Ashish Shelar
Associate Research Scientist in GeneticsCards
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Genetics
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Yale Center for Genome Analysis (YCGA)
830 West Campus Drive , Yale West Campus
West Haven, Connecticut 06511
United States
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Associate Research Scientist in Genetics
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Genetics
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A big-picture view of Ashish Shelar's research output by year.
Michael Koelle, PhD
Daniel DiMaio, MD, PhD
Geoffrey Chupp, MD
James Knight, PhD
9Publications
42Citations
Publications
2024
Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab
Wilson G, Knight J, Liu Q, Shelar A, Stewart E, Wang X, Yan X, Sanders J, Visness C, Gill M, Gruchalla R, Liu A, Kattan M, Khurana Hershey G, Togias A, Becker P, Altman M, Busse W, Jackson D, Montgomery R, Chupp G. Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024 PMID: 38485057, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAirway eosinophilsSputum eosinophilsPatients treated with mepolizumabPlacebo-controlled clinical trialAnti-IL-5 treatmentEffect of mepolizumabEosinophil subpopulationsSevere eosinophilic asthmaAnti-interleukin-5Expression of CD62LFrequency of exacerbationsEosinophilic asthmaActivation markersSputum samplesUnsupervised cluster analysisMepolizumabTreatment armsReduce exacerbationsCD62LClinical trialsExacerbationMass cytometryEosinophilsExacerbation riskIntracellular markersActivated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab
Wilson GE, Knight J, Liu Q, Shelar A, Stewart E, Wang X, Yan X, Sanders J, Visness C, Gill M, Gruchalla R, Liu AH, Kattan M, Khurana Hershey GK, Togias A, Becker PM, Altman MC, Busse WW, Jackson DJ, Montgomery RR, Chupp GL. Activated sputum eosinophils associated with exacerbations in children on mepolizumab. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024 PMID: 38485057, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Multiple Subthreshold GPCR Signals Combined by the G-Proteins Gαq and Gαs Activate the Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Muscles
Olson A, Butt A, Christie N, Shelar A, Koelle M. Multiple Subthreshold GPCR Signals Combined by the G-Proteins Gαq and Gαs Activate the Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Muscles. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 3789-3806. PMID: 37055179, PMCID: PMC10219013, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2301-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsMultiple G protein-coupled receptorsMuscle cellsMuscle activitySerotonin G protein-coupled receptorsDesigner G protein-coupled receptorsIntact animalsG proteinsEndogenous G protein-coupled receptorsIndividual G protein-coupled receptorsGPCR signalsCalcium activityEgg-laying musclesSerotoninIndividual neuronsDouble knockoutNeuronsBehavioral outcomesMuscleMost cellsG protein GαqCellsSubthreshold signalEgg-laying systemSER-1
2022
Using NeuroPAL Multicolor Fluorescence Labeling to Identify Neurons in C. elegans
Santiago E, Shelar A, Christie N, Lewis‐Hayre M, Koelle M. Using NeuroPAL Multicolor Fluorescence Labeling to Identify Neurons in C. elegans. Current Protocols 2022, 2: e610. PMID: 36521003, PMCID: PMC10257892, DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2018
Regulation of C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) stability by Lys197 and by transmembrane protein aptamers that target it for lysosomal degradation
Petti LM, Marlatt SA, Luo Y, Scheideman EH, Shelar A, DiMaio D. Regulation of C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) stability by Lys197 and by transmembrane protein aptamers that target it for lysosomal degradation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 8787-8801. PMID: 29678881, PMCID: PMC5995508, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.001067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsC motif chemokine receptor 5Transmembrane helicesAmino acidsProtein aptamerFifth transmembrane helixUncharged amino acidsSpecific amino acidsProtein-coupled receptorsSubstitution of LysTraptamersReceptor stabilityLysosomal degradationHomologous positionsDiverse mechanismsChemokine receptor 5Initial characterizationNew therapeutic approachesHuman T cellsStable complexesCCR5 expressionCentral roleNew insightsChemokine receptorsHelix
2017
Single methyl groups can act as toggle switches to specify transmembrane Protein-protein interactions
He L, Steinocher H, Shelar A, Cohen EB, Heim EN, Kragelund BB, Grigoryan G, DiMaio D. Single methyl groups can act as toggle switches to specify transmembrane Protein-protein interactions. ELife 2017, 6: e27701. PMID: 28869036, PMCID: PMC5597333, DOI: 10.7554/elife.27701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProtein-protein interactionsErythropoietin receptorTransmembrane proteinTransmembrane protein-protein interactionsTMD interactionsModel transmembrane proteinMouse erythropoietin receptorHuman erythropoietin receptorSingle methyl groupGrowth factor independenceSide chain methyl groupsCellular processesMouse cellsFactor independenceChain methyl groupsIntrinsic specificityToggle switchTraptamersMethyl groupProteinReceptor activitySpecific positionsReceptorsSpecificityOligomerization
2016
Data on diverse roles of helix perturbations in membrane proteins
Shelar A, Bansal M. Data on diverse roles of helix perturbations in membrane proteins. Data In Brief 2016, 9: 781-802. PMID: 27844046, PMCID: PMC5099277, DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.10.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsInter-helical interactionsMembrane proteinsHelix perturbationTM helicesMembrane protein familyProtein familyHydrophobic residuesDiverse rolesKinked geometryΠ-helixOligomer formationBackbone torsion anglesProteinHelixStructural variationsHelical conformationDistinct typesBilayersResiduesStrong evidenceLinear αRoleHelix perturbations in membrane proteins assist in inter-helical interactions and optimal helix positioning in the bilayer
Shelar A, Bansal M. Helix perturbations in membrane proteins assist in inter-helical interactions and optimal helix positioning in the bilayer. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2016, 1858: 2804-2817. PMID: 27521749, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInter-helical interactionsMembrane proteinsTM regionHelix perturbationTM helicesΠ-helixDistinct sequence signaturesIntegral membrane proteinsLow sequence identityHeme-copper oxidasesTransmembrane helicesProtein functionSequence signaturesSequence identityHydrophobic mismatchΑ-helixProtein chainsAmino acidsHelical fragmentsCopper oxidasesProteinHelix terminiHelixTerminusBilayers
2014
Sequence and conformational preferences at termini of α‐helices in membrane proteins: Role of the helix environment
Shelar A, Bansal M. Sequence and conformational preferences at termini of α‐helices in membrane proteins: Role of the helix environment. Proteins Structure Function And Bioinformatics 2014, 82: 3420-3436. PMID: 25257385, DOI: 10.1002/prot.24696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsComputational BiologyConserved SequenceDatabases, ProteinHumansHydrogen BondingHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsLipid BilayersMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalProtein ConformationProtein FoldingProtein StabilityProtein Structure, SecondarySoftware ValidationTerminology as TopicConceptsMembrane proteinsSequence preferenceΑ-helixC-terminusHelical membrane proteinsCommon secondary structural elementsHelix terminiStructural motifsSecondary structural elementsSecondary structure predictionRat neurotensin receptorTransmembrane helicesMembrane environmentHelix bundleSequencing studiesHelical positionsAmino acidsProteinStructure predictionTerminusMembrane coreGlobular proteinsMotifHelixConformational preferences
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Reviewer
Journal ServiceFrontiers in BioinformaticsDetails2022 - 2024DescriptionActed as peer- reviewer to make critical decisions towards betterment and acceptance of novel researchactivity Guest Editor
Journal ServiceFrontiers in GeneticsDetails2022 - 2023DescriptionActed as Guest Editor to advise the journal about new developments in fields related to Computational Genetics and their impact on the field of Genetics. This helped the journal expand avenues and consider articles in these fields for peer review and subsequent publications.activity Reviewer
Journal ServicePLoS Computational BiologyDetails2022 - 2022DescriptionActed as peer- reviewer to make critical decisions towards betterment and acceptance of novel researchactivity Reviewer
Journal ServiceEMBO JournalDetails2020 - 2021DescriptionActed as peer- reviewer to make critical decisions towards betterment and acceptance of novel research for the benefit of the public communityactivity Helix Distortions in Membrane Proteins: Role in Inter-helical Interactions and Folding of the Membrane Protein
Oral PresentationAnnual Meeting of the Indian Biophysical SocietyDetails02/08/2016 - 02/11/2016Bengaluru, KA, India
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Anna-Sophia Bougaraev
Postgrad associate2022 - 2023
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