A ciliopathy complex builds distal appendages to initiate ciliogenesis

D Kumar, A Rains, V Herranz-Pérez, Q Lu, X Shi… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Cells inherit two centrioles, the older of which is uniquely capable of generating a cilium.
Using proteomics and superresolved imaging, we identify a module that we term DISCO …

Hyperthermia induced disruption of mechanical balance leads to G1 arrest and senescence in cells

N Mundhara, A Majumder, D Panda - Biochemical Journal, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Human body temperature limits below 40° C during heat stroke or fever. The implications of
prolonged exposure to the physiologically relevant temperature (40° C) on cellular …

Regulation of microtubule stability by centrosomal proteins

A Kumari, D Panda - IUBMB life, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The centrosome executes diverse functions including the nucleation and organization of
microtubules. A subset of centrosomal proteins is found to be involved in regulating the …

An adamantyl-caffeoyl-anilide exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial activity by inhibiting FtsZ assembly and Z-ring formation

P Bhondwe, N Sengar, HS Bodiwala, IP Singh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several harmful bacteria have evolved resistance to conventional antibiotics due to their
extensive usage. FtsZ, a principal bacterial cell division protein, is considered as an …

C12, a combretastatin-A4 analog, exerts anticancer activity by targeting microtubules

A Kumari, S Srivastava, RK Manne, S Sisodiya… - Biochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Combretastatin A4 and its analogs are undergoing various clinical trials for the treatment of
different cancers. This study illustrated the molecular mechanism and antitumor activity of …

Monitoring the disruptive effects of tubulin-binding agents on cellular microtubules

A Kumari, D Panda - Microtubules: Methods and Protocols, 2022 - Springer
Tubulin-binding agents are an important class of chemotherapeutic agents. This chapter
describes detailed protocols to examine the effects of tubulin-binding agents on cellular …

Substrate loss modulus promotes the differentiation of SHSY-5Y neuroblastoma cells

N Mundhara, S Yadav, PU Shirke, D Panda… - Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Moduli of the extracellular matrix influence multiple cellular functions such as proliferation,
migration, senescence, and differentiation. However, the in vitro studies predominantly …

Centrosomal protein FOR20 knockout mice display embryonic lethality and left‐right patterning defects

Z Xu, M Liu, C Gao, W Kuang, X Chen, F Liu, B Ge… - FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Centrosomal protein FOR20 has been reported to be crucial for essential cellular processes,
including ciliogenesis, cell migration, and cell cycle in vertebrates. However, the function of …

LMBD1 protein participates in cell mitosis by regulating microtubule assembly

CY Sun, SC Chang, HP Wang, YJ Lee… - Biochemical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
LMBD1 was previously demonstrated to regulate the endocytosis of insulin receptor on the
cell surface and to mediate the export of cobalamin from the lysosomes to the cytosol, but …