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Katie Beverley

University of Illinois Chicago

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Physiology· 2 Cancer Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

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Irena LevitaniD· 3 shared Ibra Seaphus FancheriD· 2 shared Sang Joon AhniD· 2 shared Alexa M Gajda· 1 shared Beata Maria WolskaiD· 1 shared Caitlyn C. Castillo· 1 shared Ekrem Emrah EriD· 1 shared Elizabeth Le Master· 1 shared

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Ionic Regulation of Mechanosurveillance and Metastasis via the MRTFA/KCNMB1 Axis

Alexa M Gajda, Mohamed Haloul, Vinay Pai, Keyvan Mollaeian, Khushi J Patel, Raymundo Rodríguez-López, Katie Beverley, Mark A. Sanborn, Kihak Lee, Caitlyn C. Castillo, Stephanie M. Wilk, Beata Maria Wolska, Faruk Hossen, Eron N Mendenhall, James C. Lee, , Ekrem Emrah Er

This study identifies KCNMB1 and potassium efflux as regulators of cellular stiffness in cancer cells, showing that BK channel activation reduces metastasis and enhances immune cell cytotoxicity.

Developmental Cell · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

Protection against diet-induced obesity by a single-point mutation in Kir2.1 channels

Katie Beverley, Marcos David Munoz, Sang Joon Ahn, Elizabeth Le Master, Shane A Philips, Ibra Seaphus Fancher, Pingwen Xu, Irena Levitan

This study shows that a single-point mutation in Kir2.1 channels protects mice from diet-induced obesity by altering fat distribution and increasing energy expenditure.

Physiology · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Flow-sensitive K+ channels link flow to piezo1/PI3K/Akt1 pathway

Sang Joon Ahn, Katie Beverley, Sara T. Granados, Man Long Kwok, Jiwang Chen, Yulia A. Komarova, Ibra Seaphus Fancher, Shane Aaron Phillips, Irena Levitan

This study shows Kir2.1 channels link flow-induced signaling to Piezo1/PI3K/Akt1 pathways, restoring flow-induced vasodilation in Kir2.1-deficient endothelium.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology