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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Eric Gouaux is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields related to molecular biology and neuroscience, combining structural and functional studies to investigate mechanisms of cellular signaling and ion channel regulation.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • Illumination of serotonin transporter mechanism and role of the allosteric site (2021, Science Advances)
  • Mechanism of gating and partial agonist action in the glycine receptor (2021, Cell)
  • Structures of the TMC-1 complex illuminate mechanosensory transduction (2022, Nature)
  • Hippocampal AMPA receptor assemblies and mechanism of allosteric inhibition (2021, Nature)
  • Molecular mechanism of prestin electromotive signal amplification (2021, Cell)

Their work frequently appears in high-impact scientific journals such as Nature, Cell, and Science Advances.

Eric Gouaux collaborates regularly with several prominent researchers, including:

  • Heidi Owen
  • Janette Myers
  • Farzad Jalali-Yazdi
  • Johannes Elferich
  • Aya Matsui

Their publications are often disseminated through well-known venues including:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nature
  • eLife

Eric Gouaux's research intersects a variety of scientific subfields:

  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their main research topics cover a diverse range:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

In recognition of their contributions, Eric Gouaux received the W. Alden Spencer Award from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Principles of selective ion transport in channels and pumps.

    Eric Gouaux;Roderick MacKinnon

  • Mechanisms for activation and antagonism of an AMPA-sensitive glutamate receptor: crystal structures of the GluR2 ligand binding core.

    Neali Armstrong;Eric Gouaux

  • Structure of acid-sensing ion channel 1 at 1.9 Å resolution and low pH

    Jayasankar Jasti;Hiroyasu Furukawa;Hiroyasu Furukawa;Eric B. Gonzales;Eric Gouaux;Eric Gouaux

  • X-ray structure, symmetry and mechanism of an AMPA-subtype glutamate receptor

    Alexander I. Sobolevsky;Michael P. Rosconi;Michael P. Rosconi;Eric Gouaux;Eric Gouaux

  • Structure of a glutamate transporter homologue from Pyrococcus horikoshii

    Dinesh Yernool;Olga Boudker;Olga Boudker;Yan Jin;Eric Gouaux;Eric Gouaux

  • Principles of activation and permeation in an anion-selective Cys-loop receptor.

    Ryan E. Hibbs;Eric Gouaux

  • Subunit arrangement and function in NMDA receptors

    Hiroyasu Furukawa;Satinder K Singh;Romina Mancusso;Eric Gouaux;Eric Gouaux

  • Crystal structure of the ATP-gated P2X(4) ion channel in the closed state.

    Toshimitsu Kawate;Jennifer Carlisle Michel;William T. Birdsong;Eric Gouaux;Eric Gouaux

  • Fluorescence-Detection Size-Exclusion Chromatography for Precrystallization Screening of Integral Membrane Proteins

    Toshimitsu Kawate;Eric Gouaux;Eric Gouaux

  • Designed protein pores as components for biosensors

    Hagan Bayley;Orit Braha;John Kasianowicz;Eric Gouaux

  • Structure of a glutamate-receptor ligand-binding core in complex with kainate

    Neali Armstrong;Yu Sun;Guo Qiang Chen;Eric Gouaux

  • Mechanism of glutamate receptor desensitization

    Yu Sun;Rich Olson;Michelle Horning;Neali Armstrong

  • Screening and large-scale expression of membrane proteins in mammalian cells for structural studies

    April Goehring;Chia Hsueh Lee;Kevin H. Wang;Jennifer Carlisle Michel

  • Structural basis for modulation and agonist specificity of HCN pacemaker channels

    William N. Zagotta;Nelson B. Olivier;Kevin D. Black;Edgar C. Young

  • X-ray structures of LeuT in substrate-free outward-open and apo inward-open states.

    Harini Krishnamurthy;Eric Gouaux

  • X-ray structures and mechanism of the human serotonin transporter

    Jonathan A. Coleman;Evan M. Green;Eric Gouaux

  • X-ray structure of dopamine transporter elucidates antidepressant mechanism

    Aravind Penmatsa;Kevin H. Wang;Eric Gouaux

  • Mechanisms of activation, inhibition and specificity: crystal structures of the NMDA receptor NR1 ligand-binding core

    Hiroyasu Furukawa;Eric Gouaux

  • Molecular mechanism of ATP binding and ion channel activation in P2X receptors

    Motoyuki Hattori;Eric Gouaux

  • A competitive inhibitor traps LeuT in an open-to-out conformation.

    Satinder K. Singh;Chayne L. Piscitelli;Atsuko Yamashita;Eric Gouaux

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark L. Mayer
Mark L. Mayer National Institutes of Health
Emad Tajkhorshid
Emad Tajkhorshid University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Guo-Qiang Chen
Guo-Qiang Chen Tsinghua University
Hassane S. Mchaourab
Hassane S. Mchaourab Vanderbilt University
Hagan Bayley
Hagan Bayley University of Oxford
Taekjip Ha
Taekjip Ha Johns Hopkins University
David E. Shaw
David E. Shaw D. E. Shaw Research
Daniel Choquet
Daniel Choquet University of Bordeaux
Thomas Walz
Thomas Walz Rockefeller University
Laurent Cognet
Laurent Cognet University of Bordeaux

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