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ArticleOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2019

Vanillic Acid Restores Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis and ATP Production in Human Cells Lacking

Manuel J Acosta Lopez, Eva Trevisson, Marcella Canton, Luis Vazquez-Fonseca, Valeria Morbidoni, Elisa Baschiera, Chiara Frasson, Ludovic Pelosi, Bérengère Rascalou, Maria Andrea Desbats and 8 more

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Article in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Understanding coenzyme Q.Physiological reviews · 2024
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  15. Biosynthesis, Deficiency, and Supplementation of Coenzyme Q.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  17. Coenzyme Q biochemistry and biosynthesis.Trends in biochemical sciences · 2023
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  19. Metabolites · 2022
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  20. How plants synthesize coenzyme Q.Plant communications · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Manuel J Acosta LopezClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.
Eva TrevissonClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.
Marcella CantonIstituto di Ricerca Pediatrica (IRP) Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy.
Luis Vazquez-FonsecaClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.
Valeria MorbidoniClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.
Elisa BaschieraClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.
Chiara FrassonIstituto di Ricerca Pediatrica (IRP) Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy.
Ludovic PelosiUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France.
Bérengère RascalouUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France.
Maria Andrea DesbatsClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.
María Alcázar-FabraCentro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide and CIBERER, Sevilla, Spain.
José Julián RíosLaboratorio de Espectrometría de Masas, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain.
Alicia Sánchez-GarcíaLaboratorio de Espectrometría de Masas, Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain.
Giuseppe BassoIstituto di Ricerca Pediatrica (IRP) Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy.
Placido NavasCentro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide and CIBERER, Sevilla, Spain.
Fabien PierrelUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, TIMC-IMAG, Grenoble, France.
Gloria Brea-CalvoCentro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide and CIBERER, Sevilla, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5536-6868
Leonardo SalviatiClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-9963
University of Padua · ITCentro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo · ESInstitut polytechnique de Grenoble · FRInstituto de la Grasa · ESCittà della Speranza Foundation · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coenzyme Q (CoQ), a redox-active lipid, is comprised of a quinone group and a polyisoprenoid tail. It is an electron carrier in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, a cofactor of other mitochondrial dehydrogenases, and an essential antioxidant. CoQ requires a large set of enzymes for its biosynthesis; mutations in genes encoding these proteins cause primary CoQ deficiency, a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases. Patients with CoQ deficiency often respond to oral CoQ

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Adenosine TriphosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsHEK293 CellsHumansMitochondriaMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein IsoformsProtein Structure, TertiaryReactive Oxygen SpeciesSequence AlignmentUbiquinoneVanillic AcidAdenosine Triphosphatecoenzyme Q10Protein IsoformsReactive Oxygen SpeciesUbiquinoneubiquinone 6Vanillic Acid

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PMID31379988
PMCPMC6652073
OpenAlexW2956709696

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