Tharaka D. Wijerathne

Yoda1’s energetic footprint on Piezo1 channels and its modulation by voltage and temperature

Tharaka D. Wijerathne, Alper D. Özkan, Jérôme J. Lacroix · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2022 · 51 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +17

Structural and thermodynamic framework for PIEZO1 modulation by small molecules

Wenjuan Jiang, Tharaka D. Wijerathne, Han Zhang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2023 · 34 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics +16

<i>Psoralea corylifolia</i> extract induces vasodilation in rat arteries through both endothelium-dependent and -independent mechanisms involving inhibition of TRPC3 channel activity and elaboration of prostaglandin

Addis Kassahun Gebremeskel, Tharaka D. Wijerathne, Ji Hyun Kim et al. · Pharmaceutical Biology · 2017 · 26 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Botany, Pharmacology +14

Distinct gating mechanism of SOC channel involving STIM–Orai coupling and an intramolecular interaction of Orai in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Kyu Min Kim, Tharaka D. Wijerathne, Jin‐Hoe Hur et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · 13 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology +16

Force-induced motions of the PIEZO1 blade probed with fluorimetry

Alper D. Özkan, Tharaka D. Wijerathne, Tina Gettas et al. · Cell Reports · 2023 · 13 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Cell Biology +15