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Kunal Gharat

Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)ORCID 0000-0001-5968-1814Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Biochemistry· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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BiochemistryJournal of Biological ChemistryPeer-reviewedFeb 4, 2026

HSP-1-Specific Nanobodies Alter Chaperone Function in vitro and in vivo

Nicholas D. Urban, Kunal Gharat, Zachary Mattiola…·Matthias C. Truttmann

This study develops two nanobodies that specifically target HSP-1, reducing its ATPase activity and protein folding capacity both in vitro and in vivo.

DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2026.111238

C. elegansproteomics

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 11, 2024

Amyloid-beta precursor protein contributes to brain aging and learning decline

Dennis E. M. de Bakker, Mihaela Mihaljević, Kunal Gharat…·Dario Riccardo Valenzano

This study shows that amyloid-beta precursor protein contributes to non-pathological brain aging and learning decline in killifish and humans.

9 citations

multiple speciesproteomics

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