Julien Ochala

Julien Ochala

Associate Professor - Promotion Programme

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    1. 2024
    2. E-pub ahead of print

      Muscle fibre size and myonuclear positioning in trained and aged humans

      Battey, E., Levy, Y., Pollock, R. D., Pugh, J. N., Close, G. L., Kalakoutis, M., Lazarus, N. R., Harridge, S. D. R., Ochala, Julien & Stroud, M. J., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Experimental Physiology.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. E-pub ahead of print

      Myonuclear alterations associated with exercise are independent of age in humans

      Battey, E., Ross, J. A., Hoang, A., Wilson, D. G. S., Han, Y., Levy, Y., Pollock, R. D., Kalakoutis, M., Pugh, J. N., Close, G. L., Ellison-Hughes, G. M., Lazarus, N. R., Iskratsch, T., Harridge, S. D. R., Ochala, Julien & Stroud, M. J., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Physiology.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. 2023
    5. Published

      Slow myosin heavy chain 1 is required for slow myofibril and muscle fibre growth but not for myofibril initiation

      Hau, H. T. A., Kelu, J. J., Ochala, Julien & Hughes, S. M., Jul 2023, In: Developmental Biology. 499, p. 47-58 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      The dawn of the functional genomics era in muscle physiology

      Seaborne, Robert Arthur Elliston & Ochala, Julien, 15 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Physiology. 601, 8, p. 1343-1352

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      A rational approach to selective targeting of skeletal myosin

      Katarina Antonovic, A., Ochala, Julien & Fornili, A., 2023, In: Biophysical Journal. 122, 3S1, p. 117a

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      Abnormal myosin post-translational modifications and ATP turnover time associated with human congenital myopathy-related RYR1 mutations

      Sonne, A., Antonovic, A. K., Thomsen, Elise Julie Melhedegaard, Akter, F., Andersen, J. L., Jungbluth, H., Witting, N., Vissing, John, Zanoteli, E., Fornili, A. & Ochala, Julien, 2023, In: Acta Physiologica. 239, 2, 14 p., e14035.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Activation of eIF4E-binding-protein-1 rescues mTORC1-induced sarcopenia by expanding lysosomal degradation capacity

      Crombie, E. M., Kim, S., Adamson, S., Dong, H., Lu, T. C., Wu, Y., Wu, Y., Levy, Y., Stimple, N., Lam, W. M. R., Hey, H. W. D., Withers, D. J., Hsu, A. L., Bay, B. H., Ochala, Julien & Tsai, S. Y., 2023, In: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14, p. 198–213

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Binding pocket dynamics along the recovery stroke of human β-cardiac myosin

      Akter, F., Ochala, Julien & Fornili, A., 2023, In: PLOS Computational Biology. 19, 5, 14 p., e1011099.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      CaMKK2 is not involved in contraction-stimulated AMPK activation and glucose uptake in skeletal muscle

      Negoita, F., Addinsall, A. B., Hellberg, K., Bringas, C. F., Hafen, P. S., Sermersheim, T. J., Agerholm, M., Lewis, C. T. A., Ahwazi, D., Ling, N. X. Y., Larsen, J. K., Deshmukh, A. S., Hossain, M. A., Oakhill, J. S., Ochala, J., Brault, J. J., Sankar, U., Drewry, D. H., Scott, J. W., Witczak, C. A. & 1 others, Sakamoto, Kei, 2023, In: Molecular Metabolism. 75, 14 p., 101761.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Comparative study of binding pocket structure and dynamics in cardiac and skeletal myosin

      Antonovic, A. K., Ochala, Julien & Fornili, A., 2023, In: Biophysical Journal. 122, 1, p. 54-62

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Human skeletal myopathy myosin mutations disrupt myosin head sequestration

      Carrington, G., Hau, A., Kosta, S., Dugdale, H. F., Muntoni, F., D’Amico, A., Van den Bergh, P., Romero, N. B., Malfatti, E., Vilchez, J. J., Oldfors, A., Pajusalu, S., Õunap, K., Giralt-Pujol, M., Zanoteli, E., Campbell, K. S., Iwamoto, H., Peckham, M. & Ochala, Julien, 2023, In: JCI insight. 8, 21, p. 1-19 e172322.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Myosin Heavy Chain as a Novel Key Modulator of Striated Muscle Resting State

      Lewis, Christopher T.A. & Ochala, Julien, 2023, In: Physiology. 38, 1, p. 3-9

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    15. Published

      Myosin post-translational modifications and function in the presence of myopathy-linked truncating MYH2 mutations

      Sonne, A., Peverelli, L., Hernandez-Lain, A., Domínguez-González, C., Andersen, J. L., Milone, M., Beggs, A. H. & Ochala, Julien, 2023, In: American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 324, 3, p. C769–C776 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Physical activity impacts resting skeletal muscle myosin conformation and lowers its ATP consumption

      Lewis, C. T. A., Tabrizian, L., Nielsen, J., Laitila, J., Beck, T. N., Olsen, M. S., Ognjanovic, M. M., Aagaard, P., Hokken, R., Laugesen, S., Ingersen, A., Andersen, J. L., Soendenbroe, C., Helge, J. W., Dela, F., Larsen, S., Sahl, R. E., Rømer, T., Hansen, M. T., Frandsen, J. & 2 others, Suetta, Charlotte & Ochala, Julien, 2023, In: The Journal of general physiology. 155, 7, 8 p., e202213268.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Predominant myosin superrelaxed state in canine myocardium with naturally occurring dilated cardiomyopathy

      Ochala, Julien, Lewis, Christopher T.A. , Beck, T., Iwamoto, H., Hessel, A. L., Campbell, K. S. & Pyle, W. G., 2023, In: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology. 325, 3, p. H585-H591

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Revisiting specific force loss in human permeabilized single skeletal muscle fibers obtained from older individuals

      Kalakoutis, M., Pollock, R. D., Lazarus, N. R., Atkinson, R. A., George, M., Berber, O., Woledge, R. C., Ochala, Julien & Harridge, S. D. R., 2023, In: American journal of physiology. Cell physiology. 325, 1, p. C172-C185

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Ryanodine receptor type 1 content decrease-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress is a hallmark of myopathies

      Vidal, J., Fernandez, E. A., Wohlwend, M., Laurila, P. P., Lopez-Mejia, A., Ochala, Julien, Lobrinus, A. J., Kayser, B., Lopez-Mejia, I. C., Place, N. & Zanou, N., 2023, In: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 14, 6, p. 2882-2897

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. 2022
    21. Published

      Early clinical and pre-clinical therapy development in Nemaline myopathy

      Fisher, G., Mackels, L., Markati, T., Sarkozy, A., Ochala, Julien, Jungbluth, H., Ramdas, S. & Servais, L., 28 Dec 2022, In: Expert Opinion On Therapeutic Targets. 26, 10, p. 853–867

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      NEB mutations disrupt the super-relaxed state of myosin and remodel the muscle metabolic proteome in nemaline myopathy

      Ranu, N., Laitila, J., Dugdale, H. F., Mariano, J., Kolb, J. S., Wallgren-Pettersson, C., Witting, N., Vissing, J., Vilchez, J. J., Fiorillo, C., Zanoteli, E., Auranen, M., Jokela, M., Tasca, G., Claeys, K. G., Voermans, N. C., Palmio, J., Huovinen, S., Moggio, M., Beck, T. N. & 3 others, Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos, A., Granzier, H. & Ochala, Julien, 2022, In: Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 10, 185.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Fine-regulation of myosin relaxed states in vertebrate muscle

      Thomsen, Elise Julie Melhedegaard, Sonne, A., Bertelsen, Mads Frost, Vermeulen, E., Ganswindt, A., Wang, T. & Ochala, Julien, 2022, In: FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 36

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Myopathy in acute and long-term COVID-19

      Tankisi, H. & Ochala, Julien, 2022, In: Clinical Neurophysiology. 134, p. 141-142

      Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      PGC-1α regulates myonuclear accretion after moderate endurance training

      Battey, E., Furrer, R., Ross, J., Handschin, C., Ochala, Julien & Stroud, M. J., 2022, In: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 237, 1, p. 696-705

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    26. Published

      The effects of resistance exercise training on mitochondrial myopathy patients

      Di Leo, V., Newman, J., Lawless, C., Robertson, F., Levy, Y., Ochala, Julien, Pickett, S., Hudson, G., Gorman, G., Tuppen, H., Vincent, A. & Russell, O., 2022, In: Neuromuscular Disorders. 32, p. S72-S72 FP.16.

      Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearch

    27. 2021
    28. Published

      Can we talk about myoblast fusion?

      Dugdale, H. F. & Ochala, Julien, 2021, In: American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 321, 3, p. C504-C506

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    29. Published

      Methodological considerations in measuring specific force in human single skinned muscle fibres

      Kalakoutis, M., Di Giulio, I., Douiri, A., Ochala, Julien, Harridge, S. D. R. & Woledge, R. C., 2021, In: Acta Physiologica. 233, 3, p. 1-18 e13719.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    30. Published

      Myofibre hyper-contractility in horses expressing the myosin heavy chain myopathy mutation, myh1e321g

      Ochala, Julien, Finno, C. J. & Valberg, S. J., 2021, In: Cells. 10, 12, 3428.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    31. 2020
    32. Published

      rAAV-related therapy fully rescues myonuclear and myofilament function in X-linked myotubular myopathy

      Ross, J. A., Tasfaout, H., Levy, Y., Morgan, J., Cowling, B. S., Laporte, J., Zanoteli, E., Romero, N. B., Lowe, D. A., Jungbluth, H., Lawlor, M. W., Mack, D. L. & Ochala, Julien, 19 Oct 2020, In: Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 8, 1, 167.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    33. Published

      Using nuclear envelope mutations to explore age-related skeletal muscle weakness

      Battey, E., Stroud, M. J. & Ochala, Julien, 28 Aug 2020, In: Clinical Science. 134, 16, p. 2177-2187 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    34. Physiological impact and disease reversion for the severe form of centronuclear myopathy linked to Dynamin

      Massana Muñoz, X., Kretz, C., Silva-Rojas, R., Ochala, Julien, Menuet, A., Romero, N. B., Cowling, B. S. & Laporte, J., 18 Aug 2020, In: JCI insight. 5, 18, 16 p., e137899.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    35. Nebulin nemaline myopathy recapitulated in a compound heterozygous mouse model with both a missense and a nonsense mutation in Neb

      Laitila, J. M., McNamara, E. L., Wingate, C. D., Goullee, H., Ross, J. A., Taylor, R. L., Van Der Pijl, R., Griffiths, L. M., Harries, R., Ravenscroft, G., Clayton, J. S., Sewry, C., Lawlor, M. W., Ottenheijm, C. A. C., Bakker, A. J., Ochala, Julien, Laing, N. G., Wallgren-Pettersson, C., Pelin, K. & Nowak, K. J., 17 Feb 2020, In: Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 8, 1, 18.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    36. Candidate gene expression and coding sequence variants in Warmblood horses with myofibrillar myopathy

      Williams, Z. J., Velez-Irizarry, D., Petersen, J. L., Ochala, Julien, Finno, C. J. & Valberg, S. J., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Equine Veterinary Journal.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    37. Published

      Nuclear numbers in syncytial muscle fibers promote size but limit the development of larger myonuclear domains

      Cramer, A. A. W., Prasad, V., Eftestøl, E., Song, T., Hansson, K. A., Dugdale, H. F., Sadayappan, S., Ochala, Julien, Gundersen, K. & Millay, D. P., 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, 14 p., 6287.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    38. 2019
    39. Effect of PGC1-beta ablation on myonuclear organisation

      Beedour, R., Ross, J. A., Levy, Y. & Ochala, Julien, 1 Dec 2019, In: Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 40, 3-4, p. 335-341 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    40. Published

      Impairments in contractility and cytoskeletal organisation cause nuclear defects in nemaline myopathy

      Ross, J. A., Levy, Y., Ripolone, M., Kolb, J. S., Turmaine, M., Holt, M., Lindqvist, J., Claeys, K. G., Weis, J., Monforte, M., Tasca, G., Moggio, M., Figeac, N., Zammit, P. S., Jungbluth, H., Fiorillo, C., Vissing, J., Witting, N., Granzier, H., Zanoteli, E. & 3 others, Hardeman, E. C., Wallgren-Pettersson, C. & Ochala, Julien, 2019, In: Acta Neuropathologica. 138, 3, p. 477-495 19 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    41. 2018
    42. Molecular consequences of the myopathy-related D286G mutation on actin function

      Fan, J., Chan, C., McNamara, E. L., Nowak, K. J., Iwamoto, H. & Ochala, Julien, 1 Dec 2018, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 9, 1756.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    43. Defining the contribution of skeletal muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase α1 to exercise performance and insulin action

      Svensson, K., Dent, J. R., Tahvilian, S., Martins, V. F., Sathe, A., Ochala, Julien, Patel, M. S. & Schenk, S., Nov 2018, In: American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 315, 5, p. E1034-E1045

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    44. Reducing dynamin 2 (DNM2) rescues DNM2-related dominant centronuclear myopathy

      Buono, S., Ross, J. A., Tasfaout, H., Levy, Y., Kretz, C., Tayefeh, L., Matson, J., Guo, S., Kessler, P., Monia, B. P., Bitoun, M., Ochala, Julien, Laporte, J. & Cowling, B. S., 23 Oct 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 43, p. 11066-11071 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    45. Prelamin A causes aberrant myonuclear arrangement and results in muscle fiber weakness

      Levy, Y., Ross, J. A., Niglas, M., Snetkov, V. A., Lynham, S., Liao, C., Puckelwartz, M. J., Hsu, Y., McNally, E. M., Alsheimer, M., Harridge, S. D., Young, S. G., Fong, L. G., Español, Y., Lopez-Otin, C., Kennedy, B. K., Lowe, D. A. & Ochala, Julien, 4 Oct 2018, In: JCI insight. 3, 19

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    46. SIRT1 regulates nuclear number and domain size in skeletal muscle fibers

      Ross, J. A., Levy, Y., Svensson, K., Philp, A., Schenk, S. & Ochala, Julien, Sep 2018, In: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233, 9, p. 7157-7163 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    47. Congenital myopathies: disorders of excitation-contraction coupling and muscle contraction

      Jungbluth, H., Treves, S., Zorzato, F., Sarkozy, A., Ochala, Julien, Sewry, C., Phadke, R., Gautel, M. & Muntoni, F., Mar 2018, In: Nature Reviews. Neurology. 14, 3, p. 151-167 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    48. Myostatin inhibition using mrk35 produces skeletal muscle growth and tubular aggregate formation in wild type and TgACTA1D286G nemaline myopathy mice

      Tinklenberg, J. A., Siebers, E. M., Beatka, M. J., Meng, H., Yang, L., Zhang, Z., Ross, J. A., Ochala, Julien, Morris, C., Owens, J. M., Laing, N. G., Nowak, K. J. & Lawlor, M. W., 15 Feb 2018, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 27, 4, p. 638-648 11 p., ddx431.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    49. 2017
    50. Exploring the Role of PGC-1α in Defining Nuclear Organisation in Skeletal Muscle Fibres

      Ross, J. A., Pearson, A., Levy, Y., Cardel, B., Handschin, C. & Ochala, Julien, 1 Jun 2017, In: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 232, 6, p. 1270-1274 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    51. Current and future therapeutic approaches to the congenital myopathies

      Jungbluth, H., Ochala, Julien, Treves, S. & Gautel, M., Apr 2017, In: Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 64, p. 191-200 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    52. 2016
    53. Published

      Novel myosin-based therapies for congenital cardiac and skeletal myopathies

      Ochala, Julien & Sun, Y. B., 1 Oct 2016, In: Journal of Medical Genetics. 53, 10, p. 651-654 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    54. Published

      Myopathy-inducing mutation H40Y in ACTA1 hampers actin filament structure and function

      Chan, C., Fan, J., Messer, A. E., Marston, S. B., Iwamoto, H. & Ochala, Julien, 1 Aug 2016, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1862, 8, p. 1453-1458 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    55. Published

      Dystrophin restoration therapy improves both the reduced excitability and the force drop induced by lengthening contractions in dystrophic mdx skeletal muscle

      Roy, P., Rau, F., Ochala, Julien, Messéant, J., Fraysse, B., Lainé, J., Agbulut, O., Butler-Browne, G., Furling, D. & Ferry, A., 20 Jul 2016, In: Skeletal Muscle. 6, 1, 23.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    56. Modulating myosin restores muscle function in a mouse model of nemaline myopathy

      Lindqvist, J., Levy, Y., Pati-Alam, A., Hardeman, E. C., Gregorevic, P. & Ochala, Julien, 1 May 2016, In: Annals of Neurology. 79, 5, p. 717-725 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    57. 2015
    58. Published

      Ryanodine receptor fragmentation and sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak after one session of High-intensity interval exercise

      Place, N., Ivarsson, N., Venckunas, T., Neyroud, D., Brazaitis, M., Cheng, A. J., Ochala, Julien, Kamandulis, S., Girard, S., Volungevičius, G., Paužas, H., Mekideche, A., Kayser, B., Martinez-Redondo, V., Ruas, J. L., Bruton, J., Truffert, A., Lanner, J. T., Skurvydas, A. & Westerblad, H., 15 Dec 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 50, p. 15492-15497 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    59. Tropomodulin 1 directly controls thin filament length in both wild-type and tropomodulin 4-deficient skeletal muscle

      Gokhin, D. S., Ochala, Julien, Domenighetti, A. A. & Fowler, V. M., 15 Dec 2015, In: Development (Cambridge, England). 142, 24, p. 4351-62 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    60. Published

      X-ray recordings reveal how a human disease-linked skeletal muscle α-actin mutation leads to contractile dysfunction

      Ochala, Julien, Ravenscroft, G., McNamara, E., Nowak, K. J. & Iwamoto, H., Dec 2015, In: Journal of Structural Biology. 192, 3, p. 331-335 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    61. Aberrant post-translational modifications compromise human myosin motor function in old age

      Li, M., Ogilvie, H., Ochala, Julien, Artemenko, K., Iwamoto, H., Yagi, N., Bergquist, J. & Larsson, L., Apr 2015, In: Aging Cell. 14, 2, p. 228-35 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    62. Published

      Skeletal Muscle: A Brief Review of Structure and Function

      Frontera, W. R. & Ochala, Julien, 4 Mar 2015, In: Behavior Genetics. 45, 2, p. 183-195 13 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    63. 2014
    64. Published

      Sexually dimorphic myofilament function in a mouse model of nemaline myopathy

      Lindqvist, J., Hardeman, E. C. & Ochala, Julien, 15 Dec 2014, In: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 564, p. 37-42 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    65. Pointed-end capping by tropomodulin modulates actomyosin crossbridge formation in skeletal muscle fibers

      Ochala, Julien, Gokhin, D. S., Iwamoto, H. & Fowler, V. M., Jan 2014, In: FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 28, 1, p. 408-15 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    66. 2013
    67. Published

      Skeletal and cardiac αactin isoforms differently modulate myosin cross-bridge formation and myofibre force production

      Ochala, Julien, Iwamoto, H., Ravenscroft, G., Laing, N. G. & Nowak, K. J., Nov 2013, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 22, 21, p. 4398-4404 7 p., ddt289.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    68. Published

      Myofilament lattice structure in presence of a skeletal myopathy-related tropomyosin mutation

      Ochala, Julien & Iwamoto, H., Aug 2013, In: Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 34, 3-4, p. 171-175 5 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    69. Published

      Correction: Impaired adaptive response to mechanical overloading in dystrophic skeletal muscle (PLoS ONE)

      Joanne, P., Hourdé, C., Ochala, Julien, Caudéran, Y., Medja, F., Vignaud, A., Mouisel, E., Hadj-Said, W., Arandel, L., Garcia, L., Goyenvalle, A., Mounier, R., Zibroba, D., Sakamato, K., Butler-Browne, G., Agbulut, O. & Ferry, A., 27 Jun 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6

      Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

    70. Published

      Distinct underlying mechanisms of limb and respiratory muscle fiber weaknesses in nemaline myopathy

      Lindqvist, J., Cheng, A. J., Renaud, G., Hardeman, E. C. & Ochala, Julien, Jun 2013, In: Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 72, 6, p. 472-481 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    71. Published

      The fraction of strongly bound cross-bridges is increased in mice that carry the myopathy-linked myosin heavy chain mutation MYH4L342Q

      Lindqvist, J., Iwamoto, H., Blanco, G. & Ochala, Julien, May 2013, In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms. 6, 3, p. 834-840 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    72. Published

      Sparing of muscle mass and function by passive loading in an experimental intensive care unit model

      Renaud, G., Llano-Diez, M., Ravara, B., Gorza, L., Feng, H. Z., Jin, J. P., Cacciani, N., Gustafson, A. M., Ochala, Julien, Corpeno, R., Li, M., Hedström, Y., Ford, G. C., Nair, K. S. & Larsson, L., Mar 2013, In: Journal of Physiology. 591, 5, p. 1385-1402 18 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    73. 2012
    74. Published

      Congenital myopathy-causing tropomyosin mutations induce thin filament dysfunction via distinct physiological mechanisms

      Ochala, Julien, Gokhin, D. S., Pénisson-Besnier, I., Quijano-Roy, S., Monnier, N., Lunardi, J., Romero, N. B. & Fowler, V. M., Oct 2012, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 21, 20, p. 4473-4485 13 p., dds289.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    75. Published

      Nemaline Myopathy-Related Skeletal Muscle α-Actin (ACTA1) Mutation, Asp286Gly, Prevents Proper Strong Myosin Binding and Triggers Muscle Weakness

      Ochala, Julien, Ravenscroft, G., Laing, N. G. & Nowak, K. J., 20 Sep 2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 9, e45923.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    76. Published

      Thick and Thin Filament Proteins: Acquired and Hereditary Sarcomeric Protein Diseases

      Ochala, Julien & Larsson, L., 18 Jul 2012, Muscle: Fundamental Biology and Mechanisms of Disease. Elsevier, Vol. 1-2. p. 1023-1030 8 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    77. Published

      A myopathy-related actin mutation increases contractile function

      Lindqvist, J., Pénisson-Besnier, I., Iwamoto, H., Li, M., Yagi, N. & Ochala, Julien, May 2012, In: Acta Neuropathologica. 123, 5, p. 739-746 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    78. Published

      Myofibrillar myopathy caused by a mutation in the motor domain of mouse MyHC IIb

      Kurapati, R., McKenna, C., Lindqvist, J., Williams, D., Simon, M., LeProust, E., Baker, J., Cheeseman, M., Carroll, N., Denny, P., Laval, S., Lochmüller, H., Ochala, Julien & Blanco, G., Apr 2012, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 21, 8, p. 1706-1724 19 p., ddr605.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    79. Published

      Thick and thin filament proteins: Acquired and hereditary sarcomeric protein diseases

      Ochala, Julien & Larsson, L., 2012, Muscle. Elsevier Science Inc., Vol. 2. p. 1023-1030 8 p.

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

    80. 2011
    81. Published

      Mechanisms underlying the sparing of masticatory versus limb muscle function in an experimental critical illness model

      Aare, S., Ochala, Julien, Norman, H. S., Radell, P., Eriksson, L. I., Göransson, H., Chen, Y. W., Hoffman, E. P. & Larsson, L., Dec 2011, In: Physiological Genomics. 43, 24, p. 1334-1350 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    82. Published

      Disrupted myosin cross-bridge cycling kinetics triggers muscle weakness in nebulin-related myopathy

      Ochala, Julien, Lehtokari, V. L., Iwamoto, H., Li, M., Feng, H. Z., Jin, J. P., Yagi, N., Wallgren-Pettersson, C., Pénisson-Besnier, I. & Larsson, L., Jun 2011, In: FASEB Journal. 25, 6, p. 1903-1913 11 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    83. Published

      Relationship between force and size in human single muscle fibres

      Krivickas, L. S., Dorer, D. J., Ochala, Julien & Frontera, W. R., May 2011, In: Experimental Physiology. 96, 5, p. 539-547 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    84. Published

      Preferential skeletal muscle myosin loss in response to mechanical silencing in a novel rat intensive care unit model: Underlying mechanisms

      Ochala, Julien, Gustafson, A. M., Diez, M. L., Renaud, G., Li, M., Aare, S., Qaisar, R., Banduseela, V. C., Hedström, Y., Tang, X., Dworkin, B., Ford, G. C., Nair, K. S., Perera, S., Gautel, M. & Larsson, L., Apr 2011, In: Journal of Physiology. 589, 8, p. 2007-2026 20 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    85. Published

      Diaphragm muscle weakness in an experimental porcine intensive care unit model

      Ochala, Julien, Renaud, G., Diez, M. L., Banduseela, V. C., Aare, S., Ahlbeck, K., Radell, P. J., Eriksson, L. I. & Larsson, L., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 6, e20558.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    86. Published

      Factors underlying the early limb muscle weakness in acute quadriplegic myopathy using an experimental ICU porcine model

      Ochala, Julien, Ahlbeck, K., Radell, P. J., Eriksson, L. I. & Larsson, L., 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 6, e20876.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    87. 2010
    88. Published

      A myopathy-linked tropomyosin mutation severely alters thin filament conformational changes during activation

      Ochala, Julien, Iwamoto, H., Larsson, L. & Yagi, N., 25 May 2010, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 107, 21, p. 9807-12 6 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    89. Published

      Ca2+ sensitizers: An emerging class of agents for counterbalancing weakness in skeletal muscle diseases?

      Ochala, Julien, Feb 2010, In: Neuromuscular Disorders. 20, 2, p. 98-101 4 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    90. Published

      EMD 57033 partially reverses ventilator-induced diaphragm muscle fibre calcium desensitisation

      Ochala, Julien, Radell, P. J., Eriksson, L. I. & Larsson, L., Feb 2010, In: Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology. 459, 3, p. 475-483 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    91. 2009
    92. Published

      Gene expression and muscle fiber function in a porcine ICU model

      Banduseela, V. C., Ochala, Julien, Chen, Y. W., Göransson, H., Norman, H., Radell, P., Eriksson, L. I., Hoffman, E. P. & Larsson, L., Nov 2009, In: Physiological Genomics. 39, 3, p. 141-159 19 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    93. Published

      Maintenance of muscle mass, fiber size, and contractile function in mice lacking the Z-disc protein myotilin

      Ochala, Julien, Carpn, O. & Larsson, L., 2009, In: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 114, 4, p. 235-241 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    94. 2008
    95. Published

      Defective regulation of contractile function in muscle fibres carrying an E41K β-tropomyosin mutation

      Ochala, Julien, Li, M., Ohlsson, M., Oldfors, A. & Larsson, L., 15 Jun 2008, In: Journal of Physiology. 586, 12, p. 2993-3004 12 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    96. Published

      Effects of a preferential myosin loss on Ca2+ activation of force generation in single human skeletal muscle fibres

      Ochala, Julien & Larsson, L., Apr 2008, In: Experimental Physiology. 93, 4, p. 486-495 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    97. Thin filament proteins mutations associated with skeletal myopathies: Defective regulation of muscle contraction

      Ochala, Julien, 2008, In: Journal of Molecular Medicine. 86, 11, p. 1197-1204 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

    98. 2007
    99. Published

      Muscle paralysis and myosin loss in a patient with cancer cachexia

      Banduseela, V., Ochala, Julien, Lamberg, K., Kalimo, H. & Larsson, L., Dec 2007, In: Acta Myologica. 26, 3, p. 136-144 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    100. Published

      Changes in muscle and joint elasticity following long-term strength training in old age

      Ochala, Julien, Lambertz, D., Hoecke, J. & Pousson, M., Jul 2007, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 100, 5, p. 491-498 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    101. Published

      Effects of a R133W β-tropomyosin mutation on regulation of muscle contraction in single human muscle fibres

      Ochala, Julien, Li, M., Tajsharghi, H., Kimber, E., Tulinius, M., Oldfors, A. & Larsson, L., 1 Jun 2007, In: Journal of Physiology. 581, 3, p. 1283-1292 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    102. Published

      Single skeletal muscle fiber elastic and contractile characteristics in young and older men

      Ochala, Julien, Frontera, W. R., Dorer, D. J., Van Hoecke, J. & Krivickas, L. S., Apr 2007, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 62, 4, p. 375-381 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    103. 2006
    104. Published

      Single skeletal muscle fiber behavior after a quick stretch in young and older men: A possible explanation of the relative preservation of eccentric force in old age

      Ochala, Julien, Dorer, D. J., Frontera, W. R. & Krivickas, L. S., Jul 2006, In: Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology. 452, 4, p. 464-470 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    105. 2005
    106. Published

      Effect of strength training on musculotendinous stiffness in elderly individuals

      Ochala, Julien, Lambertz, D., Van Hoecke, J. & Pousson, M., May 2005, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 94, 1-2, p. 126-133 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    107. 2004
    108. Published

      Gender differences in human muscle and joint mechanical properties during plantar flexion in old age

      Ochala, Julien, Valour, D., Pousson, M., Lambertz, D. & Van Hoecke, J., May 2004, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 59, 5, p. 441-448 8 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    109. Published

      Changes in mechanical properties of human plantar flexor muscles in ageing

      Ochala, Julien, Lambertz, D., Pousson, M., Goubel, F. & Van Hoecke, J., Mar 2004, In: Experimental Gerontology. 39, 3, p. 349-358 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    110. 2003
    111. Published

      The influence of ageing on the force-velocity-power characteristics of human elbow flexor muscles

      Valour, D., Ochala, Julien, Ballay, Y. & Pousson, M., 1 Apr 2003, In: Experimental Gerontology. 38, 4, p. 387-395 9 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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