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Overview

Richard S. Lewis is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and contributes to research primarily in the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Sensory Systems, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover a diverse range related to ion channels and immune function, including:

  • Ion Channels and Receptors
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins

Recent papers authored by Richard S. Lewis include:

  • "Cavβ1 regulates T cell expansion and apoptosis independently of voltage-gated Ca2+ channel function" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Conformational dynamics of auto-inhibition in the ER calcium sensor STIM1" (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "BPS2025 - Mechanistic study of STIM1 activation using single-molecule FRET and AlphaFold2" (2025, Biophysical Journal)
  • "Multiple weak brakes act in concert to regulate STIM1 and control store-operated calcium entry" (2025, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "Multiple weak brakes act in concert to control STIM1 and store-operated calcium entry" (2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard S. Lewis include:

  • Ruoyi Qiu
  • Serap Erdogmus
  • Axel R. Concepcion
  • Megumi Yamashita
  • Ikjot Sidhu

The main venues for publishing their research work are:

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

Best Publications

  • A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function

    Stefan Feske;Yousang Gwack;Murali Prakriya;Sonal Srikanth

  • Differential activation of transcription factors induced by Ca2+ response amplitude and duration

    Ricardo E. Dolmetsch;Richard S. Lewis;Christopher C. Goodnow;James I. Healy

  • Calcium oscillations increase the efficiency and specificity of gene expression

    Ricardo E. Dolmetsch;Keli Xu;Richard S. Lewis

  • Store-Operated Calcium Channels

    Murali Prakriya;Richard S. Lewis

  • STIM1 Clusters and Activates CRAC Channels via Direct Binding of a Cytosolic Domain to Orai1

    Chan Young Park;Paul J. Hoover;Franklin M. Mullins;Priti Bachhawat

  • Calcium Signaling Mechanisms in T Lymphocytes

    Richard S Lewis

  • Mitogen-regulated Ca2+ current of T lymphocytes is activated by depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores

    Adam Zweifach;Richard S. Lewis

  • Ca2+ store depletion causes STIM1 to accumulate in ER regions closely associated with the plasma membrane.

    Minnie M. Wu;JoAnn Buchanan;Riina M. Luik;Richard S. Lewis

  • Molecular Basis of Calcium Signaling in Lymphocytes: STIM and ORAI

    Patrick G. Hogan;Richard S. Lewis;Anjana Rao

  • Role of membrane potential and hydrogen bonding in the mechanism of translocation of guanidinium-rich peptides into cells.

    Jonathan B Rothbard;Theodore C Jessop;Richard S Lewis;Bryce A Murray

  • The elementary unit of store-operated Ca2+ entry: local activation of CRAC channels by STIM1 at ER–plasma membrane junctions

    Riina M. Luik;Minnie M. Wu;JoAnn Buchanan;Richard S. Lewis

  • Abnormal Calcium Handling Properties Underlie Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Pathology in Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    Feng Lan;Andrew S. Lee;Ping Liang;Veronica Sanchez-Freire

  • Oligomerization of STIM1 couples ER calcium depletion to CRAC channel activation

    Riina M. Luik;Bin Wang;Murali Prakriya;Murali Prakriya;Minnie M. Wu

  • Potassium and calcium channels in lymphocytes.

    Richard S Lewis;Michael D Cahalan

  • Mitochondrial Regulation of Store-operated Calcium Signaling in T Lymphocytes

    Markus Hoth;Christopher M. Fanger;Richard S. Lewis

  • The molecular choreography of a store-operated calcium channel

    Richard S. Lewis

  • Potentiation and inhibition of Ca2+ release‐activated Ca2+ channels by 2‐aminoethyldiphenyl borate (2‐APB) occurs independently of IP3 receptors

    Murali Prakriya;Richard S. Lewis

  • Mitogen-induced oscillations of cytosolic Ca2+ and transmembrane Ca2+ current in human leukemic T cells.

    R S Lewis;M D Cahalan

  • Rapid inactivation of depletion-activated calcium current (ICRAC) due to local calcium feedback.

    A Zweifach;R S Lewis

  • Different nuclear signals are activated by the B cell receptor during positive versus negative signaling.

    James I Healy;Ricardo E Dolmetsch;Luika A Timmerman;Jason G Cyster

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo E. Dolmetsch
Ricardo E. Dolmetsch Novartis (Switzerland)
Michael D. Cahalan
Michael D. Cahalan University of California, Irvine
Markus Hoth
Markus Hoth Saarland University
Gerald R. Crabtree
Gerald R. Crabtree Stanford University
Janis K. Burkhardt
Janis K. Burkhardt University of Pennsylvania
Joseph C. Wu
Joseph C. Wu Stanford University
Christopher C. Goodnow
Christopher C. Goodnow Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Anjana Rao
Anjana Rao La Jolla Institute For Allergy & Immunology
Bernard Cohen
Bernard Cohen Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital

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