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Ramesh K. Ganju is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research activity spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular biology, immunology, oncology, genetics, and cancer research as subfields of study.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, including:

  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • S100 proteins and annexins
  • Cancer risks and factors
  • HER2/EGFR in cancer research
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Recent publications reflecting the thematic scope of their research include:

  • Estrogen Receptor Beta (ERβ): A Ligand Activated Tumor Suppressor, 2020, Frontiers in Oncology
  • Macrophage migration inhibitory factor inhibition as a novel therapeutic approach against triple-negative breast cancer, 2020, Cell Death and Disease
  • Slit2 Inhibits Breast Cancer Metastasis by Activating M1-Like Phagocytic and Antifibrotic Macrophages, 2021, Cancer Research
  • Ibrutinib treatment inhibits breast cancer progression and metastasis by inducing conversion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells to dendritic cells, 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • Cannabidiol Inhibits Tumorigenesis in Cisplatin-Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer via TRPV2, 2022, Cancers

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, notably:

  • Cancer Research (14 publications)
  • Frontiers in Oncology (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Cell Death and Disease (3 publications)
  • Molecular Oncology (2 publications)

Collaborative efforts are marked by repeated co-authorship with researchers including Dinesh K. Ahirwar, Manish Charan, Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy, Sanjay Mishra, and Kirti Kaul.

Best Publications

  • The alpha-chemokine, stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha, binds to the transmembrane G-protein-coupled CXCR-4 receptor and activates multiple signal transduction pathways.

    Ramesh K. Ganju;Stephanie A. Brubaker;Joshua Meyer;Parmesh Dutt

  • Medicinal plants and cancer chemoprevention.

    Avni G. Desai;Ghulam N. Qazi;Ramesh K. Ganju;Mahmoud El-Tamer

  • Regulation of CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis and chemoinvasion of breast cancer cells

    Aaron Zefrin Fernandis;Anil Prasad;Hamid Band;Roland Klösel

  • Phytoestrogens and breast cancer prevention: possible mechanisms of action.

    Sarah M. Mense;Tom K. Hei;Ramesh K. Ganju;Hari K. Bhat

  • Cannabinoids as therapeutic agents in cancer: current status and future implications.

    Bandana Chakravarti;Janani Ravi;Ramesh K. Ganju

  • Synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists inhibit tumor growth and metastasis of breast cancer

    Zahida Qamri;Anju Preet;Anju Preet;Mohd W. Nasser;Caroline E. Bass

  • Modulation of the tumor microenvironment and inhibition of EGF/EGFR pathway: Novel anti-tumor mechanisms of Cannabidiol in breast cancer

    Mohamad Elbaz;Mohd W. Nasser;Janani Ravi;Nissar A. Wani

  • The Mammalian Ortholog of Drosophila MOF That Acetylates Histone H4 Lysine 16 Is Essential for Embryogenesis and Oncogenesis

    Arun Gupta;T. Geraldine Guerin-Peyrou;Girdhar G. Sharma;Changwon Park

  • Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol inhibits epithelial growth factor-induced lung cancer cell migration in vitro as well as its growth and metastasis in vivo.

    A Preet;R K Ganju;J E Groopman

  • Slit protein-mediated inhibition of CXCR4-induced chemotactic and chemoinvasive signaling pathways in breast cancer cells.

    Anil Prasad;Aaron Z. Fernandis;Yi Rao;Ramesh K. Ganju

  • Cannabinoid Receptors, CB1 and CB2, as Novel Targets for Inhibition of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Growth and Metastasis

    Anju Preet;Zahida Qamri;Zahida Qamri;Mohd W Nasser;Anil Prasad

  • S100A7 enhances mammary tumorigenesis through upregulation of inflammatory pathways.

    Mohd W. Nasser;Zahida Qamri;Yadwinder S. Deol;Janani Ravi

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) and its receptors KDR and flt-4 are expressed in AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.

    Mihaela Skobe;Lawrence F Brown;Kathi Tognazzi;Ramesh K Ganju

  • β-Chemokine Receptor CCR5 Signals Via the Novel Tyrosine Kinase RAFTK

    Ramesh K. Ganju;Parmesh Dutt;Lijun Wu;Walter Newman

  • Slit-2/Robo-1 modulates the CXCL12/CXCR4-induced chemotaxis of T cells

    Anil Prasad;Zahida Qamri;Jane Wu;Ramesh K. Ganju

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Tat Modulates the Flk-1/KDR Receptor, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, and Components of Focal Adhesion in Kaposi’s Sarcoma Cells

    Ramesh K. Ganju;Neru Munshi;B. C. Nair;Zhong-Ying Liu

  • RAGE Mediates S100A7-Induced Breast Cancer Growth and Metastasis by Modulating the Tumor Microenvironment

    Mohd W. Nasser;Nissar Ahmad Wani;Dinesh K. Ahirwar;Catherine A. Powell

  • A soluble, single-chain T-cell receptor fragment endowed with antigen-combining properties.

    Jiri Novotny;Ramesh K. Ganju;Stephen T. Smiley;Rebecca E. Hussey

  • Lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis of endothelial cells and its inhibition by vascular endothelial growth factor.

    Neru Munshi;Aaron Z. Fernandis;Rama P. Cherla;In-Woo Park

  • Cannabinoid receptor CB2 modulates the CXCL12/CXCR4-mediated chemotaxis of T lymphocytes

    Sharmistha Ghosh;Anju Preet;Jerome E. Groopman;Ramesh K. Ganju

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerome E. Groopman
Jerome E. Groopman Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Abhay R. Satoskar
Abhay R. Satoskar The Ohio State University
Shalom Avraham
Shalom Avraham Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gustavo Leone
Gustavo Leone Medical University of South Carolina
Parkash S. Gill
Parkash S. Gill University of Southern California
Ellis L. Reinherz
Ellis L. Reinherz Harvard University
Stuart H. Yuspa
Stuart H. Yuspa National Institutes of Health
Margaret A. Shipp
Margaret A. Shipp Harvard University
Hava Avraham
Hava Avraham Northeastern University
Kalpana Ghoshal
Kalpana Ghoshal The Ohio State University

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