[HTML][HTML] Actinomycetes: a repertory of green catalysts with a potential revenue resource

D Prakash, N Nawani, M Prakash, M Bodas… - BioMed research …, 2013 - hindawi.com
Biocatalysis, one of the oldest technologies, is becoming a favorable alternative to chemical
processes and a vital part of green technology. It is an important revenue generating …

Diverse pathological implications of YKL-40: answers may lie in 'outside-in'signaling

M Prakash, M Bodas, D Prakash, N Nawani… - Cellular signalling, 2013 - Elsevier
The developing paradigms about YKL-40, a member of the “mammalian chitinase-like
proteins”, from across the globe, project it as a vital parameter for the detection of disease onset …

[HTML][HTML] Restoring function after severe spinal cord injury through bioluminescent-optogenetics

…, AJ Peña, A Aggarwal, M Prakash… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The ability to manipulate specific neuronal populations of the spinal cord following spinal cord
injury (SCI) could prove highly beneficial for rehabilitation in patients through maintaining …

Bioluminescence‐driven optogenetic activation of transplanted neural precursor cells improves motor deficits in a Parkinson's disease mouse model

…, ED Petersen, M Prakash… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The need to develop efficient therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is urgent, especially
given the increasing percentages of the population living longer, with increasing chances of …

Hyaluronan-binding protein 1 (HABP1/p32/gC1qR) induces melanoma cell migration and tumor growth by NF-kappa B dependent MMP-2 activation through integrin …

M Prakash, S Kale, I Ghosh, GC Kundu, K Datta - Cellular signalling, 2011 - Elsevier
Cell migration is the hallmark of cancer regulating anchorage independent growth and
invasiveness of tumor cells. Hyaluronan (HA), an ECM polysaccharide is shown to regulate this …

[HTML][HTML] Selective control of synaptically-connected circuit elements by all-optical synapses

M Prakash, J Murphy, R St Laurent, N Friedman… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding percepts, engrams and actions requires methods for selectively modulating
synaptic communication between specific subsets of interconnected cells. Here, we develop …

[PDF][PDF] Selective postnatal excitation of neocortical pyramidal neurons results in distinctive behavioral and circuit deficits in adulthood

WE Medendorp, A Bjorefeldt, EL Crespo, M Prakash… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
In genetic and pharmacological models of neurodevelopmental disorders, and human data,
neural activity is altered within the developing neocortical network. This commonality begs …

[HTML][HTML] Improved locomotor recovery in a rat model of spinal cord injury by BioLuminescent-OptoGenetic (BL-OG) stimulation with an enhanced luminopsin

…, K Anderson, L Shafau, M Prakash… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Irrespective of the many strategies focused on dealing with spinal cord injury (SCI), there is
still no way to restore motor function efficiently or an adequate regenerative therapy. One …

Efficient opto-and chemogenetic control in a single molecule driven by FRET-modified bioluminescence

…, EL Crespo, GG Lambert, M Prakash… - …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance Bioluminescent optogenetics (BL-OG) offers a unique and powerful approach
to manipulate neural activity both opto- and chemogenetically using a single actuator …

Differential requirement for H2AX and 53BP1 in organismal development and genome maintenance in the absence of poly (ADP) ribosyl polymerase 1

B Orsburn, B Escudero, M Prakash… - … and cellular biology, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Combined deficiencies of poly (ADP) ribosyl polymerase 1 (PARP1) and ataxia telangiectasia
mutated (ATM) result in synthetic lethality and, in the mouse, early embryonic death. Here, …