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Shi-Qing Cai
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Ion Channels
Transmembrane Proteins
Neurons
Cardiomyocytes
Action Potentials
Hormone Secretion
Immune Response
Post-Translational Modifications
Protein Folding
Disease Mechanisms
Areas of Focus
- Mechanisms of Ion Channel Function Regulation
- Functional Recovery of Pathogenic Ion Channel Gene Mutations
- Molecular Mechanisms of Nervous System Aging
Work Experience
- 2004-02~2009-09 - University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Postdoctoral Research
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-08--2002-08 PhD: Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
Publications
- Genetic variation in glia–neuron signalling modulates ageing rate., Nature, 2017
- Tetrameric Assembly of K+ Channels Requires ER-Located Chaperone Proteins., Molecular Cell, 2017
- KChIP-like auxiliary subunits of Kv4 channels regulate excitability of muscle cells and control male turning behavior during mating in Caenorhabditis elegans., The Journal of Neuroscience, 2015
- Oxidation of a K+ Channel causes progressive decline in sensory function during ageing., Nature Neuroscience, 2009
- Auto-phosphorylation of a voltage-gated K + channel controls non-associative learning., EMBO J., 2009
- A new mode of regulation of N-type inactivation in a Caenorhabditis elegans voltage-gated potassium channel., The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007
- MPS-1 is a K+ channel b-subunit and a serine/threonine kinase, Nature Neuroscience, 2005
