• Brief tutorial to evaluate molecular cavities in large conformational ensembles: a K2P channel study case 

    Bustos, Daniel; Palma, Jonathan M.; Vidal, Maira; González, Wendy; Hernández, Erix W. (2021)
    In structural bioinformatics, computational biology, or any other field where is important to assess cavities, clefts, pores, or grooves in a macromolecular system, it is imperative to perform this evaluation over a ...

  • Crystal structure, quantum chemical insights, and molecular docking studies of Naryl-2-(N-disubstituted) acetamide compounds: potential inhibitors for neurodegenerative enzymes 

    Camargo-Ayala, Lorena; Bedoya, Mauricio; Prent-Peñaloza, Luis; Polo-Cuadrado, Efraín; Osorio, Edison; Brito, Iván; Delgado, Gerzon E.; González, Wendy; Gutierrez, Margarita (2024)
    The increase in and concern about neurodegenerative diseases continue to grow in an increasingly long-lived world population. Therefore, the search for new drugs continues to be a priority for medicinal chemistry. We present ...

  • Effects of interleukin-1β in glycinergic transmission at the central amygdala 

    Solorza, Jocelyn; Oliva, Carolina A.; Castillo, Karen; Amestica, Gabriela; Maldifassi, María Constanza; López-Cortés, Xaviera A.; Barra, Rafael; Stehberg, Jimmy; Piesche, Matthias; Sáez-Briones, Patricio; González, Wendy; Arenas-Salinas, Mauricio; Mariqueo, Trinidad A. (2021)
    Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is an important cytokine that modulates peripheral and central pain sensitization at the spinal level. Among its effects, it increases spinal cord excitability by reducing inhibitory Glycinergic and ...

  • Elucidating the structural basis of the intracellular pH sensing mechanism of TASK-2 K2P channels 

    Bustos, Daniel; Bedoya, Mauricio; Ramírez, David; Concha, Guierdy; Zúñiga, Leandro; Decher, Niels; Hernández-Rodríguez, Erix W.; Sepúlveda, Francisco V.; Martínez, Leandro; González, Wendy (2020)
    Two-pore domain potassium (K2P) channels maintain the cell’s background conductance by stabilizing the resting membrane potential. They assemble as dimers possessing four transmembrane helices in each subunit. K2P channels ...

  • Selective TASK-1 inhibitor with a defined structure–activity relationship reduces cancer cell proliferation and viability 

    Arévalo, Bárbara; Bedoya, Mauricio; Kiper, Aytug K.; Vergara, Fernando; Ramírez, David; Mazola, Yuliet; Bustos, Daniel; Zúñiga, Rafael; Cikutovic, Rocio; Cayo, Angel; Rinné, Susanne; Ramirez-Apan, M. Teresa; Sepúlveda, Francisco V.; Cerda, Oscar; López-Collazo, Eduardo; Decher, Niels; Zúñiga, Leandro; Gutiérrez, Margarita; González, Wendy (2021)
    Chemical structures of selective blockers of TASK channels contain aromatic groups and amide bonds. Using this rationale, we designed and synthesized a series of compounds based on 3-benzamidobenzoic acid. These compounds ...

  • Selective TASK-1 inhibitor with a defined structure–activity relationship reduces cancer cell proliferation and viability 

    Arévalo, Bárbara; Bedoya, Mauricio; Kiper, Aytug K.; Vergara, Fernando; Ramírez, David; Mazola, Yuliet; Bustos, Daniel; Zúñiga, Rafael; Cikutovic, Rocio; Cayo, Angel; Rinné, Susanne; Ramirez-Apan, M. Teresa; Sepúlveda, Francisco V.; Cerda, Oscar; López-Collazo, Eduardo; Decher, Niels; Zúñiga, Leandro; Gutierrez, Margarita; González, Wendy (2022)
    Chemical structures of selective blockers of TASK channels contain aromatic groups and amide bonds. Using this rationale, we designed and synthesized a series of compounds based on 3-benzamidobenzoic acid. These compounds ...

  • Structure/activity analysis of TASK-3 channel antagonists based on a 5,6,7,8 tetrahydropyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine 

    Ramírez, David; Bedoya, Mauricio; Kiper, Aytug K.; Rinné, Susanne; Morales-Navarro, Samuel; Hernández-Rodríguez, Erix W.; Sepúlveda, Francisco V.; Drecher, Niels; González, Wendy (2019)
    TASK-3 potassium (K+) channels are highly expressed in the central nervous system, regulating the membrane potential of excitable cells. TASK-3 is involved in neurotransmitter action and has been identified as an oncogenic ...