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Catherine F. Clarke is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their primary research contributions lie within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

The main topics covered in Catherine F. Clarke's work include:

  • Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects
  • Biochemical Acid Research Studies
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Biochemical and biochemical processes
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins

Recent publications highlight contributions to studies related to coenzyme Q and mitochondrial function. Notable papers include:

  • ADCK4 Deficiency Destabilizes the Coenzyme Q Complex, Which Is Rescued by 2,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid Treatment (2020), Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • The mitochondrial carrier SFXN1 is critical for complex III integrity and cellular metabolism (2021), Cell Reports
  • Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis: An Update on the Origins of the Benzenoid Ring and Discovery of New Ring Precursors (2021), Metabolites
  • Carbonyl Posttranslational Modification Associated With Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Autoimmunity (2022), Diabetes
  • COQ11 deletion mitigates respiratory deficiency caused by mutations in the gene encoding the coenzyme Q chaperone protein Coq10 (2020), Journal of Biological Chemistry

Catherine F. Clarke has a publication record in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Antioxidants
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Redox Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Several coauthors have collaborated regularly with Clarke, including:

  • Lucía Fernández-del-Río
  • Noelle Alexa Novales
  • Steven Clarke
  • Michelle C. Bradley
  • Michelle Grace Acoba

The body of work represented by Catherine F. Clarke centers around the biochemistry of coenzyme Q and mitochondrial function, integrating genetic and molecular biological approaches. Their research contributes to understanding biochemical pathways and genetic disorders with implications for cellular metabolism and mitochondrial pathology.

Best Publications

  • Target identification using drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS)

    Brett Lomenick;Rui Hao;Nao Jonai;Randall M. Chin

  • The metabolite α-ketoglutarate extends lifespan by inhibiting ATP synthase and TOR

    Randall M. Chin;Xudong Fu;Melody Y. Pai;Laurent Vergnes

  • COQ6 mutations in human patients produce nephrotic syndrome with sensorineural deafness

    Saskia F. Heeringa;Gil Chernin;Moumita Chaki;Weibin Zhou

  • ADCK4 mutations promote steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome through CoQ10 biosynthesis disruption

    Shazia Ashraf;Heon Yung Gee;Stephanie Woerner;Stephanie Woerner;Letian X. Xie

  • Extension of life-span in Caenorhabditis elegans by a diet lacking coenzyme Q

    Pamela L. Larsen;Catherine F. Clarke

  • Endogenous synthesis of coenzyme Q in eukaryotes

    UyenPhuong C. Tran;Catherine F. Clarke

  • Conditional immortalization of freshly isolated human mammary fibroblasts and endothelial cells.

    Michael J. O'Hare;Jacquelyn Bond;Catherine Clarke;Yasuhiro Takeuchi

  • A dietary source of coenzyme Q is essential for growth of long-lived Caenorhabditis elegans clk-1 mutants.

    Tanya Jonassen;Pamela L. Larsen;Pamela L. Larsen;Catherine F. Clarke

  • The COQ7 Gene Encodes a Protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Necessary for Ubiquinone Biosynthesis (

    B. Noelle Marbois;Catherine F. Clarke

  • Enhanced sensitivity of ubiquinone-deficient mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to products of autoxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids

    Thai Q. Do;Jeffery R. Schultz;Catherine F. Clarke

  • A regulated response to impaired respiration slows behavioral rates and increases lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    David Cristina;Michael Cary;Adam Lunceford;Catherine Clarke

  • Paraoxonase 2 deficiency alters mitochondrial function and exacerbates the development of atherosclerosis.

    Asokan Devarajan;Noam Bourquard;Susan Hama;Mohamad Navab

  • A C-methyltransferase involved in both ubiquinone and menaquinone biosynthesis: isolation and identification of the Escherichia coli ubiE gene.

    P T Lee;A Y Hsu;H T Ha;C F Clarke

  • Molecular cloning and sequence of a cholesterol-repressible enzyme related to prenyltransferase in the isoprene biosynthetic pathway.

    C F Clarke;R D Tanaka;K Svenson;M Wamsley

  • A defect in coenzyme Q biosynthesis is responsible for the respiratory deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae abc1 mutants.

    Thai Q. Do;Adam Y. Hsu;Tanya Jonassen;Peter T. Lee

  • Yeast clk-1 homologue (Coq7/Cat5) is a mitochondrial protein in coenzyme Q synthesis

    Tanya Jonassen;Markus Proft;Francisca Randez-Gil;Jeffery R. Schultz

  • Identification of Escherichia coli ubiB, a Gene Required for the First Monooxygenase Step in Ubiquinone Biosynthesis

    Wayne W. Poon;Diana E. Davis;Huan T. Ha;Tanya Jonassen

  • Complementation of coq3 mutant yeast by mitochondrial targeting of the Escherichia coli UbiG polypeptide: evidence that UbiG catalyzes both O-methylation steps in ubiquinone biosynthesis.

    Adam Y. Hsu;Wayne W. Poon;Jennifer A. Shepherd;David C. Myles

  • Expression of the human atypical kinase ADCK3 rescues coenzyme Q biosynthesis and phosphorylation of Coq polypeptides in yeast coq8 mutants.

    Letian X. Xie;Edward J. Hsieh;Shota Watanabe;Christopher M. Allan

  • Lipidomic analysis and electron transport chain activities in C57BL/6J mouse brain mitochondria.

    Michael A. Kiebish;Xianlin Han;Hua Cheng;Adam Lunceford

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Edwards
Peter A. Edwards University of California, Los Angeles
Friedhelm Hildebrandt
Friedhelm Hildebrandt Boston Children's Hospital
Joseph A. Loo
Joseph A. Loo University of California, Los Angeles
Roland Stocker
Roland Stocker The Heart Research Institute
Plácido Navas
Plácido Navas Pablo de Olavide University
Alan M. Fogelman
Alan M. Fogelman University of California, Los Angeles
Kym F. Faull
Kym F. Faull University of California, Los Angeles
Heon Yung Gee
Heon Yung Gee Yonsei University
Alexander Tzagoloff
Alexander Tzagoloff Columbia University
Leonardo Salviati
Leonardo Salviati University of Padua

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