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Akhilesh B. Reddy
University of PennsylvaniaORCID 0000-0003-3328-1470Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
Biology Disciplines
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2018-2026 · peak 5/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- Cell BiologyiSciencePeer-reviewed
Asymmetric Cross-Reactivity of Nuclear Receptors Reveals an Evolutionary Buffer Between Estrogen and Androgen Signaling
Shintaro Yamazaki, Akhilesh B. Reddy
The paper uses deep learning to show estradiol binds androgen receptors more strongly than testosterone, revealing evolutionary conservation and potential therapeutic implications.
DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117289 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Sleep regulates hepatic neutrophil trafficking by modulating uric acid metabolism via sympathetic nervous system activity
Pawan Kumar Jha, Utham K. Valekunja, Jing Chen‐Roetling, Akhilesh B. Reddy
This study shows that sleep loss triggers hepatic inflammation through a sympathetic-metabolic-immune axis by increasing uric acid synthesis and neutrophil recruitment.
1 citation - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Optogenetic Modeling of Wake-Like Transcriptional Progression in Human SH-SY5Y Neuronal Cells
Shintaro Yamazaki, William Gee, Utham K. Valekunja, Akhilesh B. Reddy
This study uses optogenetic stimulation to show that sustained neuronal excitation in human SH-SY5Y cells generates staged, wake-like transcriptional progression through distinct temporal gene modules.
1 citation - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Intrinsic Circadian Organization of the Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglia
Shintaro Yamazaki, Lee Wulund, Utham K. Valekunja, Akhilesh B. Reddy
The paper identifies intrinsic circadian clocks in spinal dorsal horn and dorsal root ganglia, revealing temporally structured molecular programs and circadian modulation of pain-related genes.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.27.702043 - NeuroscienceScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
An integrative analysis of cell-specific transcriptomics and nuclear proteomics of sleep-deprived mouse cerebral cortex
Pawan Kumar Jha, Utham K. Valekunja, Akhilesh B. Reddy
This study investigates how sleep deprivation affects gene expression and nuclear protein abundance in neurons and astrocytes using integrated transcriptomics and proteomics.
4 citations - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Chronic sleep curtailment expediates brain aging by activating the complement and coagulation cascades in mice
Pawan Kumar Jha, Utham K. Valekunja, Akhilesh B. Reddy
This study identifies complement and coagulation pathway activation as a mechanism by which chronic sleep restriction accelerates brain aging in mice.
DOI 10.1101/2025.02.18.638886 - NeurosciencebioRxivPreprint
Heat Shock Factor 1 Governs Sleep-Wake Cycles Across Species
Shintaro Yamazaki, Utham K. Valekunja, Jing Chen‐Roetling, Akhilesh B. Reddy
This study shows HSF1 regulates sleep-wake cycles in mice and Drosophila by affecting synaptic organization and sleep-related gene expression.
3 citations - NeuroscienceScientific ReportsPeer-reviewed
SlumberNet: Deep learning classification of sleep stages using residual neural networks
Pawan Kumar Jha, Utham K. Valekunja, Akhilesh B. Reddy
SlumberNet is a deep learning model that classifies sleep stages in mice with high accuracy and speed, showing potential for adaptation to human sleep analysis.
21 citationstop 4% - NeuroscienceCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewed
Single-cell transcriptomics and cell-specific proteomics reveals molecular signatures of sleep
Pawan Kumar Jha, Utham K. Valekunja, Sandipan Ray…·Akhilesh B. Reddy
The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing and cell-type specific proteomics to study sleep's molecular effects, finding cell-specific transcriptional, translational, and post-translational responses to sleep need.
- Systems BiologyMolecular Systems BiologyPeer-reviewed
Non-canonical circadian oscillations in Drosophila S2 cells drive gene-expression cycles coupled to metabolic oscillations
Guillaume Rey, Nikolay B. Milev, Utham K. Valekunja…·Akhilesh B. Reddy
The paper shows Drosophila S2 cells exhibit daily gene and metabolic oscillations without canonical circadian regulators.
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