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2010
Affiliations
University of Essex(Current)
Stony Brook University
University of Freiburg
Chikwado A. Opefi is an author at University of Essex specializing in biochemistry, medicine, and natural sciences.
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MedicineBiochemistryNatural SciencesResonanceBiophysicsPhysiologyCell BiologyRedox BiologyCell SignalingCell Physiology
Publications per year
2010–2016
Highly conserved tyrosine stabilizes the active state of rhodopsin
Joseph A. Goncalves, Kieron South, Shivani Ahuja et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 82 citations
Retinal orientation and interactions in rhodopsin reveal a two-stage trigger mechanism for activation
Naoki Kimata, Andreyah Pope, Markus Eilers et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 48 citations · Full text
Rescue of mutant rhodopsin traffic by metformin-induced AMPK activation accelerates photoreceptor degeneration
Dimitra Athanasiou, Mònica Aguilà, Chikwado A. Opefi et al. · Human Molecular Genetics · 2016 · 45 citations · Full text
Ampk Activator Metformin, Protein Assembly, Molecular Biology +20
Retinitis Pigmentosa Mutants Provide Insight into the Role of the N-terminal Cap in Rhodopsin Folding, Structure, and Function
Chikwado A. Opefi, Kieron South, Christopher A. Reynolds et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2013 · 39 citations · Full text
Free backbone carbonyls mediate rhodopsin activation
Naoki Kimata, Andreyah Pope, Omar B. Sánchez-Reyes et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 2016 · 16 citations · Full text
Biochemistry, Natural Sciences, Carbonyl Metabolism +4
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