Kumaragurubaran Rathnakumar

Decoding the naked mole-rat genome, telomere to telomere

The paper presents a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the naked mole-rat and compares it with a related species to identify gene losses and duplications associated with unique traits.

GM-CSF Programs Alveolar Macrophages to Maintain Pulmonary Lymphocyte Homeostasis

This study identifies GM-CSF as a regulator of pulmonary lymphocyte homeostasis by controlling alveolar macrophage function and preventing lymphocytosis.

An updated reference genome sequence and annotation reveals gene losses and gains underlying naked mole-rat biology

The paper presents an updated reference genome for the naked mole-rat, identifying gene losses and gains linked to its unique physiological traits.

Multi-species analysis of inflammatory response elements reveals ancient and lineage-specific contributions of transposable elements to NF-κB binding

The paper analyzes RELA-bound transposable elements across species to show their ancient and lineage-specific contributions to NF-κB binding and inflammation.