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- Ying EZ
- Douglass A
- Hawari MA
- Groom L
- Stowell K
- Dirksen RT
- Johnston JJ
- Biesecker LG
Calibrating a functional assay for variant classification in RYR1-related malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.; Human molecular genetics. 2025 Apr 07.
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- Onofre-Oliveira P
- Groom L
- Liang C
- Cowling B
- Ghahramani-Seno MM
- Dirksen RT
- Dowling JJ
Evaluation of dynamin 2 knockdown as a therapeutic strategy for RYR1 related myopathy.; Neuromuscular disorders : NMD; Vol 50, pp. 105339. 2025 Mar 28.
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- Peng W
- Osabutey M
- Okoye CN
- Chung K
- Trojanczyk L
- Le L
- Selim NA
- Milliken AS
- Al-Qazzaz A
- Majewska AK
- Wojtovich AP
- Dirksen RT
- O'Banion MK
- Onukwufor JO
Basic Science and Pathogenesis.; Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association; Vol 20 Suppl 1, pp. e090717. 2024 Dec.
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- Zhao N
- Michelucci A
- Pietrangelo L
- Malik S
- Groom L
- Leigh J
- O'Connor TN
- Takano T
- Kingsley PD
- Palis J
- Boncompagni S
- Protasi F
- Dirksen RT
An Orai1 gain-of-function tubular aggregate myopathy mouse model phenocopies key features of the human disease.; The EMBO journal. 2024 Oct 17.
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- Liang C
- Malik S
- He M
- Groom L
- Ture SK
- O'Connor TN
- Morrell CN
- Dirksen RT
Compound heterozygous RYR1-RM mouse model reveals disease pathomechanisms and muscle adaptations to promote postnatal survival.; FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology; Vol 38(20), pp. e70120. 2024 Oct.
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- Peng W
- Chung KB
- Lawrence BP
- O'Banion MK
- Dirksen RT
- Wojtovich AP
- Onukwufor JO
DMT1 knockout abolishes ferroptosis induced mitochondrial dysfunction in C. elegans amyloid β proteotoxicity.; Free radical biology & medicine. 2024 Sep 22.
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- van de Camp SAJH
- Stinissen L
- Huseth A
- Simon B
- Ryan J
- Sarkozy A
- Van Petegem F
- Goldberg MF
- Jungbluth H
- Böhm J
- Oortwijn W
- Dirksen RT
- Voermans NC
Individuals and Families Affected by RYR1-Related Diseases - The Patient/Caregiver Perspective.; Journal of neuromuscular diseases. 2024 Aug 14.
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- Peng W
- Chung KB
- Lawrence BP
- O'Banion MK
- Dirksen RT
- Wojtovich AP
- Onukwufor JO
DMT1 knockout abolishes ferroptosis induced mitochondrial dysfunction in C. elegans amyloid β proteotoxicity.; bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2024 Aug 09.
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- Di Fonso A
- Serano M
- He M
- Leigh J
- Rastelli G
- Dirksen RT
- Protasi F
- Pietrangelo L
Constitutive, Muscle-Specific Orai1 Knockout Results in the Incomplete Assembly of Ca2+ Entry Units and a Reduction in the Age-Dependent Formation of Tubular Aggregates.; Biomedicines; Vol 12(8). 2024 Jul 24.
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- Asantewaa G
- Tuttle ET
- Ward NP
- Kang YP
- Kim Y
- Kavanagh ME
- Girnius N
- Chen Y
- Rodriguez K
- Hecht F
- Zocchi M
- Smorodintsev-Schiller L
- Scales TQ
- Taylor K
- Alimohammadi F
- Duncan RP
- Sechrist ZR
- Agostini-Vulaj D
- Schafer XL
- Chang H
- Smith ZR
- O'Connor TN
- Whelan S
- Selfors LM
- Crowdis J
- Gray GK
- Bronson RT
- Brenner D
- Rufini A
- Dirksen RT
- Hezel AF
- Huber AR
- Munger J
- Cravatt BF
- Vasiliou V
- Cole CL
- DeNicola GM
- Harris IS
Glutathione synthesis in the mouse liver supports lipid abundance through NRF2 repression.; Nature communications; Vol 15(1), pp. 6152. 2024 Jul 21.
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- O'Connor TN
- Zhao N
- Orciuoli HM
- Brasile A
- Pietrangelo L
- He M
- Groom L
- Leigh J
- Mahamed Z
- Liang C
- Malik S
- Protasi F
- Dirksen RT
Voluntary wheel running mitigates disease in an Orai1 gain-of-function mouse model of tubular aggregate myopathy.; bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2023 Sep 29.
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- Magyar ZÉ
- Hevesi J
- Groom L
- Dirksen RT
- Almássy J
Function of a mutant ryanodine receptor (T4709M) linked to congenital myopathy.; Scientific reports; Vol 13(1), pp. 14659. 2023 Sep 05.
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- Asantewaa G
- Tuttle ET
- Ward NP
- Kang YP
- Kim Y
- Kavanagh ME
- Girnius N
- Chen Y
- Duncan R
- Rodriguez K
- Hecht F
- Zocchi M
- Smorodintsev-Schiller L
- Scales TQ
- Taylor K
- Alimohammadi F
- Sechrist ZR
- Agostini-Vulaj D
- Schafer XL
- Chang H
- Smith Z
- O'Connor TN
- Whelan S
- Selfors LM
- Crowdis J
- Gray GK
- Bronson RT
- Brenner D
- Rufini A
- Dirksen RT
- Hezel AF
- Huber AR
- Munger J
- Cravatt BF
- Vasiliou V
- Cole CL
- DeNicola GM
- Harris IS
Glutathione supports lipid abundance in vivo.; bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. 2023 Feb 11.
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- Endo Y
- Groom L
- Wang SM
- Pannia E
- Griffiths NW
- Van Gennip JLM
- Ciruna B
- Laporte J
- Dirksen RT
- Dowling JJ
Two zebrafish cacna1s loss-of-function variants provide models of mild and severe CACNA1S-related myopathy.; Human molecular genetics. 2023 Jan 31.
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- Strohm AO
- O'Connor TN
- Oldfield S
- Young S
- Hammond C
- McCall M
- Dirksen RT
- Majewska AK
Cortical Microglia Dynamics Are Conserved During Voluntary Wheel Running.; Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 2023 Jan 16.
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- O'Connor TN
- Kallenbach JG
- Chakkalakal JV
- Dirksen RT
Exercise attenuates juvenile irradiation-induced skeletal muscle decline by improving calcium handling and decreasing mitochondrial stress.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 154(9). 2022 Sep 05.
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- Wei-LaPierre L
- Groom L
- Dirksen RT
Acute exposure to extracellular BTP2 does not inhibit Ca2+ release during EC coupling in intact skeletal muscle fibers.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 154(9). 2022 Sep 05.
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- Dirksen RT
- Eisner DA
- Ríos E
- Sipido KR
Excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 154(9). 2022 Aug 19.
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- García-Castañeda M
- Michelucci A
- Zhao N
- Malik S
- Dirksen RT
Postdevelopmental knockout of Orai1 improves muscle pathology in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 154(9). 2022 Aug 08.
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- Johnston JJ
- Dirksen RT
- Girard T
- Hopkins PM
- Kraeva N
- Ognoon M
- Radenbaugh KB
- Riazi S
- Robinson RL
- Saddic Iii LA
- Sambuughin N
- Saxena R
- Shepherd S
- Stowell K
- Weber J
- Yoo S
- Rosenberg H
- Biesecker LG
Updated variant curation expert panel criteria and pathogenicity classifications for 251 variants for RYR1-related malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.; Human molecular genetics. 2022 Jul 15.
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- Endo Y
- Groom L
- Celik A
- Kraeva N
- Lee CS
- Jung SY
- Gardner L
- Shaw MA
- Hamilton SL
- Hopkins PM
- Dirksen RT
- Riazi S
- Dowling JJ
Variants in ASPH cause exertional heat illness and are associated with malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.; Nature communications; Vol 13(1). 2022 Jun 13.
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- O'Connor TN
- Kallenbach JG
- Orciuoli HM
- Paris ND
- Bachman JF
- Johnston CJ
- Hernady E
- Williams JP
- Dirksen RT
- Chakkalakal JV
Endurance exercise attenuates juvenile irradiation-induced skeletal muscle functional decline and mitochondrial stress.; Skeletal muscle; Vol 12(1). 2022 Apr 12.
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- Onukwufor JO
- Dirksen RT
- Wojtovich AP
Iron Dysregulation in Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alzheimer's Disease.; Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland); Vol 11(4). 2022 Mar 31.
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- Espinosa KG
- Geissah S
- Groom L
- Volpatti J
- Scott IC
- Dirksen RT
- Zhao M
- Dowling JJ
Characterization of a novel zebrafish model of SPEG-related centronuclear myopathy.; Disease models & mechanisms. 2022 Mar 16.
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- O'Connor TN
- van den Bersselaar LR
- Chen YS
- Nicolau S
- Simon B
- Huseth A
- Todd JJ
- Van Petegem F
- Sarkozy A
- Goldberg MF
- Voermans NC
- Dirksen RT
RYR-1-Related Diseases International Research Workshop: From Mechanisms to Treatments Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A., 21-22 July 2022.; Journal of neuromuscular diseases. 2022 Jan 16.
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- Michelucci A
- Pietrangelo L
- Rastelli G
- Protasi F
- Dirksen RT
- Boncompagni S
Constitutive assembly of Ca2+ entry units in soleus muscle from calsequestrin knockout mice.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 154(12). 2022 Jan 12.
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- Garcia-Hernandez ML
- Rangel-Moreno J
- Garcia-Castaneda M
- Kenney HM
- Paine A
- Thullen M
- Anandarajah AP
- Schwarz EM
- Dirksen RT
- Ritchlin CT
Dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein is required for synovitis and bone resorption in inflammatory arthritis.; Frontiers in immunology; Vol 13, pp. 1026574. 2022 Jan 07.
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- Michelucci A
- Liang C
- Protasi F
- Dirksen RT
Altered Ca2+ Handling and Oxidative Stress Underlie Mitochondrial Damage and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Aging and Disease.; Metabolites; Vol 11(7). 2021 Jun 28.
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- Baker ML
- Dirksen RT
- Hamilton SL
How mutations in RYR1 that cause malignant hyperthermia increase RYR1 sensitivity to activators.; Cell calcium; Vol 97. 2021 Apr 19.
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- Johnston JJ
- Dirksen RT
- Girard T
- Gonsalves SG
- Hopkins PM
- Riazi S
- Saddic LA
- Sambuughin N
- Saxena R
- Stowell K
- Weber J
- Rosenberg H
- Biesecker LG
Variant curation expert panel recommendations for RYR1 pathogenicity classifications in malignant hyperthermia susceptibility.; Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics. 2021 Mar 25.
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- Lawal TA
- Todd JJ
- Witherspoon JW
- Bönnemann CG
- Dowling JJ
- Hamilton SL
- Meilleur KG
- Dirksen RT
Ryanodine receptor 1-related disorders: an historical perspective and proposal for a unified nomenclature.; Skeletal muscle; Vol 10(1). 2020 Nov 16.
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- Wang HJ
- Lee CS
- Yee RSZ
- Groom L
- Friedman I
- Babcock L
- Georgiou DK
- Hong J
- Hanna AD
- Recio J
- Choi JM
- Chang T
- Agha NH
- Romero J
- Sarkar P
- Voermans N
- Gaber MW
- Jung SY
- Baker ML
- Pautler RG
- Dirksen RT
- Riazi S
- Hamilton SL
Adaptive thermogenesis enhances the life-threatening response to heat in mice with an Ryr1 mutation.; Nature communications; Vol 11(1). 2020 Oct 09.
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- Michelucci A
- Boncompagni S
- Pietrangelo L
- Takano T
- Protasi F
- Dirksen RT
Pre-assembled Ca2+ entry units and constitutively active Ca2+ entry in skeletal muscle of calsequestrin-1 knockout mice.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 152(10). 2020 Oct 05.
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- Biesecker LG
- Dirksen RT
- Girard T
- Hopkins PM
- Riazi S
- Rosenberg H
- Stowell K
- Weber J
Genomic Screening for Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility.; Anesthesiology. 2020 Sep 07.
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- Volpatti JR
- Endo Y
- Knox J
- Groom L
- Brennan S
- Noche R
- Zuercher WJ
- Roy P
- Dirksen RT
- Dowling JJ
Identification of drug modifiers for RYR1-related myopathy using a multi-species discovery pipeline.; eLife; Vol 9. 2020 Mar 30.
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- Kim JK
- Jha NN
- Feng Z
- Faleiro MR
- Chiriboga CA
- Wei-Lapierre L
- Dirksen RT
- Ko CP
- Monani UR
Muscle-specific SMN reduction reveals motor neuron-independent disease in spinal muscular atrophy models.; The Journal of clinical investigation. 2020 Feb 10.
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- Tylock KM
- Auerbach DS
- Tang ZZ
- Thornton CA
- Dirksen RT
Biophysical mechanisms for QRS- and QTc-interval prolongation in mice with cardiac expression of expanded CUG-repeat RNA.; The Journal of general physiology; Vol 152(2). 2020 Feb 03.
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- Sangkuhl K
- Dirksen RT
- Alvarellos ML
- Altman RB
- Klein TE
PharmGKB summary: very important pharmacogene information for CACNA1S.; Pharmacogenetics and genomics; Vol 30(2). 2020 Feb.
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- Gonsalves SG
- Dirksen RT
- Sangkuhl K
- Pulk R
- Alvarellos M
- Vo T
- Hikino K
- Roden D
- Klein TE
- Poler SM
- Patel S
- Caudle KE
- Gordon R
- Brandom B
- Biesecker LG
Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Guideline for the Use of Potent Volatile Anesthetic Agents and Succinylcholine in the Context of RYR1 or CACNA1S Genotypes.; Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics; Vol 105(6). 2019 Jun.
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- Brennan S
- Garcia-Castañeda M
- Michelucci A
- Sabha N
- Malik S
- Groom L
- Wei-La-Pierre L
- Dowling JJ
- Dirksen RT
Mouse model of severe recessive RYR1-related myopathy.; Human molecular genetics. 2019 May 20.
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- Dirksen RT
- Wang W
- Sheu SS
Introduction.; Archives of biochemistry and biophysics; Vol 669. 2019 May 18.
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- Yue L
- Talukder MAH
- Gurjar A
- Lee JI
- Noble M
- Dirksen RT
- Chakkalakal J
- Elfar JC
4-Aminopyridine attenuates muscle atrophy after sciatic nerve crush injury in mice.; Muscle & nerve. 2019 May 15.
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- Wei-LaPierre L
- Dirksen RT
Isolating a reverse-mode ATP synthase-dependent mechanism of mitoflash activation.; The Journal of general physiology. 2019 Apr 22.
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- McBride S
- Wei-LaPierre L
- McMurray F
- MacFarlane M
- Qiu X
- Patten DA
- Dirksen RT
- Harper ME
Skeletal muscle mitoflashes, pH, and the role of uncoupling protein-3.; Archives of biochemistry and biophysics; Vol 663. 2019 Mar 15.
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- Wei-LaPierre L
- Ainbinder A
- Tylock KM
- Dirksen RT
Substrate-dependent and cyclophilin D-independent regulation of mitochondrial flashes in skeletal and cardiac muscle.; Archives of biochemistry and biophysics. 2019 Mar 11.
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- Michelucci A
- Boncompagni S
- Pietrangelo L
- García-Castañeda M
- Takano T
- Malik S
- Dirksen RT
- Protasi F
Transverse tubule remodeling enhances Orai1-dependent Ca2+ entry in skeletal muscle.; eLife; Vol 8. 2019 Jan 28.
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- Dirksen RT
- Allen PD
- Lopez JR
Understanding malignant hyperthermia: each move forward opens our eyes to the distance left to travel.; British journal of anaesthesia; Vol 122(1). 2019 Jan.
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- Boncompagni S
- Michelucci A
- Pietrangelo L
- Dirksen RT
- Protasi F
Addendum: Exercise-dependent formation of new junctions that promote STIM1-Orai1 assembly in skeletal muscle.; Scientific reports; Vol 8(1). 2018 Nov 27.
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- Zhang S
- Ye D
- Ma L
- Ren Y
- Dirksen RT
- Liu X
Purinergic Signaling Modulates Survival/Proliferation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells.; Journal of dental research. 2018 Nov 01.
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- Smith CO
- Wang YT
- Nadtochiy SM
- Miller JH
- Jonas EA
- Dirksen RT
- Nehrke K
- Brookes PS
Cardiac metabolic effects of KNa1.2 channel deletion and evidence for its mitochondrial localization.; FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2018 Jun 04.