Prasanthi P. Koganti

This study identifies fibrocytes as a reprogrammable somatic cell source for bovine iPSCs, showing their molecular identity and successful reprogramming into pluripotent stem cells.

This study improves SCNT efficiency in cattle by delaying oocyte maturation and using biPSCs as donor nuclei, resulting in higher fusion and blastocyst rates.

The paper identifies STAR/STARD1 as a mitochondrial cholesterol shuttle degraded by mitophagy, explaining its role in steroid metabolism and lipid disorders.

This study shows 19-Atriol inhibits steroidogenesis by directly targeting 3β-HSD and other enzymes, not via TSPO, resolving a long-standing mechanistic confusion.

This study shows TSPO deficiency increases white adipose tissue mass and lipid accumulation by disrupting the TSPO-PPIX axis, affecting lipid metabolism and mobilization.