Sonal Srikanth

Title(s)Associate Adjunct Professor, Physiology
SchoolMedicine
Emailssrikanth@mednet.ucla.edu
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    National Center for Biological Sciences, TIFR, IndiaPh.D07/2004Genetics and Biophysics

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    Dr. Srikanth is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physiology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Srikanth obtained her Ph.D from NCBS, Bangalore under the guidance of Dr. Gaiti Hasan in characterizing the biophysical properties of the Drosophila melanogaster Inositol 1, 4, 5 trisphosphate receptor (InsP3R). During her Ph.D. she spent a year in Dr. Ilya Bezprozvanny's lab at UT Southwestern Medical center performing lipid bilayer experiments to examine the single channel properties of the Drosophila InsP3R. She then joined Dr. Anjana Rao's laboratory, then at Harvard Medical School and performed a genome-wide Drosophila RNAi screen with Dr. Yousang Gwack, which led to the identification of Orai1 as a critical component of the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels in immune cells. She further continued her research on Orai proteins in Yousang's lab at UCLA, first as a postdoctoral scholar and subsequently as an Assistant Research Physiologist.
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    Regulation of the STING pathway under sterile conditions
    NIH R01AI146352Aug 13, 2020 - Jul 31, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Distinct functions of Orai1 and Orai2 in naive and effector helper T cells
    NIH R21AI130653Mar 1, 2017 - Feb 29, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Orai inhibition modulates pulmonary ILC2 metabolism and alleviates airway hyperreactivity in murine and humanized models. Nat Commun. 2023 Sep 26; 14(1):5989. Howard E, Hurrell BP, Helou DG, Shafiei-Jahani P, Hasiakos S, Painter J, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Akbari O. PMID: 37752127; PMCID: PMC10522697.
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    2. Orai3 Calcium Channel Contributes to Oral/Oropharyngeal Cancer Stemness through the Elevation of ID1 Expression. Cells. 2023 09 07; 12(18). Nguyen A, Sung Y, Lee SH, Martin CE, Srikanth S, Chen W, Kang MK, Kim RH, Park NH, Gwack Y, Kim Y, Shin KH. PMID: 37759448; PMCID: PMC10527097.
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    3. Comparative Analysis of Molecular Pathogenic Mechanisms and Antiviral Development Targeting Old and New World Hantaviruses. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 05. Jeyachandran AV, Irudayam JI, Dubey S, Chakravarty N, Konda B, Shah A, Su B, Wang C, Cui Q, Williams KJ, Srikanth S, Shi Y, Deb A, Damoiseaux R, Stripp BR, Ramaiah A, Arumugaswami V. PMID: 37577539; PMCID: PMC10418258.
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    4. Ca2+ Signaling Augmented by ORAI1 Trafficking Regulates the Pathogenic State of Effector T Cells. J Immunol. 2022 03 15; 208(6):1329-1340. Wu B, Woo JS, Sun Z, Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 35217583; PMCID: PMC8916982.
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    5. Biallelic mutations in calcium release activated channel regulator 2A (CRACR2A) cause a primary immunodeficiency disorder. Elife. 2021 12 15; 10. Wu B, Rice L, Shrimpton J, Lawless D, Walker K, Carter C, McKeown L, Anwar R, Doody GM, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Savic S. PMID: 34908525; PMCID: PMC8673834.
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    6. ORAI1 Limits SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Regulating Tonic Type I IFN Signaling. J Immunol. 2022 01 01; 208(1):74-84. Wu B, Ramaiah A, Garcia G, Hasiakos S, Arumugaswami V, Srikanth S. PMID: 34819389; PMCID: PMC8702473.
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    7. NKD2 mediates stimulation-dependent ORAI1 trafficking to augment Ca2+ entry in T cells. Cell Rep. 2021 08 24; 36(8):109603. Wu B, Woo JS, Vila P, Jew M, Leung J, Sun Z, Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 34433025; PMCID: PMC8435239.
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    8. ORAI1 establishes resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection by regulating tonic type I interferon signaling. bioRxiv. 2021 May 04. Wu B, Ramaiah A, Garcia G, Gwack Y, Arumugaswami V, Srikanth S. PMID: 33972946; PMCID: PMC8109209.
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    9. Blue light opens the ORAI1 LOC(K). Cell Calcium. 2021 05; 95:102371. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 33626404.
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    10. The short isoform of extended synaptotagmin-2 controls Ca2+ dynamics in T cells via interaction with STIM1. Sci Rep. 2020 09 02; 10(1):14433. Woo JS, Sun Z, Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 32879390; PMCID: PMC7468131.
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    11. Correction: CRACR2A-Mediated TCR Signaling Promotes Local Effector Th1 and Th17 Responses. J Immunol. 2019 Jul 01; 203(1):293. Woo JS, Srikanth S, Kim KD, Elsaesser H, Lu J, Pellegrini M, Brooks DG, Sun Z, Gwack Y. PMID: 31127031.
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    12. A Report of Novel STIM1 Deficiency and 6-Year Follow-Up of Two Previous Cases Associated with Mild Immunological Phenotype. J Clin Immunol. 2019 04; 39(3):249-256. Rice L, Stockdale C, Berry I, O'Riordan S, Pysden K, Anwar R, Rushambuza R, Blyth M, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, El-Sherbiny YM, Carter C, Savic S. PMID: 30949876.
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    13. The Ca2+ sensor STIM1 regulates the type I interferon response by retaining the signaling adaptor STING at the endoplasmic reticulum. Nat Immunol. 2019 02; 20(2):152-162. Srikanth S, Woo JS, Wu B, El-Sherbiny YM, Leung J, Chupradit K, Rice L, Seo GJ, Calmettes G, Ramakrishna C, Cantin E, An DS, Sun R, Wu TT, Jung JU, Savic S, Gwack Y. PMID: 30643259; PMCID: PMC6340781.
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    14. CRACR2A-Mediated TCR Signaling Promotes Local Effector Th1 and Th17 Responses. J Immunol. 2018 08 15; 201(4):1174-1185. Woo JS, Srikanth S, Kim KD, Elsaesser H, Lu J, Pellegrini M, Brooks DG, Sun Z, Gwack Y. PMID: 29987160; PMCID: PMC6081249.
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    15. Deletion of Orai1 leads to bone loss aggravated with aging and impairs function of osteoblast lineage cells. Bone Rep. 2018 Jun; 8:147-155. Choi H, Srikanth S, Atti E, Pirih FQ, Nervina JM, Gwack Y, Tetradis S. PMID: 29955633; PMCID: PMC6020256.
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    16. Laminar flow downregulates Notch activity to promote lymphatic sprouting. J Clin Invest. 2017 Apr 03; 127(4):1225-1240. Choi D, Park E, Jung E, Seong YJ, Yoo J, Lee E, Hong M, Lee S, Ishida H, Burford J, Peti-Peterdi J, Adams RH, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Chen CS, Vogel HJ, Koh CJ, Wong AK, Hong YK. PMID: 28263185; PMCID: PMC5373895.
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    17. ORAI1 Activates Proliferation of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells in Response to Laminar Flow Through Krüppel-Like Factors 2 and 4. Circ Res. 2017 Apr 28; 120(9):1426-1439. Choi D, Park E, Jung E, Seong YJ, Hong M, Lee S, Burford J, Gyarmati G, Peti-Peterdi J, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Koh CJ, Boriushkin E, Hamik A, Wong AK, Hong YK. PMID: 28167653; PMCID: PMC6300148.
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    18. Immunological Disorders: Regulation of Ca2+ Signaling in T Lymphocytes. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017; 993:397-424. Srikanth S, Woo JS, Sun Z, Gwack Y. PMID: 28900926; PMCID: PMC8957800.
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    19. Orai1 promotes tumor progression by enhancing cancer stemness via NFAT signaling in oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 12; 7(28):43239-43255. Lee SH, Rigas NK, Lee CR, Bang A, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Kang MK, Kim RH, Park NH, Shin KH. PMID: 27259269; PMCID: PMC5190020.
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    20. A large Rab GTPase family in a small GTPase world. Small GTPases. 2017 01 02; 8(1):43-48. Srikanth S, Woo JS, Gwack Y. PMID: 27221160; PMCID: PMC5331893.
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    21. Orai1 mediates osteogenic differentiation via BMP signaling pathway in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 05 13; 473(4):1309-1314. Lee SH, Park Y, Song M, Srikanth S, Kim S, Kang MK, Gwack Y, Park NH, Kim RH, Shin KH. PMID: 27086849; PMCID: PMC4853278.
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    22. A large Rab GTPase encoded by CRACR2A is a component of subsynaptic vesicles that transmit T cell activation signals. Sci Signal. 2016 Mar 22; 9(420):ra31. Srikanth S, Kim KD, Gao Y, Woo JS, Ghosh S, Calmettes G, Paz A, Abramson J, Jiang M, Gwack Y. PMID: 27016526; PMCID: PMC5013727.
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    23. Junctophilin-4, a component of the endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane junctions, regulates Ca2+ dynamics in T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Mar 08; 113(10):2762-7. Woo JS, Srikanth S, Nishi M, Ping P, Takeshima H, Gwack Y. PMID: 26929330; PMCID: PMC4790987.
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    24. Dental enamel cells express functional SOCE channels. Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 30; 5:15803. Nurbaeva MK, Eckstein M, Concepcion AR, Smith CE, Srikanth S, Paine ML, Gwack Y, Hubbard MJ, Feske S, Lacruz RS. PMID: 26515404; PMCID: PMC4626795.
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    25. The ion channel TRPV1 regulates the activation and proinflammatory properties of CD4⁺ T cells. Nat Immunol. 2014 Nov; 15(11):1055-1063. Bertin S, Aoki-Nonaka Y, de Jong PR, Nohara LL, Xu H, Stanwood SR, Srikanth S, Lee J, To K, Abramson L, Yu T, Han T, Touma R, Li X, González-Navajas JM, Herdman S, Corr M, Fu G, Dong H, Gwack Y, Franco A, Jefferies WA, Raz E. PMID: 25282159; PMCID: PMC4843825.
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    26. Interplay between the oxidoreductase PDIA6 and microRNA-322 controls the response to disrupted endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis. Sci Signal. 2014 Jun 10; 7(329):ra54. Groenendyk J, Peng Z, Dudek E, Fan X, Mizianty MJ, Dufey E, Urra H, Sepulveda D, Rojas-Rivera D, Lim Y, Kim DH, Baretta K, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Ahnn J, Kaufman RJ, Lee SK, Hetz C, Kurgan L, Michalak M. PMID: 24917591; PMCID: PMC4984425.
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    27. Methods to measure cytoplasmic and mitochondrial Ca(2+) concentration using Ca(2+)-sensitive dyes. Methods Enzymol. 2014; 543:1-20. Srikanth S, Kim KD, Gwack Y. PMID: 24924125.
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    28. Calcium signaling via Orai1 is essential for induction of the nuclear orphan receptor pathway to drive Th17 differentiation. J Immunol. 2014 Jan 01; 192(1):110-22. Kim KD, Srikanth S, Tan YV, Yee MK, Jew M, Damoiseaux R, Jung ME, Shimizu S, An DS, Ribalet B, Waschek JA, Gwack Y. PMID: 24307733; PMCID: PMC3874217.
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    29. Orai1-NFAT signalling pathway triggered by T cell receptor stimulation. Mol Cells. 2013 Mar; 35(3):182-94. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 23483280; PMCID: PMC3887911.
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    30. Regulation of CRAC channels by protein interactions and post-translational modification. Channels (Austin). 2013 Sep-Oct; 7(5):354-63. Srikanth S, Ribalet B, Gwack Y. PMID: 23454861; PMCID: PMC3893732.
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    31. Measurement of intracellular Ca2+ concentration in single cells using ratiometric calcium dyes. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 963:3-14. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 23296601.
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    32. Molecular regulation of the pore component of CRAC channels, Orai1. Curr Top Membr. 2013; 71:181-207. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 23890116.
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    33. Orai1, STIM1, and their associating partners. J Physiol. 2012 Sep 01; 590(17):4169-77. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 22586216; PMCID: PMC3473276.
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    34. Junctate is a Ca2+-sensing structural component of Orai1 and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 29; 109(22):8682-7. Srikanth S, Jew M, Kim KD, Yee MK, Abramson J, Gwack Y. PMID: 22586105; PMCID: PMC3365170.
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    35. ORAI1 deficiency impairs activated T cell death and enhances T cell survival. J Immunol. 2011 Oct 01; 187(7):3620-30. Kim KD, Srikanth S, Yee MK, Mock DC, Lawson GW, Gwack Y. PMID: 21873530; PMCID: PMC3178683.
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    36. The third transmembrane segment of orai1 protein modulates Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel gating and permeation properties. J Biol Chem. 2011 Oct 07; 286(40):35318-28. Srikanth S, Yee MK, Gwack Y, Ribalet B. PMID: 21865174; PMCID: PMC3186358.
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    37. Protein kinase D orchestrates the activation of DRAK2 in response to TCR-induced Ca2+ influx and mitochondrial reactive oxygen generation. J Immunol. 2011 Jan 15; 186(2):940-50. Newton RH, Leverrier S, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Cahalan MD, Walsh CM. PMID: 21148796; PMCID: PMC3133617.
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    38. A novel EF-hand protein, CRACR2A, is a cytosolic Ca2+ sensor that stabilizes CRAC channels in T cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2010 May; 12(5):436-46. Srikanth S, Jung HJ, Kim KD, Souda P, Whitelegge J, Gwack Y. PMID: 20418871; PMCID: PMC2875865.
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    39. The intracellular loop of Orai1 plays a central role in fast inactivation of Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channels. J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 12; 285(7):5066-75. Srikanth S, Jung HJ, Ribalet B, Gwack Y. PMID: 20007711; PMCID: PMC2836109.
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    40. Hair loss and defective T- and B-cell function in mice lacking ORAI1. Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Sep; 28(17):5209-22. Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Oh-Hora M, Hogan PG, Lamperti ED, Yamashita M, Gelinas C, Neems DS, Sasaki Y, Feske S, Prakriya M, Rajewsky K, Rao A. PMID: 18591248; PMCID: PMC2519726.
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    41. Dynamic movement of the calcium sensor STIM1 and the calcium channel Orai1 in activated T-cells: puncta and distal caps. Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Jul; 19(7):2802-17. Barr VA, Bernot KM, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Balagopalan L, Regan CK, Helman DJ, Sommers CL, Oh-Hora M, Rao A, Samelson LE. PMID: 18448669; PMCID: PMC2441672.
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    42. Signalling to transcription: store-operated Ca2+ entry and NFAT activation in lymphocytes. Cell Calcium. 2007 Aug; 42(2):145-56. Gwack Y, Feske S, Srikanth S, Hogan PG, Rao A. PMID: 17572487.
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    43. Biochemical and functional characterization of Orai proteins. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jun 01; 282(22):16232-43. Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Feske S, Cruz-Guilloty F, Oh-hora M, Neems DS, Hogan PG, Rao A. PMID: 17293345.
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    44. Dynamic assembly of TRPC1-STIM1-Orai1 ternary complex is involved in store-operated calcium influx. Evidence for similarities in store-operated and calcium release-activated calcium channel components. J Biol Chem. 2007 Mar 23; 282(12):9105-16. Ong HL, Cheng KT, Liu X, Bandyopadhyay BC, Paria BC, Soboloff J, Pani B, Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Singh BB, Gill DL, Gill D, Ambudkar IS. PMID: 17224452; PMCID: PMC3309402.
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    45. Orai1 is an essential pore subunit of the CRAC channel. Nature. 2006 Sep 14; 443(7108):230-3. Prakriya M, Feske S, Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Rao A, Hogan PG. PMID: 16921383.
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    46. Compensation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor function by altering sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase activity in the Drosophila flight circuit. J Neurosci. 2006 Aug 09; 26(32):8278-88. Banerjee S, Joshi R, Venkiteswaran G, Agrawal N, Srikanth S, Alam F, Hasan G. PMID: 16899722; PMCID: PMC6673814.
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    47. A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function. Nature. 2006 May 11; 441(7090):179-85. Feske S, Gwack Y, Prakriya M, Srikanth S, Puppel SH, Tanasa B, Hogan PG, Lewis RS, Daly M, Rao A. PMID: 16582901.
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    48. A genome-wide Drosophila RNAi screen identifies DYRK-family kinases as regulators of NFAT. Nature. 2006 Jun 01; 441(7093):646-50. Gwack Y, Sharma S, Nardone J, Tanasa B, Iuga A, Srikanth S, Okamura H, Bolton D, Feske S, Hogan PG, Rao A. PMID: 16511445.
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    49. Ectopic expression of a Drosophila InsP(3)R channel mutant has dominant-negative effects in vivo. Cell Calcium. 2006 Feb; 39(2):187-96. Srikanth S, Banerjee S, Hasan G. PMID: 16325255.
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    50. Functional properties of a pore mutant in the Drosophila melanogaster inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor. FEBS Lett. 2004 Sep 24; 575(1-3):95-8. Srikanth S, Wang Z, Hasan G, Bezprozvanny I. PMID: 15388340.
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    51. Functional properties of the Drosophila melanogaster inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mutants. Biophys J. 2004 Jun; 86(6):3634-46. Srikanth S, Wang Z, Tu H, Nair S, Mathew MK, Hasan G, Bezprozvanny I. PMID: 15189860; PMCID: PMC1304265.
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