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Ramya Varadarajan

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University of Wisconsin–Madison

Scientist II

Cengiz Laboratory · Waisman Center

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Ramya Varadarajan

Rusan Lab · NIH · 2016–2023

Work in the Rusan Lab

Ramya investigated regulation of Pericentrin-like protein (PLP), including mechanisms of protein degradation. Her Rusan Lab publications include co-first-author work on the E3 ligase Poe, a review of centriole–PCM organization, and collaborative work on cytokinesis and ploidy.

Selected papers from the lab

2023

The E3 Ligase Poe Promotes Pericentrin Degradation.

Galletta BJ#, Varadarajan R#, Fagerstrom CJ, Yang B, Haase KP, McJunkin K, Rusan NM

Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2023;34(9):br15. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E22-11-0534.

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2018

Bridging centrioles and PCM in proper space and time

Varadarajan R, Rusan NM

Essays in Biochemistry. 2018;62(6):793-801. doi: 10.1042/EBC20180036.

2019

Fascetto (PRC1) Interacting Protein (FIP) Ensures Proper Cytokinesis and Ploidy

Swider ZT#, Ng RK#, Varadarajan R, Fagerstrom CJ, Rusan NM

Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2019;30(8):992-1007. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E18-09-0573.

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