| Structural basis for guide RNA processing and seed-dependent DNA targeting by CRISPR-Cas12a DC Swarts, J van der Oost, M Jinek Molecular cell 66 (2), 221-233. e4, 2017 | 679 | 2017 |
| The evolutionary journey of Argonaute proteins DC Swarts, K Makarova, Y Wang, K Nakanishi, RF Ketting, EV Koonin, ... Nature structural & molecular biology 21 (9), 743-753, 2014 | 615 | 2014 |
| DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute DC Swarts, MM Jore, ER Westra, Y Zhu, JH Janssen, AP Snijders, ... Nature 507 (7491), 258-261, 2014 | 593 | 2014 |
| Mechanistic insights into the cis-and trans-acting DNase activities of Cas12a DC Swarts, M Jinek Molecular cell 73 (3), 589-600. e4, 2019 | 583 | 2019 |
| CRISPR interference directs strand specific spacer acquisition DC Swarts, C Mosterd, MWJ Van Passel, SJJ Brouns PloS one 7 (4), e35888, 2012 | 495 | 2012 |
| The CRISPRs, they are a-changin': how prokaryotes generate adaptive immunity ER Westra, DC Swarts, RHJ Staals, MM Jore, SJJ Brouns, J van der Oost Annual review of genetics 46 (1), 311-339, 2012 | 426 | 2012 |
| Argonaute of the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus is a DNA-guided nuclease that targets cognate DNA DC Swarts, JW Hegge, I Hinojo, M Shiimori, MA Ellis, J Dumrongkulraksa, ... Nucleic acids research 43 (10), 5120-5129, 2015 | 329 | 2015 |
| Cas9 versus Cas12a/Cpf1: Structure–function comparisons and implications for genome editing DC Swarts, M Jinek Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA 9 (5), e1481, 2018 | 317 | 2018 |
| Structure-based cleavage mechanism of Thermus thermophilus Argonaute DNA guide strand-mediated DNA target cleavage G Sheng, H Zhao, J Wang, Y Rao, W Tian, DC Swarts, J van der Oost, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (2), 652-657, 2014 | 281 | 2014 |
| Prokaryotic Argonaute proteins: novel genome-editing tools? JW Hegge, DC Swarts, J van der Oost Nature Reviews Microbiology 16 (1), 5-11, 2018 | 216 | 2018 |
| One-shot design of functional protein binders with BindCraft M Pacesa, L Nickel, C Schellhaas, J Schmidt, E Pyatova, L Kissling, ... Nature 646 (8084), 483-492, 2025 | 183* | 2025 |
| DNA-guided DNA cleavage at moderate temperatures by Clostridium butyricum Argonaute JW Hegge, DC Swarts, SD Chandradoss, TJ Cui, J Kneppers, M Jinek, ... Nucleic acids research 47 (11), 5809-5821, 2019 | 181 | 2019 |
| Short prokaryotic Argonaute systems trigger cell death upon detection of invading DNA B Koopal, A Potocnik, SK Mutte, C Aparicio-Maldonado, S Lindhoud, ... Cell 185 (9), 1471-1486. e19, 2022 | 179 | 2022 |
| Autonomous generation and loading of DNA guides by bacterial Argonaute DC Swarts, M Szczepaniak, G Sheng, SD Chandradoss, Y Zhu, ... Molecular cell 65 (6), 985-998. e6, 2017 | 158 | 2017 |
| Planting the seed: target recognition of short guide RNAs T Künne, DC Swarts, SJJ Brouns Trends in microbiology 22 (2), 74-83, 2014 | 105 | 2014 |
| Bacteriophage DNA glucosylation impairs target DNA binding by type I and II but not by type V CRISPR–Cas effector complexes M Vlot, J Houkes, SJA Lochs, DC Swarts, P Zheng, T Kunne, P Mohanraju, ... Nucleic acids research 46 (2), 873-885, 2018 | 96 | 2018 |
| Complete genome sequence of Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans strain (MPOBT) CM Plugge, AM Henstra, P Worm, DC Swarts, AH Paulitsch-Fuchs, ... Standards in Genomic Sciences 7 (1), 91-106, 2012 | 86 | 2012 |
| Making the cut (s): how Cas12a cleaves target and non-target DNA DC Swarts Biochemical Society Transactions 47 (5), 1499-1510, 2019 | 76 | 2019 |
| A long look at short prokaryotic Argonautes B Koopal, SK Mutte, DC Swarts Trends in cell biology 33 (7), 605-618, 2023 | 72 | 2023 |
| Argonaute proteins confer immunity in all domains of life PB Ugarte, P Barendse, DC Swarts Current opinion in microbiology 74, 102313, 2023 | 67 | 2023 |
John van der OostMicrobiology, Wageningen UniversityVerified email at wur.nl
