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Jonathan Lytton

Jonathan Lytton

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
15832
World Ranking
15940
National Ranking
553

Overview

Jonathan Lytton is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada, specializing in research within the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work encompasses a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their main research topics cover Ion Channels and Receptors, Ion channel regulation and function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion.

Jonathan Lytton has contributed to several scientific publications, including recent papers such as:

  • Regulation of K+-Dependent Na+/Ca2+-Exchangers (NCKX), 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • K+-Dependent Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger Isoform 2, Nckx2, Takes Part in the Neuroprotection Elicited by Ischemic Preconditioning in Brain Ischemia, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Calmodulin binds and modulates K+-dependent Na+/Ca2+-exchanger isoform 4, NCKX4, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Signal pathway analysis of selected obesity-associated melanocortin-4 receptor class V mutants, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Sodium/(calcium + potassium) exchanger NCKX4 optimizes KLK4 activity in the enamel matrix microenvironment to regulate ECM modeling, 2023, Frontiers in Physiology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Sunita Sharma
  • Maryam Al-Khannaq
  • Stephanie Thibodeau
  • Ornella Cuomo
  • Rossana Sirabella

The principal publication venues for Jonathan Lytton's research comprise:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Cloning and characterization of an extracellular Ca 2+ -sensing receptor from bovine parathyroid

    Edward M. Brown;Gerardo Gamba;Daniela Riccardi;Michael Lombardi

  • Thapsigargin inhibits the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase family of calcium pumps.

    J Lytton;M Westlin;M R Hanley

  • Cloning and expression of an inwardly rectifying ATP-regulated potassium channel

    K Ho;C G Nichols;W J Lederer;J Lytton

  • Functional comparisons between isoforms of the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum family of calcium pumps.

    J Lytton;M Westlin;S.E. Burk;G.E. Shull

  • Molecular cloning, primary structure, and characterization of two members of the mammalian electroneutral sodium-(potassium)-chloride cotransporter family expressed in kidney.

    Gerardo Gamba;Akihiko Miyanoshita;Michael Lombardi;Jonathan Lytton

  • cDNA cloning, functional expression, and mRNA tissue distribution of a third organellar Ca2+ pump.

    S E Burk;J Lytton;D H MacLennan;G E Shull

  • Molecular cloning of cDNAs from human kidney coding for two alternatively spliced products of the cardiac Ca2+-ATPase gene.

    J Lytton;D H MacLennan

  • Na+/Ca2+ exchangers: three mammalian gene families control Ca2+ transport.

    Jonathan Lytton

  • Primary structure and functional expression of a cDNA encoding the thiazide-sensitive, electroneutral sodium-chloride cotransporter

    Gerardo Gamba;Samuel N. Saltzberg;Michael Lombardi;Akihiko Miyanoshita

  • Enrichment of endoplasmic reticulum with cholesterol inhibits sarcoplasmic-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase-2b activity in parallel with increased order of membrane lipids: implications for depletion of endoplasmic reticulum calcium stores and apoptosis in cholesterol-loaded macrophages.

    Yankun Li;Mingtao Ge;Laura Ciani;George Kuriakose

  • Tissue-specific expression of Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger isoforms.

    Shwu-Luan Lee;A. S. L. Yu;J. Lytton

  • Localization and quantification of endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase isoform transcripts.

    K. D. Wu;W. S. Lee;J. Wey;D. Bungard

  • The Cation/Ca2+ Exchanger Superfamily: Phylogenetic Analysis and Structural Implications

    Xinjiang Cai;Jonathan Lytton

  • Molecular cloning of the mammalian smooth muscle sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase.

    J Lytton;A Zarain-Herzberg;M Periasamy;D H MacLennan

  • Identification of two molecular forms of (Na+,K+)-ATPase in rat adipocytes. Relation to insulin stimulation of the enzyme.

    J Lytton;J C Lin;G Guidotti

  • Store-operated Cation Entry Mediated by CD20 in Membrane Rafts

    Haidong Li;Linda M. Ayer;Jonathan Lytton;Julie P. Deans

  • Molecular cloning and quantification of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase isoforms in rat muscles

    Kwan-Dun Wu;J. Lytton

  • Apical localization of the Na-K-Cl cotransporter, rBSC1, on rat thick ascending limbs.

    Mark R. Kaplan;Matthew D. Plotkin;Wen Sen Lee;Zheng Chun Xu

  • Insulin affects the sodium affinity of the rat adipocyte (Na+,K+)-ATPase.

    J Lytton

  • Molecular cloning of a third member of the potassium-dependent sodium-calcium exchanger gene family, NCKX3

    Xiao-Fang Li;Alexander S. Kraev;Jonathan Lytton

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. MacLennan
David H. MacLennan University of Toronto
Steven C. Hebert
Steven C. Hebert Yale University
Barry M. Brenner
Barry M. Brenner Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lucio Annunziato
Lucio Annunziato University of Naples Federico II
Lawrence I. Rothblum
Lawrence I. Rothblum University of Oklahoma
Joseph Y. Cheung
Joseph Y. Cheung Temple University
Gerardo Gamba
Gerardo Gamba National Autonomous University of Mexico
Matthias A. Hediger
Matthias A. Hediger University of Bern
Wen Sen Lee
Wen Sen Lee Taipei Medical University
Ray W. Turner
Ray W. Turner University of Calgary

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