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Ranjit Pradhan

German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Research Focus:differential expression· 5 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 4 Organism:human· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:ChIP-seq· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2

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lncRNA 3222401L13Rik/ENSG00000272070 modulates microglial inflammatory programs in association with PU.1

Ranjit Pradhan, M. Sadman Sakib, Lalit Kaurani, Dennis M. Krüger, Tonatiuh Peña Centeno, Susanne Burkhardt, Anna‐Lena Schütz, Deborah Kronenberg‐Versteeg, Ivana Delalle, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer

This paper identifies a lncRNA, 3222401L13Rik/ENSG00000272070, that modulates microglial inflammatory responses through interaction with PU.1 and is reduced in Alzheimer's disease brains.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

NeuID, a novel neuron-specific lncRNA, resolved a key epigenetic mechanisms linking gene silencing to Alzheimer's disease

Ranjit Pradhan, Zorica Petrovic, M. Sadman Sakib, Sophie Schröder, Dennis Manfred Krüger, Tonatiuh Peña, Eren Diniz, Susanne Burckhardt, Anna‐Lena Schütz, Iga Grządzielewska, Karl Toischer, Thor D. Stein, Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn, Ivana Delalle, Jelena Radulović, , André Fischer

The paper identifies NeuID, a novel neuron-specific lncRNA downregulated in Alzheimer's disease, as a key regulator of neuronal identity and a therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

A role for astrocytic miR-129-5p in Frontotemporal Dementia

Lalit Kaurani, Ranjit Pradhan, Sophie Schröder, Susanne Burkhardt, Anna-Lena Schuetz, Dennis M. Krüger, Tonatiuh Peña Centeno, Peter Heutink, Farahnaz Sananbenesi, André Fischer

This study identifies miR-129-5p as a deregulated microRNA in FTD patients, showing its role in astrocyte dysfunction and neurodegeneration.

Translational Psychiatry · Apr 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A novel miR-99b-5p-Zbp1 pathway in microglia contributes to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia

Lalit Kaurani, Rezaul Islam, Urs Heilbronner, Dennis M. Krüger, Jiayin Zhou, Aditi Methi, Judith Strauß, Ranjit Pradhan, Susanne Burkhardt, Tonatiuh Peña, Lena Erlebach, Anika Bühler, Monika Budde, Fanny Senner, Mojtaba Oraki Kohshour, , André Fischer

The paper identifies a novel miR-99b-5p-Zbp1 pathway in microglia that contributes to schizophrenia pathogenesis and suggests potential therapeutic strategies.

bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience

Postnatal SETD1B is essential for learning and the regulation of neuronal plasticity genes

Alexandra Michurina, M. Sadman Sakib, Cemil Kerimoglu, Dennis Manfred Krüger, Lalit Kaurani, Rezaul Islam, Parth Devesh Joshi, Sophie Schröder, Tonatiuh Peña Centeno, Jiayin Zhou, Ranjit Pradhan, Julia Cha, Xingbo Xu, Gregor Eichele C, Elisabeth Maria Zeisberg, , André Fischer

This study shows that SETD1B is crucial for learning and regulates neuronal plasticity genes in the postnatal brain through H3K4me3 modification.

bioRxiv · Aug 2, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience