Roderick MacKinnon

54.8k citations
169 papers · 43.2k · 32 hit papers · h-index 96

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Papers in

    • Ion channel regulation and function 143
    • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study 32
    • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior 30
    • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 47
    • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 16

Roderick MacKinnon

166 papers receiving 42.6k citations

Roderick MacKinnon's Hit Papers

Force-induced conformational changes in PIEZO1 2019 · 304 citations
3040+8+16Years since publication50010001.5k

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Roderick MacKinnon
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  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 16.2k
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12.8k
  • Molecular Biology 36.4k
  • Sensory Systems 2.2k
  • Electrochemistry 2.1k
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The Structure of the Potassium Channel: Molecular Basis of K + Conduction and Selectivity
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19985495
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Crystal Structure of a Mammalian Voltage-Dependent Shaker Family K + Channel
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20051751
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Chemistry of ion coordination and hydration revealed by a K+ channel–Fab complex at 2.0 Å resolution
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20011714
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X-ray structure of a voltage-dependent K+ channel
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20031440
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X-ray structure of a ClC chloride channel at 3.0 Å reveals the molecular basis of anion selectivity
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20021285
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Atomic structure of a voltage-dependent K+ channel in a lipid membrane-like environment
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20071181
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Crystal structure and mechanism of a calcium-gated potassium channel
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20021082
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The open pore conformation of potassium channels
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2002989
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Crystal Structures of a Complexed and Peptide-Free Membrane Protein–Binding Domain: Molecular Basis of Peptide Recognition by PDZ
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1996966
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Principles of Selective Ion Transport in Channels and Pumps
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2005841
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Voltage Sensor of Kv1.2: Structural Basis of Electromechanical Coupling
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2005798
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Determination of the subunit stoichiometry of a voltage-activated potassium channel
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1991744
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Abnormal intracellular calcium handling in myocardium from patients with end-stage heart failure.
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1987720
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Energetic optimization of ion conduction rate by the K+ selectivity filter
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2001673
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Mutations in the K+ channel signature sequence
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1994663
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Gating the Selectivity Filter in ClC Chloride Channels
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2003630
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The principle of gating charge movement in a voltage-dependent K+ channel
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2003615
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Contribution of the S4 Segment to Gating Charge in the Shaker K+ Channel
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1996586
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Mutations Affecting Internal TEA Blockade Identify the Probable Pore-Forming Region of a K + Channel
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1991507
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About Roderick MacKinnon

Roderick MacKinnon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrochemistry and Physiology, having authored 169 papers that have together received 43.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ion channel regulation and function (143 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (48 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (47 papers), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study (32 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (30 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (26 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (16 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (16.2k citations), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (12.8k citations), Molecular Biology (36.4k citations), Sensory Systems (2.2k citations) and Electrochemistry (2.1k citations). Roderick MacKinnon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Ernest B. Campbell, Brian T. Chait, João H. Morais‐Cabral, Stephen B. Long, Alice Lee, Yufeng Zhou, Jiayun Chen, Martine Cadène, D. Doyle and Xiao Tao. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science, Nature, eLife and Cell.

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