Sudhir Krishna, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
Professor
National Centre for Biological Sciences
Cellular Organization and Signalling Lab
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK, Bellary Road
Bangalore - 560 065
Karnataka
E-mail: skrishna@ncbs.res.in
URL: http://ncbs.res.in/skrishna
Positions Held:
Position
Affiliation
Time Period
Professor
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundemental Research, Bangalore, India
1998-Present
Associate Professor
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundemental Research, Bangalore, India
1992-1998
Research fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, MA, Boston, USA
Area of Specialization:
Oncology
Signal transduction
Stem cell biology
Research Summary:
Cellular organisation and signaling
Notch signaling in human cancers: molecular mechanisms and clinical translation
Publications:
1.
Shukla, S., Bharti, A. C., Mahata, S., Hussain, S., Hedau, S., Sharma, R., Pillai, M. R., Krishna, S ., Chiplunkar, S., Tongaonkar, H. and Das, B. C. Application of a multiplex PCR to cervical cells collected by a paper smear for the simultaneous detection of all mucosal human papillomaviruses (HPVs) and typing of high-risk HPV types 16 and 18. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2010. 59, 1303-1310. [PubMed]
2.
Jayshree, R. S., Sreenivas, A., Tessy, M. and Krishna, S . Cell intrinsic & extrinsic factors in cervical carcinogenesis. The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2009. 130, 286-295. [PubMed]
3.
Srivastava, S. and Krishna, S . Cancer stem cells: an approach to identify newer therapeutic targets. Journal of Stem Cells. 2009. 4, 123-131. [PubMed]
4.
Adurthi, S., Krishna, S. , Mukherjee, G., Bafna, U. D., Devi, U. and Jayshree, R. S. Regulatory T cells in a spectrum of HPV-induced cervical lesions: cervicitis, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2008. 60, 55-65. [PubMed]
5.
Ramdass, B., Maliekal, T. T., Lakshmi, S., Rehman, M., Rema, P., Nair, P., Mukherjee, G., Reddy, B. K., Krishna, S. and Radhakrishna, P. Coexpression of Notch1 and NF-kappaB signaling pathway components in human cervical cancer progression. Gynecologic Oncology. 2007. 104, 352-361. [PubMed]
6.
Subramanyam, D. and Krishna, S. c-Myc substitutes for Notch1-CBF1 functions in cooperative transformation with papillomavirus oncogenes. Virology. 2006. 347, 191-198. [PubMed]
7.
Veeraraghavalu, K., Subbaiah, V. K., Srivastava, S., Chakrabarti, O., Syal, R. and Krishna, S. Complementation of human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 by Jagged1-specific Notch1-phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling involves pleiotropic oncogenic functions independent of CBF1;Su(H);Lag-1 activation. Journal of Virology. 2005. 79, 7889-7898. [PubMed]
8.
Mcavoy, B. R., Fulcher, G. R., Amerena, J. V., Conner, G. W., Beltrame, J. F., Hankey, G. J., Keech, A. C., Lloyd, B. L., Neale, M. L., Pollock, C. A., Sudhir, K. , Waltham, R. D. and West, M. J. An evidence based clinical aid for cardiovascular disease--what do GPs think? Australian Family Physician. 2005. 34, 297-298. [PubMed]
9.
Ayyub, C., Sen, A., Gonsalves, F., Badrinath, K., Bhandari, P., Shashidhara, L. S., Krishna, S. and Rodrigues, V. Cullin-5 plays multiple roles in cell fate specification and synapse formation during Drosophila development. Developmental Dynamics. 2005. 232, 865-875. [PubMed]
10.
Veeraraghavalu, K., Pett, M., Kumar, R. V., Nair, P., Rangarajan, A., Stanley, M. A. and Krishna, S. Papillomavirus-mediated neoplastic progression is associated with reciprocal changes in JAGGED1 and manic fringe expression linked to notch activation. Journal of Virology. 2004. 78, 8687-8700. [PubMed]
11.
Chakrabarti, O., Veeraraghavalu, K., Tergaonkar, V., Liu, Y., Androphy, E. J., Stanley, M. A. and Krishna, S. Human papillomavirus type 16 E6 amino acid 83 variants enhance E6-mediated MAPK signaling and differentially regulate tumorigenesis by notch signaling and oncogenic Ras. Journal of Virology. 2004. 78, 5934-5945. [PubMed]
12.
Sade, H., Krishna, S. and Sarin, A. The anti-apoptotic effect of Notch-1 requires p56lck-dependent, Akt/PKB-mediated signaling in T cells. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2004. 279, 2937-2944. [PubMed]
13.
Nair, P., Somasundaram, K. and Krishna, S. Activated Notch1 inhibits p53-induced apoptosis and sustains transformation by human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 oncogenes through a PI3K-PKB/Akt-dependent pathway. Journal of Virology. 2003. 77, 7106-7112. [PubMed]
14.
Chakrabarti, O. and Krishna, S. Molecular interactions of 'high risk' human papillomaviruses E6 and E7 oncoproteins: implications for tumour progression. Journal of Biosciences. 2003. 28, 337-348. [PubMed]
Grant Support:
Project Title
Role
Funding Agency
Sanction Number
Sanction Date
Regulation of RhoC by Notch1 during cervical carcinoma progression
Notch1 and TGF-β crosstalk in EMT during carcinoma progression
Cancer stem-like cells and role of Notch1 signaling
Notch signaling in human hematological cancers
Education
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M.B.B.S.
St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore, India
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Ph.D.
University of Cambridge, UK
Honors and Awards
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British Lepra Foundation prize
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Cambridge Nehru Scholarship
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Rockefeller Biotechnology Career Fellowship