Saravanan Palani

Nim1-related kinases regulate septin organization and cytokinesis by modulating Hof1 at the cell division site

This study identifies roles for Elm1 and Gin4 in septin organization and cytokinesis, revealing their interactions with Hof1 and kinase-independent functions of Hsl1 in yeast.

A compact, portable degron tool derived from the 3'UTR of MTCH2 for tunable degradation of proteins

The paper describes a nine-amino-acid degron derived from MTCH2's 3'UTR that enables tunable protein degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system.

Functional redundancy and formin-independent localization of tropomyosin isoforms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

This study shows that Tpm isoforms in yeast bind actin filaments independently of formin isoforms and exhibit functional redundancy in actin cable maintenance.

IntAct-U-ExM: Ultrastructure Expansion microscopy of actin networks via an internally-tagged actin

The paper develops IntAct-U-ExM to visualize actin networks with super-resolution, showing improved resolution of actin structures in yeast and mammalian cells.

Distinct filament morphology and membrane tethering features of the dual FtsZs in Odinarchaeota

This study compares two FtsZ isoforms in Odinarchaeota, revealing distinct filament structures and membrane tethering mechanisms, highlighting evolutionary diversity in the FtsZ-Tubulin superfamily.

Expanding the Zebrafish Genetic Code through Site-Specific Introduction of Diazirine-lysine, Bicyclononyne-lysine and Azido-lysine

This paper expands the zebrafish genetic code to incorporate three unnatural amino acids into proteins, providing proteomic evidence for their successful integration.