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Molecular Biology
Spain
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
80
Citations
24165
World Ranking
996
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Spain Leader Award
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

José Antonio Enríquez is affiliated with the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine.

The subfields of study where José Antonio Enríquez has made significant contributions include Molecular Biology, Physiology, Immunology, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

Main topics covered in their work involve:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Diet and metabolism studies

José Antonio Enríquez has published articles in several frequent venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Nature

Recent significant papers by José Antonio Enríquez include:

  • "A Network of Macrophages Supports Mitochondrial Homeostasis in the Heart" (2020, Cell)
  • "Multifaceted mitochondria: moving mitochondrial science beyond function and dysfunction" (2023, Nature Metabolism)
  • "Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Mitochondria" (2021, Antioxidants)
  • "Oxidative phosphorylation selectively orchestrates tissue macrophage homeostasis" (2023, Immunity)
  • "Na+ controls hypoxic signalling by the mitochondrial respiratory chain" (2020, Nature)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Pablo Hernansanz-Agustín, Jesús Vázquez, Sara Cogliati, José Luis Cabrera-Alarcón, and Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco.

José Antonio Enríquez has received recognition as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial Cristae Shape Determines Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes Assembly and Respiratory Efficiency

    Sara Cogliati;Christian Frezza;Maria Eugenia Soriano;Tatiana Varanita

  • Respiratory Active Mitochondrial Supercomplexes

    Rebeca Acín-Pérez;Patricio Fernández-Silva;Maria Luisa Peleato;Acisclo Pérez-Martos

  • Supercomplex Assembly Determines Electron Flux in the Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain

    Esther Lapuente-Brun;Esther Lapuente-Brun;Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos;Rebeca Acín-Pérez;Ana Latorre-Pellicer

  • Mitochondrial Cristae: Where Beauty Meets Functionality

    Sara Cogliati;Jose A. Enriquez;Luca Scorrano

  • A Network of Macrophages Supports Mitochondrial Homeostasis in the Heart

    José A. Nicolás-Ávila;Ana V. Lechuga-Vieco;Lorena Esteban-Martínez;María Sánchez-Díaz

  • Mutations of SURF-1 in Leigh Disease Associated with Cytochrome c Oxidase Deficiency

    Valeria Tiranti;Konstanze Hoertnagel;Rosalba Carrozzo;Claudia Galimberti

  • Human mtDNA Haplogroups Associated with High or Reduced Spermatozoa Motility

    Eduardo Ruiz-Pesini;Ana-Cristina Lapeña;Carmen Díez-Sánchez;Acisclo Pérez-Martos

  • Respiratory Complex III Is Required to Maintain Complex I in Mammalian Mitochondria

    Rebeca Acı́n-Pérez;Marı́a Pilar Bayona-Bafaluy;Marı́a Pilar Bayona-Bafaluy;Patricio Fernández-Silva;Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos

  • Replication and transcription of mammalian mitochondrial DNA.

    Patricio Fernández‐Silva;José A. Enriquez;Julio Montoya

  • NDUFA4 Is a Subunit of Complex IV of the Mammalian Electron Transport Chain

    Eduardo Balsa;Eduardo Balsa;Ricardo Marco;Ester Perales-Clemente;Radek Szklarczyk

  • Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA matching shapes metabolism and healthy ageing

    Ana Latorre-Pellicer;Ana Latorre-Pellicer;Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos;Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco;Fátima Sánchez-Cabo

  • Differences in reactive oxygen species production explain the phenotypes associated with common mouse mitochondrial DNA variants.

    Raquel Moreno-Loshuertos;Rebeca Acín-Pérez;Patricio Fernández-Silva;Nieves Movilla

  • Mitochondrial ROS Produced via Reverse Electron Transport Extend Animal Lifespan

    Filippo Scialò;Ashwin Sriram;Daniel Fernández-Ayala;Nina Gubina

  • The function of the respiratory supercomplexes: The plasticity model

    Rebeca Acin-Perez;José Antonio Enriquez

  • Induction of the Mitochondrial NDUFA4L2 Protein by HIF-1α Decreases Oxygen Consumption by Inhibiting Complex I Activity

    Daniel Tello;Eduardo Balsa;Bárbara Acosta-Iborra;Esther Fuertes-Yebra

  • MtDNA mutation in MERRF syndrome causes defective aminoacylation of tRNA(Lys) and premature translation termination.

    José Antonio Enriquez;Anne Chomyn;Giuseppe Attardi

  • Mitochondrial respiratory-chain adaptations in macrophages contribute to antibacterial host defense

    Johan Garaude;Rebeca Acín-Pérez;Sarai Martínez-Cano;Michel Enamorado

  • Culture of human mesenchymal stem cells at low oxygen tension improves growth and genetic stability by activating glycolysis

    J C Estrada;C Albo;A Benguría;A Dopazo

  • Priming of dendritic cells by DNA-containing extracellular vesicles from activated T cells through antigen-driven contacts.

    Daniel Torralba;Francesc Baixauli;Francesc Baixauli;Carolina Villarroya-Beltri;Carolina Villarroya-Beltri;Irene Fernández-Delgado;Irene Fernández-Delgado

  • Mitochondrial Respiration Controls Lysosomal Function during Inflammatory T Cell Responses

    Francesc Baixauli;Rebeca Acín-Pérez;Carolina Villarroya-Beltrí;Carla Mazzeo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús Vázquez
Jesús Vázquez Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Julio Montoya
Julio Montoya University of Zaragoza
Antonio Zorzano
Antonio Zorzano University of Barcelona
Andrés Hidalgo
Andrés Hidalgo Yale University
Carlos López-Otín
Carlos López-Otín University of Oviedo
Eduardo Ruiz-Pesini
Eduardo Ruiz-Pesini University of Zaragoza
Giuseppe Attardi
Giuseppe Attardi California Institute of Technology
Luca Scorrano
Luca Scorrano University of Padua
Plácido Navas
Plácido Navas Pablo de Olavide University
Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela

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