2020
Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis
Ramakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis. ELife 2020, 9: e54506. PMID: 32401194, PMCID: PMC7220375, DOI: 10.7554/elife.54506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptotagmin-1Vesicular fusion machinerySingle-vesicle fusionFusion of vesiclesSNARE complexFusion machineryNeuronal exocytosisOligomer bindsRegulatory proteinsVesicle fusionSNAREpinsSynchronous fusionSynaptic vesiclesNovel mechanismVesiclesComplexinKinetic delayPrimary interfaceSynergistic roleFusionExocytosisMachineryProteinBindsMechanismNuclear filaments: role in chromosomal positioning and gene expression
Bera M, Sengupta K. Nuclear filaments: role in chromosomal positioning and gene expression. Nucleus 2020, 11: 99-110. PMID: 32453974, PMCID: PMC7529408, DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2020.1769445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal contactsGene expressionLMNA mutationsInner nuclear membraneDNA damage repairGene expression profilesIntrachromosomal contactsChromosomal positioningChromosome positioningNuclear actinNuclear laminsEpigenetic modificationsLamin networkChromosomal loopsDamage repairExpression profilesNuclear membraneNuclear processesKey playersLaminsLaminopathiesMutationsElastic meshworkMuscle tissueMechanical rigidity
2019
Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp
Ramakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Krishnakumar SS, Pincet F, Rothman JE. Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp. FEBS Letters 2019, 593: 154-162. PMID: 30570144, PMCID: PMC6349546, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13317.Peer-Reviewed Original Research