DechaEnkvetchakulMD

Nephrology • Saint Louis, MO

Assistant Professor, Pharmacological/Physiological Sciences, St Louis University School of Medicine

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Office
4921 Parkview Pl
5th Floor, Suite C
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-7603

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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Nephrology, 1997 - 2000
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1996 - 2025

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

26 citations
Structural rearrangements underlying ligand-gating in Kir channels
Shizhen Wang, Sun-Joo Lee, Sarah Heyman, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;Nature Communications. 2012 Jan 10
33 citations
Cholesterol regulates prokaryotic Kir channel by direct binding to channel protein.
Dev K. Singh, Tzu-Pin Shentu, Decha Enkvetchakul, Irena Levitan> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 2011 Oct 1
46 citations
Enantioselective protein-sterol interactions mediate regulation of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic inward rectifier K+ channels by cholesterol.
Nazzareno D'Avanzo, Krzysztof L. Hyrc, Decha Enkvetchakul, Douglas F. Covey, Colin G. Nichols> ;Plos One. 2011 Apr 29
22 citations
Functional Complementation and Genetic Deletion Studies of KirBac Channels ACTIVATORY MUTATIONS HIGHLIGHT GATING-SENSITIVE DOMAINS
Jennifer J. Paynter, Isabelle Andres-Enguix, Philip W. Fowler, Stephen Tottey, Wayland W.L. Cheng, Decha Enkvetchakul, Vassiliy N. Bavro, Yoshio Kusakabe, Mark S.P. Sa...> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2010 Dec 24
4 citations
Genetic disorders of ion channels.
Decha Enkvetchakul> ;Missouri Medicine. 2010 Jul 1
205 citations
Muscle KATP Channels: Recent Insights to Energy Sensing and Myoprotection
Thomas P. Flagg, Decha Enkvetchakul, Joseph C. Koster, Colin G. Nichols> ;Physiological Reviews. 2010 Jul 1
16 citations
Lipids driving protein structure? Evolutionary adaptations in Kir channels.
Nazzareno D'Avanzo, Wayland W.L. Cheng, Shizhen Wang, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;Channels. 2010 May 1
56 citations
Direct Regulation of Prokaryotic Kir Channel by Cholesterol
Dev K. Singh, Avia Rosenhouse-Dantsker, Colin G. Nichols, Decha Enkvetchakul, Irena Levitan> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2009 Oct 30
44 citations
KirBac1.1: It's an Inward Rectifying Potassium Channel
Wayland W.L. Cheng, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;The Journal of General Physiology. 2009 Mar 1
22 citations
Differential Roles of Blocking Ions in KirBac1.1 Tetramer Stability
Shizhen Wang, Yewande Alimi, Ailing Tong, Colin G. Nichols, Decha Enkvetchakul> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2009 Jan 30
20 citations
DEND Mutation in Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) Reveals a Flexible N-Terminal Region Critical for ATP-Sensing of the KATP Channel ☆
Joseph C. Koster, Harley T. Kurata, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;Biophysical Journal. 2008 Nov 15
46 citations
A prospective, randomized, double-blinded comparison of thymoglobulin versus Atgam for induction immunosuppressive therapy: 10-year results
Karen L. Hardinger, Sunny Rhee, Paula Buchanan, Matt Koch, Brent W. Miller, Decha Enkvetchakul, Rebecca Schuessler, Mark A. Schnitzler, Daniel C. Brennan> ;Transplantation. 2008 Oct 15
41 citations
Control of inward rectifier K channel activity by lipid tethering of cytoplasmic domains.
Decha Enkvetchakul, Iana Jeliazkova, Jaya Bhattacharyya, Colin G. Nichols> ;The Journal of General Physiology. 2007 Sep 1
47 citations
Thymoglobulin induction is safe and effective in live-donor renal transplantation: a single center experience.
Karen L. Hardinger, Mark A. Schnitzler, Matthew J. Koch, Emily Labile, Paula M. Stirnemann, Brent W. Miller, Decha Enkvetchakul, Daniel C. Brennan> ;Transplantation. 2006 May 15
13 citations
A difference in inward rectification and polyamine block and permeation between the Kir2.1 and Kir3.1/Kir3.4 K+ channels
Samy Makary, T. W. Claydon, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols, Mark R. Boyett> ;The Journal of Physiology. 2005 Nov 1
50 citations
Direct Modulation of Kir Channel Gating by Membrane Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate * ♦
Decha Enkvetchakul, Iana Jeliazkova, Colin G. Nichols> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2005 Oct 28
62 citations
Differential nucleotide regulation of KATP channels by SUR1 and SUR2A.
Ricard Masia, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2005 Sep 1
46 citations
Functional Characterization of a Prokaryotic Kir Channel
Decha Enkvetchakul, Jaya Bhattacharyya, Iana Jeliazkova, Darcy K. Groesbeck, Catherine A. Cukras, Colin G. Nichols> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2004 Nov 5
51 citations
Molecular Basis of Inward Rectification: Polyamine Interaction Sites Located by Combined Channel and Ligand Mutagenesis
Harley T. Kurata, L. Revell Phillips, Thierry Rose, Gildas Loussouarn, Stefan Herlitze, Hariolf Fritzenschaft, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols, Thomas Baukrowitz> ;The Journal of General Physiology. 2004 Nov 1
10 citations
Cyclosporine minimization and cost reduction in renal transplant recipients receiving a C2-monitored, cyclosporine-based quadruple immunosuppressive regimen.
Karen L. Hardinger, Mark A. Schnitzler, Matthew J. Koch, Decha Enkvetchakul, Niraj M. Desai, Martin D. Jendrisak, Jeffrey A. Lowell, Brent W. Miller, Surendra Shenoy, ...> ;Transplantation. 2004 Oct 27
85 citations
Five-year follow up of thymoglobulin versus ATGAM induction in adult renal transplantation.
Karen L. Hardinger, Mark A. Schnitzler, Brent W. Miller, Jeffrey A. Lowell, Surendra Shenoy, Matthew J. Koch, Decha Enkvetchakul, Connie Ceriotti, Daniel C. Brennan> ;Transplantation. 2004 Jul 15
38 citations
Remodeling of excitation-contraction coupling in transgenic mice expressing ATP-insensitive sarcolemmal KATP channels
Thomas P. Flagg, Flavien Charpentier, Jocelyn Manning-Fox, Maria S. Remedi, Decha Enkvetchakul, Anatoli N. Lopatin, Joseph C. Koster, Colin G. Nichols> ;American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2004 Apr 1
55 citations
Molecular Basis of Ion Selectivity, Block, and Rectification of the Inward Rectifier Kir3.1/Kir3.4 K+ Channel
Katherine M. Dibb, Thierry Rose, Samy Makary, T. W. Claydon, Decha Enkvetchakul, Robert N. Leach, Colin G. Nichols, Mark R. Boyett> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2003 Dec 5
64 citations
Gating Mechanism of KATP Channels: Function Fits Form
Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;The Journal of General Physiology. 2003 Nov 1
53 citations
Gating dependence of inner pore access in inward rectifier K(+) channels.
L. Revell Phillips, Decha Enkvetchakul, Colin G. Nichols> ;Neuron. 2003 Mar 27
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Grant Support

Phospholipid And Proton Modulation Of Kirbac1.1 Channel AcitivityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2010
Phospholipid And Proton Modulation Of Kirbac1.1 Channel AcitivityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006–2008
Mechanisms And Kinetics Of Gating In K ChannelsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001–2005