T. Kumar

High intracellular calcium amounts inhibit activation-induced proliferation of mouse T cells

This study shows high intracellular calcium inhibits T cell proliferation in vitro and reduces colitis in vivo, suggesting calcium modulation could treat autoimmune diseases.

Haplo-pheno association for OsNRT1.1 paralog in rice reveals superior haplogroup with high nitrate uptake efficiency

The paper identifies superior and inferior haplotypes of OsNRT1.1 paralogs in rice associated with nitrate uptake efficiency through haplo-pheno association analysis.

Effects of Variation in Urine Sample Storage Conditions on 16S Urogenital Microbiome Analyses

This study evaluates how urine sample storage conditions affect 16S rRNA gene sequencing results, finding that AssayAssure reduces microbial bias at colder temperatures but not significantly compared to no preservative.

A conserved Guided Entry of Tail-anchored pathway is involved in the trafficking of tail-anchored membrane proteins in Plasmodium falciparum.

This study identifies the conserved GET pathway components in Plasmodium falciparum and their association with predicted TA proteins, validating the pathway's functional existence in the parasite.

Optofluidic Fiber Component for Separation and counting of Micron-Sized Particles

The paper presents an all-fiber component for sorting and counting micron-sized particles based on size, achieving 100% separation efficiency for 10 µm particles and 97% for 1 µm particles, with a counting speed of ~1400 particles/min.

High resolution and high throughput bacteria separation from blood using elasto-inertial microfluidics

This paper develops a high-throughput, label-free microfluidic method for isolating bacteria from blood with high efficiency and throughput.

CD56 regulates human NK cell cytotoxicity through Pyk2

This study shows CD56 enhances NK cell cytotoxicity by promoting exocytosis and signaling through Pyk2 phosphorylation.