Feliciano Protasi

11.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Feliciano Protasi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Feliciano Protasi has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 40 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Feliciano Protasi's work include Ion channel regulation and function (74 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (40 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (28 papers). Feliciano Protasi is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (74 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (40 papers) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (28 papers). Feliciano Protasi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Austria. Feliciano Protasi's co-authors include Clara Franzini‐Armstrong, Simona Boncompagni, Robert T. Dirksen, V. Ramesh, Cecilia Paolini, Paul D. Allen, Giorgio Fanò, Carlo Reggiani, Helmut Kern and Ugo Carraro and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Feliciano Protasi

142 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ryanodine receptors of striated muscles: a complex channel capable of multiple interactions

1997 575 citations Clara Franzini‐Armstrong, Feliciano Protasi profile →
DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass

2019 293 citations Giulia Favaro, Vanina Romanello et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Feliciano Protasi Italy	52	6.2k	2.5k	2.3k	1.6k	852	144	8.4k
Robert T. Dirksen United States	57	8.0k 1.3×	3.1k 1.3×	3.5k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	228 0.3×	177	9.5k
Enrique Jaimovich Chile	46	4.2k 0.7×	817 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	290 0.3×	130	6.1k
Juan C. Sáez Chile	67	12.2k 2.0×	497 0.2×	2.6k 1.1×	2.8k 1.7×	247 0.3×	222	15.3k
Ole M. Sejersted Norway	49	3.1k 0.5×	3.4k 1.4×	876 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	934 1.1×	204	7.8k
Edwin W. McCleskey United States	43	6.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	4.0k 1.7×	1.7k 1.0×	211 0.2×	58	8.9k
Hiroshi Hasegawa Japan	44	2.7k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	776 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	190 0.2×	188	6.3k
Adrienne E. Dubin United States	44	6.2k 1.0×	541 0.2×	2.9k 1.3×	6.5k 3.9×	619 0.7×	72	13.5k
Pascale Guicheney France	58	9.0k 1.5×	5.6k 2.3×	1.8k 0.8×	763 0.5×	98 0.1×	237	12.0k
Joseph D. Bruton Sweden	42	2.2k 0.3×	784 0.3×	546 0.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	116	4.9k
Éric Honoré France	54	6.3k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	216 0.3×	111	9.5k

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Michelucci, Antonio, Laura Pietrangelo, Sundeep Malik, et al.. (2024). An Orai1 gain-of-function tubular aggregate myopathy mouse model phenocopies key features of the human disease. The EMBO Journal. 43(23). 5941–5971. 2 indexed citations

Protasi, Feliciano, et al.. (2023). Store-operated calcium entry: From physiology to tubular aggregate myopathy. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 68. 102347–102347. 15 indexed citations

Murzilli, Stefania, et al.. (2023). Structural Adaptation of the Excitation–Contraction Coupling Apparatus in Calsequestrin1-Null Mice during Postnatal Development. Biology. 12(8). 1064–1064. 1 indexed citations

Duthaler, Urs, Christoph Bachmann, Faiza Noreen, et al.. (2022). Improvement of muscle strength in a mouse model for congenital myopathy treated with HDAC and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors. eLife. 11. 10 indexed citations

Michelucci, Antonio, Liang Chen, Feliciano Protasi, & Robert T. Dirksen. (2021). Altered Ca2+ Handling and Oxidative Stress Underlie Mitochondrial Damage and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Aging and Disease. Metabolites. 11(7). 424–424. 44 indexed citations

Pagotto, Sara, Annalisa Nicotra, Tiziana Apuzzo, et al.. (2021). A perspective analysis: microRNAs, glucose metabolism, and drug resistance in colon cancer stem cells. Cancer Gene Therapy. 29(1). 4–9. 8 indexed citations

Reane, Denis Vecellio, Marta Canato, Laura Pietrangelo, et al.. (2021). Parvalbumin affects skeletal muscle trophism through modulation of mitochondrial calcium uptake. Cell Reports. 35(5). 109087–109087. 22 indexed citations

Favaro, Giulia, Vanina Romanello, Tatiana Varanita, et al.. (2019). DRP1-mediated mitochondrial shape controls calcium homeostasis and muscle mass. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2576–2576. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

Guarnier, Flávia Alessandra, et al.. (2018). Aerobic Training Prevents Heatstrokes in Calsequestrin‐1 Knockout Mice by Reducing Oxidative Stress. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 4652480–4652480. 10 indexed citations

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Michelucci, Antonio, et al.. (2018). Exercise Prevents Formation of Tubular Aggregates in Ageing Skeletal Muscle Fibers of Wild-Type Mice. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 470a–470a.

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Michelucci, Antonio, Alessandro De Marco, Flávia Alessandra Guarnier, Feliciano Protasi, & Simona Boncompagni. (2017). Antioxidant Treatment Reduces Formation of Structural Cores and Improves Muscle Function in RYR1^Y522S/WT Mice. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017(1). 6792694–6792694. 31 indexed citations

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Zampieri, Sandra, Cristina Mammucari, Vanina Romanello, et al.. (2016). Physical exercise in aging human skeletal muscle increases mitochondrial calcium uniporter expression levels and affects mitochondria dynamics. Physiological Reports. 4(24). 70 indexed citations

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Paolini, Cecilia, Marco Quarta, Lan Wei‐LaPierre, et al.. (2015). Oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage, and cores in muscle from calsequestrin-1 knockout mice. Skeletal Muscle. 5(1). 10–10. 33 indexed citations

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Yarotskyy, Viktor, Feliciano Protasi, & Robert T. Dirksen. (2014). Accelerated Activation of SOCE Current in Myotubes from Two Mouse Models of Anesthetic- and Heat-Induced Sudden Death. Biophysical Journal. 106(2). 129a–129a. 2 indexed citations

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Canato, Marta, Michele Scorzeto, Marta Giacomello, et al.. (2010). Massive alterations of sarcoplasmic reticulum free calcium in skeletal muscle fibers lacking calsequestrin revealed by a genetically encoded probe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(51). 22326–22331. 77 indexed citations

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Protasi, Feliciano, et al.. (2010). Progressive Triad-Mitochondria Un-Coupling in Aging. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 547a–548a. 1 indexed citations

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Boncompagni, Simona, Ann E. Rossi, Massimo Micaroni, et al.. (2008). Mitochondria Are Linked to Calcium Stores in Striated Muscle by Developmentally Regulated Tethering Structures. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(3). 1058–1067. 217 indexed citations

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Protasi, Feliciano, et al.. (2000). RYR1 and RYR3 Have Different Roles in the Assembly of Calcium Release Units of Skeletal Muscle. Biophysical Journal. 79(5). 2494–2508. 87 indexed citations

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Ward, Christopher W., Martin F. Schneider, Daniel Castillo-Secilla, et al.. (2000). Expression of ryanodine receptor RyR3 produces Ca²⁺ sparks in dyspedic myotubes. The Journal of Physiology. 525(1). 91–103. 43 indexed citations

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Franzini‐Armstrong, Clara, Feliciano Protasi, & V. Ramesh. (1999). Shape, Size, and Distribution of Ca2+ Release Units and Couplons in Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles. Biophysical Journal. 77(3). 1528–1539. 473 indexed citations

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