Vamsi Krishna Gangaraju

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InstitutionMedical University of South Carolina
DepartmentBiochemistry and Molecular Biology
AddressP.O. Box MSC 509
518D
Basic Science Building - 173 Ashley Ave.
Phone843-792-2387
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    2012K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, National Institutes of Health
    2004Dissertation Research Award, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

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    Using Drosophila as the model system, one of the major goals of my lab is to delineate the molecular mechanisms by which the Piwi-piRNA pathway silences transposons and maintains genome integrity. Our recent work has shown that epigenetic regulation by Piwi prevents trans-generational phenotypic variations. This work has revealed an unprecedented link between Hsp90, a highly selective molecular chaperone and an anti-cancer target, and Piwi. My lab will extend these studies and further unravel the mechanisms by which heat shock machinery regulates Piwi-piRNA pathway. Lastly, we are also interested in understanding if and how the relationship between piRNA pathway and heat shock machinery plays a role in generation of trans-generational epialleles in response to extreme environmental stress. We hope that this study will provide novel insights into stress response pathways and provide us tools to counteract adverse effects of extreme environmental stress and prevent human disease.

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    1. Parikh RY, Gangaraju VK. Hexavalent chromium-induced epigenetic instability and transposon activation lead to phenotypic variations and tumors in Drosophila. Environ Epigenet. 2023; 9(1):dvac030. PMID: 36743586; PMCID: PMC9892686.
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    2. Parikh RY, Nadig SN, Mehrotra S, Howe PH, Gangaraju VK, Parikh RY, Nadig SN, Mehrotra S, Howe PH, Gangaraju VK. Direct NP- A cost-effective extraction-free RT-qPCR based test for SARS-CoV-2. Heliyon. 2022 Jun; 8(6):e09735. PMID: 35747323; PMCID: PMC9212976.
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    3. Chakraborty P, Parikh RY, Choi S, Tran D, Gooz M, Hedley ZT, Kim DS, Pytel D, Kang I, Nadig SN, Beeson GC, Ball L, Mehrotra M, Wang H, Berto S, Palanisamy V, Li H, Chatterjee S, Rodriguez PC, Maldonado EN, Diehl JA, Gangaraju VK, Mehrotra S, Chakraborty P, Parikh RY, Choi S, Tran D, Gooz M, Hedley ZT, Kim DS, Pytel D, Kang I, Nadig SN, Beeson GC, Ball L, Mehrotra M, Wang H, Berto S, Palanisamy V, Li H, Chatterjee S, Rodriguez PC, Maldonado EN, Diehl JA, Gangaraju VK, Mehrotra S. Carbon Monoxide Activates PERK-Regulated Autophagy to Induce Immunometabolic Reprogramming and Boost Antitumor T-cell Function. Cancer Res. 2022 05 16; 82(10):1969-1990. PMID: 35404405; PMCID: PMC9117468.
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    4. Dwyer CJ, Cloud CA, Wang C, Heidt P, Chakraborty P, Duke TF, McGue S, Jeffcoat B, Dunne J, Johnson L, Choi S, Nahhas GJ, Gandy AS, Babic N, Nolte FS, Howe P, Ogretmen B, Gangaraju VK, Tomlinson S, Madden B, Bridges T, Flume PA, Wrangle J, Rubinstein MP, Baliga PK, Nadig SN, Mehrotra S, Dwyer CJ, Cloud CA, Wang C, Heidt P, Chakraborty P, Duke TF, McGue S, Jeffcoat B, Dunne J, Johnson L, Choi S, Nahhas GJ, Gandy AS, Babic N, Nolte FS, Howe P, Ogretmen B, Gangaraju VK, Tomlinson S, Madden B, Bridges T, Flume PA, Wrangle J, Rubinstein MP, Baliga PK, Nadig SN, Mehrotra S. Comparative analysis of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 between asymptomatic and convalescent patients. iScience. 2021 Jun 25; 24(6):102489. PMID: 33969281; PMCID: PMC8087581.
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    5. Orr RK, Hoehn JL, Col NF, Zaidi SAH, Thakore N, Singh S, Guzman W, Mehrotra S, Gangaraju V, Husain S. Histone Deacetylases Regulation by d-Opioids in Human Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020 09 01; 61(11):17. PMID: 32915982; PMCID: PMC7488628.
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    6. Chakraborty P, Chatterjee S, Kesarwani P, Thyagarajan K, Iamsawat S, Dalheim A, Nguyen H, Selvam SP, Nasarre P, Scurti G, Hardiman G, Maulik N, Ball L, Gangaraju V, Rubinstein MP, Klauber-DeMore N, Hill EG, Ogretmen B, Yu XZ, Nishimura MI, Mehrotra S, Chakraborty P, Chatterjee S, Kesarwani P, Thyagarajan K, Iamsawat S, Dalheim A, Nguyen H, Selvam SP, Nasarre P, Scurti G, Hardiman G, Maulik N, Ball L, Gangaraju V, Rubinstein MP, Klauber-DeMore N, Hill EG, Ogretmen B, Yu XZ, Nishimura MI, Mehrotra S. Thioredoxin-1 improves the immunometabolic phenotype of antitumor T cells. J Biol Chem. 2019 06 07; 294(23):9198-9212. PMID: 30971427; PMCID: PMC6556575.
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    7. Nganga R, Oleinik N, Kim J, Selvam SP, De Palma R, Johnson KA, Parikh RY, Gangaraju V, Peterson Y, Dany M, Stahelin RV, Voelkel-Johnson C, Szulc ZM, Bieberich E, Ogretmen B, Nganga R, Oleinik N, Kim J, Selvam SP, De Palma R, Johnson KA, Parikh RY, Gangaraju V, Peterson Y, Dany M, Stahelin RV, Voelkel-Johnson C, Szulc ZM, Bieberich E, Ogretmen B. Receptor-interacting Ser/Thr kinase 1 (RIPK1) and myosin IIA-dependent ceramidosomes form membrane pores that mediate blebbing and necroptosis. J Biol Chem. 2019 01 11; 294(2):502-519. PMID: 30420430; PMCID: PMC6333879.
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    8. Parikh RY, Lin H, Gangaraju VK, Parikh RY, Lin H, Gangaraju VK. A critical role for nucleoporin 358 (Nup358) in transposon silencing and piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila. J Biol Chem. 2018 06 15; 293(24):9140-9147. PMID: 29735528; PMCID: PMC6005430.
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    9. Janakiraman H, House RP, Gangaraju VK, Diehl JA, Howe PH, Palanisamy V, Janakiraman H, House RP, Gangaraju VK, Diehl JA, Howe PH, Palanisamy V. The Long (lncRNA) and Short (miRNA) of It: TGF?-Mediated Control of RNA-Binding Proteins and Noncoding RNAs. Mol Cancer Res. 2018 04; 16(4):567-579. PMID: 29555893; PMCID: PMC6309266.
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    10. Grelet S, Link LA, Howley B, Obellianne C, Palanisamy V, Gangaraju VK, Diehl JA, Howe PH, Grelet S, Link LA, Howley B, Obellianne C, Palanisamy V, Gangaraju VK, Diehl JA, Howe PH. Addendum: A regulated PNUTS mRNA to lncRNA splice switch mediates EMT and tumour progression. Nat Cell Biol. 2017 11 29; 19(12):1443. PMID: 29184176.
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    11. Orr RK, Hoehn JL, Col NF, Grelet S, Link LA, Howley B, Obellianne C, Palanisamy V, Gangaraju VK, Diehl JA, Howe PH. A regulated PNUTS mRNA to lncRNA splice switch mediates EMT and tumour progression. Nat Cell Biol. 2017 Sep; 19(9):1105-1115. PMID: 28825698; PMCID: PMC5578890.
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    12. Orr RK, Hoehn JL, Col NF, Karam JA, Parikh RY, Nayak D, Rosenkranz D, Gangaraju VK. Co-chaperone Hsp70/Hsp90-organizing protein (Hop) is required for transposon silencing and Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) biogenesis. J Biol Chem. 2017 04 14; 292(15):6039-6046. PMID: 28193840; PMCID: PMC5391737.
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    13. Orr RK, Hoehn JL, Col NF, Ku HY, Gangaraju VK, Qi H, Liu N, Lin H. Tudor-SN Interacts with Piwi Antagonistically in Regulating Spermatogenesis but Synergistically in Silencing Transposons in Drosophila. PLoS Genet. 2016 Jan; 12(1):e1005813. PMID: 26808625; PMCID: PMC4726654.
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    14. Darst RP, Pardo CE, Pondugula S, Gangaraju VK, Nabilsi NH, Bartholomew B, Kladde MP, Darst RP, Pardo CE, Pondugula S, Gangaraju VK, Nabilsi NH, Bartholomew B, Kladde MP. Simultaneous single-molecule detection of endogenous C-5 DNA methylation and chromatin accessibility using MAPit. Methods Mol Biol. 2012; 833:125-41. PMID: 22183592.
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    15. Gangaraju VK, Yin H, Weiner MM, Wang J, Huang XA, Lin H, Gangaraju VK, Yin H, Weiner MM, Wang J, Huang XA, Lin H. Drosophila Piwi functions in Hsp90-mediated suppression of phenotypic variation. Nat Genet. 2011 Feb; 43(2):153-8. PMID: 21186352; PMCID: PMC3443399.
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    16. Gangaraju VK, Prasad P, Srour A, Kagalwala MN, Bartholomew B, Gangaraju VK, Prasad P, Srour A, Kagalwala MN, Bartholomew B. Conformational changes associated with template commitment in ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling by ISW2. Mol Cell. 2009 Jul 10; 35(1):58-69. PMID: 19595716; PMCID: PMC2721901.
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    17. Gangaraju VK, Lin H, Gangaraju VK, Lin H. MicroRNAs: key regulators of stem cells. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Feb; 10(2):116-25. PMID: 19165214; PMCID: PMC4118578.
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    18. Gangaraju VK, Bartholomew B, Gangaraju VK, Bartholomew B. Dependency of ISW1a chromatin remodeling on extranucleosomal DNA. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Apr; 27(8):3217-25. PMID: 17283061; PMCID: PMC1899934.
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    19. Gangaraju VK, Bartholomew B, Gangaraju VK, Bartholomew B. Mechanisms of ATP dependent chromatin remodeling. Mutat Res. 2007 May 01; 618(1-2):3-17. PMID: 17306844; PMCID: PMC2584342.
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    20. Vary JC, Gangaraju VK, Qin J, Landel CC, Kooperberg C, Bartholomew B, Tsukiyama T, Vary JC, Gangaraju VK, Qin J, Landel CC, Kooperberg C, Bartholomew B, Tsukiyama T. Yeast Isw1p forms two separable complexes in vivo. Mol Cell Biol. 2003 Jan; 23(1):80-91. PMID: 12482963; PMCID: PMC140669.
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