Dr. Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju
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Dr. Ganji Purnachandra Nagaraju

Research Scientist
Emory University, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Sri Venkarteswara University, Tirupati, India

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Area of Interest:

Public Health
100%
Biotechnology
62%
Cancer
90%
Endocrinology
75%
Reproduction
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
37
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Nagaraju, G.P.C., N.S. Kumari, G.L.V. Prasad, B.R. Naik and D.W. Borst, 2011. Computational analysis and structure predictions of CHH-related peptides from Litopenaeus vannamei. Integr. Biol., 3: 218-224.
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  2. Nagaraju, G.P.C., A.K. Nalla, R. Gupta, S. Mohanam, M. Gujrati, D.H. Dinh and J.S. Rao, 2011. siRNA-mediated downregulation of MMP-9 and uPAR in combination with radiation induces G2/M cell-cycle arrest in Medulloblastoma. Mol. Cancer Res., 9: 51-66.
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  3. Nagaraju, G.P.C., 2011. Reproductive regulators in decapod crustaceans: An overview. J. Exp. Biol., 214: 3-16.
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  4. Nagaraju, G.P.C. and D. Sharma, 2011. Anti-cancer role of SPARC, an inhibitor of adipogenesis. Cancer Treat. Rev., 37: 559-566.
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  5. Nagaraju, G.P.C. and B. Rajitha, 2011. Molecular cloning and sequence of retinoid X receptor in the green crab Carcinus maenas: A possible role in female reproduction. J. Endocrinol., 10.1530/JOE-11-0154.
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  6. Nagaraju, G.P.C., G.L. Prasad, L. Taliaferro-Smith, B.V. Aruna, B.R. Naik and Y.N. Sekhar, 2010. Computational analysis of the structural basis of ligand binding to the crustacean retinoid X receptor. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. D: Genomics Proteomics, 5: 317-324.
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  7. Ding, X., G.P.C. Nagaraju, D. Novotney, D.L. Lovett and D.W. Borst, 2010. Yolk protein expression in the green crab, Carcinus maenas. Aquaculture, 298: 325-331.
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  8. Nagaraju, G.P.C., N.S. Kumari, G.L. Prasad, B. Rajitha, M. Meenu, M.S. Rao and B.R. Naik, 2009. Structural prediction and analysis of VIH-related peptides from selected crustacean species. Bioinformation, 4: 6-11.
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  9. Nagaraju, G.P.C. and D.W. Borst, 2008. Methyl farnesoate couples environmental changes to testicular development in the crab Carcinus maenas. J. Exp. Biol., 211: 2773-2778.
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  10. Chigurupati, S., T.G. Son, D.H. Hyun, J.D Lathia and M.R. Mughal et al., 2008. Lifelong running reduces oxidative stress and degenerative changes in the testes of mice. J. Endrocrinol., 199: 333-341.
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  11. Nagaraju, G.P.C., 2007. Is methyl farnesoate a crustacean hormone? Aquaculture, 272: 39-54.
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  12. Nagaraju, G.P.C., P.R. Reddy and P.S. Reddy, 2006. In vitro methyl farnesoate secretion by mandibular organs isolated from different molt and reproductive stages of the crab Oziotelphusa senex senex. Fish. Sci., 71: 410-414.
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  13. Nagaraju, G.P.C., G.L.V. Prasad and P.S. Reddy, 2005. Isolation and characterization of mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone from the eyestalks of freshwater crab, Oziotelphusa senex senex. Int. J. Applied Sci. Eng., 3: 61-68.
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  14. Reddy, P.S., P.R.C. Reddy and G.P.C. Nagaraju, 2004. The synthesis and effects of Prostaglandins on the ovary of the crab Oziotelphusa senex senex. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 135: 35-41.
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  15. Nagaraju, G.P.C., P.R.Reddy and P.S. Reddy, 2004. Mandibular organ: it's relation to body weight, sex, molt and reproduction in the crab, Oziotelphusa senex senex Fabricius (1791). Aquaculture, 232: 603-612.
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  16. Nagaraju, G.P.C., N.J. Suraj and P.S. Reddy, 2004. Methyl farnesoate stimulates gonad development in Macrobrachium malcolmsonii (H. Milne Edwards) (Decapoda, Palaemonidae). Crustaceana, 76: 1171-1178.
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  17. Nagaraju, G.P.C., R. Ramamurthi, P.S. Reddy, 2002. Methyl Farnesoate Stimulates Ovarian Growth in Prawn Penaeus Indicus. In: Recent Trends in Biotechnology, Harikumar, Dr. (Ed.). Agrobios, Alappuzha, pp: 85-91.
  18. Nagaraju, G.P.C. and P.S. Reddy, 2002. On the mode of action of Methionine-enkephalin in inducing hyperglycemia in the fiddler crab Uca lactea annulipes. Bull. Mar. Sci., 70: 107-111.
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  19. Nagaraju, G.P.C., M.D.R. Basha and P.S. Reddy, 2001. Organotin induced hyperglycemia in the crab, Oziotelphusa senex senex Fabricius. Zeitschrift for Naturforschung, 56: 315-317.
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  20. Ledo, A.S., O.A. Lameira, A. Benbadis, K. Abdellatif and I.C. Menezes et al., 2001. In vitro culture of assai palm zygotic embryos. Rev. Bras. Frutic., 23: 468-472.
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