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Ligia Toro is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their academic and research activities are associated with this institution.

Details about recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, main fields and subfields of study, as well as main topics of work, are not available for this researcher. There are no listed awards or distinctions linked to this individual.

Because of the limited available data, it is not possible to elaborate on the specific research focus or contributions of Ligia Toro within academic literature or scientific discourse at this time.

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

  • 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

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

    Martin Wallner;Pratap Meera;Ligia Toro

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • MaxiK channel partners: physiological impact

    Rong Lu;Abderrahmane Alioua;Yogesh Kumar;Mansoureh Eghbali

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

    Riccardo Olcese;Ramón Latorre;Ligia Toro;Francisco Bezanilla

  • 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

  • Molecular and Functional Signature of Heart Hypertrophy During Pregnancy

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

    M. Taglialatela;L. Toro;E. Stefani

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Enrico Stefani
Enrico Stefani University of California, Los Angeles
Yibin Wang
Yibin Wang University of California, Los Angeles
Barbara M. Sanborn
Barbara M. Sanborn Colorado State University
Andrée Krust
Andrée Krust Collège de France
Francisco Bezanilla
Francisco Bezanilla University of Chicago
Peipei Ping
Peipei Ping University of California, Los Angeles
Duilio Cascio
Duilio Cascio University of California, Los Angeles
Lutz Birnbaumer
Lutz Birnbaumer National Institutes of Health
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Aldons J. Lusis
Aldons J. Lusis University of California, Los Angeles

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