Publications

2025

Goyal S, Adams I, Montera M, Zurek NA, Goyal S, Kunamneni A, Westlund KN, Alles SRA. Physiological actions of a humanized P2X4 scFv on peripheral and central neurons in male mice with neuropathic pain. Neurobiol Pain. 2025 Sep 17;18:100198. doi: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2025.100198. PMID: 41048561; PMCID: PMC12489909.

Zurek NA, Shilling MW, Demeter JB, Ehsanian R, Adams IM, Goins AE, Goyal S, Séguéla P, de la Peña JBI, Kunamneni A, Westlund KN, Alles SR. Humanized anti-P2X4 scFv reduces ATP-induced P2X4 currents and modulates excitability in human DRG neurons. Mol Pain. 2025 Jan-Dec;21:17448069251376200. doi: 10.1177/17448069251376200. Epub 2025 Aug 26. PMID: 40856314; PMCID: PMC12446818.

Demeter JB, Zurek NA, Koch MR, Goins AE, Holguin CO, Shilling MW, Davis MS, Ehsanian R, Alles SR, de la Peña JBI. Gabapentin’s effect on human dorsal root ganglia: Donor-specific electrophysiological and transcriptomic profiles. Mol Pain. 2025 Jan-Dec;21:17448069251361712. doi: 10.1177/17448069251361712. Epub 2025 Jul 14. PMID: 40657722; PMCID: PMC12368406.

Goyal S, Zurek N, Ehsanian R, Goyal S, Jones DT, Shilling M, Desir GV, Gorelick F, Westlund KN, Alles SR. Visceral pain-related acute actions of cerulein on mouse and human sensory neurons. Mol Pain. 2025 Jan-Dec;21:17448069251353346. doi: 10.1177/17448069251353346. Epub 2025 Jun 16. PMID: 40524328; PMCID: PMC12214304.

Nesia A. Zurek, Sascha R.A. Alles,
Chapter 24 – Cholecystokinin in nociception and pain,
Editor(s): Christine Feinle-Bisset, Jens F. Rehfeld,
In Molecular Mediators in Health and Disease: How Cells Communicate, Cholecystokinin, Academic Press, 2025, Pages 557-581, ISBN 9780443237201, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23720-1.00025-3.

2024

Zurek NA, Thiyagarajan S, Ehsanian R, Goins AE, Goyal S, Shilling M, Lambert CG, Westlund KN, Alles SRA. Machine learning elucidates electrophysiological properties predictive of multi- and single-firing human and mouse dorsal root ganglia neurons. eNeuro. 2024 Sep 19;ENEURO.0248-24.2024. PMID: 39299808

Zurek NA, Ehsanian R, Goins AE, Adams IM, Petersen T, Goyal S, Shilling M, Westlund KN, Alles SRA. Electrophysiological Analyses of Human Dorsal Root Ganglia and Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Sensory Neurons From Male and Female Donors. J Pain. 2024 Jun;25(6):104451. PMCID: PMC11128351

2018

Subramanian V, Zurek NA, Evans DG, Shreve AP. Predictive modeling of broad wavelength light-harvesting performance in assemblies of multiple chromophores. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 2018 Dec 1;367:105\uc0\u8211{}114.

2017

Fernandez Oropeza N, Zurek NA, Galvan-De La Cruz M, Fabry-Wood A, Fetzer JM, Graves SW, Shreve AP. Multiplexed Lipid Bilayers on Silica Microspheres for Analytical Screening Applications. Anal Chem. 2017 Jun 20;89(12):6440\uc0\u8211{}6447. PMCID: PMC6342469

2011

West M, Zurek N, Hoenger A, Voeltz GK. A 3D analysis of yeast ER structure reveals how ER domains are organized by membrane curvature. J Cell Biol. 2011 Apr 18;193(2):333\uc0\u8211{}346. PMCID: PMC3080256

Zurek N, Sparks L, Voeltz G. Reticulon short hairpin transmembrane domains are used to shape ER tubules. Traffic. 2011 Jan;12(1):28\uc0\u8211{}41. PMCID: PMC3005309

2009

English AR, Zurek N, Voeltz GK. Peripheral ER Structure to Function. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2009 Aug;21(4):596\uc0\u8211{}602. PMCID: PMC2753178

Werner JH, Montano GA, Garcia AL, Zurek NA, Akhadov EA, Lopez GP, Shreve AP. Formation and dynamics of supported phospholipid membranes on a periodic nanotextured substrate. Langmuir. 2009 Mar 3;25(5):2986\uc0\u8211{}2993. PMID: 19437708