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Overview

Dalia Gordon is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, focusing on research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a range of topics primarily centered around molecular and cellular mechanisms relevant to physiology and biochemistry.

The main areas of research include:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Venomous animal envenomation and studies
  • RNA research and splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments

Within these broader subjects, Gordon's subfields of specialization include Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Genetics, Physiology, and Rehabilitation.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on ion channels, venom toxins, and RNA-binding proteins. Notable papers include:

  • "Importin α3 regulates chronic pain pathways in peripheral sensory neurons," 2020, Science
  • "The glycine arginine-rich domain of the RNA-binding protein nucleolin regulates its subcellular localization," 2021, The EMBO Journal
  • "Mapping the interaction surface of scorpion β-toxins with an insect sodium channel," 2021, Biochemical Journal
  • "A Molecular Lid Mechanism of K+ Channel Blocker Action Revealed by a Cone Peptide," 2021, Journal of Molecular Biology
  • "Interactions of Sea Anemone Toxins with Insect Sodium Channel-Insights from Electrophysiology and Molecular Docking Studies," 2021, Molecules

Their frequent co-authors include Indrek Koppel, Ida Rishal, Stefanie Alber, Agostina Di Pizio, and Didi-Andreas Song, each having contributed to multiple collaborative works with Gordon.

Their work has been published in a variety of notable scientific venues such as The EMBO Journal, Science, Biochemical Journal, Molecules, and Journal of Molecular Biology.

Best Publications

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in human atheromatous plaques.

    N A Nelken;S R Coughlin;D Gordon;J N Wilcox

  • Cell proliferation in human coronary arteries.

    D Gordon;M A Reidy;E P Benditt;S M Schwartz

  • SCORPION TOXINS AFFECTING SODIUM CURRENT INACTIVATION BIND TO DISTINCT HOMOLOGOUS RECEPTOR SITES ON RAT BRAIN AND INSECT SODIUM CHANNELS

    Dalia Gordon;Marie-France Martin-Eauclaire;Sandrine Cestèle;Charles Kopeyan

  • Functional Anatomy of Scorpion Toxins Affecting Sodium Channels

    Dalia Gordon;Philippe Savarin;Michael Gurevitz;Sophie Zinn-Justin

  • An excitatory and a depressant insect toxin from scorpion venom both affect sodium conductance and possess a common binding site

    E. Zlotkin;D. Kadouri;D. Gordon;M. Pelhate

  • Tissue-specific expression of the RI and RII sodium channel subtypes.

    Dalia Gordon;Dawn Merrick;Vanessa Auld;Robert Dunn

  • Mapping the receptor site for α-scorpion toxins on a Na+ channel voltage sensor

    Jinti Wang;Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy;Roy Kahn;Dalia Gordon

  • A new neurotoxin receptor site on sodium channels is identified by a conotoxin that affects sodium channel inactivation in molluscs and acts as an antagonist in rat brain.

    M Fainzilber;O Kofman;E Zlotkin;D Gordon

  • New mollusc-specific alpha-conotoxins block Aplysia neuronal acetylcholine receptors.

    Michael Fainzilber;Arik Hasson;Ruth Oren;Alma L. Burlingame

  • Biochemical properties of sodium channels in a wide range of excitable tissues studied with site-directed antibodies

    Dalia Gordon;Dawn Merrick;Debra A. Wollner;William A. Catterall

  • The insecticidal potential of scorpion β-toxins

    Michael Gurevitz;Izhar Karbat;Lior Cohen;Nitza Ilan

  • Mollusc-specific toxins from the venom of Conus textile neovicarius

    Michael Fainzilber;Dalia Gordon;Arik Hasson;Micha E. Spira

  • Identification of Structural Elements of a Scorpion α-Neurotoxin Important for Receptor Site Recognition

    Noam Zilberberg;Oren Froy;Erwann Loret;Sandrine Cestele

  • Localization of receptor sites for insect-selective toxins on sodium channels by site-directed antibodies

    Dalia Gordon;Haim Moskowitz;Michal Eitan;Concepcion Warner

  • Functional expression and genetic alteration of an alpha scorpion neurotoxin.

    Noam Zilberberg;Dalia Gordon;Marcel Pelhate;Michael E. Adams

  • The differential preference of scorpion alpha-toxins for insect or mammalian sodium channels: implications for improved insect control.

    Dalia Gordon;Izhar Karbat;Nitza Ilan;Lior Cohen

  • Identification of an intracellular domain of the sodium channel having multiple cAMP-dependent phosphorylation sites.

    S Rossie;D Gordon;W A Catterall

  • Molecular Basis of the High Insecticidal Potency of Scorpion α-Toxins

    Izhar Karbat;Felix Frolow;Oren Froy;Nicolas Gilles

  • Sea anemone toxins affecting voltage-gated sodium channels - molecular and evolutionary features.

    Yehu Moran;Dalia Gordon;Michael Gurevitz

  • Neurotoxin localization to ectodermal gland cells uncovers an alternative mechanism of venom delivery in sea anemones

    Yehu Moran;Yehu Moran;Grigory Genikhovich;Dalia Gordon;Stefanie Wienkoop

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Gurevitz
Michael Gurevitz Tel Aviv University
Eliahu Zlotkin
Eliahu Zlotkin Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mike Fainzilber
Mike Fainzilber Weizmann Institute of Science
William A. Catterall
William A. Catterall University of Washington
Oren Froy
Oren Froy Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Stefan H. Heinemann
Stefan H. Heinemann Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Todd Scheuer
Todd Scheuer University of Washington
Felix Frolow
Felix Frolow Tel Aviv University
Walter Stühmer
Walter Stühmer Max Planck Society
Micha E. Spira
Micha E. Spira Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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