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Werner J.H. Koopman

Werner J.H. Koopman

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Biology and Biochemistry

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61
Citations
13786
World Ranking
11316
National Ranking
293

Overview

Werner J.H. Koopman is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research work spans molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, genetics, immunology, and cell biology, identifying interdisciplinary connections between these areas.

The scientist's published work addresses diverse topics, predominantly focusing on mitochondrial function and pathology, metabolism and genetic disorders, ATP synthase and ATPases research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, immune responses and vaccinations, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and redox biology and oxidative stress.

Frequent publication venues for Koopman's work include:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Among recent papers published by Koopman are:

  • The Set7 Lysine Methyltransferase Regulates Plasticity in Oxidative Phosphorylation Necessary for Trained Immunity Induced by β-Glucan (2020, Cell Reports)
  • International consensus guidelines for the definition, detection, and interpretation of autophagy-dependent ferroptosis (2024, Autophagy)
  • Mechanisms and mathematical modeling of ROS production by the mitochondrial electron transport chain (2022, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology)
  • Ndufs4 knockout mouse models of Leigh syndrome: pathophysiology and intervention (2021, Brain)
  • Energy expenditure during cell spreading influences the cellular response to matrix stiffness (2020, Biomaterials)

Koopman frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Merel J.W. Adjobo-Hermans
  • Peter H.G.M. Willems
  • Jaap Keijer
  • Mariusz R. Wiȩckowski
  • Jan Smeıtınk

Best Publications

  • Redox Homeostasis and Mitochondrial Dynamics.

    Peter H.G.M. Willems;Rodrigue Rossignol;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Michael P. Murphy

  • Monogenic Mitochondrial Disorders

    Werner J H Koopman;Peter H G M Willems;Jan A M Smeitink

  • Mitochondrial complex I inhibition triggers a mitophagy-dependent ROS increase leading to necroptosis and ferroptosis in melanoma cells.

    Farhan Basit;Lisanne Mpe van Oppen;Laura Schöckel;Hasse M Bossenbroek

  • Mammalian Mitochondrial Complex I: Biogenesis, Regulation, and Reactive Oxygen Species Generation

    Werner J.H. Koopman;Leo G.J. Nijtmans;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Peggy Roestenberg

  • Mitochondrial function and morphology are impaired in parkin mutant fibroblasts

    Heather Mortiboys;Kelly Jean Thomas;Werner J. H. Koopman;Stefanie Klaffke

  • Interactions between mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and cellular glucose metabolism

    Dania C. Liemburg-Apers;Peter H. G. M. Willems;Werner J. H. Koopman;Sander Grefte;Sander Grefte

  • Mitochondrial complex I deficiency: from organelle dysfunction to clinical disease

    Felix Distelmaier;Felix Distelmaier;Werner J.H. Koopman;Lambertus P. van den Heuvel;Richard J. Rodenburg

  • Inhibition of complex I of the electron transport chain causes O2−·-mediated mitochondrial outgrowth

    Werner J. H. Koopman;Sjoerd Verkaart;Henk-Jan Visch;Francois H. van der Westhuizen

  • OXPHOS mutations and neurodegeneration

    Werner J H Koopman;Felix Distelmaier;Jan A M Smeitink;Peter H G M Willems

  • An anaerobic mitochondrion that produces hydrogen

    Brigitte Boxma;Rob M. de Graaf;Georg W.M. van der Staay;Theo A. van Alen

  • A guide to diagnosis and treatment of Leigh syndrome

    Fabian Baertling;Richard J. T. Rodenburg;Jörg Schaper;Jan A. M. Smeitink

  • Cytosolic signaling protein Ecsit also localizes to mitochondria where it interacts with chaperone NDUFAF1 and functions in complex I assembly.

    Rutger O. Vogel;Rolf J.R.J. Janssen;Mariël A.M. van den Brand;Cindy E.J. Dieteren

  • Mitochondrial network complexity and pathological decrease in complex I activity are tightly correlated in isolated human complex I deficiency

    Werner J. H. Koopman;Henk-Jan Visch;Sjoerd Verkaart;Lambertus W. P. J. van den Heuvel

  • Reactivation of Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase-Driven Pyrimidine Biosynthesis Restores Tumor Growth of Respiration-Deficient Cancer Cells.

    Martina Bajzikova;Martina Bajzikova;Jaromira Kovarova;Ana R. Coelho;Ana R. Coelho;Stepana Boukalova

  • Statin-Induced Myopathy Is Associated with Mitochondrial Complex III Inhibition

    Tom J.J. Schirris;G. Herma Renkema;Tina Ritschel;Nicol C. Voermans

  • Depletion of PINK1 affects mitochondrial metabolism, calcium homeostasis and energy maintenance

    Bavo Heeman;Chris Van den Haute;Sarah-Ann Aelvoet;Federica Valsecchi

  • Identification of mitochondrial complex I assembly intermediates by tracing tagged NDUFS3 demonstrates the entry point of mitochondrial subunits.

    Rutger O. Vogel;Cindy E.J. Dieteren;Lambert P. W.J. van den Heuvel;Peter H. G.M. Willems

  • Simultaneous quantitative measurement and automated analysis of mitochondrial morphology, mass, potential, and motility in living human skin fibroblasts.

    Werner J H Koopman;Henk-Jan Visch;Jan A M Smeitink;Peter H G M Willems

  • Quantifying ROS levels using CM-H2DCFDA and HyPer

    Monika Oparka;Jarosław Walczak;Dominika Malinska;Lisanne M.P.E. van Oppen

  • Superoxide production is inversely related to complex I activity in inherited complex I deficiency

    Sjoerd Verkaart;Werner J.H. Koopman;Sjenet E. van Emst-de Vries;Leo G.J. Nijtmans

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. G. M. Willems
Peter H. G. M. Willems Radboud University
Jan A.M. Smeitink
Jan A.M. Smeitink Radboud University
Leo G. Nijtmans
Leo G. Nijtmans Radboud University
Richard J. Rodenburg
Richard J. Rodenburg Radboud University
Ertan Mayatepek
Ertan Mayatepek Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Eric W. Roubos
Eric W. Roubos Radboud University
Martijn A. Huynen
Martijn A. Huynen Radboud University Medical Center
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Nico J. Diederich
Nico J. Diederich Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg

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