Vladlen Slepak, PhD
General Information

Contact
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Languages
- English
Roles
- Graduate Program Director
- Professor
Clinical Interests
Cell signaling
Research Interests
Molecular basis of signal transduction: receptors, G proteins, kinases, cell Ca2+. Novel signaling pathways and protein complexes.
Neurons, pancreas, ocular tissues.
Microbiome, metagenomics, marine organisms.
Education
1990-95 Fellowship
California Institute of Technology
1988-90 Residency
Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
1988 Graduate
Moscow State University/Shemyakin Institute
1983 Undergraduate
Moscow State University
Publications
- Differential effects of the Gß5-RGS7 complex on muscarinic M3 receptor-induced Ca2+ influx and release
- Targeted deletion of one or two copies of the G protein ß subunit Gß5 gene has distinct effects on body weight and behavior in mice.
- Light-dependent redistribution of arrestin in vertebrate rods is an energy-independent process governed by protein-protein interactions.
- Other publications by Dr. Slepak
- See Dr. Slepaks's PubMed Publications