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Rashna Sharmin

The University of Texas at Arlington

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Aladin ElkhaliliD· 2 shared Piya GhoseiD· 2 shared Shai ShahamiD· 2 shared Ginger ClarkiD· 1 shared Ginger Clark· 1 shared Karen Juanez· 1 shared Mark W. PellegrinoiD· 1 shared Melvin Williams· 1 shared

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EOR-1/PLZF-regulated WAH-1/AIF sequentially promotes early and late stages of non-apoptotic corpse removal

Nathan Rather, Aladin Elkhalil, Melvin Williams, Karen Juanez, Rashna Sharmin, Ginger Clark, Shai Shaham, Piya Ghose

This study identifies EOR-1/PLZF as a regulator of WAH-1/AIF, which sequentially promotes non-apoptotic corpse removal during development.

Cell Death Discovery · Nov 28, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Mitochondria transported by Kinesin 3 prevent localized calcium spiking to inhibit caspase-dependent specialized cell death

Rashna Sharmin, Aladin Elkhalil, Sara Pena, Pranya Gaddipati, Ginger Clark, Pavak Kirit Shah, Mark W. Pellegrino, Shai Shaham, Piya Ghose

The paper investigates the role of mitochondrial transport by kinesin motors in preventing localized calcium spiking and caspase-dependent cell death during specialized elimination in C. elegans neurons.

Current Biology · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology