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Awantika Shah

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

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Immunology· 3 Systems Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy BalajiiD· 4 shared Aakash ChandramouliiD· 1 shared Ankita Ghoshal· 1 shared Atheena Abhayakumar· 1 shared Bharat Bhatt· 1 shared Debajyoti Das· 1 shared Gaurav Kumar LohiaiD· 1 shared Nagasuma R ChandraiD· 1 shared

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Lysine specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) regulates host alpha-ketoglutarate levels to modulate lipid peroxidation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Awantika Shah, Aakash Chandramouli, Atheena Abhayakumar, Raju S Rajmani, Siddhesh S. Kamat, Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy Balaji

This study shows LSD1 regulates host alpha-ketoglutarate levels, modulating lipid peroxidation and mycobacterial survival during tuberculosis infection.

bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Histone demethylase LSD1 regulates lipid homeostasis duringCryptococcus neoformans infection

Gaurav Kumar Lohia, Awantika Shah, Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy Balaji

This study shows that host LSD1 regulates lipid accumulation in macrophages during Cryptococcus neoformans infection by modulating lipophagy and WNT signaling, reducing fungal burden in mice.

iScience · Aug 21, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology

Deregulation of epigenetic factor, KDM6A, is involved during Candida albicans mediated delayed wound healing

Ankita Ghoshal, Awantika Shah, Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy Balaji

The paper investigates how KDM6A deregulation contributes to delayed wound healing caused by Candida albicans infection, highlighting its role in modulating metalloproteinase expression.

bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2024 · PreprintImmunology

Knock-down of a regulatory barcode shifts macrophage polarization destination from M1 to M2 and increases pathogen burden upon S. aureus infection

Sathyabaarathi Ravichandran, Bharat Bhatt, Awantika Shah, Debajyoti Das, Kithiganahalli Narayanaswamy Balaji, Nagasuma R Chandra

The paper identifies three regulatory factors that shift macrophage polarization from M1 to M2 and increase susceptibility to S. aureus infection.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2021 · PreprintSystems Biology