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R. Desai

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Immunology· 2 Cancer Biology· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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A. Z. Wang· 2 shared A. A. Petti· 1 shared A. E. Herbison· 1 shared A. H. Kim· 1 shared A. Hamacher-Brady· 1 shared A. J. Livingstone· 1 shared A. Kim· 1 shared A. Singh· 1 shared

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A. Z. Wang

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Unexpected plasma gonadal steroid and reproductive hormone levels across the mouse estrous cycle

E. G. Wall, R. Desai, Z. K. Aung, S. H. Yeo, D. R. Grattan, D. J. Handelsman, A. E. Herbison

The paper measures gonadal steroid and reproductive hormone levels across the mouse estrous cycle using LC-MS and ELISA, revealing unexpected peaks in estradiol and prolactin.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology

Oncogenic GNAS uses PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms to induce cell proliferation in human pancreatic ductal and acinar organoids

R. Desai, S. K. Muthuswamy

This study investigates how oncogenic GNASR201C induces cell proliferation in pancreatic ductal and acinar organoids through PKA-dependent and independent mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2023Cancer Biology

The conventional dendritic cell 1 subset primes CD8+ T cells and traffics tumor antigen to drive anti-tumor immunity in the brain

J. A. Bowman-Kirigin, B. T. Saunders, R. Desai, A. Z. Wang, M. O. Schaettler, C. J. Liu, A. J. Livingstone, D. K. Kobayashi, V. Durai, N. M. Kretzer, G. J. Zipfel, E. C. Leuthardt, J. W. Osbun, M. R. Chicoine, A. H. Kim, , G. P. Dunn

The paper identifies cDC1's role in priming CD8+ T cells and trafficking tumor antigens to drive anti-tumor immunity in the brain.

bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2021Immunology

Single Cell Atlas of Human Dura Reveals Cellular Meningeal Landscape and Insights into Meningioma Immune Response

A. Z. Wang, J. Bowman-Kirigin, R. Desai, P. Patel, B. Patel, S. Khan, D. Bender, M. C. Marlin, J. Liu, J. Osbun, E. Leuthardt, M. Chicoine, R. Dacey, G. Zipfel, A. Kim, , G. Dunn

This study uses single-cell RNA-sequencing to characterize human dura and meningioma, revealing distinct immune microenvironments and TCR overlap between matched samples.

bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2021 · PreprintImmunology

Mitochondria form contact sites with the nucleus to couple pro-survival retrograde response

R. Desai, D. A. East, L. Hardy, M. Rigon, D. Faccenda, M. S. Alvarex, A. Singh, M. Mainenti, L. K. Hussey, R. Bentham, G. Szabadkai, V. Zappulli, G. Dhoot, L. E. Romano, X. Dong, , M. Campanella

The paper shows mitochondria form contact sites with the nucleus to facilitate a pro-survival retrograde response by stabilizing transcription factors like NF-kB.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2020 · PreprintCell Biology