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Smita Eknath Desale

National Chemical Laboratory

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Subashchandrabose ChinnathambiiD· 3 shared Hariharakrishnan ChidambaramiD· 2 shared Abhishek Ankur BalmikiD· 1 shared Andrea PaquolaiD· 1 shared Bhagyashree Dasari RaoiD· 1 shared Cagakan ÖzbalciiD· 1 shared Clare E. BensoniD· 1 shared Elisabeth M. StorckiD· 1 shared

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Identification of specific lipid-protein interactions in dividing cells using lipid-trap mass spectrometry

Andrea Paquola, Clare E. Benson, Smita Eknath Desale, Cagakan Özbalci, Elisabeth M. Storck, Stephen J. Terry, Bhagyashree Dasari Rao, Kelechi Nwite, Federica Ferrentino, Ulrike Eggert

The paper develops lipid-trap mass spectrometry (LTMS) to study lipid-protein interactions in dividing cells and identifies specific lipid associations with cytokinetic proteins.

Nature Cell Biology · Apr 13, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Extracellular HDAC6 ZnF UBP domain enhances podosome-mediated neuronal migration

Tazeen Qureshi, Smita Eknath Desale, Shweta Kishor Sonawane, Abhishek Ankur Balmik, Hariharakrishnan Chidambaram, Subashchandrabose Chinnathambi

The paper investigates the role of HDAC6 ZnF UBP domain in enhancing podosome-mediated neuronal migration through actin remodelling.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology

Microglia undergoes chemokine receptor, CX3CR1-mediated internalization of extracellular Tau

Hariharakrishnan Chidambaram, Smita Eknath Desale, Kapali Suri, N. Arul Murugan, Subashchandrabose Chinnathambi

This study investigates how CX3CR1 mediates Tau internalization by microglia and how AZD8797 modulates this interaction through molecular docking and dynamics simulations.

bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology

α- Linolenic acid modulates phagocytosis of extracellular Tau and induces microglial migration

Smita Eknath Desale, Subashchandrabose Chinnathambi

This study shows that alpha-linolenic acid enhances microglial phagocytosis and degradation of extracellular Tau, reducing its spread in Alzheimer's disease.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience