2025
The inner core enables transient touch detection in the Pacinian corpuscle
Ziolkowski L, Nikolaev Y, Chikamoto A, Oda M, Feketa V, Monedero-Alonso D, Ardasheva S, Bae S, Xu C, Pang S, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. The inner core enables transient touch detection in the Pacinian corpuscle. Science Advances 2025, 11: eadt4837. PMID: 40009676, PMCID: PMC11864184, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adt4837.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Hypothalamic hormone deficiency enables physiological anorexia in ground squirrels during hibernation
Mohr S, Dai Pra R, Platt M, Feketa V, Shanabrough M, Varela L, Kristant A, Cao H, Merriman D, Horvath T, Bagriantsev S, Gracheva E. Hypothalamic hormone deficiency enables physiological anorexia in ground squirrels during hibernation. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5803. PMID: 38987241, PMCID: PMC11236985, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49996-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic feeding centersHormone deficiencyHypothalamic arcuate nucleus neuronsArcuate nucleus neuronsThyroid hormone deficiencyFeeding centerEffects of ghrelinAnorexigenic effectNucleus neuronsPhysiological anorexiaThyroid hormonesNormal physiological functionsGround squirrelsInterbout arousalAnorexiaThirteen-lined ground squirrelsProlonged periodReduced sensitivityPhysiological functionsDeficiency
2023
3D architecture and a bicellular mechanism of touch detection in mechanosensory corpuscle
Nikolaev Y, Ziolkowski L, Pang S, Li W, Feketa V, Xu C, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. 3D architecture and a bicellular mechanism of touch detection in mechanosensory corpuscle. Science Advances 2023, 9: eadi4147. PMID: 37703368, PMCID: PMC10499330, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi4147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGround squirrels – experts in thermoregulatory adaptation
Feketa V, Bagriantsev S, Gracheva E. Ground squirrels – experts in thermoregulatory adaptation. Trends In Neurosciences 2023, 46: 505-507. PMID: 37188617, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2020
CNGA3 acts as a cold sensor in hypothalamic neurons
Feketa VV, Nikolaev YA, Merriman DK, Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO. CNGA3 acts as a cold sensor in hypothalamic neurons. ELife 2020, 9: e55370. PMID: 32270761, PMCID: PMC7182431, DOI: 10.7554/elife.55370.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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