Jean‐Claude Martinou

42.2k total citations · 17 hit papers
194 papers, 27.9k citations indexed

About

Jean‐Claude Martinou is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐Claude Martinou has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 27.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Jean‐Claude Martinou's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (90 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (71 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (41 papers). Jean‐Claude Martinou is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (90 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (71 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (41 papers). Jean‐Claude Martinou collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Jean‐Claude Martinou's co-authors include Bruno Antonsson, Solange Desagher, Sylvie Montessuit, Richard J. Youle, Robert Eskes, Isabelle Martinou, Douglas R. Green, Dominic I. James, Philippe A. Parone and Yves Mattenberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐Claude Martinou

190 papers receiving 27.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mitochondria as the central control point of apoptosis 1992 2026 2003 2014 2000 2011 1999 2000 1994 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Mitochondria as the central control point of apoptosis
    2000 1.7k citations Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  2. Mitochondria in Apoptosis: Bcl-2 Family Members and Mitochondrial Dynamics
    2011 1.2k citations Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  3. Bid-induced Conformational Change of Bax Is Responsible for Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release during Apoptosis
    1999 1.1k citations Sylvie Montessuit, Kinsey Maundrell et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  4. Bid Induces the Oligomerization and Insertion of Bax into the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane
    2000 978 citations Bruno Antonsson, Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  5. Overexpression of BCL-2 in transgenic mice protects neurons from naturally occurring cell death and experimental ischemia
    1994 934 citations Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  6. Inhibition of Bax Channel-Forming Activity by Bcl-2
    1997 873 citations Bruno Antonsson, Sylvie Montessuit et al. Science profile →
  7. Breaking the mitochondrial barrier
    2001 803 citations Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  8. The Bcl-2 Protein Family
    2000 679 citations Bruno Antonsson, Jean‐Claude Martinou profile →
  9. MLKL Compromises Plasma Membrane Integrity by Binding to Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates
    2014 663 citations Sylvie Montessuit, Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  10. Prevention of Programmed Cell Death of Sympathetic Neurons by the bcl-2 Proto-Oncogene
    1992 625 citations Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. Science profile →
  11. SLP‐2 is required for stress‐induced mitochondrial hyperfusion
    2009 609 citations Daniel Tondera, Alexis A. Jourdain et al. profile →
  12. 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 →
  13. 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 →
  14. Nitric oxide‐induced mitochondrial fission is regulated by dynamin‐related GTPases in neurons
    2006 561 citations Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. profile →
  15. Identification and Functional Expression of the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier
    2012 560 citations Sébastien Herzig, Sylvie Montessuit et al. Science profile →
  16. hFis1, a Novel Component of the Mammalian Mitochondrial Fission Machinery
    2003 537 citations Philippe A. Parone, Jean‐Claude Martinou et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  17. 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. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean‐Claude Martinou Switzerland 79 22.0k 3.8k 3.1k 2.6k 2.4k 194 27.9k
Naoufal Zamzami France 67 20.9k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 3.4k 1.1× 4.2k 1.6× 3.0k 1.3× 92 28.2k
Daria Mochly‐Rosen United States 88 17.3k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 319 26.1k
Santos A. Susín France 74 21.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.5× 3.2k 1.0× 4.4k 1.7× 3.2k 1.4× 142 29.0k
Pierluigi Nicotera Germany 82 15.1k 0.7× 5.6k 1.5× 1.9k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 248 26.4k
Boris Zhivotovsky Sweden 85 19.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 3.9k 1.2× 3.0k 1.1× 3.8k 1.6× 344 30.5k
Andrew P. Halestrap United Kingdom 97 22.5k 1.0× 4.1k 1.1× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 2.6k 1.1× 228 35.3k
Yoshihide Tsujimoto Japan 85 18.8k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 4.8k 1.5× 4.0k 1.5× 4.3k 1.8× 184 28.6k
Donald W. Nicholson Canada 68 20.3k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.0× 5.4k 2.1× 3.6k 1.5× 140 27.3k
Dale E. Bredesen United States 83 16.6k 0.8× 6.6k 1.7× 3.7k 1.2× 2.2k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 232 28.9k
Masahiko Negishi United States 96 15.7k 0.7× 4.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 5.6k 2.4× 514 33.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐Claude Martinou

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ceyzériat, Kelly, Francesco Petrelli, Sylvie Montessuit, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier in astrocytes reduces amyloid and tau accumulation in the 3xTgAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 200. 106623–106623. 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Xuan, Stefan J. Siira, Kelvin Lau, et al.. (2024). The Vsr-like protein FASTKD4 regulates the stability and polyadenylation of the MT-ND3 mRNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(4). 4 indexed citations
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Herzig, Sébastien, Lingzi Li, Cecilia Jiménez‐Sánchez, Jean‐Claude Martinou, & Pierre Maechler. (2023). Screening for new inhibitors of the human Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier and their effects on hepatic glucose production and diabetes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1867(12). 130492–130492. 1 indexed citations
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Petrelli, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial pyruvate metabolism regulates the activation of quiescent adult neural stem cells. Science Advances. 9(9). 47 indexed citations
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Solier, Stéphanie, Michele Mondini, Lydia Meziani, et al.. (2023). Caspase Inhibition Modulates Monocyte-Derived Macrophage Polarization in Damaged Tissues. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 4151–4151. 2 indexed citations
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Laporte, Marine H., Simone Astori, Sylvie Montessuit, et al.. (2022). Paradoxical neuronal hyperexcitability in a mouse model of mitochondrial pyruvate import deficiency. eLife. 11. 25 indexed citations
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Haute, Lindsey Van, Florian Steiner, Oliver Rackham, et al.. (2021). The FASTK family proteins fine-tune mitochondrial RNA processing. PLoS Genetics. 17(11). e1009873–e1009873. 28 indexed citations
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Rey, Timo, Sofia Zaganelli, Evangelia Vartholomaiou, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial RNA granules are fluid condensates positioned by membrane dynamics. Nature Cell Biology. 22(10). 1180–1186. 45 indexed citations
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Zaganelli, Sofia, Pedro Rebelo‐Guiomar, Kinsey Maundrell, et al.. (2017). The Pseudouridine Synthase RPUSD4 Is an Essential Component of Mitochondrial RNA Granules. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(11). 4519–4532. 73 indexed citations
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Oizel, Kristell, Cynthia Chauvin, Lisa Oliver, et al.. (2017). Efficient Mitochondrial Glutamine Targeting Prevails Over Glioblastoma Metabolic Plasticity. Clinical Cancer Research. 23(20). 6292–6304. 71 indexed citations
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Herzig, Sébastien, Sylvie Montessuit, Jean‐Luc Veuthey, et al.. (2012). Identification and Functional Expression of the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier. Science. 337(6090). 93–96. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vögtle, F.‐Nora, Julia M. Burkhart, Sanjana Rao, et al.. (2012). Intermembrane Space Proteome of Yeast Mitochondria. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 11(12). 1840–1852. 133 indexed citations
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Mancuso, Giuseppe, Andrea Bernacchia, Stefan Geimer, et al.. (2009). Regulation of OPA1 processing and mitochondrial fusion by m -AAA protease isoenzymes and OMA1. The Journal of Cell Biology. 187(7). 1023–1036. 456 indexed citations
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Cruz, Sandrine Da, Philippe A. Parone, Philippe Gonzalo, et al.. (2008). SLP-2 interacts with prohibitins in the mitochondrial inner membrane and contributes to their stability. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1783(5). 904–911. 72 indexed citations
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Campello, Silvia, Umberto De Marchi, Ildikò Szabó, et al.. (2005). The properties of the mitochondrial megachannel in mitoplasts from human colon carcinoma cells are not influenced by Bax. FEBS Letters. 579(17). 3695–3700. 24 indexed citations
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Hetz, Claudio, Pierre‐Alain Vitte, Agnès Bombrun, et al.. (2005). Bax Channel Inhibitors Prevent Mitochondrion-mediated Apoptosis and Protect Neurons in a Model of Global Brain Ischemia. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(52). 42960–42970. 138 indexed citations
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Epand, Richard M., et al.. (2002). Direct evidence for membrane pore formation by the apoptotic protein Bax. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 298(5). 744–749. 87 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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Epand, Raquel F., et al.. (2002). The Apoptotic Protein tBid Promotes Leakage by Altering Membrane Curvature. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(36). 32632–32639. 151 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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