Josef Houstek

Josef Houstek, MD PhD
Department of Bioenergetics
Institute of Physiology
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Videnska 1083
142 20 Prague 4
CZECH REPUBLIC
Tel +420 2410 62434
Fax + 420 2410 62149
E-mail: houstek@biomed.cas.cz


Expertise:
Bioenergetics, mitochondrial biogenesis, genetic defects of oxidative phosphorylation system, disorders of mitochondrial ATPase and cytochrome c oxidase, phenotypic expression of mtDNA mutations, the role of oxidative stress and ROS production.


Relevant projects and functions:
Member of EU FP6 integrated project EUMITOCOMBAT


Group structure:
2 Senior scientists (M), 3 post-docs (2F, 1M), 4 PhD students (1F, 3M), 2 technicians (F)


Selected publications:
1. Pícková Andrea, Potocky Martin and Houstek Josef: Assembly Factors of F1FO ATP synthase across genomes. Proteins. 2005 59(3):393-402
2. Houstek J, Pícková A, Vojtísková A, Mrácek T, Pecina P, Jesina P: Mitochondrial diseases and genetic defects of ATP synthase. Biochim Biophys Acta 2006 Apr 19

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