Ramamurthy Baskar

Extracellular adenosine deamination primes tip organizer development in Dictyostelium

The paper shows that extracellular adenosine deamination by ADGF produces ammonia, which is critical for tip organizer development in Dictyostelium, with potential conservation in higher vertebrates.

Persistence of parental age effect on somatic mutation rates across generations in Arabidopsis.

The paper shows that parental age effects on somatic mutation rates in Arabidopsis persist across generations, with varying patterns in mutation rates depending on the generation and type of mutation.

A telomerase with novel non-canonical roles: TERT controls cellular aggregation and tissue size in Dictyostelium

This paper shows that TERT, a telomerase subunit, regulates developmental processes in Dictyostelium discoideum through non-canonical mechanisms, affecting tissue size and aggregation.