[HTML][HTML] Toxic species in amyloid disorders: Oligomers or mature fibrils

M Verma, A Vats, V Taneja - Annals of Indian Academy of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Protein aggregation is the hallmark of several neurodegenerative disorders. These protein
aggregation (fibrillization) disorders are also known as amyloid disorders. The mechanism of …

Neuromuscular junction dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

…, P Chakraborti, M Gourie-Devi, V Taneja - Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disorder characterized by progressive
degeneration of motor neurons leading to skeletal muscle denervation. Earlier studies …

Dissecting complex and multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: a clinical, genomic, and systems biology perspective

…, C Rawat, S Kushwaha, R Agarwal, V Taneja… - Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss
of memory and other cognitive functions. AD can be classified into familial AD (FAD) and …

[HTML][HTML] Implications of oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease: a review on current concepts and therapies

…, R Kukreti, L Saso, DS Rana, V Taneja… - Kidney Research and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Moderate levels of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important for various
cellular activities, but high levels lead to toxicity and are associated with various diseases. …

[PDF][PDF] A non-Q/N-rich prion domain of a foreign prion,[Het-s], can propagate as a prion in yeast

V Taneja, ML Maddelein, N Talarek, SJ Saupe… - Molecular cell, 2007 - cell.com
Prions are self-propagating, infectious aggregates of misfolded proteins. The mammalian
prion, PrP Sc , causes fatal neurodegenerative disorders. Fungi also have prions. While yeast …

[HTML][HTML] An acridine derivative,[4, 5-bis {(N-carboxy methyl imidazolium) methyl} acridine] dibromide, shows anti-TDP-43 aggregation effect in ALS disease models

…, V Sivalingam, A Girdhar, M Verma, A Vats, V Taneja… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease associated with
aggregation of TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) in neuronal cells and manifests as motor …

Use of ade1 and ade2 mutations for development of a versatile red/white colour assay of amyloid‐induced oxidative stress in saccharomyces cerevisiae

V Bharathi, A Girdhar, A Prasad, M Verma, V Taneja… - Yeast, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in adenine biosynthesis pathway genes ADE1 and ADE2 have been conventionally
used to score for prion [PSI + ] in yeast. If ade1‐14 mutant allele is present, which contains …

[HTML][HTML] Curcumin prevents formation of polyglutamine aggregates by inhibiting Vps36, a component of the ESCRT-II complex

…, A Sharma, S Naidu, AK Bhadra, R Kukreti, V Taneja - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Small molecules with antioxidative properties have been implicated in amyloid disorders.
Curcumin is the active ingredient present in turmeric and known for several biological and …

Identification of two flavin monooxygenases from an effluent treatment plant sludge metagenomic library

A Singh, NS Chauhan, HV Thulasiram, V Taneja… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
Oxygenases are useful for the production of many industrially important molecules. Screening
of an effluent treatment plant (ETP) sludge metagenomic library identified two clones …

Analyzing the Birth and Propagation of Two Distinct Prions, [PSI+] and [Het-s]y, in Yeast

V Mathur, V Taneja, Y Sun… - Molecular biology of the …, 2010 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Various proteins, like the infectious yeast prions and the noninfectious human Huntingtin
protein (with expanded polyQ), depend on a Gln or Asn (QN)-rich region for amyloid formation. …