World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Germany
2024
Award Badge
Molecular Biology
Germany
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
147
Citations
64566
World Ranking
92
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2000 - E.B. Wilson Medal, American Society for Cell Biology
  • 1998 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Walter Neupert was affiliated with the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Germany. Their research contributions primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology within this broad area.

The scientist's work explored several specialized subfields including molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and cell biology. Key topics addressed by their research encompassed mitochondrial function and pathology, ATP synthase and ATPases research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, metabolism and genetic disorders, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and RNA modifications and cancer.

Frequent co-authors included Nikola Wagener, Xenia Chelius, Ann-Katrin Unger, Johanna Frickel, and Timo Sachsenheimer.

Prominent venues for publication were:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • Molecular Cell

Significant recent papers by Walter Neupert included:

  • Structure of the Bcs1 AAA-ATPase suggests an airlock-like translocation mechanism for folded proteins, 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • The UbiB family member Cqd1 forms a novel membrane contact site in mitochondria, 2023, Journal of Cell Science
  • Delayed protein translocation protects mitochondria against toxic CAT-tailed proteins, 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The UbiB family member Cqd1 forms a novel membrane contact site in mitochondria, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biogenesis of Porin of the Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Involves an Import Pathway via Receptors and the General Import Pore of the Tom Complex, 2021, UNC Libraries

Walter Neupert received several distinctions during their career, including the E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology in 2000, the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1998, membership in Academia Europaea in 1990, and membership of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Protein import into mitochondria.

    Walter Neupert

  • Translocation of proteins into mitochondria.

    Walter Neupert;Johannes M. Herrmann

  • Mitochondrial heat-shock protein hsp60 is essential for assembly of proteins imported into yeast mitochondria.

    Ming Yuan Cheng;Franz-Ulrich Hartl;Jörg Martin;Robert A. Pollock

  • Requirement for hsp70 in the mitochondrial matrix for translocation and folding of precursor proteins.

    Pil-Jung Kang;Joachim Ostermann;Joachim Ostermann;Jeffery Shilling;Walter Neupert

  • Mitochondrial protein import.

    Franz-Ulrich Hartl;Nikolaus Pfanner;Donald W. Nicholson;Walter Neupert

  • Protein folding in mitochondria requires complex formation with hsp60 and ATP hydrolysis.

    Joachim Ostermann;Arthur Horwich;Walter Neupert;Franz-Ulrich Hartl

  • Protein sorting to mitochondria: evolutionary conservations of folding and assembly.

    Franz-Ulrich Hartl;Walter Neupert

  • A disulfide relay system in the intermembrane space of mitochondria that mediates protein import.

    Nikola Mesecke;Nadia Terziyska;Christian Kozany;Frank Baumann

  • Transport of Proteins into Mitochondria: Translocational Intermediates Spanning Contact Sites between Outer and Inner Membranes

    Manfred Schleyer;Walter Neupert

  • Evolutionary conservation of biogenesis of |[beta]|-barrel membrane proteins

    Stefan A. Paschen;Thomas Waizenegger;Tincuta Stan;Marc Preuss

  • Yeast mitochondrial F1F0-ATP synthase exists as a dimer: identification of three dimer-specific subunits

    Isabel Arnold;Kathy Pfeiffer;Walter Neupert;Rosemary A. Stuart

  • Mitochondrial Hsp70/MIM44 complex facilitates protein import

    Hans-Christoph Schneider;Jutta Berthold;Matthias F. Bauer;Klaus Dietmeier;Klaus Dietmeier

  • Genetic basis of mitochondrial function and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Kai Stefan Dimmer;Stefan Fritz;Florian Fuchs;Marlies Messerschmitt

  • Dynamic subcompartmentalization of the mitochondrial inner membrane

    Frank Vogel;Carsten Bornhövd;Walter Neupert;Andreas S. Reichert

  • The protein import motor of mitochondria

    Walter Neupert;Michael Brunner

  • Processing of Mgm1 by the Rhomboid-type Protease Pcp1 Is Required for Maintenance of Mitochondrial Morphology and of Mitochondrial DNA

    Mark Herlan;Frank Vogel;Carsten Bornhövd;Walter Neupert

  • Mitochondrial protein import: identification of processing peptidase and of PEP, a processing enhancing protein

    Gerhard Hawlitschek;Helmut Schneider;Bernd Schmidt;Maximilian Tropschug

  • The mitochondrial contact site complex, a determinant of mitochondrial architecture

    Max Harner;Max Harner;Christian Körner;Christian Körner;Dirk Walther;Dejana Mokranjac

  • Proteolytic processing of OPA1 links mitochondrial dysfunction to alterations in mitochondrial morphology.

    Stéphane Duvezin-Caubet;Ravi Jagasia;Johannes Wagener;Sabine Hofmann

  • Mitochondrial protein import

    Nikolaus Pfanner;Harald K. Müller;Matthew A. Harmey;Walter Neupert

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikolaus Pfanner
Nikolaus Pfanner University of Freiburg
Johannes M. Herrmann
Johannes M. Herrmann Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Doron Rapaport
Doron Rapaport University of Tübingen
Bernard Guiard
Bernard Guiard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Thomas Langer
Thomas Langer Max Planck Society
Benedikt Westermann
Benedikt Westermann University of Bayreuth
Andreas S. Reichert
Andreas S. Reichert Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Donald W. Nicholson
Donald W. Nicholson MSD (United States)
Richard Zimmermann
Richard Zimmermann Saarland University
Rosemary A. Stuart
Rosemary A. Stuart Marquette University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you’re considering a future in Molecular Biology, exploring related online degrees can expand your career options. Combining biology knowledge with specialized fields like psychology or counseling opens up new pathways in research, healthcare, and allied sciences.

For those interested in behavioral health, you may consider an accelerated master's in psychology to gain expertise quickly and qualify for higher-level opportunities. Likewise, an online masters degree in mental health counseling can prepare you for counseling roles, which complement a background in the life sciences.

If criminal investigations and the legal field appeal to you, a forensic psychology degree merges science and psychology to analyze criminal behavior and support the justice system. For those aiming to work with young people, an online masters in child psychology is a cost-effective way to specialize in supporting children’s mental health.

These pathways can enhance your molecular biology expertise and open a broader range of rewarding careers in science, healthcare, and public service.

Best Scientists Citing Walter Neupert

Recently Published Articles