Department of Medical Neurobiology,
Faculty of Medicine and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC),
Department of Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC)
Baruch Minke is a professor in the Department of Medical Neurobiology at the Faculty of Medicine and in the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (ELSC) of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. He received his B.Sc. degree in physiology and biochemistry, M.Sc. degree in Physiology and Ph.D. degree in physiology and biophysics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
During Dr. Minke post-doctoral training at Purdue University, IN USA, he has learned from Prof. William L. Pak the great power of genetics and molecular genetics and combined this approach to his electrophysiological and biochemical studies of phototransduction in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. He was a visiting research professor at the Max-Planck-Institut für Biologische Kybernetik in Tübingen, Germany and at the Department of Neurosciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA. He has been a Member of the Editorial Board of several International Journals. As a result of his studies on phototransduction in Drosophila he co-discovered a new type of ion channel, which he designated the Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channel. He investigated the biophysical and biochemical properties of TRP channels in the Drosophila eyes and identified biochemically and electro-physiologically together with Prof. Zvi Selinger, phospholipase C as a crucial component of the Drosophila TRP signaling pathway. The channel function of the Drosophila TRP protein was first demonstrated by Dr. Roger Hardie from Cambridge University together with Dr. Minke.
Dr. Minke received a Fulbright Scholarship (1973), a research fund for excellent researcher from the Wolf Foundation (1985), the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research together with the 2021 Nobel laureate Dr. David Julius (2010) and the EMET prize in Brain Research (2010). His current research program encompasses using Drosophila mutants as well as the first identified human mutation in the TRPV1 channel.
Calmodulin regulation of light adaptation and store-operated dark current in Drosophila photoreceptors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America May, 1997 | Pubmed ID: 9159171
Novel mechanism of massive photoreceptor degeneration caused by mutations in the trp gene of Drosophila.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Jan, 2000 | Pubmed ID: 10632594
Metabolic stress reversibly activates the Drosophila light-sensitive channels TRP and TRPL in vivo.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Aug, 2000 | Pubmed ID: 10908615
A common mechanism underlies vertebrate calcium signaling and Drosophila phototransduction.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Apr, 2001 | Pubmed ID: 11306615
TRP channel proteins and signal transduction.
Physiological reviews Apr, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11917094
Light-regulated subcellular translocation of Drosophila TRPL channels induces long-term adaptation and modifies the light-induced current.
Neuron Mar, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11931743
Regulation of light-dependent Gqalpha translocation and morphological changes in fly photoreceptors.
The EMBO journal Feb, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12554647
The TRP calcium channel and retinal degeneration.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology , 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12596945
TRP gating is linked to the metabolic state and maintenance of the Drosophila photoreceptor cells.
Cell calcium May-Jun, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12765685
Activation of the Drosophila TRP and TRPL channels requires both Ca2+ and protein dephosphorylation.
Cell calcium Feb, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 14706283
Novel dominant rhodopsin mutation triggers two mechanisms of retinal degeneration and photoreceptor desensitization.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Mar, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15014127
Light-regulated interaction of Dmoesin with TRP and TRPL channels is required for maintenance of photoreceptors.
The Journal of cell biology Oct, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16216927
Excess of Gbetae over Gqalphae in vivo prevents dark, spontaneous activity of Drosophila photoreceptors.
The Journal of cell biology Nov, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16260498
Light-regulated translocation of signaling proteins in Drosophila photoreceptors.
Journal of physiology, Paris Mar-May, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16458490
Insights on TRP channels from in vivo studies in Drosophila.
Annual review of physiology , 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16460287
Subcellular translocation of the eGFP-tagged TRPL channel in Drosophila photoreceptors requires activation of the phototransduction cascade.
Journal of cell science Jun, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16735439
TRP channels and Ca2+ signaling.
Cell calcium Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16806461
Open channel block by Ca2+ underlies the voltage dependence of drosophila TRPL channel.
The Journal of general physiology Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17190901
Translocation of Gq alpha mediates long-term adaptation in Drosophila photoreceptors.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17522302
Carvacrol is a novel inhibitor of Drosophila TRPL and mammalian TRPM7 channels.
Cell calcium Mar, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19135721
Membrane lipid modulations remove divalent open channel block from TRP-like and NMDA channels.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19244513
Linoleic acid inhibits TRP channels with intrinsic voltage sensitivity: Implications on the mechanism of linoleic acid action.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) May-Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19535910
Drosophila photoreceptors and signaling mechanisms.
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience , 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19623243
Constitutive activity of the human TRPML2 channel induces cell degeneration.
The Journal of biological chemistry Jan, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19940139
Cellular functions of transient receptor potential channels.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20399884
Heteromultimeric TRPML channel assemblies play a crucial role in the regulation of cell viability models and starvation-induced autophagy.
Journal of cell science Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20736310
Constitutive activity of TRP channels methods for measuring the activity and its outcome.
Methods in enzymology , 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21036252
The history of the Drosophila TRP channel: the birth of a new channel superfamily.
Journal of neurogenetics Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21067449
Cell biology. Rhodopsin as thermosensor?
Science (New York, N.Y.) Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21393531
Translocation of the Drosophila transient receptor potential-like (TRPL) channel requires both the N- and C-terminal regions together with sustained Ca2+ entry.
The Journal of biological chemistry Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21816824
Signal-dependent hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate without activation of phospholipase C: implications on gating of Drosophila TRPL (transient receptor potential-like) channel.
The Journal of biological chemistry Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22065576
Phospholipase C-mediated suppression of dark noise enables single-photon detection in Drosophila photoreceptors.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22357856
The history of the prolonged depolarizing afterpotential (PDA) and its role in genetic dissection of Drosophila phototransduction.
Journal of neurogenetics Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22428622
The activity of the TRP-like channel depends on its expression system.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) Mar-Apr, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22627924
Carvacrol together with TRPC1 elimination improve functional recovery after traumatic brain injury in mice.
Journal of neurotrauma Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22994850
Compartmentalization and Ca2+ buffering are essential for prevention of light-induced retinal degeneration.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Oct, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23077055
Drosophila TRP and TRPL are assembled as homomultimeric channels in vivo.
Journal of cell science Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23687378
A new genetic model for calcium induced autophagy and ER-stress in Drosophila photoreceptor cells.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) , 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25664921
Functional cooperation between the IP3 receptor and phospholipase C secures the high sensitivity to light of Drosophila photoreceptors in vivo.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25673847
Ectopic Expression of Mouse Melanopsin in Drosophila Photoreceptors Reveals Fast Response Kinetics and Persistent Dark Excitation.
The Journal of biological chemistry Mar, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28119450
The Phosphorylation State of the Drosophila TRP Channel Modulates the Frequency Response to Oscillating Light In Vivo.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Apr, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28314815
The latency of the light response is modulated by the phosphorylation state of Drosophila TRP at a specific site.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) Nov, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28762890
Depletion of Membrane Cholesterol Suppresses Drosophila Transient Receptor Potential-Like (TRPL) Channel Activity.
Current topics in membranes , 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28863818
The Drosophila light-activated TRP and TRPL channels - Targets of the phosphoinositide signaling cascade.
Progress in retinal and eye research 09, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29738822
Comparative docking analysis of cholesterol analogs to ion channels to discriminate between stereospecific binding vs. stereospecific response.
Channels (Austin, Tex.) Dec, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31033379
Modulation of Transient Receptor Potential C Channel Activity by Cholesterol.
Frontiers in pharmacology , 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31920669
Knockdown of Dehydrodolichyl Diphosphate Synthase in the Retina Leads to a Unique Pattern of Retinal Degeneration.
Frontiers in molecular neuroscience , 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34290587
The Role of Membrane Lipids in Light-Activation of TRP Channels.
Biomolecules 02, 2022 | Pubmed ID: 35327573
The light-activated TRP channel: the founding member of the TRP channel superfamily.
Journal of neurogenetics , 2022 | Pubmed ID: 36217603
Nociception and pain in humans lacking a functional TRPV1 channel.
The Journal of clinical investigation Feb, 2023 | Pubmed ID: 36454632
Electroretinogram (ERG) Recordings from .
Bio-protocol Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 36590848
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