Selected list of publications – past 5 years

Etzioni, A., Siloni, S., Chikvashvilli, D., Strulovich, R., Sachyani, D., Regev, N., Greitzer-Antes, D., Hirsch, J.A. and Lotan, I.(2011) Regulation of Neuronal M-Channel Gating in an Isoform-Specific Manner: Functional Interplay between Calmodulin and Syntaxin 1A. J Neurosci, 31, 14158-14171. [PDF]

Feinshreiber, L., Singer-Lahat, D., Friedrich, R., Matti, U., Sheinin, A., Yizhar, O., Nachman, R., Chikvashvili, D., Rettig, J., Ashery, U. and Lotan, I. (2010) Non-conducting function of the Kv2.1 channel enables it to recruit vesicles for release in neuroendocrine and nerve cells. J Cell Sci, 123, 1940-1947. [PDF]

Lvov, A., Greitzer, D., Berlin, S., Chikvashvili, D., Tsuk, S., Lotan, I. and Michaelevski, I.(2009) Rearrangements in the relative orientation of cytoplasmic domains induced by a membrane-anchored protein mediate modulations in Kv channel gating. J Biol Chem, 284, 28276-28291. [PDF]

Regev, N., Degani-Katzav, N., Korngreen, A., Etzioni, A., Siloni, S., Alaimo, A., Chikvashvili, D., Villarroel, A., Attali, B. and Lotan, I.(2009) Selective interaction of syntaxin 1A with KCNQ2: possible implications for specific modulation of presynaptic activity. PLoS One, 4, e6586. [PDF]

Feinshreiber, L., Chikvashvili, D., Michaelevski, I. and Lotan, I.(2009) Syntaxin modulates Kv1.1 through dual action on channel surface expression and conductance. Biochemistry, 48, 4109-4114. [PDF]

Tsuk, S., Lvov, A., Michaelevski, I., Chikvashvili, D. and Lotan, I.(2008) Formation of the full SNARE complex eliminates interactions of its individual protein components with the Kv2.1 channel. Biochemistry, 47, 8342-8349. [PDF]

Lvov, A., Chikvashvili, D., Michaelevski, I. and Lotan, I.(2008) VAMP2 interacts directly with the N terminus of Kv2.1 to enhance channel inactivation. Pflugers Arch, 456, 1121-1136. [PDF]

Singer-Lahat, D., Chikvashvili, D. and Lotan, I.(2008) Direct interaction of endogenous Kv channels with syntaxin enhances exocytosis by neuroendocrine cells. PLoS One, 3, e1381. [PDF]

Michaelevski, I., Korngreen, A. and Lotan, I.(2007) Interaction of syntaxin with a single Kv1.1 channel: a possible mechanism for modulating neuronal excitability. Pflugers Arch, 454, 477-494. [PDF]

Singer-Lahat, D., Sheinin, A., Chikvashvili, D., Tsuk, S., Greitzer, D., Friedrich, R., Feinshreiber, L., Ashery, U., Benveniste, M., Levitan, E.S. and Lotan, I.(2007) K+ channel facilitation of exocytosis by dynamic interaction with syntaxin. J Neurosci, 27, 1651-1658. [PDF]