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Ajai J. Pulianmackal

University of Michigan

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Developmental BiologyDisease Models & MechanismsPeer-reviewedApr 1, 2025

Oncogenic signaling in the adult Drosophila prostate-like accessory gland leads to activation of a conserved pro-tumorigenic program, in the absence of proliferation.

S. Jaimian Church, Ajai J. Pulianmackal, Joseph A. Dixon…·Laura Buttitta

This study shows that oncogenic signaling in adult Drosophila accessory glands activates a pro-tumorigenic program without proliferation, leading to tissue hyperplasia and aneuploidy through endoreduplication.

4 citations

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Developmental BiologyDisease Models & MechanismsPeer-reviewedFeb 2, 2022

Mis-regulation of the Nucleoporins 98 and 96 lead to defects in protein synthesis that promote hallmarks of tumorigenesis.

Ajai J. Pulianmackal, Kiriaki Kanakousaki, Kerry A. Flegel…·Laura Buttitta

This study shows that reducing Nup98-96 function in Drosophila leads to defects in protein synthesis and JNK signaling, promoting tumorigenesis when apoptosis is inhibited.

9 citations

Drosophilabulk RNA-seq

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