Gayatri Ramakrishna, Ph.D.
Head
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
Cancer Biology Lab
Bldg. 7, Gruhakalpa, 5-4-399 / B, Nampally
Hyderabad - 500 001
Andhra Pradesh
E-mail: gayatri@cdfd.org.in
Phone: +91-40-24749414
Fax: +91-40-24749448
URL: http://cdfd.org.in/labpages/gayatri_ramakrishna.html
Positions Held:
Position
Affiliation
Time Period
Post Doctoral Fellowship
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, MD, USA
Area of Specialization:
Molecular Biology
Cancer Biology
Research Summary:
Role of K-RAS in Lung Tumorigenesis
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Screening in the Cervical Scrapes from Rural Andhra Pradesh
Publications:
1.
Bose, S., Sakhuja, P., Bezawada, L., Agarwal, A. K., Kazim, S. N., Khan, L. A., Sarin, S. K. and Ramakrishna, G. Hepatocellular carcinoma with persistent hepatitis B virus infection shows unusual downregulation of Ras expression and differential response to Ras mediated signaling. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2011. 26, 135-144. [PubMed]
2.
Sowjanya, A. P., Paul, P., Vedantham, H., Ramakrishna, G. , Vidyadhari, D., Vijayaraghavan, K., Laksmi, S., Sudula, M., Ronnett, B. M., Das, M., Shah, K. V. and Gravitt, P. E. Suitability of self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening in periurban villages in Andhra Pradesh, India. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009. 18, 1373-1378. [PubMed]
3.
Gokul, G., Gautami, B., Malathi, S., Sowjanya, A. P., Poli, U. R., Jain, M., Ramakrishna, G. and Khosla, S. DNA methylation profile at the DNMT3L promoter: a potential biomarker for cervical cancer. Epigenetics : Official Journal of the DNA Methylation Society. 2007. 2, 80-85. [PubMed]
4.
Gokul, G., Ramakrishna, G. and Khosla, S. Reprogramming of HeLa cells upon DNMT3L overexpression mimics carcinogenesis. Epigenetics . 2009. 4, 322-329. [PubMed]
5.
Vucenik, I., Ramakrishna, G. , Tantivejkul, K., Anderson, L. M. and Ramljak, D. Inositol hexaphosphate (IP6) blocks proliferation of human breast cancer cells through a PKCdelta-dependent increase in p27Kip1 and decrease in retinoblastoma protein (pRb) phosphorylation. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2005. 91, 35-45. [PubMed]
6.
Padma, S., Sowjanya, A. P., Poli, U. R., Jain, M., Rao, B. and Ramakrishna, G. Downregulation of calcineurin activity in cervical carcinoma. Cancer Cell International. 2005. 5, 7. [PubMed]
7.
Singh, A., Sowjanya, A. P. and Ramakrishna, G. The wild-type Ras: road ahead. The FASEB Journal . 2005. 19, 161-169. [PubMed]
8.
Gayatri, R. and Chatterjee, S. Effects of chlorpromazine on growth and development of Dictyostelium discoideum. Microbios. 1991. 68, 97-107. [PubMed]
9.
Gayatri, R. and Chatterjee, S. Effects of lindane on growth of cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 1992. 49, 285-289. [PubMed]
10.
Gayatri, R. and Chatterjee, S. Phosphatase activities in pesticide-treated growing and developing cells of Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Applied Toxicology : JAT. 1993. 13, 297-300. [PubMed]
11.
Gayatri, R. and Chatterjee, S. Phagocytic activity of Dictyostelium amoebae treated with an organochlorine pesticide. Cell Biology International. 1993. 17, 349-352. [PubMed]
12.
Gayatri, R. and Chatterjee, S. Pinocytic stimulation in Dictyostelium discoideum by gamma-benzene hexachloride. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 1994. 158, 523-526. [PubMed]
13.
Gayatri, R. and Chatterjee, S. Growth and development of cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum treated with DDT. Environmental Pollution. 1994. 86, 135-140. [PubMed]
14.
Sithanandam, G., Ramakrishna, G. , Diwan, B. A. and Anderson, L. M. Selective mutation of K-ras by N-ethylnitrosourea shifts from codon 12 to codon 61 during fetal mouse lung maturation. Oncogene. 1998. 17, 493-502. [PubMed]
15.
Rice, P. L., Porter, S. E., Koski, K. M., Ramakrishna, G. , Chen, A., Schrump, D., Kazlauskas, A. and Malkinson, A. M. Reduced receptor expression for platelet-derived growth factor and epidermal growth factor in dividing mouse lung epithelial cells. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 1999. 25, 285-294. [PubMed]
16.
Ramakrishna, G. , Bialkowska, A., Perella, C., Birely, L., Fornwald, L. W., Diwan, B. A., Shiao, Y. H. and Anderson, L. M. Ki-ras and the characteristics of mouse lung tumors. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 2000. 28, 156-167. [PubMed]
17.
Diwan, B. A., Ramakrishna, G. , Anderson, L. M. and Ramljak, D. Overexpression of Grb2 in inflammatory lesions and preneoplastic foci and tumors induced by N-nitrosodimethylamine in Helicobacter hepaticus-infected and -noninfected A/J mice. Toxicologic Pathology. 2000. 28, 548-554. [PubMed]
18.
Shiao, Y. H., Resau, J. H., Nagashima, K., Anderson, L. M. and Ramakrishna, G. The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor targets to mitochondria. Cancer Research. 2000. 60, 2816-2819. [PubMed]
19.
Ramakrishna, G ., Sithanandam, G., Cheng, R. Y., Fornwald, L. W., Smith, G. T., Diwan, B. A. and Anderson, L. M. K-ras p21 expression and activity in lung and lung tumors. Experimental Lung Research. 2000. 26, 659-671. [PubMed]
20.
McKenna, I. M., Ramakrishna, G. , Diwan, B. A., Kang, Y., Shiao, Y. H., Wakefield, L. M., Powell, D. A., Anderson, L. M. and Jakowlew, S. B. Heterozygous inactivation of TGF-beta1 increases the susceptibility to chemically induced mouse lung tumorigenesis independently of mutational activation of K-ras. Toxicology Letters. 2001. 123, 151-158. [PubMed]
21.
Rama, Devi, A., R., Govindiah, V., Ramakrishna, G. and Naushad, S., M., Prevalence of Methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism in South Indian population. Current Science, 86(3) 440-443.
22.
Ramakrishna, G. and Chatterjee, S.: Morphogenesis of Dictyostelium discoideum cells exposed to organochlorine pesticide. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ,1994, 52: 871-877.
23.
Ramakrishna, G. and Anderson, L., M., : Levels and membrane localization of the c-K-ras p21 protein in lungs of mice of different genetic strains and effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and Aroclor 1254. Carcinogenesis , 1998, 19: 463-470.
24.
Ramakrishna, G. , Sithanadam G, Fornwald L. Smith G T and Anderson L M. GTP loading of K-ras p21 in mouse lung type 2 cells is dependent on cell density and anchorage. (submitted)
25.
Shiao, Y., H., Ramakrishna, G. , Anderson, L., M., Perantoni, A., O., Rice, J., M. and Diwan, B., A., : Down-regulation of Von Hippel-Lindau protein in nitroso compound-induced rat non-clear cell kidney tumors. (submitted)
Education
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Ph.D. in Biochemistry,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India