Area of research
Molecular Biology · Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Ion channel regulation and function, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation.
Identification of the peptide Vulnusin, a wound signal that mediates mechanical-injury-induced nociception in Drosophila
Drosophila TMEM63 and mouse TMEM63A are lysosomal mechanosensory ion channels
Wide-ranging cellular functions of ion channels and lipid scramblases in the structurally related TMC, TMEM16 and TMEM63 families
SLAPSHOT reveals rapid dynamics of extracellularly exposed proteome in response to calcium-activated plasma membrane phospholipid scrambling
Identification of a drug binding pocket in TMEM16F calcium-activated ion channel and lipid scramblase
Rare variants in <i>ANO1</i> , encoding a calcium-activated chloride channel, predispose to moyamoya disease
Activation and closed-state inactivation mechanisms of the human voltage-gated KV4 channel complexes
The GARP complex prevents sterol accumulation at the trans-Golgi network during dendrite remodeling
Structure, function and pharmacology of human itch GPCRs
Kv1.1 channels regulate early postnatal neurogenesis in mouse hippocampus via the TrkB signaling pathway
Steroid hormone signaling activates thermal nociception during Drosophila peripheral nervous system development
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Mechanosensitive Ion Channels: Structural Features Relevant to Mechanotransduction Mechanisms
Multi-scale spatial heterogeneity enhances particle clearance in airway ciliary arrays
TMEM16K is an interorganelle regulator of endosomal sorting
Chloride channels regulate differentiation and barrier functions of the mammalian airway
The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo Inhibits Axon Regeneration
Cryo-EM Studies of TMEM16F Calcium-Activated Ion Channel Suggest Features Important for Lipid Scrambling
The multifaceted role of TMEM16A in cancer
Thermoregulation via Temperature-Dependent PGD2 Production in Mouse Preoptic Area
TMEM16A controls EGF-induced calcium signaling implicated in pancreatic cancer prognosis
Chemically induced vesiculation as a platform for studying TMEM16F activity
Dynamic change of electrostatic field in TMEM16F permeation pathway shifts its ion selectivity
TMEM16B Calcium-Activated Chloride Channels Regulate Action Potential Firing in Lateral Septum and Aggression in Male Mice
TMEM16B regulates anxiety-related behavior and GABAergic neuronal signaling in the central lateral amygdala
The Sixth Transmembrane Segment Is a Major Gating Component of the TMEM16A Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel
Activation of orexin system facilitates anesthesia emergence and pain control
Phosphatidylinositol-(4, 5)-bisphosphate regulates calcium gating of small-conductance cation channel TMEM16F
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Force-activated ion channels in close-up