Josep Rizo

26.7k total citations · 10 hit papers
178 papers, 20.1k citations indexed

About

Josep Rizo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Josep Rizo has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 20.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Molecular Biology, 141 papers in Cell Biology and 40 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Josep Rizo's work include Cellular transport and secretion (129 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (96 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). Josep Rizo is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (129 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (96 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers). Josep Rizo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Josep Rizo's co-authors include Thomas C. Südhof, Christian Rosenmund, Irina Dulubova, Xiaocheng Chen, Lila M. Gierasch, Demet Araç, Lijing Su, Junjie Xu, Cong Ma and Xuguang Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Josep Rizo

176 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Mixed Lineage Kinase Domain-like Protein MLKL Causes Necrotic Membrane Disruption upon Phosphorylation by RIP3

2014 1.2k citations Lijing Su, Josep Rizo et al. profile →
Jasmonate perception by inositol-phosphate-potentiated COI1–JAZ co-receptor

2010 1.1k citations Josep Rizo et al. profile →
Synaptotagmin I functions as a calcium regulator of release probability

2001 749 citations Stefan Gerber, Nils Brose et al. profile →
C2-domains, Structure and Function of a Universal Ca2+-binding Domain

1998 701 citations Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
RIM Proteins Tether Ca2+ Channels to Presynaptic Active Zones via a Direct PDZ-Domain Interaction

2011 445 citations Pascal S. Kaeser, Lunbin Deng et al. Cell profile →
A Broken α-Helix in Folded α-Synuclein

2003 437 citations Xiaocheng Chen, Josep Rizo et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Snares and munc18 in synaptic vesicle fusion

2002 413 citations Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof profile →
A Complexin/Synaptotagmin 1 Switch Controls Fast Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis

2006 351 citations Ok-Ho Shin, Josep Rizo et al. Cell profile →
The Membrane Fusion Enigma: SNAREs, Sec1/Munc18 Proteins, and Their Accomplices—Guilty as Charged?

2012 324 citations Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof profile →
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Neurotransmitter Release

2022 133 citations Josep Rizo profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evaluation of synaptotagmin‐1 action models by all‐atom molecular dynamics simulations 2025 ·FEBS Open Bio ·Josep Rizo, (unknown), Christian Rosenmund	1
2	Molecular mechanism underlying SNARE-mediated membrane fusion enlightened by all-atom molecular dynamics simulations 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Josep Rizo, Levent Sari, (unknown), Christian Rosenmund, Milo M. Lin	23
3	Hydrostatic Pressure Sensing by WNK kinases 2023 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·John M. Humphreys, (unknown), Radha Akella, Haixia He, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jenny Jiou, Kelly A. Servage, Kim Orth, Łukasz A. Joachimiak, Josep Rizo, Melanie H. Cobb, Chad A. Brautigam, Aylin R. Rodan, Elizabeth J. Goldsmith	4
4	Oxidative regulation of TDP-43 self-association by a β-to-α conformational switch 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jinge Gu, Xiaoming Zhou, Lillian B. Sutherland, Masato Kato, (unknown), Josep Rizo, Steven L. McKnight	8
5	Open syntaxin overcomes exocytosis defects of diverse mutants in C. elegans 2020 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Bin Yu, (unknown), Karolina P. Stepien, (unknown), Xiaoyu Xie, Liping Han, Philippe P. Monnier, Mei Zhen, Josep Rizo, Shangbang Gao, Shuzo Sugita	15
6	Synaptic vesicle fusion: today and beyond 2019 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Nils Brose, Axel T. Brünger, David S. Cafiso, Edwin R. Chapman, Jiajie Diao, Frederick M. Hughson, Meyer B. Jackson, Reinhard Jahn, Manfred Lindau, Cong Ma, Josep Rizo, Yeon-Kyun Shin, Thomas Söllner, Lukas K. Tamm, Tae‐Young Yoon, Yongli Zhang	19
7	Autoinhibition of Munc18-1 modulates synaptobrevin binding and helps to enable Munc13-dependent regulation of membrane fusion 2017 ·eLife ·E Sitarska, Junjie Xu, (unknown), Xiaoxia Liu, Bradley Quade, Karolina P. Stepien, (unknown), Chad A. Brautigam, Shuzo Sugita, Josep Rizo	63
8	Structure and Ca2+-Binding Properties of the Tandem C2 Domains of E-Syt2 2014 ·Structure ·Junjie Xu, Taulant Bacaj, Amy Zhou, Diana R. Tomchick, Thomas C. Südhof, Josep Rizo	34
9	Bimodal-hybrid heterocyclic amine targeting oxidative pathways and copper mis-regulation in Alzheimer's disease 2014 ·Metallomics ·Paulina González, (unknown), (unknown), Qiong Wu, Onofrio Annunziata, Josep Rizo, Giridhar R. Akkaraju, Kayla N. Green	26
10	Reconstitution of the Vital Functions of Munc18 and Munc13 in Neurotransmitter Release 2012 ·Science ·Cong Ma, Lijing Su, Alpay B. Seven, Yibin Xu, Josep Rizo	302
11	The Crystal Structure of a Munc13 C-terminal Module Exhibits a Remarkable Similarity to Vesicle Tethering Factors 2011 ·Structure ·Wei Li, Cong Ma, Rong Guan, Yibin Xu, Diana R. Tomchick, Josep Rizo	66
12	RIM Proteins Tether Ca2+ Channels to Presynaptic Active Zones via a Direct PDZ-Domain Interaction breakdown → 2011 ·Cell ·Pascal S. Kaeser, Lunbin Deng, Yun Wang, Irina Dulubova, Xinran Liu, Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof	445
13	Conformational Switch of Syntaxin-1 Controls Synaptic Vesicle Fusion 2008 ·Science ·Stefan Gerber, Jong‐Cheol Rah, Sang-Won Min, Xinran Liu, Heidi de Wit, Irina Dulubova, Alexander Meyer, Josep Rizo, Marife Arancillo, Robert E. Hammer, Matthijs Verhage, Christian Rosenmund, Thomas C. Südhof	224
14	Munc18-1 binds directly to the neuronal SNARE complex 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Irina Dulubova, Mikhail Khvotchev, Siqi Liu, Iryna Huryeva, Thomas C. Südhof, Josep Rizo	256
15	Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates as Co-activators of Ca2+ Binding to C2 Domains of Synaptotagmin 1 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Liyi Li, Ok-Ho Shin, Jeong-Seop Rhee, Demet Araç, Jong‐Cheol Rah, Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof, Christian Rosenmund	100
16	Unraveling the mechanisms of synaptotagmin and SNARE function in neurotransmitter release 2006 ·Trends in Cell Biology ·Josep Rizo, Xiaocheng Chen, Demet Araç	198
17	Augmenting neurotransmitter release by enhancing the apparent Ca ²⁺ affinity of synaptotagmin 1 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jeong Seop Rhee, (unknown), (unknown), Jong‐Cheol Rah, Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof, Christian Rosenmund	124
18	Conformation‐specific binding of p31comet antagonizes the function of Mad2 in the spindle checkpoint 2004 ·The EMBO Journal ·Guo-Hong Xia, Xuelian Luo, Toshiyuki Habu, Josep Rizo, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Hongtao Yu	165
19	Facile Detection of Protein−Protein Interactions by One-Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy 2003 ·Biochemistry ·Demet Araç, Tara Murphy, Josep Rizo	43
20	Convergence and divergence in the mechanism of SNARE binding by Sec1/Munc18-like proteins 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Irina Dulubova, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Demet Araç, Hongmei Li, Iryna Huryeva, Sangwon Min, Josep Rizo, Thomas C. Südhof	77

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