Paul A. Slesinger

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Paul A. Slesinger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul A. Slesinger has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Molecular Biology, 76 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 22 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Paul A. Slesinger's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (58 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (58 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (38 papers). Paul A. Slesinger is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (58 papers), Ion channel regulation and function (58 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (38 papers). Paul A. Slesinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Paul A. Slesinger's co-authors include Christian Lüscher, Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan, Eitan Reuveny, Christine Arrabit, Senyon Choe, Claire L. Padgett, Yoshihiro Kubo, Hans G. Cruz and Markus Stoffel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paul A. Slesinger

109 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Primary structure and functional expression of a rat G-protein-coupled muscarinic potassium channel

1993 514 citations Yoshihiro Kubo, Eitan Reuveny et al. Nature profile →
Activation of the cloned muscarinic potassium channel by G protein βγ subunits

1994 403 citations Eitan Reuveny, Paul A. Slesinger et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul A. Slesinger United States	41	5.0k	3.8k	1.3k	445	419	112	6.5k
Andreas Karschin Germany	45	4.9k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	372 0.8×	428 1.0×	80	6.2k
Emilio Carbone Italy	46	5.3k 1.1×	4.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	399 0.9×	643 1.5×	162	7.2k
Valentin Stein Germany	30	4.1k 0.8×	3.4k 0.9×	650 0.5×	540 1.2×	453 1.1×	50	5.9k
Neil M. Nathanson United States	47	5.6k 1.1×	4.0k 1.1×	761 0.6×	490 1.1×	453 1.1×	143	7.6k
Mark L. Dell’Acqua United States	42	4.1k 0.8×	3.0k 0.8×	600 0.5×	476 1.1×	620 1.5×	89	5.8k
James Maylie United States	45	6.1k 1.2×	4.5k 1.2×	2.7k 2.1×	756 1.7×	586 1.4×	88	8.1k
John H. Caldwell United States	34	3.0k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	558 0.4×	430 1.0×	593 1.4×	81	4.8k
Edwin S. Levitan United States	46	4.2k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	322 0.7×	506 1.2×	126	6.4k
Uwe Schulte Germany	36	3.8k 0.8×	2.4k 0.6×	820 0.6×	452 1.0×	401 1.0×	64	5.4k
Stefan Herlitze Germany	39	3.7k 0.7×	3.9k 1.0×	449 0.3×	1.2k 2.7×	409 1.0×	81	6.4k

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Zhao, Yulin, et al.. (2025). A critical residue mediates proper assembly and gating of GIRK2 channels. The Journal of General Physiology. 158(1).

Fernando, Michael B., Yu Fan, Yanchun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Phenotypic complexities of rare heterozygous neurexin-1 deletions. Nature. 642(8068). 710–720. 3 indexed citations

Alves, Chrystian Junqueira, Theodore Hannah, Paul A. Slesinger, et al.. (2025). Invasion of glioma cells through confined space requires membrane tension regulation and mechano-electrical coupling via Plexin-B2. Nature Communications. 16(1). 272–272. 3 indexed citations

Wu, Xiaoping, Brian Gill, Edward M. Merricks, et al.. (2024). A selective small-molecule agonist of G protein-gated inwardly-rectifying potassium channels reduces epileptiform activity in mouse models of tumor-associated and provoked seizures. Neuropharmacology. 265. 110259–110259.

Krumm, B., Nicholas J. Kapolka, W.H. Ludlam, et al.. (2024). A neurodevelopmental disorder mutation locks G proteins in the transitory pre-activated state. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6643–6643. 5 indexed citations

Gameiro‐Ros, Isabel, Dina Popova, Zhiping P. Pang, et al.. (2023). 5. Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Functional genomics. Genes Brain & Behavior. 22(5). e12855–e12855. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Emma C., Jessica E. Salvatore, Dongbing Lai, et al.. (2023). The collaborative study on the genetics of alcoholism: Genetics. Genes Brain & Behavior. 22(5). e12856–e12856. 6 indexed citations

Agrawal, Arpana, Sarah J. Brislin, Kathleen K. Bucholz, et al.. (2023). The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism: Overview. Genes Brain & Behavior. 22(5). e12864–e12864. 5 indexed citations

Powell, Samuel K., Kayla G. Townsley, Kristina Dobrindt, et al.. (2021). Induction of dopaminergic neurons for neuronal subtype-specific modeling of psychiatric disease risk. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(5). 1970–1982. 13 indexed citations

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Glaaser, Ian W., et al.. (2020). CRYO-EM Structures of the GIRK2 Channel Reveal Mechanisms for Lipid Modulation. Biophysical Journal. 118(3). 497a–498a. 1 indexed citations

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TCW, Julia, Minghui Wang, Anna A. Pimenova, et al.. (2017). An Efficient Platform for Astrocyte Differentiation from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 9(2). 600–614. 245 indexed citations

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Moss, Stephen J., et al.. (2017). G Protein-Gated Potassium Channels: A Link to Drug Addiction. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 38(4). 378–392. 37 indexed citations

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Munoz, Michaelanne B., Claire L. Padgett, Miho Terunuma, et al.. (2016). A Role for the GIRK3 Subunit in Methamphetamine-Induced Attenuation of GABA_BReceptor-Activated GIRK Currents in VTA Dopamine Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(11). 3106–3114. 32 indexed citations

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Khibnik, Lena A., Michael Beaumont, Marie A. Doyle, et al.. (2015). Stress and Cocaine Trigger Divergent and Cell Type–Specific Regulation of Synaptic Transmission at Single Spines in Nucleus Accumbens. Biological Psychiatry. 79(11). 898–905. 53 indexed citations

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Lalive, Arnaud L., Michaelanne B. Munoz, Camilla Bellone, et al.. (2014). Firing Modes of Dopamine Neurons Drive Bidirectional GIRK Channel Plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(15). 5107–5114. 33 indexed citations

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Mendoza, Tatiana Hurtado de, Bartosz Balana, Paul A. Slesinger, & Inder M. Verma. (2011). Organotypic Cerebellar Cultures: Apoptotic Challenges and Detection. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

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Balana, Bartosz, et al.. (2010). Mutagenesis and Functional Analysis of Ion Channels Heterologously Expressed in Mammalian Cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations

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Slesinger, Paul A., et al.. (2004). Endogenous RGS proteins enhance acute desensitization of GABAB receptor-activated GIRK currents in HEK-293T cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 450(1). 61–73. 41 indexed citations

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Slesinger, Paul A., Nila Patil, Yaping Joyce Liao, et al.. (1996). Functional Effects of the Mouse weaver Mutation on G Protein–Gated Inwardly Rectifying K+ Channels. Neuron. 16(2). 321–331. 230 indexed citations

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Kubo, Yoshihiro, Eitan Reuveny, Paul A. Slesinger, Yuh Nung Jan, & Lily Yeh Jan. (1993). Primary structure and functional expression of a rat G-protein-coupled muscarinic potassium channel. Nature. 364(6440). 802–806. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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