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Narla Mohandas is affiliated with the New York Blood Center in the United States. Their academic work is concentrated primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics, Hematology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research portfolio covers diverse topics, with a particular focus on erythrocyte function and pathophysiology, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, RNA modifications and cancer, blood properties and coagulation, blood groups and transfusion, epigenetics and DNA methylation, and malaria research and control.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Diamond-Blackfan anemia, 2020, Blood
  • Control of human hemoglobin switching by LIN28B-mediated regulation of BCL11A translation, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • p53 activation during ribosome biogenesis regulates normal erythroid differentiation, 2020, Blood
  • Putative regulators for the continuum of erythroid differentiation revealed by single-cell transcriptome of human BM and UCB cells, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Interplay between cofactors and transcription factors in hematopoiesis and hematological malignancies, 2021, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Their frequent coauthors include Lionel Blanc, Hongxia Yan, Patrick G. Gallagher, Julien Papoin, and Christopher D. Hillyer. The collaborative relationships reflected in these coauthorships indicate engagement with researchers active in related fields of hematology and molecular biology.

Their publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as Blood, where they have published 22 papers, followed by bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 7, Blood Advances with 5, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 4, and the American Journal of Hematology with 3. These venues underscore a strong focus on hematological research and related biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Red cell membrane: past, present, and future

    Narla Mohandas;Patrick G. Gallagher

  • The gene encoding ribosomal protein S19 is mutated in Diamond-Blackfan anaemia

    Natalia Draptchinskaia;Peter Gustavsson;Björn Andersson;Monica Pettersson

  • Mechanical properties of the red cell membrane in relation to molecular structure and genetic defects.

    N Mohandas;E Evans

  • A molecular mechanism of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

    Alassane Mbengue;Souvik Bhattacharjee;Trupti Pandharkar;Haining Liu

  • The FERM domain: A unique module involved in the linkage of cytoplasmic proteins to the membrane

    Athar H. Chishti;Anthony C. Kim;Shirin M. Marfatia;Mohini Lutchman

  • Erythroblastic islands: niches for erythropoiesis

    Joel Anne Chasis;Joel Anne Chasis;Narla Mohandas

  • Resolving the distinct stages in erythroid differentiation based on dynamic changes in membrane protein expression during erythropoiesis

    Ke Chen;Jing Liu;Susanne Heck;Joel A. Chasis

  • Primary role for adherent leukocytes in sickle cell vascular occlusion: A new paradigm

    Aslihan Turhan;Linnea A. Weiss;Narla Mohandas;Barry S. Coller;Barry S. Coller

  • Red blood cell deformability, membrane material properties and shape: regulation by transmembrane, skeletal and cytosolic proteins and lipids.

    Narla Mohandas;J. A. Chasis

  • Transgenic Knockout Mice with Exclusively Human Sickle Hemoglobin and Sickle Cell Disease

    Chris Pászty;Catherine M. Brion;Elizabeth Manci;H. Ewa Witkowska

  • Analysis of factors regulating erythrocyte deformability.

    N Mohandas;M R Clark;M S Jacobs;S B Shohet

  • Osmotic gradient ektacytometry: comprehensive characterization of red cell volume and surface maintenance

    Margaret R. Clark;Narla Mohandas;Stephen B. Shohet

  • Measurement of the elastic modulus for red cell membrane using a fluid mechanical technique.

    R.M. Hochmuth;N. Mohandas;P.L. Blackshear

  • Molecular maps of red cell deformation: hidden elasticity and in situ connectivity

    DE Discher;N Mohandas;EA Evans

  • Disorders of red cell membrane

    Xiuli An;Narla Mohandas

  • A band 3-based macrocomplex of integral and peripheral proteins in the RBC membrane

    Lesley J Bruce;Roland Beckmann;M Leticia Ribeiro;Luanne L Peters

  • Contribution of parasite proteins to altered mechanical properties of malaria-infected red blood cells.

    Fiona K. Glenister;Ross L. Coppel;Alan F. Cowman;Narla Mohandas

  • The Dendritic Cell Receptor Clec9A Binds Damaged Cells via Exposed Actin Filaments

    Jian Guo Zhang;Jian Guo Zhang;Peter E. Czabotar;Peter E. Czabotar;Antonia N. Policheni;Antonia N. Policheni;Irina Caminschi;Irina Caminschi;Irina Caminschi

  • Effect of hydrogen peroxide exposure on normal human erythrocyte deformability, morphology, surface characteristics, and spectrin-hemoglobin cross-linking.

    L M Snyder;N L Fortier;J Trainor;J Jacobs

  • Isolation and functional characterization of human erythroblasts at distinct stages: implications for understanding of normal and disordered erythropoiesis in vivo

    Jingping Hu;Jingping Hu;Jing Liu;Jing Liu;Fumin Xue;Gregory Halverson

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiuli An
Xiuli An New York Blood Center
Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
Patrick G. Gallagher
Patrick G. Gallagher Yale University
Kasturi Haldar
Kasturi Haldar University of Notre Dame
Luanne L. Peters
Luanne L. Peters The Jackson Laboratory
Brian M. Cooke
Brian M. Cooke Monash University
Vijay G. Sankaran
Vijay G. Sankaran Harvard University
Edward M. Rubin
Edward M. Rubin Joint Genome Institute
Philip S. Low
Philip S. Low Purdue University West Lafayette
Yuet Wai Kan
Yuet Wai Kan University of California, San Francisco

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