V. Thakur

A dynamin-like protein in the human malaria parasite plays an essential role in mitochondrial homeostasis and fission during asexual blood stages

This study identifies PfDyn2, a dynamin-like protein in P. falciparum, essential for mitochondrial fission and homeostasis during asexual blood stages of malaria.

Using adaptive evolutionary signatures to screen candidate regulatory genes and cis-elements associated with Kranz development in monocots

The paper identifies candidate regulatory genes and cis-elements associated with Kranz development in C4 plants by analyzing adaptive evolutionary signatures in protein sequences and upstream motifs.

A Novel AI-Designed Antimicrobial Peptide Synergistically Potentiates Aminoglycosides against Colistin- and Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

This study designs AI-generated antimicrobial peptides that synergize with aminoglycosides to combat colistin- and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, showing potent antibacterial activity and biofilm eradication.

Dual role of an essential HtrA2/Omi protease in the human malaria parasite: maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis and induction of apoptosis like cell death under cellular stress

This study identifies PfHtrA2's dual role in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis and inducing apoptosis-like cell death in Plasmodium falciparum under stress.

A Plasmodium falciparum lysophospholipase regulates fatty acid acquisition for membrane biogenesis to enable schizogonic asexual division

This study identifies PfLPL3 as a key lysophospholipase in Plasmodium falciparum that facilitates fatty acid acquisition for membrane biogenesis, essential for asexual reproduction, and identifies potential anti-malarial inhibitors.

A role for neutral variation in the evolution of C4 photosynthesis

The paper shows natural variation in C4 enzyme expression in Arabidopsis and demonstrates that high C4 enzyme expression is neutral in rice, supporting the role of neutral variation in C4 photosynthesis evolution.

A lysophospholipase plays role in generation of neutral-lipids required for hemozoin formation in malaria parasite

This study identifies PfLPL1 as a lysophospholipase essential for generating neutral lipids required for hemozoin formation in malaria parasites, disrupting parasite growth and development.