Vidhya Rangaraju

  • Position:

    Research Group Leader

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  • Email:

    vidhya.rangaraju@mpfi.org

Recent Papers

NMNAT2 supports vesicular glycolysis via NAD homeostasis to fuel fast axonal transport.

Yang, S., Niou, Z.-X., Enriquez, A., LaMar, J., Huang, J.-Y., Ling, K., Jafar-Nejad, P., Gilley, J., Coleman, M. P., Tennessen, J. M., Rangaraju, V., & Lu, H.-C. (2024). NMNAT2 supports vesicular glycolysis via NAD homeostasis to fuel fast axonal transport. Molecular Neurodegeneration, 19(1), 13.
 

The Prevalence and Specificity of Local Protein Synthesis during Neuronal Synaptic Plasticity.

Sun, C., Nold, A., Fusco, C.M., Rangaraju, V.*, Tchumatchenko, T., Heilemann, M., Schuman, E.M. (2021). The Prevalence and Specificity of Local Protein Synthesis during Neuronal Synaptic Plasticity. Science Advances 7, eabj0790.
*senior author 

Pleiotropic mitochondria: The influence of mitochondria on neuronal development and disease

Rangaraju, V.,* Lewis, T. L. Jr.,* Hirabayashi, Y.* Bergami, M.,* Motori, E.,* Cartoni, R.,* Kwon, S., Courchet, J. (2019). Pleiotropic mitochondria: The influence of mitochondria on neuronal development and disease. Journal of Neuroscience 39, 8200-8208. *equal contribution 

A genetically encodable cell-type-specific protein synthesis inhibitor.

Heumüller, M., Glock, C., Rangaraju, V., Biever, A., Schuman, E.M. (2019) A genetically encodable cell-type-specific protein synthesis inhibitor. Nature Methods 16, 699-702. 

Spatially stable mitochondrial compartments fuel local translation during plasticity.

Rangaraju, V., Lauterbach, M., and Schuman, E.M. (2019). Spatially stable mitochondrial compartments fuel local translation during plasticity. Cell 176, 73-84.e15
 

Local translation in neuronal compartments: how local is local?

Rangaraju, V.*, tom Dieck, S., and Schuman, E.M. (2017). Local translation in neuronal compartments: how local is local? EMBO reports 18, 693-711. *corresponding author 

Activity-driven local ATP synthesis is required for synaptic function.

Rangaraju, V., Calloway, N., and Ryan, T.A. (2014). Activity-driven local ATP synthesis is required for synaptic function. Cell 156, 825-835. 

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