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Ruchita Kothari


Dong Lab

Associated BCMB Faculty Member(s)

Name Lab Website
Xinzhong Dong Lab website

Publications

  • Dong X, Limjunyawong N, Sypek EI, Wang G, Ortines RV, Youn C, Alphonse MP, Dikeman D, Wang Y, Lay M, Kothari R, Vasavda C, Pundir P, Goff L, Miller LS, Lu W, Garza LA, Kim BS, Archer NK, Dong X., 2022, Keratinocyte-derived defensins activate neutrophil-specific receptors Mrgpra2a/b to prevent skin dysbiosis and bacterial infection, Immunity., 55(9):1645-1662.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.06.021. PMCID: PMC9474599  PubMed
  • Vasavda C, Xu R, Liew J, Kothari R, Dhindsa RS, Semenza ER, Paul BD, Green DP, Sabbagh MF, Shin JY, Yang W, Snowman AM, Albacarys LK, Moghekar A, Pardo-Villamizar CA, Luciano M, Huang J, Bettegowda C, Kwatra SG, Dong X, Lim M, Snyder SH., 2022, Identification of the NRF2 transcriptional network as a therapeutic target for trigeminal neuropathic pain, Sci Adv., 8(31):eabo5633. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo5633. PMCID: PMC9348805  PubMed
  • Vasavda C, Semenza ER, Liew J, Kothari R, Dhindsa RS, Shanmukha S, Lin A, Tokhunts R, Ricco C, Snowman AM, Albacarys L, Pastore F, Ripoli C, Grassi C, Barone E, Kornberg MD, Dong X, Paul BD, Snyder SH., 2022, Biliverdin reductase bridges focal adhesion kinase to Src to modulate synaptic signaling, Sci Signal., 15(733):eabh3066. doi: 10.1126/scisignal.abh3066. PMCID: PMC9281001  PubMed
  • Kothari R, Dong X., 2022, Scratching the surface of itch receptors, Trends Pharmacol Sci., 43(3):168-170. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2021.12.005. PMID: 35039148  PubMed