Ayanjeet Ghosh

Dr. Ayanjeet Ghosh


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 December 2023 in Communications Biology
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SDShailendra Dhakal
Shailendra Dhakal
MMMalay Mondal
Malay Mondal
AMAzin Mirzazadeh
Azin Mirzazadeh
SBSiddhartha Banerjee
Siddhartha Banerjee
AGAyanjeet Ghosh
Ayanjeet Ghosh
VRVijayaraghavan Rangachari
Vijayaraghavan Rangachari
Many neurodegenerative diseases including frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), Lewy body disease (LBD), multiple system atrophy (MSA), etc., show colocalized deposits of TDP-43 and α-synuclein (αS) aggregates. To understand whether these colocalizations are driven by specific molecular interactions between the two proteins, we previously showed that the prion-like C-terminal domain of TDP-43 (TDP-43PrLD) and αS synergistically interact to form neurotoxic heterotypic amyloids in homogeneous buffer conditions. However, it remains unclear if αS can modulate TDP-43 present within liquid droplets and biomolecular condensates called stress granules (SGs). Here, using cell culture and in vitro TDP-43PrLD – RNA liquid droplets as models along with microscopy, nanoscale AFM-IR spectroscopy, and biophysical analyses, we uncover the interactions of αS with phase-separated droplets. We learn that αS acts as a Pickering agent by forming clusters on the surface of TDP-43PrLD – RNA droplets. The aggregates of αS on these clusters emulsify the droplets by nucleating the formation of heterotypic TDP-43PrLD amyloid fibrils, structures of which are distinct from those derived from homogenous solutions. Together, these results reveal an intriguing property of αS to act as a Pickering agent while interacting with SGs and unmask the hitherto unknown role of αS in modulating TDP-43 proteinopathies.

8 November 2021 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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SBSiddhartha Banerjee
Siddhartha Banerjee
AGAyanjeet Ghosh
Ayanjeet Ghosh

1 August 2022 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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SBSiddhartha Banerjee
Siddhartha Banerjee
BHBrooke Holcombe
Brooke Holcombe
SRSydney Ringold
Sydney Ringold
AFAbigail Foes
Abigail Foes
TNTanmayee Naik
Tanmayee Naik
AGAyanjeet Ghosh
Ayanjeet Ghosh

27 April 2022 in Materialia
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JLJessica J. Lopez
Jessica J. Lopez
MWMalcolm B. Williams
Malcolm B. Williams
TRTimothy W. Rushing
Timothy W. Rushing
MCMatthew Confer
Matthew Confer
AGAyanjeet Ghosh
Ayanjeet Ghosh
Paul G. AllisonPaul G. Allison
Paul G. Allison

25 January 2018 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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JHJia-Jung Ho
Jia-Jung Ho
AGAyanjeet Ghosh
Ayanjeet Ghosh
TZTianqi O. Zhang
Tianqi O. Zhang
MZMartin T. Zanni
Martin T. Zanni

30 September 2021 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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MCMatthew Confer
Matthew Confer
BHBrooke M. Holcombe
Brooke M. Holcombe
AFAbigail G. Foes
Abigail G. Foes
JHJohn M. Holmquist
John M. Holmquist
SWSavannah C. Walker
Savannah C. Walker
AGAyanjeet Ghosh
Ayanjeet Ghosh