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Pankaj Kumar

University of Virginia

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Inflammatory proteolysis generates pathogenic APOL1 fragments with distinct intracellular toxicities in podocytes derived from children with HIV associated nephropathy

Jinliang Li, Ying Yu, Jharna R. Das, Lian Xu, Pankaj Kumar, Zhe Han, Patricio E. Ray

The paper identifies inflammatory proteolysis of APOL1 in podocytes from HIVAN patients, generating toxic fragments with distinct pathogenic functions.

bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

tRF-3021a Supports Invasiveness, Apoptosis Resistance, and Global Protein Synthesis in Cancer Cell Lines

Fatemeh Esmaeili, Kumarjeet Bannerjee, Ajay Chatrath, Divya Sahu, Yoshiyuki Shibata, Shekhar Saha, Pankaj Kumar, Zhangli Su, Anindya Dutta

The paper identifies tRF-3021a as a cancer-promoting tRNA-derived fragment that supports invasiveness, apoptosis resistance, and global protein synthesis in cancer cell lines.

bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Distinct Programs of Tissue Adaptation Shape Vitreous CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell States in Chronic Uveitis

Sandhya Rani Bhanja, Sayantan Ghosh, Jyotsana Negi, Arun Raina, Kaiser Alam, John V. Forrester, Pankaj Kumar, Soumyava Basu

The paper compares CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell states in vitreous and peripheral blood from chronic uveitis patients, finding distinct tissue-adaptive programs in the vitreous.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2026 · PreprintImmunology