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Deepa Ajnar

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Ananya Sarkar· 1 shared Apparao DraksharapuiD· 1 shared Avanish pandey· 1 shared Bishnu Prasad Sahoo· 1 shared Dharmaraja AllimuthuiD· 1 shared Dipranil Dutta· 1 shared Poornima Menon· 1 shared Priyanka SharmaiD· 1 shared

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Small molecule promoters of endogenous lipid droplet accumulation drive lysophagy

Sai Kumari Vechalapu, Santhosh Duraisamy, Sathyapriya Senthil, Rakesh Kumar, Deepa Ajnar, Apparao Draksharapu, Suresh S. Kumar, Dharmaraja Allimuthu

The paper identifies small molecules that promote lipid droplet accumulation, which induces lysophagy and inhibits cancer cell proliferation.

Angewandte Chemie · Jul 26, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

SARS-CoV-2 Protein ORF3a Drives Lysosomal Membrane Atg8ylation

Deepa Ajnar, Ananya Sarkar, Seema Riyaz, Avanish pandey, Bishnu Prasad Sahoo, Shivam Patnaik, Smruti Ranjan Rout, Poornima Menon, Dipranil Dutta, Pulkit Asati, Priyanka Sharma, Sai Prasad Pydi, Suresh G. Kumar

This study shows that SARS-CoV-2's ORF3a protein induces lysosomal membrane atg8ylation, which protects cells from death by limiting ORF3a-induced cell death.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology