Author details

Full Name

Ligia Toro

Affiliation

ORCID

Career Start Year

1986

Papers

127

H Index

Expertise

CM4AI Collaborator

PMID	Paper Title	Journal Title	Published Year
31173379	MitoBK channel is functionally associated with its regulatory Î²1 subunit in cardiac mitochondria.	Journal of Physiology	2019
27592226	The mitochondrial BK channel cardiac interactome reveals BK association with the mitochondrial import receptor subunit Tom22, and the adenine nucleotide translocator.	Mitochondrion	2017
26772433	MaxiK channel interactome reveals its interaction with GABA transporter 3 and heat shock protein 60 in the mammalian brain.	Neuroscience	2016
26802104	Rescue of Pressure Overload-Induced Heart Failure by Estrogen Therapy.	Journal of the American Heart Association	2016
27075628	Skeletal muscle action of estrogen receptor Î± is critical for the maintenance of mitochondrial function and metabolic homeostasis in females.	Science Translational Medicine	2016
25227160	Ultrafast photon counting applied to resonant scanning STED microscopy.	Journal of Microscopy	2015
25451981	Regulation of transcriptional activation function of rat estrogen receptor Î± (ERÎ±) by novel C-terminal splice inserts.	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	2015
25873902	Mitochondrial BKCa channel.	Frontiers in Physiology	2015
26123183	Resonant-scanning dual-color STED microscopy with ultrafast photon counting: A concise guide.	Methods	2015
26424175	Resonant Scanning with Large Field of View Reduces Photobleaching and Enhances Fluorescence Yield in STED Microscopy.	Scientific Reports	2015
25982675	BK Channels Alleviate Lysosomal Storage Diseases by Providing Positive Feedback Regulation of Lysosomal Ca2+ Release.	Developmental Cell	2015
25070892	The angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) closely interacts with large conductance voltage- and Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channels and inhibits their activity independent of G-protein activation.	Journal of Biological Chemistry	2014
25275635	Both transmembrane domains of BK Î²1 subunits are essential to confer the normal phenotype of Î²1-containing BK channels.	PLoS ONE	2014
24077696	MaxiK channel and cell signalling.	Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology	2014
23255603	The Î²1-subunit of the MaxiK channel associates with the thromboxane A2 receptor and reduces thromboxane A2 functional effects.	J Biol Chem	2013
23754429	MitoBK(Ca) is encoded by the Kcnma1 gene, and a splicing sequence defines its mitochondrial location.	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	2013
21982778	Visualization and quantification of cardiac mitochondrial protein clusters with STED microscopy.	Mitochondrion	2012
22930268	Intracellular BK(Ca) (iBK(Ca)) channels.	Journal of Physiology	2012
22710124	The first transmembrane domain (TM1) of Î²2-subunit binds to the transmembrane domain S1 of Î±-subunit in BK potassium channels.	FEBS Letters	2012
21670298	Unconventional myristoylation of large-conductance CaÂ²âº-activated Kâº channel (Slo1) via serine/threonine residues regulates channel surface expression.	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	2011
21757754	Distinct transcriptional regulation of human large conductance voltage- and calcium-activated K+ channel gene (hSlo1) by activated estrogen receptor alpha and c-Src tyrosine kinase.	Journal of Biological Chemistry	2011
20141764	Quantitative determination of spatial protein-protein correlations in fluorescence confocal microscopy.	Biophysical Journal	2010
20959415	Thromboxane A2 receptor and MaxiK-channel intimate interaction supports channel trans-inhibition independent of G-protein activation.	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	2010
19880667	A novel estrogen receptor GPER inhibits mitochondria permeability transition pore opening and protects the heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury.	American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology	2010
19001510	Changes in global gene expression in rat myometrium in transition from late pregnancy to parturition.	Physiological Genomics	2009
19170178	Ca2+- and thromboxane-dependent distribution of MaxiK channels in cultured astrocytes: from microtubules to the plasma membrane.	GLIA	2009
19429835	Sepiapterin reductase regulation of endothelial tetrahydrobiopterin and nitric oxide bioavailability.	American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology	2009
19608983	Estrogen contributes to gender differences in mouse ventricular repolarization.	Circulation Research	2009
19565322	Passive mechanical properties of cardiac tissues in heart hypertrophy during pregnancy.	Journal of Physiological Sciences	2009
19852931	Channel beta2-4 subunits fail to substitute for beta1 in sensitizing BK channels to lithocholate.	Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications	2009
18599541	c-Src tyrosine kinase, a critical component for 5-HT2A receptor-mediated contraction in rat aorta.	Journal of Physiology	2008
18988731	The crystal structure of mouse VDAC1 at 2.3 A resolution reveals mechanistic insights into metabolite gating.	Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A	2008
18620005	Identification of a functional interaction between Kv4.3 channels and c-Src tyrosine kinase.		2008
18242174	The second transmembrane domain of the large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium channel beta(1) subunit is a lithocholate sensor.	FEBS Letters	2008
18611433	Hormonal regulation of cardiac KCNE2 gene expression.	Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology	2008
18079116	Slo1 caveolin-binding motif, a mechanism of caveolin-1-Slo1 interaction regulating Slo1 surface expression.	Journal of Biological Chemistry	2008
17916649	Fenofibrate inhibits intestinal Cl- secretion by blocking basolateral KCNQ1 K+ channels.	American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology	2007
17521822	Endocytic trafficking signals in KCNMB2 regulate surface expression of a large conductance voltage and Ca(2+)-activated K+ channel.	Neuroscience	2007
17468198	Beta1 (KCNMB1) subunits mediate lithocholate activation of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels and dilation in small, resistance-size arteries.	Molecular Pharmacology	2007
17591990	Modes of operation of the BKCa channel beta2 subunit.	Journal of General Physiology	2007
17635926	Regulation of mouse Slo gene expression: multiple promoters, transcription start sites, and genomic action of estrogen.	Journal of Biological Chemistry	2007
17395633	Increased 5-HT contractile response in late pregnant rat myometrium is associated with a higher density of 5-HT2A receptors.	Journal of Physiology	2007
16876190	Heart estrogen receptor alpha: distinct membrane and nuclear distribution patterns and regulation by estrogen.	Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology	2006
16908104	KCNMB1 regulates surface expression of a voltage and Ca2+-activated K+ channel via endocytic trafficking signals.	Neuroscience	2006
16239267	MaxiK channel partners: physiological impact.	Journal of Physiology	2006
17055385	Heart hypertrophy during pregnancy: a better functioning heart?	Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine	2006
16446507	Structural determinants for functional coupling between the beta and alpha subunits in the Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channel.	J Gen Physiol	2006
16394199	Kv channels contribute to nitric oxide- and atrial natriuretic peptide-induced relaxation of a rat conduit artery.	Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics	2006
16895996	Voltage-dependent conformational changes in human Ca(2+)- and voltage-activated K(+) channel, revealed by voltage-clamp fluorometry.	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	2006
16931553	Sorcin modulation of Ca2+ sparks in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.	Journal of Physiology	2006