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Benedikt Westermann

Researcher at University of Bayreuth

Publications -  101
Citations -  19358

Benedikt Westermann is an academic researcher from University of Bayreuth. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mitochondrion & mitochondrial fusion. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 96 publications receiving 17737 citations. Previous affiliations of Benedikt Westermann include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

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Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

Daniel J. Klionsky, +2522 more
- 21 Jan 2016 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a set of guidelines for the selection and interpretation of methods for use by investigators who aim to examine macro-autophagy and related processes, as well as for reviewers who need to provide realistic and reasonable critiques of papers that are focused on these processes.
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SNAREpins: Minimal Machinery for Membrane Fusion

Thomas Weber, +7 more
- 20 Mar 1998 - 
TL;DR: Recombinant v- and t- SNARE proteins reconstituted into separate lipid bilayer vesicles assemble into SNAREpins-SNARE complexes linking two membranes, leading to spontaneous fusion of the docked membranes at physiological temperature.
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Mitochondrial fusion and fission in cell life and death

Benedikt Westermann
- 01 Dec 2010 - 
TL;DR: The core components of the evolutionarily conserved fusion and fission machineries have now been identified, and mechanistic studies have revealed the first secrets of the complex processes that govern fusion andfission of a double membrane-bound organelle.
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Identification and Functional Expression of the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier

Sébastien Herzig, +7 more
- 06 Jul 2012 - 
TL;DR: The existence of a specific mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) has been anticipated, but its molecular identity remained unknown and it is reported that MPC is a heterocomplex formed by two members of a family of previously uncharacterized membrane proteins that are conserved from yeast to mammals.
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Bioenergetic role of mitochondrial fusion and fission.

Benedikt Westermann
- 01 Oct 2012 - 
TL;DR: Fragmented mitochondria are frequently found in resting cells, and mitochondrial fission plays an important role in the removal of damaged organelles by autophagy, which contributes to maintenance of mitochondrial function and optimize bioenergetic capacity.