Rajiv D. Kalraiya, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer
Kalraiya Lab
Khanolkar Shodhika 121, Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar
Navi Mumbai - 410 208
Maharashtra
Phone: +91-22-2740 5008
Fax: +91-22-2740 5085
URL: http://www.actrec.gov.in/pi-webpages/RajivKalraiya/rajiv-index.htm
Area of Specialization:
Molecular Oncology
Research Summary:
Studies on the role of cell surface glycosylation in the cascade of events involved in organ specific metastasis
Role of ß1,6 branched N-oligosaccharides in regulating the key cellular processes involved in cancer cell invasion
Role of O-linked N-acetylglucosamine modification on cytokeratins 8 and 18 in epithelial cell transformation
Publications:
1.
Srikanth, B., Vaidya, M. M. and Kalraiya, R. D. O-GlcNAcylation determines the solubility, filament organization, and stability of keratins 8 and 18. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2010. 285, 34062-34071. [PubMed]
2.
Srinivasan, N., Bane, S. M., Ahire, S. D., Ingle, A. D. and Kalraiya, R. D. Poly N-acetyllactosamine substitutions on N- and not O-oligosaccharides or Thomsen-Friedenreich antigen facilitate lung specific metastasis of melanoma cells via galectin-3. Glycoconjugate Journal. 2009. 26, 445-456. [PubMed]
3.
Reddy, B. V. and Kalraiya, R. D. Sialilated beta1,6 branched N-oligosaccharides modulate adhesion, chemotaxis and motility of melanoma cells: Effect on invasion and spontaneous metastasis properties. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 2006. 1760, 1393-1402. [PubMed]
4.
Krishnan, V., Bane, S. M., Kawle, P. D., Naresh, K. N. and Kalraiya, R. D. Altered melanoma cell surface glycosylation mediates organ specific adhesion and metastasis via lectin receptors on the lung vascular endothelium. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 2005. 22, 11-24. [PubMed]
5.
Bhanushali, A. A., Raghunathan, R., Kalraiya, R. D. and Mehta, N. G. Cancer-related anemia in a rat model: alpha2-macroglobulin from Yoshida sarcoma shortens erythrocyte survival. European Journal of Haematology. 2002. 68, 42-48. [PubMed]
6.
Sanjay, A., Kalraiya, R. D. and Mehta, N. G. Modification of the erythrocyte surface in rats bearing Yoshida ascites sarcoma is brought about by a tumour variant of alpha2-macroglobulin. The Biochemical Journal. 1997. 322 ( Pt 2), 379-384. [PubMed]
7.
Kalraiya, R. D. , Sanjay, A. and Mehta, N. G. Isolation of a glycoprotein responsible for the enhanced concanavalin A agglutinability of erythrocytes in Yoshida-ascites-sarcoma-bearing rats: the mechanism of paraneoplastic syndromes. The Biochemical Journal. 1993. 292 ( Pt 1), 163-170. [PubMed]
8.
Kalraiya, R. D. , Iyer, S. S., Chati, A. and Mehta, N. G. Mechanism of host cell membrane modification by tumour: a model for paraneoplastic syndromes. Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. 1990. 27, 460-463. [PubMed]
9.
Kalraiya, R. D. and Mehta, N. G. N-ethylmaleimide causes mechanical fragility and accumulation of spectrin dimers in the rat erythrocyte membrane. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 1985. 130, 157-162. [PubMed]
Education
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Ph.D. in Life Sciences,
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India