Search Results - "Clark, Kimberly A."
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K2P2.1 (TREK-1)–activator complexes reveal a cryptic selectivity filter binding site
Published in Nature (London) (20-07-2017)“…Crystal structures of an activated two-pore potassium channel reveal a cryptic binding pocket that binds small-molecule activators that restrict the mobility…”
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Transmembrane Helix Straightening and Buckling Underlies Activation of Mechanosensitive and Thermosensitive K2P Channels
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-12-2014)“…Mechanical and thermal activation of ion channels is central to touch, thermosensation, and pain. The TRAAK/TREK K2P potassium channel subfamily produces…”
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A High-Throughput Functional Screen Identifies Small Molecule Regulators of Temperature- and Mechano-Sensitive K2P Channels
Published in ACS chemical biology (16-08-2013)“…K2P (KCNK) potassium channels generate “leak” potassium currents that strongly influence cellular excitability and contribute to pain, somatosensation,…”
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Evaluation of the Central Effects of Systemic Lentiviral-Mediated Leptin Delivery in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (07-12-2021)“…Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is characterized by hyperphagia, hyperglycemia and activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. We have reported…”
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Metabolic and thermal stimuli control K2P2.1 (TREK-1) through modular sensory and gating domains
Published in The EMBO journal (01-08-2012)“…K 2P 2.1 (TREK‐1) is a polymodal two‐pore domain leak potassium channel that responds to external pH, GPCR‐mediated phosphorylation signals, and temperature…”
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Systemic administration of leptin decreases plasma corticosterone levels: Role of hypothalamic norepinephrine
Published in Brain research (21-02-2008)“…Abstract Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, is known to regulate a variety of neuroendocrine functions. It inhibits the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis…”
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Multiple modalities converge on a common gate to control K2P channel function
Published in The EMBO journal (31-08-2011)“…Members of the K 2P potassium channel family regulate neuronal excitability and are implicated in pain, anaesthetic responses, thermosensation,…”
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Leptin and HPA axis activity in diabetic rats: Effects of adrenergic agonists
Published in Brain research (15-03-2019)“…•Type 1 diabetes causes an increase in NE release in the PVN and serum corticosterone levels.•The brain of diabetic animals is less sensitive to leptin…”
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Structural Insight into KCNQ (Kv7) Channel Assembly and Channelopathy
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-03-2007)“…Kv7.x (KCNQ) voltage-gated potassium channels form the cardiac and auditory I Ks current and the neuronal M-current. The five Kv7 subtypes have distinct…”
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Structure of a complex between a voltage-gated calcium channel β-subunit and an α-subunit domain
Published in Nature (10-06-2004)“…Voltage-gated calcium channels (CaVs) govern muscle contraction, hormone and neurotransmitter release, neuronal migration, activation of calcium-dependent…”
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Chronic estrogen exposure affects gene expression in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of young and aging rats: Possible role in hypertension
Published in Brain research (19-11-2015)“…Abstract Background Chronic exposure to estradiol-17β (E2) in adult female rats increases mean arterial pressure by stimulating superoxide production in the…”
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Multiple modalities converge on a common gate to control K 2P channel function
Published in The EMBO journal (31-08-2011)“…Members of the K2P potassium channel family regulate neuronal excitability and are implicated in pain, anaesthetic responses, thermosensation, neuroprotection,…”
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Tethered Protein Display Identifies a Novel Kir3.2 (GIRK2) Regulator from Protein Scaffold Libraries
Published in ACS chemical neuroscience (17-09-2014)“…Use of randomized peptide libraries to evolve molecules with new functions provides a means for developing novel regulators of protein activity. Despite the…”
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Effects of central and systemic administration of leptin on neurotransmitter concentrations in specific areas of the hypothalamus
Published in American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (01-02-2006)“…Leptin, a hormone produced by adipocytes, has been shown to affect a number of central functions, such as regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis,…”
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Transmembrane helix straightening and buckling underlies activation of mechanosensitive and thermosensitive K(2P) channels
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (17-12-2014)“…Mechanical and thermal activation of ion channels is central to touch, thermosensation, and pain. The TRAAK/TREK K(2P) potassium channel subfamily produces…”
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Methods for engineering therapeutic peptides
Published in Chinese chemical letters (01-07-2018)“…This review discussed recent advancements related to therapeutic peptide engineering. [Display omitted] Peptides are a class of drugs that have become…”
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K2P2.1 (TREK-1)-Activator Complexes Reveal a Cryptic Selectivity Filter Binding Site
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K^sub 2P^2.1 (TREK-1)–activator complexes reveal a cryptic selectivity filter binding site
Published in Nature (London) (20-07-2017)“…Polymodal thermo- and mechanosensitive two-pore domain potassium (K2P) channels of the TREK1 subfamily generate 'leak' currents that regulate neuronal…”
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Finding Me in Ministry: Using the Principles of Kwanzaa as a Resource for Discerning the Uniqueness of One’s Personal and Cultural Call
Published 01-01-2022“…Traditionally, a person who expresses a call to ministry might be encouraged by the pastor to complete a preparation process; however, that process rarely…”
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K.sub.2P2.1 -activator complexes reveal a cryptic selectivity filter binding site
Published in Nature (London) (01-07-2017)“…Crystal structures of an activated two-pore potassium channel reveal a cryptic binding pocket that binds small-molecule activators that restrict the mobility…”
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