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Biology and Biochemistry
Russia
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
45316
World Ranking
1495
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Russia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Russia Leader Award
  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Vladimir P. Skulachev was affiliated with Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Russian Federation. Their research primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specialization in molecular biology. The scientist's work extended into several subfields including aging, physiology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and epidemiology.

Throughout their career, they contributed to topics such as mitochondrial function and pathology, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, ATP synthase and ATPases research, autophagy in disease and therapy, circadian rhythm and melatonin, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, and adipose tissue and metabolism.

Frequent publication venues for their research included Biochemistry (Moscow), Aging, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Биохимия, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The scientist collaborated frequently with peers such as Mikhail Yu. Vyssokikh, Maxim V. Skulachev, Susanne Holtze, Konstantin G. Lyamzaev, and Thomas B. Hildebrandt.

Notable recent papers produced by Vladimir P. Skulachev encompassed:

  • Mild depolarization of the inner mitochondrial membrane is a crucial component of an anti-aging program, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Alternative Animal Models of Aging Research, 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
  • Perspectives of Homo sapiens lifespan extension: focus on external or internal resources?, 2020, Aging
  • Mitochondrion-targeted antioxidant SkQ1 prevents rapid animal death caused by highly diverse shocks, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • A Crosstalk between the Biorhythms and Gatekeepers of Longevity: Dual Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3, 2021, Biochemistry (Moscow)

Vladimir P. Skulachev was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • High protonic potential actuates a mechanism of production of reactive oxygen species in mitochondria.

    Sergey S. Korshunov;Vladimir P. Skulachev;Anatoly A. Starkov

  • Uncoupling: new approaches to an old problem of bioenergetics

    Vladimir P Skulachev

  • Role of uncoupled and non-coupled oxidations in maintenance of safely low levels of oxygen and its one-electron reductants

    Vladimir P. Skulachev

  • Cytochrome c in the apoptotic and antioxidant cascades

    Vladimir P Skulachev

  • Reactive oxygen species, mitochondria, apoptosis and aging.

    S. Papa;V. P. Skulachev

  • Mitochondrial filaments and clusters as intracellular power-transmitting cables

    Vladimir P. Skulachev

  • Fatty acid circuit as a physiological mechanism of uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation.

    Vladimir P. Skulachev

  • Mechanism of coupling of oxidative phosphorylation and the membrane potential of mitochondria.

    E. A. Liberman;V. P. Topaly;L. M. Tsofina;A. A. Jasaitis

  • An attempt to prevent senescence: A mitochondrial approach

    Vladimir P. Skulachev;Vladimir N. Anisimov;Yuri N. Antonenko;Lora E. Bakeeva

  • Bioenergetic aspects of apoptosis, necrosis and mitoptosis

    V. P. Skulachev

  • Why are mitochondria involved in apoptosis? Permeability transition pores and apoptosis as selective mechanisms to eliminate superoxide-producing mitochondria and cell

    Vladimir P. Skulachev

  • Conversion of biomembrane-produced energy into electric form. I. Submitochondrial particles.

    L.L. Grinius;L.L. Grinius;A.A. Jasaitis;A.A. Jasaitis;Yu.P. Kadziauskas;Yu.P. Kadziauskas;E.A. Liberman;E.A. Liberman

  • Programmed and altruistic ageing.

    Valter D. Longo;Joshua Mitteldorf;Vladimir P. Skulachev

  • The ATP/ADP-antiporter is involved in the uncoupling effect of fatty acids on mitochondria.

    Alexander Yu. Andreyev;Tatjana O. Bondareva;Vera I. Dedukhova;Elena N. Mokhova

  • Mitochondria-targeted plastoquinone derivatives as tools to interrupt execution of the aging program. 1. Cationic plastoquinone derivatives: Synthesis and in vitro studies

    Y. N. Antonenko;A. V. Avetisyan;L. E. Bakeeva;B. V. Chernyak

  • Coupling membranes as energy-transmitting cables. I. Filamentous mitochondria in fibroblasts and mitochondrial clusters in cardiomyocytes.

    A A Amchenkova;L E Bakeeva;Y S Chentsov;V P Skulachev

  • Mitochondrial physiology and pathology; concepts of programmed death of organelles, cells and organisms.

    Vladimir P. Skulachev

  • Conversion of biomembrane-produced energy into electric form. II. Intact mitochondria

    L.E. Bakeeva;L.E. Bakeeva;L.L. Grinius;L.L. Grinius;A.A. Jasaitis;A.A. Jasaitis;V.V. Kuliene;V.V. Kuliene

  • Role of mitochondria in the pheromone- and amiodarone-induced programmed death of yeast

    Andrei I. Pozniakovsky;Dmitry A. Knorre;Olga V. Markova;Anthony A. Hyman

Frequent Co-Authors

Dmitry B. Zorov
Dmitry B. Zorov Lomonosov Moscow State University
Yuri N. Antonenko
Yuri N. Antonenko Lomonosov Moscow State University
Anatoly A. Starkov
Anatoly A. Starkov Cornell University
Jan Nedergaard
Jan Nedergaard Stockholm University
Valter D. Longo
Valter D. Longo University of Southern California
Barbara Cannon
Barbara Cannon Stockholm University
Sergio Papa
Sergio Papa University of Bari Aldo Moro
Michael P. Murphy
Michael P. Murphy University of Cambridge
Carmen A. Mannella
Carmen A. Mannella New York State Department of Health
John Tower
John Tower University of Southern California

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