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Petras P. Dzeja

Petras P. Dzeja

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
12025
World Ranking
14374
National Ranking
6055

Overview

Petras P. Dzeja is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research contributions extend across multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Genetics, Cell Biology, and Biological Psychiatry.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Their recent notable publications are:

  • "Adenylate Kinase and Metabolic Signaling in Cancer Cells," 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • "CFAP45 deficiency causes situs abnormalities and asthenospermia by disrupting an axonemal adenine nucleotide homeostasis module," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Partial inhibition of mitochondrial complex I ameliorates Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognition in APP/PS1 female mice," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase regulates vascular inflammation in atherosclerosis and increases cardiovascular risk," 2023, Cardiovascular Research
  • "Adenylate kinase AK2 isoform integral in embryo and adult heart homeostasis," 2021, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Petras P. Dzeja frequently publishes in journals such as Frontiers in Oncology, Communications Biology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, and Cardiovascular Research.

They have collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including Song Zhang, André Terzic, Slobodan Macura, Emirhan Nemutlu, and Aleksandr Klepinin.

Best Publications

  • Somatic oxidative bioenergetics transitions into pluripotency-dependent glycolysis to facilitate nuclear reprogramming

    Clifford D.L. Folmes;Timothy J. Nelson;Almudena Martinez-Fernandez;D. Kent Arrell

  • Metabolic plasticity in stem cell homeostasis and differentiation.

    Clifford D.L. Folmes;Petras P. Dzeja;Timothy J. Nelson;Andre Terzic

  • Phosphotransfer networks and cellular energetics.

    Petras P. Dzeja;Andre Terzic

  • Mitochondrial oxidative metabolism is required for the cardiac differentiation of stem cells.

    Susan Chung;Petras P Dzeja;Randolph S Faustino;Carmen Perez-Terzic

  • Adenylate Kinase and AMP Signaling Networks: Metabolic Monitoring, Signal Communication and Body Energy Sensing

    Petras Dzeja;Andre Terzic

  • Mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ channels modulate cardiac mitochondrial function

    Ekshon L. Holmuhamedov;Sofija Jovanović;Petras P. Dzeja;Aleksandar Jovanović

  • Kir6.2 is required for adaptation to stress

    Leonid V. Zingman;Denice M. Hodgson;Peter H. Bast;Garvan C. Kane

  • Potassium channel openers protect cardiac mitochondria by attenuating oxidant stress at reoxygenation

    Cevher Ozcan;Martin Bienengraeber;Petras P. Dzeja;Andre Terzic

  • Cardiac system bioenergetics: metabolic basis of the Frank‐Starling law

    Valdur Saks;Petras P Dzeja;Uwe Schlattner;Marko Vendelin

  • Defects in Mitochondrial Dynamics and Metabolomic Signatures of Evolving Energetic Stress in Mouse Models of Familial Alzheimer's Disease

    Eugenia Trushina;Emirhan Nemutlu;Song Zhang;Trace Christensen

  • Glycolytic Stimulation Is Not a Requirement for M2 Macrophage Differentiation.

    Feilong Wang;Song Zhang;Ivan Vuckovic;Ryounghoon Jeon

  • Adenylate kinase phosphotransfer communicates cellular energetic signals to ATP-sensitive potassium channels

    Antonio J. Carrasco;Petras P. Dzeja;Alexey E. Alekseev;Darko Pucar

  • Genetic Depletion of Adipocyte Creatine Metabolism Inhibits Diet-Induced Thermogenesis and Drives Obesity

    Lawrence Kazak;Edward T. Chouchani;Gina Z. Lu;Mark P. Jedrychowski

  • Adenylate Kinase–Catalyzed Phosphotransfer in the Myocardium Increased Contribution in Heart Failure

    Petras P. Dzeja;Konradas T. Vitkevicius;Margaret M. Redfield;John C. Burnett

  • Signaling in Channel/Enzyme Multimers: ATPase Transitions in SUR Module Gate ATP-Sensitive K+ Conductance

    Leonid V. Zingman;Alexey E. Alekseev;Martin Bienengraeber;Denice Hodgson

  • Adenylate kinase: Kinetic behavior in intact cells indicates it is integral to multiple cellular processes

    Petras P. Dzeja;Robert J. Zeleznikar;Nelson D. Goldberg

  • Energetic communication between mitochondria and nucleus directed by catalyzed phosphotransfer

    Petras P. Dzeja;Ryan Bortolon;Carmen Perez-Terzic;Ekshon L. Holmuhamedov

  • Glycolytic network restructuring integral to the energetics of embryonic stem cell cardiac differentiation

    Susan Chung;D. Kent Arrell;Randolph S. Faustino;Andre Terzic

  • ATPase activity of the sulfonylurea receptor: a catalytic function for the KATP channel complex

    Martin Bienengraeber;Alexey E. Alekseev;M. Roselle Abraham;Antonio J. Carrasco

  • Phosphotransfer reactions in the regulation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels

    Petras P. Dzeja;Andre Terzic

Frequent Co-Authors

Andre Terzic
Andre Terzic Mayo Clinic
Bé Wieringa
Bé Wieringa Radboud University
Theo Wallimann
Theo Wallimann ETH Zurich
Uwe Schlattner
Uwe Schlattner Grenoble Alpes University
Michel Pucéat
Michel Pucéat Aix-Marseille University
Valdur Saks
Valdur Saks National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Andrey V. Kuznetsov
Andrey V. Kuznetsov Innsbruck Medical University
Nicholas Katsanis
Nicholas Katsanis Galatea Bio Inc

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