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T. Balandin

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Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 5 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:protein structure· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1

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A. Alekseev· 5 shared V. Gordeliy· 5 shared K. Kovalev· 4 shared R. Astashkin· 4 shared D. Volkov· 3 shared D. Zabelskii· 3 shared E. Bamberg· 3 shared G. Bourenkov· 3 shared

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A novel subgroup of light-driven sodium pumps with an additional Schiff base counterion

E. Podoliak, G. H. U. Lamm, A. Alekseev, E. Marin, A. V. Schellbach, D. A. Fedotov, A. Stetsenko, N. Maliar, G. Bourenkov, T. Balandin, C. Baeken, R. Astashkin, T. R. Schneider, A. Bateman, J. Wachtveitl, , K. Kovalev

The paper identifies a new subgroup of light-driven sodium pumps with an additional glutamic acid residue that reduces pH sensitivity for sodium transport.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2023Biophysics

Revealing the Oligomerization of Channelrhodopsin-2 in the Cell Membrane using Photo-Activated Localization Microscopy

E. Bestsennaia, I. Maslov, T. Balandin, A. Alekseev, A. Yudenko, A. A. Shamseye, D. Zabelskii, A. Baumann, C. Catapano, C. Karathanasis, V. Gordeliy, M. Heilemann, T. Gensch, V. Borshchevskiy

This study uses qPALM to show ChR2 predominantly forms dimers in the cell membrane, with disulfide bonds not essential for dimerization and partial monomerization observed at low concentrations.

bioRxiv · May 24, 2023 · PreprintBiophysics

Viral channelrhodopsins: calcium-dependent Na+/K+ selective light-gated channels

D. Zabelskii, A. Alekseev, K. Kovalev, A.-S. Oliveira, T. Balandin, D. Soloviov, D. Bratanov, D. Volkov, S. Vaganova, R. Astashkin, I. Chizhov, N. Yutin, M. Rulev, A. Popov, T. Rokitskaya, , V. Gordeliy

The paper characterizes two viral channelrhodopsins, showing they are Ca2+-dependent Na+/K+ channels with unique optogenetic properties and structural differences from known channelrhodopsins.

bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics

Molecular mechanism of light-driven sodium pumping

K. Kovalev, R. Astashkin, I. Gushchin, P. Orekhov, D. Volkov, E. Zinovev, E. Marin, M. Rulev, A. Alekseev, A. Royant, P. Carpentier, S. Vaganova, C. Baeken, I. Sergeev, D. Zabelskii, , V. Gordeliy

The paper elucidates the molecular mechanism of Na+ pumping by KR2 rhodopsin using crystal structures and molecular dynamics, revealing a switching mechanism and structural similarities to channelrhodopsins.

bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2020Biophysics

High Resolution Structural Insights into Heliorhodopsin Family

K. Kovalev, D. Volkov, R. Astashkin, A. Alekseev, I. Gushchin, J. Haro-Moreno, A. Rogachev, T. Balandin, V. Borshchevskiy, A. Popov, G. Bourenkov, E. Bamberg, F. Rodriguez-Valera, G. Bueldt, V. Gordeliy

The paper presents high-resolution structures of two HeR-48C12 states, revealing unique features and suggesting potential enzymatic activity and involvement in redox processes.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2019Biophysics