Rita H. Najor

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 809 citations indexed

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Rita H. Najor is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita H. Najor has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 809 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 2 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Rita H. Najor's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers). Rita H. Najor is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Extracellular vesicles in disease (3 papers). Rita H. Najor collaborates with scholars based in United States. Rita H. Najor's co-authors include Åsa B. Gustafsson, Leonardo J. Leon, Mark A. Lampert, Amabel M. Orogo, Babette C. Hammerling, Alexandra G Moyzis, Melissa Q. Cortez, Wenjing Liang, Mark A. Sussman and Bingyan Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and The Journal of Physiology.

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Rita H. Najor

13 papers receiving 801 citations

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Mitochondria are secreted in extracellular vesicles when lysosomal function is impaired

2023 131 citations Wenjing Liang, Shakti Sagar et al. Nature Communications profile →

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Overlapping functions between Lamp2a and Lamp2b in cardiac autophagy 2025 ·Autophagy ·(unknown), Ana Maria Manso, Angel Soto‐Hermida, Paul Bushway, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gustavo González, (unknown), (unknown), Rita H. Najor, Liguo Chi, Yusu Gu, Wei Feng, Randy T. Cowling, Åsa B. Gustafsson, Ju Chen, Eric Adler	2
2	Protocol to separate small and large extracellular vesicles from mouse and human cardiac tissues 2024 ·STAR Protocols ·Wenjing Liang, Rita H. Najor, Åsa B. Gustafsson	2
3	Mitochondria are secreted in extracellular vesicles when lysosomal function is impaired breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Wenjing Liang, Shakti Sagar, (unknown), Rita H. Najor, Justin M. Quiles, Liguo Chi, Rachel Y. Diao, Benjamin P. Woodall, Leonardo J. Leon, (unknown), Jason M. Duran, David M. Cauvi, Antonio De Maio, Eric Adler, Åsa B. Gustafsson	131
4	Deciphering functional roles and interplay between Beclin1 and Beclin2 in autophagosome formation and mitophagy 2023 ·Science Signaling ·Justin M. Quiles, Rita H. Najor, Eileen R Gonzalez, (unknown), Wenjing Liang, (unknown), (unknown), Rachel Y. Diao, Mark A. Lampert, Åsa B. Gustafsson	26
5	Mcl-1 Differentially Regulates Autophagy in Response to Changes in Energy Status and Mitochondrial Damage 2022 ·Cells ·Alexandra G Moyzis, (unknown), Wenjing Liang, Rita H. Najor, Åsa B. Gustafsson	20
6	Nuclear Parkin Activates the ERRα Transcriptional Program and Drives Widespread Changes in Gene Expression Following Hypoxia 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Sarah E. Shires, Justin M. Quiles, Rita H. Najor, Leonardo J. Leon, Melissa Q. Cortez, Mark A. Lampert, Adam Mark, Åsa B. Gustafsson	18
7	Mcl-1-mediated mitochondrial fission protects against stress but impairs cardiac adaptation to exercise 2020 ·Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology ·Alexandra G Moyzis, (unknown), Wenjing Liang, Leonardo J. Leon, Rita H. Najor, Amabel M. Orogo, Åsa B. Gustafsson	21
8	Aging is associated with a decline in Atg9b‐mediated autophagosome formation and appearance of enlarged mitochondria in the heart 2020 ·Aging Cell ·Wenjing Liang, Alexandra G Moyzis, Mark A. Lampert, Rachel Y. Diao, Rita H. Najor, Åsa B. Gustafsson	56
9	Parkin does not prevent accelerated cardiac aging in mitochondrial DNA mutator mice 2019 ·JCI Insight ·Benjamin P. Woodall, Amabel M. Orogo, Rita H. Najor, Melissa Q. Cortez, (unknown), Hongxia Wang, Ajit S. Divakaruni, Anne N. Murphy, Åsa B. Gustafsson	45
10	BNIP3L/NIX and FUNDC1-mediated mitophagy is required for mitochondrial network remodeling during cardiac progenitor cell differentiation 2019 ·Autophagy ·Mark A. Lampert, Amabel M. Orogo, Rita H. Najor, Babette C. Hammerling, Leonardo J. Leon, Bingyan Wang, Tae-Yong Kim, Mark A. Sussman, Åsa B. Gustafsson	237
11	A Rab5 endosomal pathway mediates Parkin-dependent mitochondrial clearance 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Babette C. Hammerling, Rita H. Najor, Melissa Q. Cortez, Sarah E. Shires, Leonardo J. Leon, Eileen R Gonzalez, Daniela Boassa, Sébastien Phan, Andrea Thor, Rebecca E. Jimenez, Hong Li, Richard N. Kitsis, Gerald W. Dorn, Junichi Sadoshima, Mark H. Ellisman, Åsa B. Gustafsson	149
12	Decline in cellular function of aged mouse c‐kit⁺ cardiac progenitor cells 2017 ·The Journal of Physiology ·Alessandra Castaldi, (unknown), Amabel M. Orogo, (unknown), Rita H. Najor, Åsa B. Gustafsson, Joan Heller Brown, Nicole H. Purcell	26
13	PINK1 Is Dispensable for Mitochondrial Recruitment of Parkin and Activation of Mitophagy in Cardiac Myocytes 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Dieter A. Kubli, Melissa Q. Cortez, Alexandra G Moyzis, Rita H. Najor, Youngil Lee, Åsa B. Gustafsson	76

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