M. Mukherjee

Wastelands or Preferred-lands? Indicators for redefining Desert conservation

This study redefines desert conservation by showing that arid environments support significant biodiversity, using avian and insect data to challenge the wasteland perception.

Divergence Between Clinician and Patient Perspectives on Polygenic Embryo Screening: A Qualitative Study

This study compares clinician and patient perspectives on polygenic embryo screening, finding divergent views on its use and ethical implications.

Integrated Plankton and Trace Metal Analysis asIndicators of Organic Pollution Threats fromCarp-Cultured Ponds to Adjacent Ecosystems:Implications for Sustainability

The paper analyzes phytoplankton diversity and trace metal concentrations in carp-cultured and non-cultured ponds to assess organic pollution impacts on adjacent ecosystems.

Peribacillus frigoritolerans T7-IITJ, a potential biofertilizer, induces plant growth-promotinggenes of Arabidopsis thaliana

This study identifies Peribacillus frigoritolerans T7-IITJ as a biofertilizer that promotes plant growth and drought tolerance by inducing specific genes in Arabidopsis thaliana.

NPZfc: An ecological relation based fish catch prediction model using Artificial Neural Network

The paper introduces NPZfc, an ANN model predicting planktivorous fish catch using ecological relationships, achieving high accuracy with limited data.

Mild ER Stress Impedes Regulated Secretion By Governing Key Exocytotic and granulogenic Molecular Switches

The paper shows ER stress impairs DCV exocytosis in neuroendocrine cells by reducing key exocytotic and granulogenic switches via the CREB/ATF4/eIF2 axis.

Biotic Assessment of Crowdsourced Data Defines Four Ecoregions in Thar: A Novel Approach for Citizen Engagement in Conservation

This study uses crowdsourced bird data to identify four distinct ecoregions in Thar, highlighting anthropogenic impacts and the need for conservation.

Right Ventricular Sarcomere Contractile Depression and the Role of Thick Filament Activation in Human Heart Failure with Pulmonary Hypertension

This study identifies contractile deficits in right ventricular myocytes of HFrEF-PH patients, showing reduced calcium-activated tension and altered myosin ATP turnover, with implications for targeted therapies.

The Alternate Ligand Jagged Enhances the Robustness of Notch Signaling Patterns

The paper models Notch-Delta-Jagged signaling using ODEs to show Jagged enhances pattern robustness through synergistic effects with Delta.

A Well-Characterized Polycistronic-Like Gene Expression System in Yeast

This paper develops a 2A peptide-based polycistronic-like gene expression system in yeast, showing efficient multi-gene expression and comparable geraniol production to monocistronic constructs.

Infiltration of Tumor Spheroids by Activated Immune Cells

The paper quantifies immune cell infiltration dynamics around tumor spheroids and validates a computational model that reproduces experimental infiltration profiles.

Men in menopause? Experimental verification of the mate choice theory with Drosophila melanogaster shows both sexes can undergo menopause

This study tests the mate choice theory of menopause using Drosophila melanogaster, showing that both sexes can experience fertility decline in old age due to asymmetric mating.

Three-dimensional Cancer Cell Migration Directed by Dual Mechanochemical Guidance

This study investigates how breast cancer cells migrate in 3D under dual mechanochemical guidance, finding that ECM alignment and chemotactic gradients interact to influence migration efficiency.

Cluster Size Distribution of Cells Disseminating from a Primary Tumor

This study uses a computational model to show how the EMT nature of tumor cells affects the size distribution of migrating clusters, with hybrid cells forming larger clusters and more mesenchymal cells forming smaller clusters.

Expression of Toll like Receptor 4 in the ductal epithelial cells of the Breast tumor microenvironment is correlated with the invasiveness of the tumor

The paper investigates TLR4 expression in breast tumors and finds it correlates with invasiveness and lymph node involvement, with differential effects in TP53 wild-type and mutant cells.

Unifying the Ambivalent Mechanisms of Protein-Stabilising Osmolytes

This study investigates the mechanisms of protein stabilization by glycine and TMAO using free energy simulations, revealing that glycine follows an osmophobic model while TMAO exhibits ambivalent binding behavior.

Identification of QTLs for high grain yield and component traits in New Plant Types of rice

The paper identifies QTLs associated with grain yield and related traits in rice using SSR markers and association analysis.

Human NK cell deficiency as a result of biallelic mutations in MCM10

This study identifies biallelic MCM10 mutations as a cause of human NK cell deficiency, showing impaired NK cell maturation and function in a patient with CMV susceptibility.

Notch signaling regulates Akap12 expression and primary cilia length during renal tubule morphogenesis.

The paper shows that Notch signaling regulates Akap12 expression and primary cilia length, affecting renal tubule morphogenesis and linking Notch defects to ciliopathies.

Unraveling the substrate preference of an uncharacterized phylogenetic subgroup in Formate/Nitrite Transporter (FNT) family: Computational studies of anion transport in Escherichia coli FNT homolog

This study uses computational methods to show that Escherichia coli YfdC, an uncharacterized FNT family member, is not an anion channel but may transport neutral or cationic substrates due to specific charged residues.

Bacillus clarus sp. nov. is a new Bacillus cereus group species isolated from soil

The paper identifies a new Bacillus species, Bacillus clarus, based on genomic and phenotypic analysis of an isolate from soil.

Characterization of emetic and diarrheal Bacillus cereus strains from a 2016 foodborne outbreak using whole-genome sequencing: addressing the microbiological, epidemiological, and bioinformatic challenges

This paper uses whole-genome sequencing to characterize B. cereus group strains from a foodborne outbreak, identifying emetic and diarrheal isolates and their genetic relationships.

Heterogeneous Impacts of Protein-Stabilizing Osmolytes on Hydrophobic Interaction

This study shows that two protein-stabilizing osmolytes, Glycine and TMAO, have contrasting effects on hydrophobic interactions, revealing a need for quantitative categorization of osmolyte action.

Cooperativity in Plant Plasma Membrane Intrinsic Proteins (PIPs): Mechanism of Increased Water Transport in Maize PIP1 Channels in Hetero-tetramers

This study investigates how hetero-tetramers of maize PIP1 and PIP2 channels enhance water transport through molecular dynamics simulations and residue analysis.