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Atal Vats

Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchORCID 0009-0005-6372-7826Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 3 Molecular Biology· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Abhishek BhattacharyaiD· 4 shared Ananya BandyopadhyayiD· 2 shared Muraleedharan SudhanandiD· 2 shared Aayush SrivastavaiD· 1 shared Achilleas S. FrangakisiD· 1 shared Akankshya Ramkrishna SahuiD· 1 shared ALEXANDER R. GOTTSCHALKiD· 1 shared Alexandra N. BirtasuiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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NeuroscienceGeneticsPeer-reviewedSep 24, 2026

Distinct Molecular Mechanisms Regulate Feeding State-Dependent CO2 Chemotaxis Plasticity During Different Life Stages in Caenorhabditis elegans

Akankshya Ramkrishna Sahu, Swarupa Mallick, Atal Vats, Abhishek Bhattacharya

DOI 10.1093/genetics/iyag259

C. elegansexperimental assay

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2026

An Improved Protocol for High-Efficiency and Cost-Effective CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knock-ins in C. elegans

Atal Vats, Arunima Sen, Ananya Bandyopadhyay…·Abhishek Bhattacharya

The paper improves CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in efficiency in C. elegans by simplifying ssDNA donor preparation using λ-exonuclease.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.04.749330

C. elegansCRISPR screen

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NeuroscienceScience AdvancesPeer-reviewedNov 5, 2025

In situ structure of a gap junction - stomatin complex

Nils Rosenkranz, Alexandra N. Birtasu, Konstantin Wieland…·ALEXANDER R. GOTTSCHALK

The paper identifies in situ structures of gap junctions in C. elegans using cryo-electron tomography and sub-tomogram averaging, revealing a cytosolic cap formed by the stomatin UNC-1 protein.

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C. eleganselectronic health records

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 14, 2025

Molecular Configuration, Regulation and Function of Heterochannel Electrical Synapses

Atal Vats, Muraleedharan Sudhanand, Shivangi Verma…·Abhishek Bhattacharya

The paper identifies a novel type of electrical synapse in C. elegans and zebrafish, called heterochannel synapses, formed by multiple innexin proteins and regulated by specific kinesins.

DOI 10.1101/2025.09.14.675793

C. eleganszebrafish

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