Department of Biotechnology | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
faculty member

Mamata Bangera

Assistant Professor

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Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science  

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M.Sc. The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda  

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Block 1, BT 404

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044 2257 4106

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m.bangera@smail.iitm.ac.in

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Lab: Block 1, BT 508

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044 2257 5124

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  • Cellular framework in growth, motility and stress
  • Cytoskeleton of animals and plants
  • Filament assembly and dynamics
  • Crosslinking between filaments
  • Cryo-electron microscopy and tomography

  1. Bangera M., Wu J., Beckett D., Fachet D., Ferreira J.L., Voth G. A., Reber S., Moores C.A. (2026). "Adaptations in Plasmodium tubulin determine distinct microtubule architectures, mechanics and drug susceptibility.", Nature Communications, 17, pp. 2275, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70181-0.
  2. Bangera, M., Giri Gowda, K., Sagurthi, S.R., Murthy, M.R.N (2019). "Structural and functional insights into phosphomannose isomerase: The role of zinc and catalytic residues", Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology, 75(5), pp. 475–487, DOI: 10.1107/S2059798319004169.
  3. Gaillard, N., Sharma, A., Abbaali, I., ... Morrissette, N., Steinmetz, M.O. (2021). "Inhibiting parasite proliferation using a rationally designed anti-tubulin agent", EMBO Molecular Medicine, 13(11), pp. e13818, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202013818.
  4. Jijumon, A.S., Bodakuntla, S., Genova, M., ... Sirajuddin, M., Janke, C. (2022). "Lysate-based pipeline to characterize microtubule-associated proteins uncovers unique microtubule behaviours", Nature Cell Biology, 24(2), pp. 253–267.
  5. Bangera, M., Dungdung, A., Prabhu, S., Sirajuddin, M (2023). "Doublet microtubule inner junction protein FAP20 recruits tubulin to the microtubule lattice", Structure, 31(12), pp. 1535–1544, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2023.09.010.
  6. Adler, A., Bangera, M., Beugelink, J.W., ... Moores, C.A., Baldus, M. (2024). "A structural and dynamic visualization of the interaction between MAP7 and microtubules", Nature Communications, 15(1), pp. 1948, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46260-5.