Neha Nandwani

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• Uncovering the Molecular and Structural Basis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy-Causing Mutations in Myosin and Myosin Binding Protein-C Nandwani, N., Trivedi, D. V., Sarkar, S. S., Morck, M., Ruppel, K., Spudich, J. A. CELL PRESS. 2020: 435A

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• Study of Hcm Causing beta-Cardiac Myosin Mutations Located at Different Structurally Significant Regions of the Myosin-Head Bhowmik, D., Nandwani, N., Ruppel, K., Liu, C., Spudich, J. A. CELL PRESS. 2020: 435A

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• A five-residue motif for the design of domain swapping in proteins NATURE COMMUNICATIONS Nandwani, N., Surana, P., Negi, H., Mascarenhas, N. M., Udgaonkar, J. B., Das, R., Gosavi, S. 2019; 10: 452

  Abstract

  Domain swapping is the process by which identical monomeric proteins exchange structural elements to generate dimers/oligomers. Although engineered domain swapping is a compelling strategy for protein assembly, its application has been limited due to the lack of simple and reliable design approaches. Here, we demonstrate that the hydrophobic five-residue 'cystatin motif' (QVVAG) from the domain-swapping protein Stefin B, when engineered into a solvent-exposed, tight surface loop between two ?-strands prevents the loop from folding back upon itself, and drives domain swapping in non-domain-swapping proteins. High-resolution structural studies demonstrate that engineering the QVVAG stretch independently into various surface loops of four structurally distinct non-domain-swapping proteins enabled the design of different modes of domain swapping in these proteins, including single, double and open-ended domain swapping. These results suggest that the introduction of the QVVAG motif can be used as a mutational approach for engineering domain swapping in diverse ?-hairpin proteins.

  View details for DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-08295-x

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• Amino-acid composition after loop deletion drives domain swapping PROTEIN SCIENCE Nandwani, N., Surana, P., Udgaonkar, J. B., Das, R., Gosavi, S. 2017; 26 (10): 1994?2002

  Abstract

  Rational engineering of a protein to enable domain swapping requires an understanding of the sequence, structural and energetic factors that favor the domain-swapped oligomer over the monomer. While it is known that the deletion of loops between ?-strands can promote domain swapping, the spliced sequence at the position of the loop deletion is thought to have a minimal role to play in such domain swapping. Here, two loop-deletion mutants of the non-domain-swapping protein monellin, frame-shifted by a single residue, were designed. Although the spliced sequence in the two mutants differed by only one residue at the site of the deletion, only one of them (YEIKG) promoted domain swapping. The mutant containing the spliced sequence YENKG was entirely monomeric. This new understanding that the domain swapping propensity after loop deletion may depend critically on the chemical composition of the shortened loop will facilitate the rational design of domain swapping.

  View details for DOI 10.1002/pro.3237

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• Rapidly fatal myeloproliferative disorders in mice with deletion of Casitas B-cell lymphoma (Cbl) and Cbl-b in hematopoietic stem cells PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Naramura, M., Nandwani, N., Gu, H., Band, V., Band, H. 2010; 107 (37): 16274?79

  Abstract

  Casitas B-cell lymphoma (Cbl)-family E3 ubiquitin ligases are negative regulators of tyrosine kinase signaling. Recent work has revealed a critical role of Cbl in the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) homeostasis, and mutations in CBL have been identified in myeloid malignancies. Here we show that, in contrast to Cbl or Cbl-b single-deficient mice, concurrent loss of Cbl and Cbl-b in the HSC compartment leads to an early-onset lethal myeloproliferative disease in mice. Cbl, Cbl-b double-deficient bone marrow cells are hypersensitive to cytokines, and show altered biochemical response to thrombopoietin. Thus, Cbl and Cbl-b play redundant but essential roles in HSC regulation, whose breakdown leads to hematological abnormalities that phenocopy crucial aspects of mutant Cbl-driven human myeloid malignancies.

  View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.1007575107

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• Reciprocal Regulation of AKT and MAP Kinase Dictates Virus-Host Cell Fusion JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY Sharma, N. R., Mani, P., Nandwani, N., Mishra, R., Rana, A., Sarkar, D. P. 2010; 84 (9): 4366-4382

  Abstract

  Viruses of the Paramyxoviridae family bind to their host cells by using hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN), which enhances fusion protein (F)-mediated membrane fusion. Although respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza virus 5 of this family are suggested to trigger host cell signaling during infection, the virus-induced intracellular signals dictating virus-cell fusion await elucidation. Using an F- or HN-F-containing reconstituted envelope of Sendai virus, another paramyxovirus, we revealed the role and regulation of AKT1 and Raf/MEK/ERK cascades during viral fusion with liver cells. Our observation that extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation promotes viral fusion via ezrin-mediated cytoskeletal rearrangements, whereas AKT1 attenuates fusion by promoting phosphorylation of F protein, indicates a counteractive regulation of viral fusion by reciprocal activation of AKT1 and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, establishing a novel conceptual framework for a therapeutic strategy.

  View details for DOI 10.1128/JVI.01940-09

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