prof. dr. O.P. (Oscar P) Kuipers

Professor

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Telephone:

+31 50 36 32093

+31 6 5149 6392 (mobile)

E-mail:

o.p.kuipers rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

Publications

Incorporation of D-amino Acids and Ornithines into Tirzepatide by Biosynthesis in E. Coli

Xu, Y., Fu, Y. & Kuipers, O. P., Mar-2026, In: International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics. 32, 2, 10 p., 37.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Matrix plasticity and the molecular basis of extracellular filament assembly in Bacillus cereus

ÁLVAREZ-MENA, A., ABDUL SHUKKOOR, M. B., CARO-ASTORGA, J., BERBON, M., ANTEQUERA-GÓMEZ, M. L., GRIFÉ-RUIZ, M., GRÉLARD, A., KAUFFMANN, B., MORVAN, E., KUIPERS, O. P., DE VICENTE, A., HABENSTEIN, B., LOQUET, A. & ROMERO, D., Apr-2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 16, p. 1-22 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Spatiotemporal expression of endospore appendages and cryo-EM insights into Ena1C-mediated S-ENA anchoring in Bacillus paranthracis

Zegeye, E. D., Sleutel, M., Jonsmoen, U. L., Chen, J., Morawska, L. P., Mekonnen, Y. B., Kuipers, O. P., Remaut, H. & Aspholm, M., 3-Feb-2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 14 p., 7122.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The tryptophan prenyltransferase ComQ from Bacillus subtilis 168 can prenylate daptomycin at Trp1

Xu, Y., Fürst, M. J. L. J. & Kuipers, O. P., 2-May-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The FEBS Journal. 13 p., febs.70578.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Corrigendum to “Identification of metabolites produced by six gut commensal Bacteroidales strains using non-targeted LC-MS/MS metabolite profiling” [Microbiol. Res. 283 (2024) 1–11]

Fernandez-Cantos, M. V., Babu, A. F., Hanhineva, K. & Kuipers, O. P., Mar-2025, In: Microbiological Research. 292, 1 p., 128023.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Erratum

Design and Biosynthesis of Ornithine 8-Containing Semaglutide Variants with a Click Chemistry-Modifiable Position 26

Xu, Y. & Kuipers, O. P., 16-May-2025, In: ACS Synthetic Biology. 14, 5, p. 1790-1801 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Design and Production of Geranylated Cyclic Peptides by the RiPP Enzymes SyncM and PirF

Xu, Y., Ruijne, F., Diez, M. G., Stada, J. J. & Kuipers, O. P., 12-May-2025, In: Biomacromolecules. 26, 5, p. 3186-3199 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Functionalizing Nisin with a Sugar Moiety Improves Its Solubility and Results in an Altered Antibacterial Spectrum and Mode of Action

Guo, L., Kuipers, O. P. & Broos, J., 19-Sept-2025, In: ACS Synthetic Biology. 14, 9, p. 3568-3577 10 p., acssynbio.5c00353.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Genetic Code Expansion for Controlled Surfactin Production in a High Cell-Density Bacillus subtilis Strain

Hermann, A., Hiller, E., Hubel, P., Biermann, L., Benatto Perino, E. H., Kuipers, O. P., Hausmann, R. & Lilge, L., Feb-2025, In: Microorganisms. 13, 2, 19 p., 353.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Heterologous Expression and Characterization of Estercin A, a Class II Lanthipeptide Derived from Clostridium estertheticum CF016, with Antimicrobial Activity against Clinically Relevant Pathogens.

Wang, C., Wambui, J., Fernandez-Cantos, M. V., Jurt, S., Broos, J., Stephan, R. & Kuipers, O. P., Feb-2025, In: Journal of Natural Products. 88, 2, p. 262–273 12 p., 4c00814.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review