Publications
31. Mathijs J. Pals, Alexander Lindberg and Willem A. Velema*
29. Linglan Fang, Willem A. Velema, Yujeong Lee, Lu Xiao, Michael G. Mohsen, Anna M. Kietrys and Eric T. Kool*
Pervasive Transcriptome Interactions of Protein-Targeted Drugs
Nature Chemistry, 2023, 15, 1374-1383
28. Mathijs J. Pals and Willem A. Velema*
27. Willem A. Velema*
26. Willem A. Velema* and Zhipeng Lu*
25. Stefan Crielaard, Rick Maassen, Tess Vosman, Ivy Rempkens and Willem A. Velema*
Affinity-Based Profiling of the Flavin Mononucleotide Riboswitch
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022, 144, 10462-10470
24. Ryan Van Damme, Kongpan Li, Minjie Zhang, Jianhui Bai, Wilson H. Lee, Joseph Yesselman, Zhipeng Lu* and Willem A. Velema*
23. Minjie Zhang, Kongpan Li, Jianhui Bai, Willem A. Velema, Chengqing Yu, Ryan Van Damme, Wilson H. Lee, Maia L. Corpuz, Jian-Fu Chen and Zhipeng Lu*
Optimized photochemistry enables efficient analysis of dynamic RNA structuromes and interactomes in genetic and infectious diseases
Nature Communications, 2021, 12, 2344
22. Willem A. Velema, Hyun Shin Park, Anastasia Kadina, Lucian Orbai and Eric T. Kool*
Trapping Transient RNA Complexes by Chemically Reversible Acylation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition English, 2020, 59, 22017-22022
21. Willem A. Velema and Eric T. Kool*
The Chemistry and Applications of RNA 2′-OH Acylation
Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020, 4, 22-37
20. Maryam Habibian,† Willem A. Velema,†Anna M. Kietrys, Yoshiyuki Ono and Eric T. Kool*
†Equal contribution
Polyacetate and Polycarbonate RNA: Acylating Reagents and Properties
Organic Letters, 2019, 21, 14, 5413-5416
19. Willem A. Velema and Eric T. Kool*
Water-soluble Leaving Group Enables Hydrophobic Functionalization of RNA
Organic Letters, 2018, 20, 6587-6590
18. Willem A. Velema, Anna M. Kietrys and Eric T. Kool*
RNA Control by Photoreversible Acylation
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140, 3491-3495
17. Anna M. Kietrys, Willem A. Velema and Eric T. Kool*
Fingerprints of Modified RNA Bases from Deep Sequencing Profiles
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 17074-17081
16. Willem A. Velema and Eric T. Kool*
Fluorogenic Templated Reaction Cascades for RNA Detection
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 5405-5411
15. Tatiana Kent, Timur D. Rusanov, Trung M. Hoang, Willem A. Velema, Andrew T. Krueger, Eric T. Kool and Richard T. Pomerantz*
DNA Polymerase Ɵ Specializes in Incorporating Synthetic Expanded-Size (xDNA) Nucleotides
Nucleic Acids Research, 2016, 44, 9381-9392
14. Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
Orthogonal Photoswitching in a Multifunctional Molecular System
Nature Communications, 2016, 7, 12054
13. Willem A. Velema,† Mickel J. Hansen,† Michael M. Lerch, Arnold J. M. Driessen, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
†Equal contribution
Ciprofloxacin–Photoswitch Conjugates: A Facile Strategy for Photopharmacology
Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2015, 26, 2592-2597
12. Wiktor Szymanski,* Maria E. Ourailidou, Willem A. Velema, Frank J. Dekker,* Ben L. Feringa*
Light-Controlled Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors: Towards Photopharmacological Chemotherapy
Chemistry, A European Journal, 2015, 21, 16517-16524.
11. Jan Pieter van der Berg,† Willem A. Velema,† Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen* and Ben L. Feringa.*
†Equal contribution
Controlling the activity of quorum sensing autoinducers with light
Chemical Science, 2015, 6, 3593-3598
10. Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Michael M. Lerch, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
Wavelength-selective cleavage of photoprotecting groups: strategies and applications in dynamic systems
Chemical Society Reviews, 2015, 44, 3358-3377
9. Willem A. Velema, Jan Pieter van der Berg, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J.M. Driessen and Ben L. Feringa*
Bacterial patterning controlled by light exposure
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2015, 13, 1639–1642.
8. Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Gerjan de Bruin, Herman S. Overkleeft, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
Proteasome Inhibitors with Photocontrolled Activity
ChemBioChem, 2014, 15, 2053–2057
7. Willem A. Velema, Jan Pieter van der Berg, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen and Ben L. Feringa*
Orthogonal control of antibacterial activity with light
ACS Chemical Biology, 2014, 9, 1969–1974
6. Wiktor Szymanski, Willem A. Velema and Ben L. Feringa*
Photocaging of Carboxylic Acids: A Modular Approach
Angewandte Chemie International Edition English, 2014, 53, 8682–8686
5. Willem A. Velema, Wiktor Szymanski* and Ben L. Feringa*
Photopharmacology: beyond proof of principle
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014, 136, 2178–91
4. Willem A. Velema, Jan Pieter van der Berg, Mickel J. Hansen, Wiktor Szymanski, Arnold J. M. Driessen and Ben L. Feringa*
Optical control of antibacterial activity
Nature Chemistry, 2013, 5, 924–928
3. Willem A. Velema, Marc. C. A. Stuart, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
Light-triggered self-assembly of a dichromonyl compound in water
Chemical Communications, 2013, 49, 5001–5003
2. Willem A. Velema, Marco van der Toorn, Wiktor Szymanski and Ben L. Feringa*
Design, Synthesis, and Inhibitory Activity of Potent, Photoswitchable Mast Cell Activation Inhibitors
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2013, 56, 4456–4464
1. Wiktor Szymanski, John M. Beierle, Hans A. V. Kistemaker, Willem A. Velema and Ben L. Feringa*
Reversible photocontrol of biological systems by the incorporation of molecular photoswitches
Chemical Reviews, 2013, 113, 6114–6178