Research Outcomes


Research Articles:

  1. Zhan X, Asmara H, Cheng N, Sahu G, Sanchez E, Zhang FX, Zamponi GW, Rho JM, Turner RW. FMRP(1-297)-tat restores ion channel and synaptic function in a model of Fragile X syndrome. Nature Communications. 2020; 11(1):2755.

  2. Sahu G, Wazen RM, Colarusso P, Chen WR, Zamponi GW, Turner RW. Junctophilin proteins tether a Cav1.3-RyR2-KCa3.1 tripartite complex to regulate neuronal excitability. Cell Reports. 2019; 28:2427-2442.e6.

  3. Higham J, Sahu G, Wazen RM, Colarusso P, Gregorie A, Harvey BSJ, Goudswaard L, Varley G, Sheppard DN, Turner RW, Marrion NV. Preferred formation of heteromeric channels between co-expressed SK1 and IKCa channel subunits provides a unique pharmacological profile of Ca2+-activated potassium channels. Mol Pharmacol. 2019; pii: mol.118.115634.

  4. Sahu G, Asmara H, Zhang FX, Zamponi GW, Turner RW. Activity-dependent facilitation of CaV1.3 calcium channels promotes KCa3.1 activation in hippocampal neurons. J Neuroscience. 2017; 37(46):11255-11270.

  5. Asmara H, Ileana M, Rizwan AP, Sahu G, Simms BA, Zhang FX, Engbers JDT, Stys PK, Zamponi GW, Turner RW. A T-type channel-calmodulin complex triggers alpha-CaMKII activation. Molecular Brain. 2017; 10(1):37.

  6. Grochowska KM, Yuanxiang P, Bär J, Raman R, Brugal G, Sahu G, Schweizer M, Bikbaev A, Schilling S, Demuth HU, Kreutz MR. Posttranslational modification impact on the mechanism by which amyloid-β induces synaptic dysfunction. EMBO Rep. 2017; 18(6):962-981.

  7. Turner RW, Asmara H, Engbers JDT, Miclat J, Rizwan AP, Sahu G, Zamponi GW. Assessing the role of IKCa channels in generating the sAHP of CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells. Channels. 2016; 10(4):313-9.

  8. Tewari D, Mukhopadhyay M, Nekkanti MS, Vallabhaneni S, Sahu G, Jetti SK, Preethidan DS, Bera AK. Cytoprotective effect of Centella asiatica is mediated through the modulation of mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) and scavenging of free radicals. Journal of Functional Foods. 2016; 21: 301-311.

  9. Kesavan R, Chandel S, Upadhyay S, Bendre R, Ganugula R, Potunuru UR, Giri H, Sahu G, Kumar PU, Reddy GB, Joksic G, Bera AK, Dixit M. Gentiana lutea exerts anti-atherosclerotic effects by preventing endothelial inflammation and smooth muscle cell migration. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016; 26: 293-301.

  10. Priya MK, Sahu G, Soto-Pantoja DR, Goldy N, Sundaresan AM, Jadhav V, Barathkumar TR, Saran U, Jaffar Ali BM, Roberts DD, Bera AK, Chatterjee S. Tipping off endothelial tubes: nitric oxide drives tip cells. Angiogenesis. 2015; 18: 175-189.

  11. Sahu G, Sukumaran S, Bera AK. Pannexins form gap junctions with electrophysiological and pharmacological properties distinct from connexins. Scientific Reports. 2014; 4: 4955.

  12. Sahu G, Bera AK. Contribution of intracellular calcium and pH in ischemic uncoupling of cardiac gap junction channels formed of connexins 43, 40, and 45: a critical function of C-terminal domain. PLoS One. 2013; 8: e60506.

  13. Sahu BS*, Mohan J*, Sahu G*, Singh PK, Sonawane PJ, Sasi BK, Allu PK, Maji SK, Bera AK, Senapati S, Mahapatra NR. Molecular interactions of the physiological anti-hypertensive peptide catestatin with the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Cell Science. 2012; 125: 2323-2337.

  14. Sahu BS, Obbineni JM, Sahu G, Allu PK, Subramanian L, Sonawane PJ, Singh PK, Sasi BK, Senapati S, Maji SK, Bera AK, Gomathi BS, Mullasari AS, Mahapatra NR. Functional genetic variants of the catecholamine-release-inhibitory peptide catestatin in an Indian population: allele-specific effects on metabolic traits. J Biological Chemistry. 2012; 287: 43840-43852.

  15. Swain SM, Parameswaran S, Sahu G, Verma RS, Bera AK. Proton-gated ion channels in mouse bone marrow stromal cells. Stem Cell Research. 2012; 9: 59-68.


(* Equal Contributions)

Review Articles:

  1. Sahu G, Turner RW. The molecular basis for the calcium-dependent slow AHP in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal neurons. Frontiers in Physiology. 2021; 12:759707.