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Diomedes E. Logothetis

Diomedes E. Logothetis

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Biology and Biochemistry

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61
Citations
15846
World Ranking
11221
National Ranking
4857

Overview

Diomedes E. Logothetis is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional contributions to medicine.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these areas, they have focused on several subfields, such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Sensory Systems
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The core topics of their work address:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling

Logothetis has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "PKC regulation of ion channels: The involvement of PIP2" (2022), Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "PIP2 regulation of TRPC5 channel activation and desensitization" (2021), Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Preferential Gs protein coupling of the galanin Gal1 receptor in the µ-opioid-Gal1 receptor heterotetramer" (2022), Pharmacological Research
  • "Kir Channel Molecular Physiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutic Implications" (2021), Handbook of experimental pharmacology
  • "The small molecule GAT1508 activates brain-specific GIRK1/2 channel heteromers and facilitates conditioned fear extinction in rodents" (2020), Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent coauthors have included:

  • Meng Cui
  • Leigh D. Plant
  • Kirin D. Gada
  • Takeharu Kawano
  • Sami F. Noujaim

Their research has appeared frequently in publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Individual neurons dissociated from rat suprachiasmatic nucleus express independently phased circadian firing rhythms

    David K Welsh;Diomedes E Logothetis;Markus Meister;Steven M Reppert

  • The βγ subunits of GTP-binding proteins activate the muscarinic K + channel in heart

    Diomedes E. Logothetis;Yoshihisa Kurachi;Jonas Galper;Eva J. Neer

  • Elementary properties and pharmacological sensitivities of calcium channels in mammalian peripheral neurons

    Mark R. Plummer;Diomedes E. Logothetis;Peter Hess

  • PI(4,5)P2 regulates the activation and desensitization of TRPM8 channels through the TRP domain.

    Tibor Rohács;Tibor Rohács;Coeli M B Lopes;Ioannis Michailidis;Diomedes E Logothetis

  • PIP2 Activates KCNQ Channels, and Its Hydrolysis Underlies Receptor-Mediated Inhibition of M Currents

    Hailin Zhang;Liviu C Craciun;Tooraj Mirshahi;Tibor Rohács

  • Alterations in conserved Kir channel-PIP2 interactions underlie channelopathies.

    Coeli M.B. Lopes;Hailin Zhang;Tibor Rohacs;Taihao Jin

  • Activation of inwardly rectifying K+ channels by distinct PtdIns(4,5)P2 interactions.

    Hailin Zhang;Cheng He;Xixin Yan;Tooraj Mirshahi

  • Decoding the Signaling of a GPCR Heteromeric Complex Reveals a Unifying Mechanism of Action of Antipsychotic Drugs

    Miguel Fribourg;José L. Moreno;Terrell Holloway;Davide Provasi

  • A region of adenylyl cyclase 2 critical for regulation by G protein beta gamma subunits

    Jianqiang Chen;Michael DeVivo;Jane Dingus;Anya Harry

  • Activation of the atrial KACh channel by the βγ subunits of G proteins or intracellular Na+ ions depends on the presence of phosphatidylinositol phosphates

    Jin Liang Sui;Jérôme Petit-Jacques;Diomedes E. Logothetis

  • Receptor-mediated hydrolysis of plasma membrane messenger PIP2 leads to K+-current desensitization.

    Evgeny Kobrinsky;Tooraj Mirshahi;Hailin Zhang;Taihao Jin

  • Specificity of activation by phosphoinositides determines lipid regulation of Kir channels

    Tibor Rohács;Coeli M. B. Lopes;Taihao Jin;Pavan P. Ramdya

  • Distinct specificities of inwardly rectifying K(+) channels for phosphoinositides.

    Tibor Rohács;Jian Chen;Glenn D. Prestwich;Diomedes E. Logothetis

  • Characteristic interactions with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate determine regulation of Kir channels by diverse modulators

    Xiaona Du;Hailin Zhang;Hailin Zhang;Coeli M. B. Lopes;Tooraj Mirshahi

  • PIP2 hydrolysis underlies agonist-induced inhibition and regulates voltage gating of two-pore domain K+ channels

    Coeli M. B. Lopes;Tibor Rohács;Gábor Czirják;Tamás Balla

  • N‐terminal transmembrane domain of the SUR controls trafficking and gating of Kir6 channel subunits

    Kim W. Chan;Kim W. Chan;Hailin Zhang;Diomedes E. Logothetis

  • Specificity of action of guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory protein subunits on the cardiac muscarinic K+ channel

    Diomedes E. Logothetis;Donghee Kim;John K. Northup;Eva J. Neer

  • Incremental reductions of positive charge within the S4 region of a voltage-gated K+ channel result in corresponding decreases in gating charge.

    Diomedes E. Logothetis;Shahla Movahedi;Carol Satler;Klaus Lindpaintner

  • Visualization of a Functional Gαq-Green Fluorescent Protein Fusion in Living Cells ASSOCIATION WITH THE PLASMA MEMBRANE IS DISRUPTED BY MUTATIONAL ACTIVATION AND BY ELIMINATION OF PALMITOYLATION SITES, BUT NOT BY ACTIVATION MEDIATED BY RECEPTORS OR AlF4 −

    Thomas E. Hughes;Hailin Zhang;Diomedes E. Logothetis;Catherine H. Berlot

  • Probing the G-protein regulation of GIRK1 and GIRK4, the two subunits of the KACh channel, using functional homomeric mutants.

    Michel Vivaudou;Kim W. Chan;Jin-Liang Sui;Lily Y. Jan

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier González-Maeso
Javier González-Maeso Virginia Commonwealth University
Tibor Rohacs
Tibor Rohacs Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sergei Y. Noskov
Sergei Y. Noskov University of Calgary
Stuart C. Sealfon
Stuart C. Sealfon Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ruhong Zhou
Ruhong Zhou Columbia University
Andreas Papapetropoulos
Andreas Papapetropoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Philippe Séguéla
Philippe Séguéla Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
David E. Clapham
David E. Clapham Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Michael D. Ehlers
Michael D. Ehlers MPM BioImpact
Lily Yeh Jan
Lily Yeh Jan University of California, San Francisco

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