I 'm a research and education co-worker in the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS).
Since 1973 I'm working at the UVA and from 1999 in the group of Molecular Microbial Physiology which is part of the SILS.
My work is to express proteins in bacteria and the purification of these proteins. We are interested in sensors for light and study the signal generation and transduction of these proteins.

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More information about the research on other sites:

• SILS site

• Molecular Microbial Physiology site

List of publications 

• Google Scholar page Arents

Articles

Zhu, J., Paparelli, L., Hospes, M., Arents, J., Kennis, J.T., Stokkum, I.H, Hellingwerf, K.J. & Groot, M.L. Photoionization and Electron Radical Recombination Dynamics in Photoactive Yellow Protein Investigated by Ultrafast Spectroscopy in the Visible and Near-Infrared Spectral Region.
  J Phys Chem B. 2013  117(38):11042-8

 Hansuk Buncherd, Merel A Nessen, Niels Nouse, Sacha K Stelder, Winfried Roseboom, Henk L Dekker, Jos C Arents, Linde E Smeenk, Martin J Wanner, Jan H van Maarseveen, Xiao Yang, Peter J Lewis, Leo J de Koning, Chris G de Koster, Luitzen de Jong. Selective enrichment and identification of cross-linked peptides to study 3-D structures of protein complexes by mass spectrometry (2012) Journal of Proteomics Vol. 75, Issue 7, 3 April 2012, Pages 2205-2215

Jos C. Arents, Marcela Avila Perez, Johnny Hendriks, Klaas J. Hellingwerf. On the midpoint potential of the FAD chromophore in a BLUF-domain containing photoreceptor protein. (2011) Febs Letters Volume 585, Issue 1, p. 167-172.
Alisa Rupenyan, Ivo H. M. van Stokkum, Jos C. Arents, Rienk van Grondelle, Klaas J. Hellingwerf, and Marie Louise Groot. Reaction Pathways of Photoexcited Retinal in Proteorhodopsin Studied by Pump-Dump-Probe Spectroscopy. (2009) J.Phys. Chem. B, 113, 16251-16256
A.Rupenyan, I.H.M. van Stokkum, J.C. Arents, R. van Grondelle, K. Hellingwerf, M.L. Groot. Characterization of the primary photochemistry of proteorhodopsin with femtosecond spectroscopy. (2008)  Biophysical Journal, Vol. 94, p. 4020-4030
K.C. Toh, I.H.M. van Stokkum, J. Hendriks, M.T.A. Alexandre, J.C. Arents, M. Avila Perez, R. van Grondelle, K.J. Hellingwerf, J.T.M. Kennis. On the signaling mechanism and the absence of photoreversibility in the AppA BLUF domain. (2008)  Biophysical Journal, Vol. 95, p. 312-321
Van Der Horst, M.A., Arents, J.C., Kort, R., Hellingwerf, K.J. Binding, tuning and mechanical function of the 4-hydroxy-cinnamic acid chromophore in photoactive yellow protein (2007) Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 6 (5), pp. 571-579.
Alexandre, M.T.A., Arents, J.C., Van Grondelle, R., Hellingwerf, K.J., Kennis, J.T.M. A base-catalyzed mechanism for dark state recovery in the Avena sativa phototropin-1 LOV2 domain (2007) Biochemistry, 46 (11), pp. 3129-3137.   
Verhamme, D.T., Arents, J.C., Postma, P.W., Crielaard, W., Hellingwerf, K.J. Investigation of in vivo cross-talk between key two-component systems of Escherichia coli (2002) Microbiology, 148 (1), pp. 69-78.
Verhamme, D.T., Arents, J.C., Postma, P.W., Crielaard, W., Hellingwerf, K.J. Glucose-6-phosphate-dependent phosphoryl flow through the Uhp two-component regulatory system (2001) Microbiology, 147 (12), pp. 3345-3352.  
Hogema, B.M., Arents, J.C., Bader, R., Postma, P.W. Autoregulation of lactose uptake through the LacY permease by enzyme IIA(Glc) of the PTS in Escherichia coli K-12 (1999) Molecular Microbiology, 31 (6), pp. 1825-1833.  
Hogema, B.M., Arents, J.C., Bader, R., Eijkemans, K., Yoshida, H., Takahashi, H., Aiba, H., Postma, P.W. Inducer exclusion in Escherichia coli by non-PTS substrates: The role of the PEP to pyruvate ratio in determining the phosphorylation state of enzyme IIA(Glc) (1998) Molecular Microbiology, 30 (3), pp. 487-498.  
Hogema, B.M., Arents, J.C., Bader, R., Eijkemans, K., Inada, T., Aiba, H., Postma, P.W. Inducer exclusion by glucose 6-phosphate in Escherichia coli(1998) Molecular Microbiology, 28 (4), pp. 755-765.  
Matsushita, K., Arents, J.C., Bader, R., Yamada, M., Adachi, O., Postma, P.W. Escherichia coli is unable to produce pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) (1997) Microbiology, 143 (10), pp. 3149-3156.  
Chen, Q., Arents, J.C., Bader, R., Postma, P.W., Amster-Choder, O. BglF, the sensor of the E.coli bgl system, uses the same site to phosphorylate both a sugar and a regulatory protein (1997) EMBO Journal, 16 (15), pp. 4617-4627.  
Hogema, B.M., Arents, J.C., Inada, T., Aiba, H., Van Dam, K., Postma, P.W. Catabolite repression by glucose 6-phosphate, gluconate and lactose in Escherichia coli (1997) Molecular Microbiology, 24 (4), pp. 857-867.  
Schoen, C.D., Schulkes, C.C.G.M., Arents, J.C., Van Driel, R. Guanylate cyclase activity in permeabilized Dictyostelium discoideum cells (1996) Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 60 (3), pp. 411-423.  
Begley, G.S., Warner, K.A., Arents, J.C., Postma, P.W., Jacobson, G.R. Isolation and characterization of a mutation that alters the substrate specificity of the Escherichia coli glucose permease (1996) Journal of Bacteriology, 178 (3), pp. 940-942.  
Schulkes, C.C.G.M., Schoen, C.D., Arents, J.C., Van Driel, R. A soluble factor and GTPγS are required for Dictyostelium discoideum guanylate cyclase activity (1992) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 1135 (1), pp. 73-78.  
Schoen, C.D., Bruin, T., Arents, J.C., Van Driel, R. Regulation of adenylate cyclase in electropermeabilized Dictyostelium discoideum cells (1992) Experimental Cell Research, 199 (1), pp. 162-168.  
Schoen, C.D., Arents, J.C., Bruin, T., Van Driel, R. Intracellular localization of secretable cAMP in relaying Dictyostelium discoideum cells (1989) Experimental Cell Research, 181 (1), pp. 51-62.  
Otte, A.P., Plomp, M.J.E., Arents, J.C. Production and turnover of cAMP signals by prestalk and prespore cells in Dictyostelium discoideum cell aggregates (1986) Differentiation, 33 (3), pp. 185-191.  
Janssens, P.M.W., Arents, J.C., Van Haastert, P.J.M., Van Driel, R. Forms of the chemotactic adenosine 3′,5′-cyclic phosphate receptorin isolated Dictyostelium discoideum membranes and interconversions induced by guanine nucleotides (1986) Biochemistry, 25 (6), pp. 1314-1320.  
van Driel, R., Otte, A.P., Plomp, M.J., Arents, J.C. Extracellular cAMP in Dictyostelium discoideum tissue. (1986) Progress in clinical and biological research, 217 A, pp. 87-91.  
Van Driel, R., Arents, J.C., Otte, A.P., Bernstein, R.L. Proteinphosphatases in developing Dictyostelium discoideum cells (1985) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research, 847 (1), pp. 122-127.  
Janssens, P.M.W., Van der Geer, P.L.J., Arents, J.C., Van Driel, R. Guanine nucleotides modulate the function of chemotactic cyclic AMP receptors in Dictyostelium discoideum (1985) Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 67 (2), pp. 119-124.  
Schoen, C., Arents, J.C., Van Driel, R. Isolation and properties of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase from Dictyostelium discoideum. (1984) Biochimica et biophysica acta, 784 (1), pp. 1-8.  
Westerhoff, H.V., Arents, J.C. Two (completely) rate-limiting steps in one metabolic pathway? The resolution of a paradox using bacteriorhodopsin liposomes and the control theory (1984) Bioscience Reports, 4 (1), pp. 23-31.  
Arents, J.C., Hellingwerf, K.J., Van Dam, K., Westerhoff, H.V. Bacteriorhodopsin in liposomes: quantitative evaluation of δpH changes induced by variations of light intensity and conductivity parameters (1981) Journal of Membrane Biology, 60 (2), pp. 95-104.  
Arents, J.C., Van Dekken, H.,Hellingwerf, K.J.,Westerhoff, H.V. Linear relations between proton current and pH gradient in bacteriorhodopsin liposomes (1981) Biochemistry, 20 (18), pp. 5114-5123.  
Westerhoff, H.V., Hellingwerf, K.J., Arents, J.C. Mosaic nonequilibrium thermodynamics describes biological energy transduction (1981) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , 78 (6 I), pp. 3554-3558.  
Van Dam, K., Westerhoff, H.V., Krab, K., van der Meer, R., Arents, J.C. Relationship between chemiosomotic flows and thermodynamic forces in oxidative phosphorylation. (1980)Biochimica et biophysica acta, 591 (2), pp. 240-250.  
Hellingwerf, K.J., Arents, J.C., Scholte, B.J., Westerhoff, H.V. Bacteriorhodopsin in liposomes. II. Experimental evidence in support of a theoretical model. (1979) Biochimica et biophysicaacta, 547 (3), pp. 561-582.  
Hellingwerf, K.J., Arents, J.C., Van Dam, K. Light stimulated oxygen uptake by vesicles containing cytochrome c oxidase and bacteriorhodopsin (1976) FEBS Letters, 67 (2), pp. 164-166.  
Bakker, E.P., Arents, J.C., Hoebe, J.P.M., Terada, H. Surface potential and the interaction of weakly acidic uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation with liposomes and mitochondria (1975) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 387 (3), pp. 491-506.

Artworks

My hobbies are photography and making sculptures.

This is one of my sculptures.

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More results of this can be seen on the web:

• sculptures of Jos Arents

• pictures taken by me

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