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Taruna Pandey

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0001-7278-6434Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetics· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Bingying WangiD· 3 shared Dengke K. MaiD· 3 shared Matthew D. DaughertyiD· 2 shared Shouhong GuangiD· 2 shared Alma L. BurlingameiD· 1 shared Chinmay A. KallurayaiD· 1 shared Henry De BellyiD· 1 shared Jingxuan Yao· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyCell ReportsPeer-reviewedJun 1, 2026

AlphaFold2-Guided Functional Screens Reveal a Conserved Antioxidant Protein at ER Membranes

Zhijian Ji, Henry De Belly, Taruna Pandey…·Dengke K. Ma

The paper identifies ERGU-1 as a conserved antioxidant protein at ER membranes using AlphaFold2 and functional screens in C. elegans, showing its role in H2O2 detoxification and antioxidant defense.

DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117489

C. eleganshuman

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintAug 20, 2023

Acquired stress resilience through bacteria-to-nematode horizontal gene transfer

Taruna Pandey, Chinmay A. Kalluraya, Bingying Wang…·K. Dengke

The paper identifies a nematode gene acquired via horizontal gene transfer from bacteria that enhances stress resilience by enabling L-rhamnose biosynthesis for cuticle integrity.

DOI 10.1101/2023.08.20.554039

C. elegansstatistical model

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GeneticsCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedOct 11, 2022

Co-opted Genes of Algal Origin Protect C. elegans against Cyanogenic Toxins

Bingying Wang, Taruna Pandey, Yong Long…·K. Dengke

This study identifies a genetic pathway in C. elegans that detoxifies amygdalin by co-opting algal genes acquired via horizontal gene transfer.

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