Francisco Bezanilla

Francisco Bezanilla

University of Chicago

H-index: 83

North America-United States

About Francisco Bezanilla

Francisco Bezanilla, With an exceptional h-index of 83 and a recent h-index of 38 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Chicago, specializes in the field of biophysics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Photolipid excitation triggers depolarizing optocapacitive currents and action potentials

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An isoleucine lever in S4–S5 linker and the electromechanical VSD-PD coupling in Shaker

A mechanistic reinterpretation of fast inactivation in voltage-gated Na+ channel

Comparison of two fast-inactivation deficient mutants in voltage-gated sodium channel

A gate at the selectivity filter turns an inactivated Kv channel into a non-selective hyperpolarization activated channel

Isoleucine gate blocks K+ conduction in C-type inactivation

A point mutation turns an inactivated potassium channel into a hyperpolarization activated cation channel

Francisco Bezanilla Information

University

Position

Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Citations(all)

28774

Citations(since 2020)

5341

Cited By

25407

hIndex(all)

83

hIndex(since 2020)

38

i10Index(all)

226

i10Index(since 2020)

121

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University of Chicago

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Francisco Bezanilla Skills & Research Interests

biophysics

Top articles of Francisco Bezanilla

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Photolipid excitation triggers depolarizing optocapacitive currents and action potentials

Nature Communications

Carlos AZ Bassetto Jr

Juergen Pfeffermann

Rohit Yadav

Simon Strassgschwandtner

Toma Glasnov

...

2024/2/7

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Perspective

Sunkyung Kim

Jing Chen

Feiya Ou

Tian-Tian Liu

Suin Jo

...

2024/3/4

An isoleucine lever in S4–S5 linker and the electromechanical VSD-PD coupling in Shaker

Biophysical Journal

Carlos Alberto Z Bassetto

Francisco Bezanilla

2024/2/8

A mechanistic reinterpretation of fast inactivation in voltage-gated Na+ channel

Biophysical Journal

Yichen Liu

Carlos Bassetto

Bernardo Pinto

Francisco Bezanilla

2024/2/8

Comparison of two fast-inactivation deficient mutants in voltage-gated sodium channel

Biophysical Journal

Yichen Liu

Francisco Bezanilla

2024/2/8

A gate at the selectivity filter turns an inactivated Kv channel into a non-selective hyperpolarization activated channel

Biophysical Journal

Bernardo I Pinto

Carlos Alberto Z Bassetto

Yichen Liu

Francisco Bezanilla

2024/2/8

Isoleucine gate blocks K+ conduction in C-type inactivation

arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.16179

Werner Treptow

Yichen Liu

Carlos AZ Bassetto Jr

Bernardo I Pinto

João Alves

...

2024/3/24

A point mutation turns an inactivated potassium channel into a hyperpolarization activated cation channel

Biophysical Journal

Bernardo I Pinto

Carlos Alberto

Z Bassetto Jr

Francisco Bezanilla

2023/2/10

Noncanonical electromechanical coupling paths in cardiac hERG potassium channel

Nature Communications

Carlos AZ Bassetto Jr

Flavio Costa

Carlo Guardiani

Francisco Bezanilla

Alberto Giacomello

2023/2/27

Optocapacitive current of non-thermal origin

Biophysical Journal

Juergen Pfeffermann

Rohit Yadav

Carlos Alberto Z Bassetto Jr

Toma Glasnov

Francisco Bezanilla

...

2023/2/10

Ion channel thermodynamics studied with temperature jumps measured at the cell membrane

Biophysical Journal

Carlos AZ Bassetto

Bernardo I Pinto

Ramon Latorre

Francisco Bezanilla

2023/2/21

Tuning the temperature dependence of Shaker potassium channel with mutations at S4-S5 linker

Biophysical Journal

Carlos Alberto Z Bassetto Jr

Bernardo Pinto

Ramon Latorre

Francisco Bezanilla

2023/2/10

A leaky inactivated state in Nav1. 4 created by mutating hydrophobic residues in DIII, DIV S6 segments

Biophysical Journal

Yichen Liu

Francisco Bezanilla

2023/2/10

Methods to rescue light sensitivity in retinas after photoreceptor degeneration

2023/1/5

Noncanonical electromechanical coupling paths in the cardiac hERG channel

Biophysical Journal

Carlos Alberto Z Bassetto Jr

Flavio Costa

Carlo Guardiani

Francisco Bezanilla

Alberto Giacomello

2023/2/10

Hydrophobic residues in S6 segments of nav contribute to the fast inactivation gate

Biophysical Journal

Yichen Liu

Francisco Bezanilla

2022/2/11

Optocapacitance: physical basis and its application

Bernardo I Pinto

Carlos AZ Bassetto Jr

Francisco Bezanilla

2022/4

Manipulating Shaker potassium channel gating kinetics with temperature steps

Biophysical Journal

Bernardo I Pinto

Carlos Alberto Z Bassetto

Ramon Latorre

Francisco Bezanilla

2022/2/11

Charge immobilization in two different fast-inactivation-removed Nav1. 4 sodium channel mutants

Biophysical Journal

Yichen Liu

Francisco Bezanilla

2022/2/11

Probing noncanonical coupling between voltage sensor domains and pore domains in voltage-gated sodium channels

Biophysical Journal

Fraol Galan

Carlos Alberto

Z Bassetto Jr

Francisco Bezanilla

2022/2/11

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