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Stephen R. Ikeda is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these domains, they have contributed to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including:

  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments
  • Herbal medicine research studies
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research

Stephen R. Ikeda's recent publications demonstrate a range of research interests. These include:

  • Comparative Analysis of Dorsal Root, Nodose and Sympathetic Ganglia for the Development of New Analgesics, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Ethanol induces persistent potentiation of 5-HT3 receptor-stimulated GABA release at synapses on rat hippocampal CA1 neurons, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • Mapping molecular determinants of CaV2.2 inhibition by RGK proteins and homologs in Xenopus oocytes, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A Point Mutation to Gαi Selectively Blocks GoLoco Motif Binding: DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR Gα·GoLoco COMPLEXES IN MITOTIC SPINDLE DYNAMICS*S, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stephen R. Ikeda include:

  • Henry L. Puhl
  • Matthew R. Sapio
  • Fernando A. Vazquez
  • Amelia J. Loydpierson
  • Dragan Maric

Their work has been published in several venues such as Frontiers in Neuroscience, Neuropharmacology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and UNC Libraries, reflecting a multidisciplinary engagement across neuroscience and molecular biology fields.

Best Publications

  • Voltage-dependent modulation of N-type calcium channels by G-protein beta gamma subunits.

    Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Double-pulse calcium channel current facilitation in adult rat sympathetic neurones.

    S R Ikeda

  • Measurement of FRET efficiency and ratio of donor to acceptor concentration in living cells.

    Huanmian Chen;Henry L. Puhl;Srinagesh V. Koushik;Steven S. Vogel

  • Homer proteins regulate coupling of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors to N-type calcium and M-type potassium channels.

    Paul J. Kammermeier;Bo Xiao;Jian Cheng Tu;Paul F. Worley

  • SR 141716A acts as an inverse agonist to increase neuronal voltage-dependent Ca2+ currents by reversal of tonic CB1 cannabinoid receptor activity.

    Xianghua Pan;Stephen R. Ikeda;Deborah L. Lewis

  • Endocannabinoids modulate N-type calcium channels and G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channels via CB1 cannabinoid receptors heterologously expressed in mammalian neurons.

    Juan Guo;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Somatostatin blocks a calcium current in rat sympathetic ganglion neurones.

    S R Ikeda;G G Schofield

  • Rat brain cannabinoid receptor modulates N-type Ca2+ channels in a neuronal expression system.

    Xianghua Pan;S. R. Ikeda;D. L. Lewis

  • Na+ and Ca2+ currents of acutely isolated adult rat nodose ganglion cells.

    S. R. Ikeda;G. G. Schofield;F. F. Weight

  • Voltage-dependent modulation of N-type calcium channels: role of G protein subunits.

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  • β-Hydroxybutyrate Modulates N-Type Calcium Channels in Rat Sympathetic Neurons by Acting as an Agonist for the G-Protein-Coupled Receptor FFA3

    Yu-Jin Won;Van B. Lu;Henry L. Puhl;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Expression of RGS2 alters the coupling of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1a to M-type K+ and N-type Ca2+ channels.

    Paul J. Kammermeier;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Heterologous expression of metabotropic glutamate receptors in adult rat sympathetic neurons: Subtype-specific coupling to ion channels

    Stephen R Ikeda;David M Lovinger;Brian A McCool;Deborah L Lewis

  • G Protein α Subunit Gαz Couples Neurotransmitter Receptors to Ion Channels in Sympathetic Neurons

    Seong-Woo Jeong;Stephen R Ikeda

  • Permeation Selectivity by Competition in a Delayed Rectifier Potassium Channel

    Stephen J. Korn;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • VIP inhibits N-type Ca2+ channels of sympathetic neurons via a pertussis toxin-insensitive but cholera toxin-sensitive pathway

    Yu Zhu;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • A voltage-independent calcium current inhibitory pathway activated by muscarinic agonists in rat sympathetic neurons requires both Galpha q/11 and Gbeta gamma.

    Paul J. Kammermeier;Victor Ruiz-Velasco;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Adenosine modulates voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in adult rat sympathetic neurons

    Yu Zhu;S. R. Ikeda

  • Multiple G-Protein βγ Combinations Produce Voltage-Dependent Inhibition of N-Type Calcium Channels in Rat Superior Cervical Ganglion Neurons

    Victor Ruiz-Velasco;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Expression of Rem2, an RGK Family Small GTPase, Reduces N-Type Calcium Current without Affecting Channel Surface Density

    Huanmian Chen;Henry L. Puhl;Shui-Lin Niu;Drake C. Mitchell

  • Tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium current of rat nodose neurones: monovalent cation selectivity and divalent cation block.

    S R Ikeda;G G Schofield

  • Endogenous regulator of G-protein signaling proteins modify N-type calcium channel modulation in rat sympathetic neurons.

    Seong-Woo Jeong;Stephen R. Ikeda

  • Phosphorylation of Critical Serine Residues in Gem Separates Cytoskeletal Reorganization from Down-Regulation of Calcium Channel Activity

    Y. Ward;B. Spinelli;M. J. Quon;H. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Forrest F. Weight
Forrest F. Weight National Institutes of Health
David M. Lovinger
David M. Lovinger National Institutes of Health
Brian A. McCool
Brian A. McCool Wake Forest University
Georg Köhr
Georg Köhr Heidelberg University
Paul F. Worley
Paul F. Worley Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rohini Kuner
Rohini Kuner Heidelberg University

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