Elena Oancea Source Confirmed

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Professor of Medical Science

John Brown University

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25 h-index 60 pubs 3,673 cited

Research Areas

melanin and skin pigmentation Ion Channels and Receptors Circadian rhythm and melatonin Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Skin Protection and Aging

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Elena Oancea is a Professor of Medical Science at John Brown University whose work encompasses diverse aspects of pigmentation, ion channel function, and circadian rhythms. Her research explores the genetic basis of skin pigmentation, as demonstrated by integrative functional genomic analyses identifying genetic variants influencing skin pigmentation in Africans. Oancea's work also investigates the roles of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels and the function of the lysosomal chloride-proton exchanger CLC7 in melanosomes, identifying CLC7 as a negative regulator of human pigmentation. Furthermore, Oancea's group studies the molecular and genetic underpinnings of coat color determination, and the role of hypothalamic opsin 3 in regulating food consumption.

Oancea's primary research interests include melanin production and skin pigmentation, the function of ion channels and receptors, the influence of circadian rhythms and melatonin, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, and mechanisms of skin protection and aging.

Metrics

  • h-index: 25
  • Publications: 60
  • Citations: 3,673

Selected Publications

  • Transient Receptor Potential channels (TRP) in GtoPdb v.2025.1 (2025) DOI
  • Hypothalamic opsin 3 suppresses MC4R signaling and potentiates Kir7.1 to promote food consumption (2025) DOI
  • Molecular and genetic characterization of sex-linked orange coat color in the domestic cat (2024) DOI
  • Transient Receptor Potential channels (TRP) in GtoPdb v.2023.3 (2023) DOI
  • Transient Receptor Potential channels (TRP) in GtoPdb v.2023.2 (2023) DOI
  • Transient Receptor Potential channels (TRP) in GtoPdb v.2023.1 (2023) DOI
  • 8-methoxypsoralen Potentiates Solar UV-Induced DNA Damage of Skin Melanocytes (2022) DOI
  • Transient Receptor Potential channels (TRP) in GtoPdb v.2022.1 (2022) DOI
  • Decision letter: Tonic inhibition of the chloride/proton antiporter ClC-7 by PI(3,5)P2 is crucial for lysosomal pH maintenance (2021) DOI
  • Transient Receptor Potential channels (TRP) in GtoPdb v.2021.3 (2021) DOI

Collaborators

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Joshua Saskin John Brown University 2 shared publications Chun‐Shiang Chung John Brown University 1 shared publication Hala K. Haddad John Brown University 1 shared publication Lauren E. Olinski John Brown University 1 shared publication

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