Saumith Menon

Saumith Menon

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 June 2025 in ACS Chemical Neuroscience
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SPSpencer R. Pierce
Spencer R. Pierce
AGAllison L. Germann
Allison L. Germann
YZYu Zhou
Yu Zhou
SMSaumith Menon
Saumith Menon
XGXinghan Gu
Xinghan Gu
Gustav AkkGustav Akk
Gustav Akk

20 April 2023 in Biomolecules
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SPSpencer R. Pierce
Spencer R. Pierce
AGAllison L. Germann
Allison L. Germann
SXSophia Q. Xu
Sophia Q. Xu
SMSaumith Menon
Saumith Menon
MOMarcelo Oscar ORTELLS
Marcelo Oscar ORTELLS
Gustav AkkGustav Akk
Gustav Akk
The positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the α7 nicotinic receptor N-(5-Cl-2-hydroxyphenyl)-N′-[2-Cl-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-urea (NS-1738) and (E)-3-(furan-2-yl)-N-(p-tolyl)-acrylamide (PAM-2) potentiate the α1β2γ2L GABAA receptor through interactions with the classic anesthetic binding sites located at intersubunit interfaces in the transmembrane domain of the receptor. In the present study, we employed mutational analysis to investigate in detail the involvement and contributions made by the individual intersubunit interfaces to receptor modulation by NS-1738 and PAM-2. We show that mutations to each of the anesthetic-binding intersubunit interfaces (β+/α−, α+/β−, and γ+/β−), as well as the orphan α+/γ− interface, modify receptor potentiation by NS-1738 and PAM-2. Furthermore, mutations to any single interface can fully abolish potentiation by the α7-PAMs. The findings are discussed in the context of energetic additivity and interactions between the individual binding sites.

23 January 2026 in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
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SMSaumith Menon
Saumith Menon
DBDario Bugada
Dario Bugada
EMEdward Mariano
Edward Mariano