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ATP Synthase and ATPases Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Alva M. Casey
University of Cambridge
2
Laura F. DiGiovanni
University of Toronto
3
Brenita C. Jenkins
Pennsylvania State University
4
Maria Livia Sassano
VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology
5
Jacob Lam
University of Iowa
6
Joonho Suh
Seoul National University Dental Hospital
7
Sheng An
Nanfang Hospital
8
Garrett M. Fogo
Brigham and Women's Hospital
9
Jonathan Valeros
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
10
Alexander von der Malsburg
Goethe University Frankfurt

Papers

1
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics
Trends in Biochemical Sciences|2024
146 cit.
2
Publication in Nature Metabolism (2025) [99 citations, W4407752013]
Nature Metabolism|2025
99 cit.
3
Publication in Science (2025) [94 citations, W4412165109]
Science|2025
94 cit.
4
Publication in Nature Cell Biology (2025) [68 citations, W4411284868]
Nature Cell Biology|2025
68 cit.
5
Mitochondria as secretory organelles and therapeutic cargos
Experimental & Molecular Medicine|2024
53 cit.
6
PRDX5 Regulates Mitochondrial Function and Nuclear Spreading in Myogenesis and Acts With PRDX3 to Delay Muscle Aging
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle|2025
1 cit.
7
Die Rolle von OPA1 bei der Fusion von Mitochondrien
BIOspektrum|2024
0 cit.
8
Publication in Free Radical Biology and Medicine (2025) [W4410880619]
Free Radical Biology and Medicine|2025
0 cit.
9
Publication in Journal of Bone Metabolism (2025) [W4417141857]
Journal of Bone Metabolism|2025
0 cit.
10
Publication in Nature Cell Biology (2026) [W7162078940]
Nature Cell Biology|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
James A. Letts
University of California, Davis
2
Benjamin D. Engel
University of Basel
3
Weiwei Yang
Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science
4
Antentor Hinton
Vanderbilt University
5
Valentin Cracan
Scripps Research Institute
6
Alastair G. Stewart
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
7
Malgorzata Rak
Inserm
8
Steven E. Glynn
Stony Brook University
9
Yutetsu Kuruma
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
10
Jianming Pei
Air Force Medical University

Papers

1
Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Human Heart Failure
Circulation Research|2024
175 cit.
2
In situ architecture of the ciliary base reveals the stepwise assembly of intraflagellar transport trains
Science|2022
148 cit.
3
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics
Trends in Biochemical Sciences|2024
146 cit.
4
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives
European Journal of Cell Biology|2023
132 cit.
5
MemBrain: A deep learning-aided pipeline for detection of membrane proteins in Cryo-electron tomograms
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine|2022
122 cit.
6
Structures of <i>Tetrahymena</i> ’s respiratory chain reveal the diversity of eukaryotic core metabolism
Science|2022
100 cit.
7
Systematic Transmission Electron Microscopy‐Based Identification and 3D Reconstruction of Cellular Degradation Machinery
Advanced Biology|2023
71 cit.
8
In-cell architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain
Science|2025
69 cit.
9
Phospholipid synthesis inside phospholipid membrane vesicles
Communications Biology|2022
65 cit.
10
<scp>3D</scp> reconstruction of murine mitochondria reveals changes in structure during aging linked to the <scp>MICOS</scp> complex
Aging Cell|2023
64 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Xiaodong Wang
Shanghai Children's Medical Center
2
John E. Walker
San Francisco Department of Public Health
3
David C. Chan
California Institute of Technology
4
Luca Scorrano
University of Padua
5
Marcus A. Brubaker
York University
6
Nikolaus Pfanner
University of Freiburg
7
Vamsi K. Mootha
Center for Human Genetics
8
Guido Kroemer
Institut Universitaire de France
9
Richard J. Youle
National Institutes of Health
10
Douglas C. Wallace
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Papers

1
cryoSPARC: algorithms for rapid unsupervised cryo-EM structure determination
Nature Methods|2017
10.7k cit.
2
PGC-1α-responsive genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation are coordinately downregulated in human diabetes
Nature Genetics|2003
10.6k cit.
3
Cytochrome c and dATP-Dependent Formation of Apaf-1/Caspase-9 Complex Initiates an Apoptotic Protease Cascade
Cell|1997
7.3k cit.
4
Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of Disease
Cell|2008
7k cit.
5
Distantly related sequences in the alpha‐ and beta‐subunits of ATP synthase, myosin, kinases and other ATP‐requiring enzymes and a common nucleotide binding fold.
The EMBO Journal|1982
5.3k cit.
6
Induction of Apoptotic Program in Cell-Free Extracts: Requirement for dATP and Cytochrome c
Cell|1996
5.2k cit.
7
Prevention of Apoptosis by Bcl-2: Release of Cytochrome c from Mitochondria Blocked
Science|1997
4.9k cit.
8
Molecular characterization of mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor
Nature|1999
4k cit.
9
Parkin is recruited selectively to impaired mitochondria and promotes their autophagy
The Journal of Cell Biology|2008
4k cit.
10
Bid, a Bcl2 Interacting Protein, Mediates Cytochrome c Release from Mitochondria in Response to Activation of Cell Surface Death Receptors
Cell|1998
3.6k cit.

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