Ligia Toro

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Best Publications

• The crystal structure of mouse VDAC1 at 2.3 Å resolution reveals mechanistic insights into metabolite gating

  Rachna Ujwal;Duilio Cascio;Jacques-Philippe Colletier;Salem Faham

  624
  Citations

• Large conductance voltage- and calcium-dependent K+ channel, a distinct member of voltage-dependent ion channels with seven N-terminal transmembrane segments (S0-S6), an extracellular N terminus, and an intracellular (S9-S10) C terminus

  Pratap Meera;Martin Wallner;Min Song;Ligia Toro

  463
  Citations

• Molecular basis of fast inactivation in voltage and Ca2+-activated K+ channels: A transmembrane β-subunit homolog

  Martin Wallner;Pratap Meera;Ligia Toro

  450
  Citations

• A neuronal β subunit (KCNMB4) makes the large conductance, voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ channel resistant to charybdotoxin and iberiotoxin

  Pratap Meera;Martin Wallner;Ligia Toro

  450
  Citations

• Determinant for beta-subunit regulation in high-conductance voltage-activated and Ca(2+)-sensitive K+ channels: an additional transmembrane region at the N terminus.

  Martin Wallner;Pratap Meera;Ligia Toro

  354
  Citations

• Maxi-KCa, a Unique Member of the Voltage-Gated K Channel Superfamily

  L. Toro;M. Wallner;P. Meera;Y. Tanaka

  330
  Citations

• Molecular constituents of maxi KCa channels in human coronary smooth muscle: predominant α+β subunit complexes

  Yoshio Tanaka;Pratap Meera;Min Song;Hans-Günther Knaus

  296
  Citations

• MaxiK channel partners: physiological impact

  Rong Lu;Abderrahmane Alioua;Yogesh Kumar;Mansoureh Eghbali

  284
  Citations

• CORRELATION BETWEEN CHARGE MOVEMENT AND IONIC CURRENT DURING SLOW INACTIVATION IN SHAKER K+ CHANNELS

  Riccardo Olcese;Ramón Latorre;Ligia Toro;Francisco Bezanilla

  264
  Citations

• A calcium switch for the functional coupling between α (hslo) and β subunits (KV, Caβ) of maxi K channels

  P Meera;M Wallner;Z Jiang;L Toro

  259
  Citations

• Molecular and Functional Signature of Heart Hypertrophy During Pregnancy

  Mansoureh Eghbali;Rupal Deva;Abderrahmane Alioua;Tamara Y. Minosyan

  259
  Citations

• The Large Conductance, Voltage-dependent, and Calcium-sensitive K+ Channel, Hslo, Is a Target of cGMP-dependent Protein Kinase Phosphorylation in Vivo

  Abderrahmane Alioua;Yoshio Tanaka;Martin Wallner;Franz Hofmann

  248
  Citations

• Gating of Shaker K+ channels: I. Ionic and gating currents

  E. Stefani;L. Toro;E. Perozo;F. Bezanilla

  229
  Citations

• Characterization of and modulation by a beta-subunit of a human maxi KCa channel cloned from myometrium.

  Wallner M;Meera P;Ottolia M;Kaczorowski Gj

  225
  Citations

• MitoBK(Ca) is encoded by the Kcnma1 gene, and a splicing sequence defines its mitochondrial location.

  Harpreet Singh;Rong Lu;Jean C. Bopassa;Andrea L. Meredith

  220
  Citations

• A novel estrogen receptor GPER inhibits mitochondria permeability transition pore opening and protects the heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury.

  Jean Chrisostome Bopassa;Mansoureh Eghbali;Ligia Toro;Enrico Stefani

  219
  Citations

• Calcium-activated K+ channels as modulators of human myometrial contractile activity.

  K. Anwer;C. Oberti;G. J. Perez;N. Perez-Reyes

  218
  Citations

• Human and Rodent MaxiK Channel β-Subunit Genes: Cloning and Characterization

  Z. Jiang;M. Wallner;P. Meera;L. Toro

  214
  Citations

• Novel voltage clamp to record small, fast currents from ion channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

  M. Taglialatela;L. Toro;E. Stefani

  207
  Citations

• Skeletal muscle action of estrogen receptor α is critical for the maintenance of mitochondrial function and metabolic homeostasis in females

  Vicent Ribas;Brian G. Drew;Zhenqi Zhou;Jennifer Phun

  205
  Citations