Bruno Antonsson

15.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
92 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Bruno Antonsson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruno Antonsson has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Bruno Antonsson's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (40 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (32 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (18 papers). Bruno Antonsson is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (40 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (32 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (18 papers). Bruno Antonsson collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Bruno Antonsson's co-authors include Jean‐Claude Martinou, Sylvie Montessuit, Robert Eskes, Solange Desagher, Anthony C. Nichols, Astrid Osen‐Sand, Kinsey Maundrell, Kathleen W. Kinnally, Belén G. Sánchez and Gonzalo J. Mazzei and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Bruno Antonsson

92 papers receiving 12.0k citations

Hit Papers

Bid-induced Conformational Change of Bax Is Responsible f... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1999 2000 1997 2000 1998 250 500 750 1000
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Bid-induced Conformational Change of Bax Is Responsible for Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release during Apoptosis
    1999 1.1k citations Sylvie Montessuit, Bruno Antonsson et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  2. Bid Induces the Oligomerization and Insertion of Bax into the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane
    2000 978 citations Bruno Antonsson, Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  3. Inhibition of Bax Channel-Forming Activity by Bcl-2
    1997 873 citations Bruno Antonsson, Sylvie Montessuit et al. profile →
  4. The Bcl-2 Protein Family
    2000 679 citations Bruno Antonsson, Jean‐Claude Martinou profile →
  5. Bax-induced Cytochrome C Release from Mitochondria Is Independent of the Permeability Transition Pore but Highly Dependent on Mg2+ Ions
    1998 568 citations Bruno Antonsson, Sylvie Montessuit et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  6. Bax Is Present as a High Molecular Weight Oligomer/Complex in the Mitochondrial Membrane of Apoptotic Cells
    2001 567 citations Bruno Antonsson, Sylvie Montessuit et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  7. Bax oligomerization is required for channel-forming activity in liposomes and to trigger cytochrome c release from mitochondria
    2000 516 citations Bruno Antonsson, Sylvie Montessuit et al. Biochemical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruno Antonsson Switzerland 49 9.8k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 1.2k 92 12.2k
Ruth M. Kluck Australia 38 9.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 832 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 66 11.9k
I. Imawati Budihardjo United States 13 9.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 1.8k 1.4× 895 0.7× 2.0k 1.6× 14 12.1k
Tomomi Kuwana United States 28 7.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 46 10.0k
Isabel Marzo Spain 48 8.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.6× 681 0.5× 1.8k 1.4× 109 11.7k
John P. Vaillancourt Canada 19 6.4k 0.6× 844 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 941 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 24 8.3k
Gregory D. Cuny United States 50 6.9k 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 856 0.7× 1.9k 1.5× 165 11.5k
Christoph Borner Germany 50 6.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 959 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 119 8.8k
Henning R. Stennicke Denmark 29 6.6k 0.7× 933 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 909 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 56 8.9k
Deepak Nijhawan United States 19 6.8k 0.7× 981 0.7× 1.4k 1.1× 749 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 28 9.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Borlat, Frédéric, et al.. (2010). A high-throughput protein refolding screen in 96-well format combined with design of experiments to optimize the refolding conditions. Protein Expression and Purification. 75(2). 192–203. 32 indexed citations
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Montero, Joan, Albert Morales, Laura Llacuna, et al.. (2008). Mitochondrial Cholesterol Contributes to Chemotherapy Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Research. 68(13). 5246–5256. 232 indexed citations
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Etxebarria, Aitor, Olatz Landeta, Bruno Antonsson, & Gorka Basáñez. (2008). Regulation of antiapoptotic MCL-1 function by gossypol: Mechanistic insights from in vitro reconstituted systems. Biochemical Pharmacology. 76(11). 1563–1576. 27 indexed citations
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Dati, Gabriele, Angelo Quattrini, Lilia Bernasconi, et al.. (2007). Beneficial effects of r-h-CLU on disease severity in different animal models of peripheral neuropathies. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 190(1-2). 8–17. 18 indexed citations
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Mukerji, Amit, et al.. (2006). Water-soluble formulation of Coenzyme Q10 inhibits Bax-induced destabilization of mitochondria in mammalian cells. APOPTOSIS. 11(8). 1359–1369. 54 indexed citations
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Dejean, Laurent M., Sonia Martinez‐Caballero, Liang Guo, et al.. (2005). Oligomeric Bax Is a Component of the Putative Cytochrome c Release Channel MAC, Mitochondrial Apoptosis-induced Channel. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(5). 2424–2432. 177 indexed citations
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Carboni, Sonia, Bruno Antonsson, P. Gaillard, et al.. (2005). Control of death receptor and mitochondrial‐dependent apoptosis by c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase in hippocampal CA1 neurones following global transient ischaemia. Journal of Neurochemistry. 92(5). 1054–1060. 45 indexed citations
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Brustovetsky, Tatiana, Bruno Antonsson, Ronald Jemmerson, Janet M. Dubinsky, & Nickolay Brustovetsky. (2005). Activation of calcium‐independent phospholipase A2 (iPLA2) in brain mitochondria and release of apoptogenic factors by BAX and truncated BID. Journal of Neurochemistry. 94(4). 980–994. 43 indexed citations
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Rostovtseva, Tatiana K., Bruno Antonsson, Motoshi Suzuki, et al.. (2004). Bid, but Not Bax, Regulates VDAC Channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(14). 13575–13583. 158 indexed citations
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Arnoult, Damien, Philippe A. Parone, Jean‐Claude Martinou, et al.. (2002). Mitochondrial release of apoptosis-inducing factor occurs downstream of cytochrome c release in response to several proapoptotic stimuli. The Journal of Cell Biology. 159(6). 923–929. 276 indexed citations
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Appaix, Florence, Karen Guerrero, Mohamed Izikki, et al.. (2002). Bax and heart mitochondria: uncoupling and inhibition of respiration without permeability transition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1556(2-3). 155–167. 25 indexed citations
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Roucou, Xavier, Tatiana K. Rostovtseva, Sylvie Montessuit, Jean‐Claude Martinou, & Bruno Antonsson. (2002). Bid induces cytochrome c-impermeable Bax channels in liposomes. Biochemical Journal. 363(3). 547–547. 64 indexed citations
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Madesh, Muniswamy, Bruno Antonsson, Srinivasa M. Srinivasula, Emad S. Alnemri, & György Hajnóczky. (2002). Rapid Kinetics of tBid-induced Cytochrome c and Smac/DIABLO Release and Mitochondrial Depolarization. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(7). 5651–5659. 161 indexed citations
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Antonsson, Bruno, Sylvie Montessuit, Belén G. Sánchez, & Jean‐Claude Martinou. (2001). Bax Is Present as a High Molecular Weight Oligomer/Complex in the Mitochondrial Membrane of Apoptotic Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(15). 11615–11623. 567 indexed citations breakdown →
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Antonsson, Bruno. (2001). Bax and other pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family "killer-proteins" and their victim the mitochondrion. Cell and Tissue Research. 306(3). 347–361. 287 indexed citations
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Roucou, Xavier, Bruno Antonsson, & Jean‐Claude Martinou. (2001). INVOLVEMENT OF MITOCHONDRIA IN APOPTOSIS. Cardiology Clinics. 19(1). 45–55. 34 indexed citations
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Martinou, Jean‐Claude, et al.. (1998). Purification and Biochemical Properties of Soluble Recombinant Human Bax. Protein Expression and Purification. 13(1). 120–126. 27 indexed citations
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Antonsson, Bruno. (1997). Phosphatidylinositol synthase from mammalian tissues. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1348(1-2). 179–186. 54 indexed citations
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Antonsson, Bruno, Robert Lütjens, Gilbert Di Paolo, et al.. (1997). Purification, Characterization, andin VitroPhosphorylation of the Neuron-Specific Membrane-Associated Protein SCG10. Protein Expression and Purification. 9(3). 363–371. 27 indexed citations
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Antonsson, Bruno, Julio C. Barredo, & Richard G. Moran. (1990). A microassay for mammalian folylpolyglutamate synthetase. Analytical Biochemistry. 186(1). 8–13. 17 indexed citations

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