I have a long-term research interest in investigating autophagy pathways and organelle dynamics in a variety of physiological processes and disease models, and to exploit this knowledge for the design of new therapeutics. My research focuses on understanding various signalling pathways involved in autophagy and the work has led to discovering new functions of mTOR signalling, a pathway central to growth and metabolism at the Golgi apparatus.
Journal Article: FBXL4 suppresses mitophagy by restricting the accumulation of NIX and BNIP3 mitophagy receptors
Nguyen‐Dien, Giang Thanh, Kozul, Keri‐Lyn, Cui, Yi, Townsend, Brendan, Kulkarni, Prajakta Gosavi, Ooi, Soo Siang, Marzio, Antonio, Carrodus, Nissa, Zuryn, Steven, Pagano, Michele, Parton, Robert G, Lazarou, Michael, Millard, S Sean, Taylor, Robert W, Collins, Brett M, Jones, Mathew JK and Pagan, Julia K (2023). FBXL4 suppresses mitophagy by restricting the accumulation of NIX and BNIP3 mitophagy receptors. The EMBO Journal, 42 (13) e112767, e112767. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112767
Journal Article: Form and function of the Golgi apparatus: scaffolds, cytoskeleton and signalling
Kulkarni‐Gosavi, Prajakta, Makhoul, Christian and Gleeson, Paul A. (2019). Form and function of the Golgi apparatus: scaffolds, cytoskeleton and signalling. FEBS Letters, 593 (17), 2289-2305. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13567
Journal Article: The Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells negatively regulates autophagy by modulating mTOR activity
Gosavi, Prajakta, Houghton, Fiona J., McMillan, Paul J., Hanssen, Eric and Gleeson, Paul A. (2018). The Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells negatively regulates autophagy by modulating mTOR activity. Journal of Cell Science, 131 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1242/jcs.211987
Journal Article: The Function of the Golgi Ribbon Structure – An Enduring Mystery Unfolds!
Gosavi, Prajakta and Gleeson, Paul A. (2017). The Function of the Golgi Ribbon Structure – An Enduring Mystery Unfolds!. BioEssays, 39 (11) 1700063, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/bies.201700063
Journal Article: E-cadherin and plakoglobin recruit plakophilin3 to the cell border to initiate desmosome assembly
Gosavi, Prajakta, Kundu, Samrat T., Khapare, Nileema, Sehgal, Lalit, Karkhanis, Mansi S. and Dalal, Sorab N. (2010). E-cadherin and plakoglobin recruit plakophilin3 to the cell border to initiate desmosome assembly. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68 (8), 1439-1454. doi: 10.1007/s00018-010-0531-3
Treating FBXL4-associated mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome by modulating mitophagy
(2024–2026) Mito Foundation RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
FBXL4 suppresses mitophagy by restricting the accumulation of NIX and BNIP3 mitophagy receptors
Nguyen‐Dien, Giang Thanh, Kozul, Keri‐Lyn, Cui, Yi, Townsend, Brendan, Kulkarni, Prajakta Gosavi, Ooi, Soo Siang, Marzio, Antonio, Carrodus, Nissa, Zuryn, Steven, Pagano, Michele, Parton, Robert G, Lazarou, Michael, Millard, S Sean, Taylor, Robert W, Collins, Brett M, Jones, Mathew JK and Pagan, Julia K (2023). FBXL4 suppresses mitophagy by restricting the accumulation of NIX and BNIP3 mitophagy receptors. The EMBO Journal, 42 (13) e112767, e112767. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112767
Form and function of the Golgi apparatus: scaffolds, cytoskeleton and signalling
Kulkarni‐Gosavi, Prajakta, Makhoul, Christian and Gleeson, Paul A. (2019). Form and function of the Golgi apparatus: scaffolds, cytoskeleton and signalling. FEBS Letters, 593 (17), 2289-2305. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13567
The Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells negatively regulates autophagy by modulating mTOR activity
Gosavi, Prajakta, Houghton, Fiona J., McMillan, Paul J., Hanssen, Eric and Gleeson, Paul A. (2018). The Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells negatively regulates autophagy by modulating mTOR activity. Journal of Cell Science, 131 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1242/jcs.211987
The Function of the Golgi Ribbon Structure – An Enduring Mystery Unfolds!
Gosavi, Prajakta and Gleeson, Paul A. (2017). The Function of the Golgi Ribbon Structure – An Enduring Mystery Unfolds!. BioEssays, 39 (11) 1700063, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/bies.201700063
E-cadherin and plakoglobin recruit plakophilin3 to the cell border to initiate desmosome assembly
Gosavi, Prajakta, Kundu, Samrat T., Khapare, Nileema, Sehgal, Lalit, Karkhanis, Mansi S. and Dalal, Sorab N. (2010). E-cadherin and plakoglobin recruit plakophilin3 to the cell border to initiate desmosome assembly. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68 (8), 1439-1454. doi: 10.1007/s00018-010-0531-3
FBXL4 suppresses mitophagy by restricting the accumulation of NIX and BNIP3 mitophagy receptors
Nguyen‐Dien, Giang Thanh, Kozul, Keri‐Lyn, Cui, Yi, Townsend, Brendan, Kulkarni, Prajakta Gosavi, Ooi, Soo Siang, Marzio, Antonio, Carrodus, Nissa, Zuryn, Steven, Pagano, Michele, Parton, Robert G, Lazarou, Michael, Millard, S Sean, Taylor, Robert W, Collins, Brett M, Jones, Mathew JK and Pagan, Julia K (2023). FBXL4 suppresses mitophagy by restricting the accumulation of NIX and BNIP3 mitophagy receptors. The EMBO Journal, 42 (13) e112767, e112767. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112767
A role for Rab30 in retrograde trafficking and maintenance of endosome-TGN organization
Zulkefli, Khalisah L., Mahmoud, Ismail S., Williamson, Nicholas A., Gosavi, Prajakta Kulkarni, Houghton, Fiona J. and Gleeson, Paul A. (2021). A role for Rab30 in retrograde trafficking and maintenance of endosome-TGN organization. Experimental Cell Research, 399 (2) 112442, 112442. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.112442
Form and function of the Golgi apparatus: scaffolds, cytoskeleton and signalling
Kulkarni‐Gosavi, Prajakta, Makhoul, Christian and Gleeson, Paul A. (2019). Form and function of the Golgi apparatus: scaffolds, cytoskeleton and signalling. FEBS Letters, 593 (17), 2289-2305. doi: 10.1002/1873-3468.13567
Golgi dynamics: The morphology of the mammalian Golgi apparatus in health and disease
Makhoul, Christian, Gosavi, Prajakta and Gleeson, Paul A. (2019). Golgi dynamics: The morphology of the mammalian Golgi apparatus in health and disease. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 7, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00112
A role for Rab11 in the homeostasis of the endosome-lysosomal pathway
Zulkefli, Khalisah L., Houghton, Fiona J., Gosavi, Prajakta and Gleeson, Paul A. (2019). A role for Rab11 in the homeostasis of the endosome-lysosomal pathway. Experimental Cell Research, 380 (1), 55-68. doi: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.04.010
Intersectin-1 interacts with the golgin GCC88 to couple the actin network and Golgi architecture
Makhoul, Christian, Gosavi, Prajakta, Duffield, Regina, Delbridge, Bronwen, Williamson, Nicholas A. and Gleeson, Paul A. (2019). Intersectin-1 interacts with the golgin GCC88 to couple the actin network and Golgi architecture. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 30 (3), 370-386. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e18-05-0313
The Golgi architecture and cell sensing
Makhoul, Christian, Gosavi, Prajakta and Gleeson, Paul A. (2018). The Golgi architecture and cell sensing. Biochemical Society Transactions, 46 (5), 1063-1072. doi: 10.1042/bst20180323
First person - Prajakta Gosavi
Gosavi, Prajakta (2018). First person - Prajakta Gosavi. Journal of Cell Science, 131 (3), 1-2. doi: 10.1242/jcs.215640
The Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells negatively regulates autophagy by modulating mTOR activity
Gosavi, Prajakta, Houghton, Fiona J., McMillan, Paul J., Hanssen, Eric and Gleeson, Paul A. (2018). The Golgi ribbon in mammalian cells negatively regulates autophagy by modulating mTOR activity. Journal of Cell Science, 131 (3), 1-15. doi: 10.1242/jcs.211987
Gurjar, Mansa, Raychaudhuri, Kumarkrishna, Mahadik, Snehal, Reddy, Divya, Atak, Apurva, Shetty, Trupti, Rao, Kruthi, Karkhanis, Mansi S., Gosavi, Prajakta, Sehgal, Lalit, Gupta, Sanjay and Dalal, Sorab N. (2018). Plakophilin3 increases desmosome assembly, size and stability by increasing expression of desmocollin2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 495 (1), 768-774. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.11.085
The Function of the Golgi Ribbon Structure – An Enduring Mystery Unfolds!
Gosavi, Prajakta and Gleeson, Paul A. (2017). The Function of the Golgi Ribbon Structure – An Enduring Mystery Unfolds!. BioEssays, 39 (11) 1700063, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/bies.201700063
The HOPS proteins hVps41 and hVps39 are required for homotypic and heterotypic late endosome fusion
Pols, Maaike S., ten Brink, Corlinda, Gosavi, Prajakta, Oorschot, Viola and Klumperman, Judith (2012). The HOPS proteins hVps41 and hVps39 are required for homotypic and heterotypic late endosome fusion. Traffic, 14 (2), 219-232. doi: 10.1111/tra.12027
Khapare, Nileema, Kundu, Samrat T., Sehgal, Lalit, Sawant, Mugdha, Priya, Rashmi, Gosavi, Prajakta, Gupta, Neha, Alam, Hunain, Karkhanis, Madhura, Naik, Nishigandha, Vaidya, Milind M. and Dalal, Sorab N. (2012). Plakophilin3 loss leads to an increase in PRL3 levels promoting K8 dephosphorylation, which is required for transformation and metastasis. PLoS ONE, 7 (6) e38561. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038561
E-cadherin and plakoglobin recruit plakophilin3 to the cell border to initiate desmosome assembly
Gosavi, Prajakta, Kundu, Samrat T., Khapare, Nileema, Sehgal, Lalit, Karkhanis, Mansi S. and Dalal, Sorab N. (2010). E-cadherin and plakoglobin recruit plakophilin3 to the cell border to initiate desmosome assembly. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68 (8), 1439-1454. doi: 10.1007/s00018-010-0531-3
Plakophilin3 downregulation leads to a decrease in cell adhesion and promotes metastasis
Kundu, Samrat T., Gosavi, Prajakta, Khapare, Nileema, Patel, Rachana, Hosing, Amol S., Maru, Girish B., Ingle, Arvind, DeCaprio, James A. and Dalal, Sorab N. (2008). Plakophilin3 downregulation leads to a decrease in cell adhesion and promotes metastasis. International Journal of Cancer, 123 (10), 2303-2314. doi: 10.1002/ijc.23797
Gurjar, M. C., Raychaudhuri, K., Mahadik, S., Atak, A., Sehgal, L., Karkhanis, M., Gosavi, P. and Dalal, S. N. (2014). Plakophilin3 expression results in an increase in the level of desmosomal components and the formation of calcium independent desmosomes. FEBS EMBO 2014 Conference, Paris, France, 30 August - 4 September 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Treating FBXL4-associated mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome by modulating mitophagy
(2024–2026) Mito Foundation RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS