Department of Biotechnology | Indian Institute Of Technology Madras , Chennai
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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[at]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., 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.