Yunash Maharjan, PhD

  • Post Doctoral Associate

Education & Training

  • PhD in Cell Biology and Lipid Metabolism, 2018
  • MS in Medical Microbiology and Metabolism, 2008
  • BS in General Microbiology and Immunology, 2006

Research Interests

Host factors governing Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation

Publications

Maharjan Y, Dutta RK, Son J, Wei X, Park C, Kwon HM and Park R. (2022) Intracellular cholesterol transport inhibition Impairs autophagy flux by decreasing autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Cell Commun Signal. 20: 189.

Wei X, Maharjan Y, Dorotea D, Dutta RK, Kim D, Kim H, Mu Y, Park C and Park R. (2021) Knockdown of PEX16 Induces Autophagic Degradation of Peroxisomes. Int J Mol Sci. 22: doi:10.3390/ijms22157989

Mu Y, Maharjan Y, Dutta RK, Kim H, Wei X, Kim JH, Kim D, Park C and Park R. (2020) Dimethyloxaloylglycine induces pexophagy in a HIF-2alpha dependent manner involving autophagy receptor p62. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.02.051

Maharjan Y, Lee JN, Kwak SA, Dutta RK, Park C, Choe SK and Park R. (2020) TMEM135 regulates primary ciliogenesis through modulation of intracellular cholesterol distribution. EMBO Rep. 21: e48901

Maharjan Y, Lee JN, Kwak SA, Lim H, Dutta RK, Liu ZQ, So HS and Park R. (2018) Autophagy alteration prevents primary cilium disassembly in RPE1 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 500: 242-248.

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