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Roland J. Pieters

Utrecht UniversityORCID 0000-0003-4723-3584Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Geert‐Jan BoonsiD· 3 shared Robert P. de VriesiD· 3 shared Jelle A. FokiD· 2 shared Anne L. M. KimpeliD· 1 shared Anouk Montenarie· 1 shared Ashley K. Pereirinha da Silva· 1 shared Balthasar A. HeestersiD· 1 shared Björn F. KoeliD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 20, 2026

Loss of hemagglutination ability by H3N2 influenza A virus, subclade K.

Ruonan Liang, Pascal Lexmond, Oliver C. Grant…·Robert P. de Vries

This study investigates how amino acid substitutions in H3N2 influenza A virus subclade K affect hemagglutination and glycan binding, showing a preference for elongated glycans not present on turkey erythrocytes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.20.739523

humanproteomics

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MicrobiologyACS Infectious DiseasesPeer-reviewedJul 9, 2025

Sialic acid-containing glycolipids extend the receptor repertoire of Enterovirus-D68

Ashley K. Pereirinha da Silva, Jacobus P. van Trijp, Anouk Montenarie…·Lisa Bauer

This study identifies sialic acid-containing glycolipids as novel receptors for EV-D68 and shows that different strains prefer distinct sialic acid linkages.

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Molecular BiologyACS Chemical BiologyPeer-reviewedApr 27, 2023

The SARS-CoV-2 spike N-terminal domain engages 9-O-acetylated α2-8-linked sialic acids

Ilhan Tomris, Luca Unione, Linh Nguyen…·Robert P. de Vries

This paper identifies 9-O-acetylated sialic acids as a ligand for the SARS-CoV-2 NTD, revealing a dual-receptor functionality in the S1 domain that was rapidly selected against.

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