chicken infectious anemia (pp. 83-101)
Tacken, M. G. J., Peters, B. P. H., Thomas, A. A. M., Rottier, P. J. M., & Boot, H. J. (2002). Infectious bursal disease virus capsid protein VP3 interacts both with BP1, the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, and with viral double-stranded RNA. Journal of Virology, 76, 11301-11311.

2001

Scholarly publications

Skabkin, M. A., Evdokimova, V., Thomas, A. A., & Ovchinnikov, L. P. (2001). The major messenger ribonucleoprotein particle protein p50 (YB-1) promotes nucleic acid strand annealing. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(48), 44841-7. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M107581200
Scheper, G., van Wijk, R., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2001). Regulation of the activity of eukaryotic initiation factors in stressed cells. In R. E. Rhoads (Ed.), Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, Vol. 27 (pp. 39-56). Springer.
van Oers, M. M., van der Veken, L. T. J. N., Vlak, J. M., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2001). Effect of baculovirus infection on the mRNA and protein levels of the Spodoptera frugiperda eukaryotic initiation factor 4E. Insect Molecular Biology, 10, 255-264.
Skabkin, M. A., Evdokimova, V., Thomas, A. A. M., & Ovchinnikov, L. P. (2001). The major messenger ribonucleoprotein particle protein p50 (YB-1) promotes nucleid acid strand annealing. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276, 44841-44847.
van der Velden, A. W., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2001). Vector design for optimal protein expression. BioTechniques, 31, 572-582.
van Oers, M. M., Thomas, A. A. M., Moormann, R. J. M., & Vlak, J. M. (2001). Secretory pathway limits the enhanced expression of classical swine fever virus E2 glycoprotein in insectt cells. Journal of Biotechnology, 86, 31-38.

2000

Scholarly publications

van der Velden, A. W., Los, A., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (2000). Sequence and translation initiation properties of the xenopus TGFbeta5, PDGF-A, and PDGF-alpha receptor 5' untranslated regions. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 44(8), 851-9.
van der Velden, A. W., Destree, O. H. J., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (2000). Controlled translation initiation on insulin-like growth factor 2-leader 1 during Xenopus laevis embryogenesis. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 44(8), 843-50.
Meijer, H. A., Dictus, W. J. A. G., Keuning, E. D., & Thomas, A. A. M. (2000). Translational control of the Xenopus laevis connexin-41 5'-untranslated region by three upstream open reading frames. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2755, 300787-30793.
Marissen, W. E., Guo, Y., Thomas, A. A. M., Matts, R. L., & Lloyd, R. E. (2000). Identification of caspase 3-mediated cleavage and functional alteration of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 in apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275, 9314-9323.

1999

Scholarly publications

van Oers, M. M., van Marwijk, M., Kwa, M. S. G., Vlak, J. M., & Thomas, A. A. M. (1999). Cloning and analysis of cDNAs encoding the hyposine-containing protein eIF5A of two lepidopteran insect species. Insect Molecular Biology, 8, 531-538.
van Oers, M. M., Vlak, J. M., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. M. (1999). Role of the 3'untranslated region of baculovirus p10 mRNA in high-level expression of foreign genes. Journal of General Virology, 80, 2253-2262. http://10.1099/0022-1317-80-8-2253
van der Velden, A. W., & Thomas, A. A. M. (1999). The role of the 5' untranslated region of an mRNA in translation regulation during development. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 31, 87-106. [1357-2725/99/$].

1998

Scholarly publications

Kleijn, M., Scheper, G. C., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1998). Regulation of translation initiation factors by signal transduction. European Journal of Biochemistry, 253(3), 531-44.
Kleijn, M., Welsh, G. I., Scheper, G. C., Voorma, H. O., Proud, C. G., & Thomas, A. A. (1998). Nerve and epidermal growth factor induce protein synthesis and eIF2B activation in PC12 cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273(10), 5536-41.

1997

Scholarly publications

Scheper, G. C., Vries, R. G., Broere, M., Usmany, M., Voorma, H. O., Vlak, J. M., & Thomas, A. A. (1997). Translational properties of the untranslated regions of the p10 messenger RNA of Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus. Journal of General Virology, 78 ( Pt 3), 687-96. https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-78-3-687
Scheper, G. C., Mulder, J., Kleijn, M., Voorma, H. O., Thomas, A. A., & van Wijk, R. (1997). Inactivation of eIF2B and phosphorylation of PHAS-I in heat-shocked rat hepatoma cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 272(43), 26850-26856. http://www.jbc.org/content/272/43/26850.long

1996

Scholarly publications

Kleijn, M., Korthout, M. M., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1996). Phosphorylation of the eIF4E-binding protein PHAS-I after exposure of PC12 cells to EGF and NGF. FEBS Letters, 396(2-3), 165-71.
Thomas, A. A., Rijnbrand, R., & Voorma, H. O. (1996). Recognition of the initiation codon for protein synthesis in foot-and-mouth disease virus RNA. Journal of General Virology, 77 ( Pt 2 ), 265-72. https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-77-2-265
Kleijn, M., Vrins, C. L., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1996). Phosphorylation state of the cap-binding protein eIF4E during viral infection. Virology, 217(2), 486-494. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.1996.0143

1995

Scholarly publications

Teerink, H., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1995). The human insulin-like growth factor II leader 1 contains an internal ribosomal entry site. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1264(3), 403-408.
Kleijn, M., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1995). Phosphorylation of eIF-4E and initiation of protein synthesis in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 59(4), 443-452. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.240590405
Kasperaitis, M. A., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1995). The amino acid sequence of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1 and its similarity to yeast initiation factor SUI1. FEBS Letters, 365(1), 47-50.
de Moor, C. H., Jansen, M., Bonte, E. J., Thomas, A. A. M., Sussenbach, J. S., & van den Brande, J. L. (1995). Proteins binding to the leader of the 6.0 kb mRNA of human insulin-like growth factor 2 influence translation. Biochemical Journal, 307, 225-231.

1994

Scholarly publications

Scheper, G. C., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1994). Basepairing with 18S ribosomal RNA in internal initiation of translation. FEBS Letters, 352(3), 271-5.
Scheper, G. C., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1994). Binding of eukaryotic initiation factor-2 and trans-acting factors to the 5' untranslated region of encephalomyocarditis virus RNA. Biochimie, 76(8), 801-9.
Teerink, H., Kasperaitis, M. A., De Moor, C. H., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1994). Translation initiation on the insulin-like growth factor II leader 1 is developmentally regulated. Biochemical Journal, 303 ( Pt 2), 547-553.
Voorma, H. O., Thomas, A. A., & Van Heugten, H. A. (1994). Initiation of protein synthesis in eukaryotes. Molecular Biology Reports, 19(3), 139-45.
Owttrim, G. W., Mandel, T., Trachsel, H., Thomas, A. A., & Kuhlemeier, C. (1994). Characterization of the tobacco eIF-4A gene family. Plant Molecular Biology, 26(6), 1747-57.

1992

Scholarly publications

Scheper, G. C., Voorma, H. O., & Thomas, A. A. (1992). Eukaryotic initiation factors-4E and -4F stimulate 5' cap-dependent as well as internal initiation of protein synthesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 267(11), 7269-74.
Thomas, A. A., Scheper, G. C., Kleijn, M., De Boer, M., & Voorma, H. O. (1992). Dependence of the adenovirus tripartite leader on the p220 subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 4F during in vitro translation. Effect of p220 cleavage by foot-and-mouth-disease-virus L-protease on in vitro translation. European Journal of Biochemistry, 207(2), 471-7. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1992.tb17073.x
Thomas, A. A., Scheper, G. C., & Voorma, H. O. (1992). Hypothesis: is eukaryotic initiation factor 2 the scanning factor? BMC Biology, 4(4), 404-7.
Thomas, A. A., van Aalzum, L., & Voorma, H. O. (1992). RNA unwinding by eukaryotic initiation factor 4A and nucleotide modification. European Journal of Biochemistry, 27(1), 17-23.
van Heugten, H. A., Thomas, A. A., & Voorma, H. O. (1992). Interaction of protein synthesis initiation factors with the mRNA cap structure. Biochimie, 74(5), 463-75.
Berben-Bloemheuvel, G., Kasperaitis, M. A., van Heugten, H., Thomas, A. A., van Steeg, H., & Voorma, H. O. (1992). Interaction of initiation factors with the cap structure of chimaeric mRNA containing the 5'-untranslated regions of Semliki Forest virus RNA is related to translational efficiency. European Journal of Biochemistry, 208(3), 581-7.

1991

Scholarly publications

Scheper, G. C., Thomas, A. A., & Voorma, H. O. (1991). The 5' untranslated region of encephalomyocarditis virus contains a sequence for very efficient binding of eukaryotic initiation factor eIF-2/2B. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1089(2), 220-6.
Thomas, A. A., ter Haar, E., Wellink, J., & Voorma, H. O. (1991). Cowpea mosaic virus middle component RNA contains a sequence that allows internal binding of ribosomes and that requires eukaryotic initiation factor 4F for optimal translation. Journal of Virology, 65(6), 2953-9.
van Heugten, H. A., Kasperaitis, M. A., Thomas, A. A., & Voorma, H. O. (1991). Evidence that eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 2 is a cap-binding protein that stimulates cap recognition by eIF-4B and eIF-4F. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 266(11), 7279-84.

1990

Scholarly publications

Oudshoorn, P., Thomas, A., Scheper, G., & Voorma, H. O. (1990). An initiation signal in the 5' untranslated leader sequence of encephalomyocarditis virus RNA. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1050(1-3), 124-8.

1986

Scholarly publications

Thomas, A. A., Vrijsen, R., & Boeyé, A. (1986). Relationship between poliovirus neutralization and aggregation. Journal of Virology, 59(2), 479-85.

1985

Scholarly publications

Brioen, P., Thomas, A. A., & Boeyé, A. (1985). Lack of quantitative correlation between the neutralization of poliovirus and the antibody-mediated pI shift of the virions. Journal of General Virology, 66 ( Pt 3), 609-13. https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-66-3-609
Thomas, A. A., Brioen, P., & Boeyé, A. (1985). A monoclonal antibody that neutralizes poliovirus by cross-linking virions. Journal of Virology, 54(1), 7-13.

1983

Scholarly publications

Kuhlemeier, C. J., Thomas, A. A., van der Ende, A., van Leen, R. W., Borrias, W. E., van den Hondel, C. A., & van Arkel, G. A. (1983). A host-vector system for gene cloning in the cyanobacterium Anacystis nidulans R2. Plasmid, 10(2), 156-63.
Sijens, R. J., Thomas, A. A., Jackers, A., & Boeyé, A. (1983). Clonal isolation of hybridomas by manual single-cell isolation. Hybridoma, 2(2), 231-4. https://doi.org/10.1089/hyb.1983.2.231
Thomas, A. A., Voorma, H. O., & Boeye, A. (1983). Relationship between synthesis and cleavage of poliovirus-specific proteins. Journal of Virology, 48(1), 309-13.

1982

Scholarly publications

Brioen, P., Sijens, R. J., Vrijsen, R., Rombaut, B., Thomas, A. A., Jackers, A., & Boeyé, A. (1982). Hybridoma antibodies to poliovirus N and H antigen. Archives of Virology, 74(4), 325-30.

1981

Scholarly publications

van Steeg, H., Thomas, A., Verbeek, S., Kasperaitis, M., Voorma, H. O., & Benne, R. (1981). Shutoff of neuroblastoma cell protein synthesis by Semliki Forest virus: loss of ability of crude initiation factors to recognize early Semliki Forest virus and host mRNA's. Journal of Virology, 38(2), 728-36.
Leader, D. P., Thomas, A., & Voorma, H. O. (1981). The protein synthetic activity in vitro of ribosomes differing in the extent of phosphorylation of their ribosomal proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 656(1), 69-75.
Thomas, A. A., Benne, R., & Voorma, H. O. (1981). Initiation of eukaryotic protein synthesis. FEBS Letters, 128(2), 177-85.

1980

Scholarly publications

Thomas, A., Spaan, W., van Steeg, H., Voorma, H. O., & Benne, R. (1980). Mode of action of protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-1 from rabbit reticulocytes. FEBS Letters, 116(1), 67-71.
Thomas, A., Goumans, H., Voorma, H. O., & Benne, R. (1980). The mechanism of action of eukaryotic initiation factor 4C in protein synthesis. European Journal of Biochemistry, 107(1), 39-45.
Goumans, H., Thomas, A., Verhoeven, A., Voorma, H. O., & Benne, R. (1980). The role of eIF-4C in protein synthesis initiation complex formation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 608(1), 39-46. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0005278780901318?via%3Dihub

1979

Scholarly publications

Thomas, A., Goumans, H., Amesz, H., Benne, R., & Voorma, H. O. (1979). A comparison of the initiation factors of eukaryotic protein synthesis from ribosomes and from the postribosomal supernatant. European Journal of Biochemistry, 98(2), 329-37.
Voorma, H. O., Thomas, A., Goumans, H., Amesz, H., & van der Mast, C. (1979). Isolation and purification of initiation factors of protein synthesis from rabbit reticulocyte lysate. Methods in Enzymology, 60, 124-35.

1977

Scholarly publications

Van der Mast, C., Thomas, A., Goumans, H., Amesz, H., & Voorma, H. O. (1977). Initiation of protein synthesis in eukaryotes. Binding to Sepharose-heparin and partial purification of initiation factors from Krebs II ascites cells. European Journal of Biochemistry, 75(2), 455-64.