Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2021 Fine-tuned repression of Drp1 driven mitochondrial fission primes a 'stem/progenitor-like state' to support neoplastic transformation..  eLife.  10. 2021
2021 Strategy of Isolating 'Primed' Tumor Initiating Cells Based on Mitochondrial Transmembrane Potential..  Bio-protocol.  11:e3945. 2021
2021 Mito-SinCe2 Approach to Analyze Mitochondrial Structure–Function Relationship in Single Cells.  Methods in Molecular Biology.  2275:415-432. 2021
2020 Interplay of mitochondrial fission-fusion with cell cycle regulation: Possible impacts on stem cell and organismal aging.  Experimental Gerontology.  135. 2020
2019 New quantitative approach reveals heterogeneity in mitochondrial structure–function relations in tumor-initiating cells.  Journal of Cell Science.  132. 2019
2018 Methods for assessing mitochondrial quality control mechanisms and cellular consequences in cell culture.  Redox Biology.  17:59-69. 2018
2018 ERK regulates mitochondrial membrane potential in fission deficient Drosophila follicle cells during differentiation.  Developmental Biology.  434:48-62. 2018
2017 Regulation of autophagy, mitochondrial dynamics, and cellular bioenergetics by 4-hydroxynonenal in primary neurons.  Autophagy.  13:1828-1840. 2017
2017 Studying Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Drosophila Ovaries.  Journal of Visualized Experiments.  2017. 2017
2016 Crosstalk between the mitochondrial fission protein, Drp1, and the cell cycle is identified across various cancer types and can impact survival of epithelial ovarian cancer patients.  Oncotarget.  7:60021-60037. 2016
2015 Metabolic reprogramming is required for myofibroblast contractility and differentiation.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  290:25427-25438. 2015
2015 A new mitochondrial pool of cyclin E, regulated by Drp1, is linked to cell-density-dependent cell proliferation.  Journal of Cell Science.  128:4171-4182. 2015
2013 Mitochondrial fission-fusion as an emerging key regulator of cell proliferation and differentiation.  BioEssays.  35:955-964. 2013
2013 Dysfunctional mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative stress in Akita+/Ins2-derived β-cells 2013
2013 Coordinated elevation of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and autophagy help drive hepatocyte polarization 2013
2007 Mammalian sperm capacitation: role of phosphotyrosine proteins. 2007

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Genetics, 2005

    • Full Name

  • Kasturi Mitra