Publications !

2025:

• Borra V, Maniyoor PA, Mediboina SG, Maddila KSM, Tatikonda S, Korikani M, Amanchi NR, Kumar M, Kancha RK. A novel in vitro assay for rapid screening of embryotoxicity in multiple species. Toxicol Mech Methods. 2025 Sep 5:1-9. doi: 10.1080/15376516.2025.2557571. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40908820.

• D’Silva, S., Prasad, T. & Kumar, M. Dis3l2 is essential for neural crest survival by modulating Akt signaling. (2025) Cell Communication and Signalling 23, 277. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-025-02288-8 

2023:

• Iyer, S., Dhiman, N., Zade, S. P., Mukherjee, S., Singla, N., & Kumar, M. (2023). Exposure to Tetrabutylammonium Bromide Impairs Cranial Neural Crest Specification, Neurogenic Program, and Brain Morphogenesis. ACS chemical neuroscience, 14(10), 1785–1798. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00728

• Prasad T., Iyer S., Chatterjee S., Kumar M. (2023). In vivo models to study neurogenesis and associated neurodevelopmental disorders – microcephaly and autism spectrum disorder. WIREs Mechanisms of Disease, e1603. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsbm.1603

2022:

• Pesticides in the Natural Environment (2022). Elsevier, ISBN 9780323904896

2021:

• Kumari, A., Kumar, C., Pergu, R., Kumar, M., Mahale, S. P., Wasnik, N., & Mylavarapu, S. (2021). Phosphorylation and Pin1 binding to the LIC1 subunit selectively regulate mitotic dynein functions. The Journal of Cell Biology, 220(12), e202005184. 10.1083/jcb.202005184

• Mukherjee S., Iyer S., Prasad T., Kumar M.* (2021). Epigenetic regulation of chromatin during mitosis in embryos. Journal of Embryology and Stem Cell Research; 5,1. 

• Matharu N., Yadav S., Kumar M., Mishra R.K. (2021). Role of vertebrate GAGA associated factor (vGAF) in early development of zebrafish. Cells and Development;166, 203682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdev.2021.203682 

• Iyer, S., Mukherjee, S., & Kumar, M.* (2021). Watching the embryo: Evolution of the microscope for the study of embryogenesis. BioEssays, e2000238 10.1002/bies.202000238

2020 and before:

• Sharma A., Shukla A., Attri K., Kumar M., Kumar P., Suttee A., Singh G., Barnwal R. and Singla N. (2020). Global trends in pesticides: A looming threat and viable alternatives. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; 201, 110812.

• Kumar M. and Mylavarapu V. S. (2017). Role of Dynein Light Intermediate chains in Embryonic divisions and Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Mechanisms of Development; 145, s62.

• Mahale P*., Kumar M.*, Sharma A*., Babu A., Ranjan S., Sachidanandan C.  and Mylavarapu V. S. (2016). The Light Intermediate Chain 2 Subpopulation of Dynein Regulates Mitotic Spindle Orientation. Scientific Reports; 6(1); 22. *- equal contribution

• Kumar M., Pushpa K. and Mylavarapu V. S. (2015). Splitting the cell, building the organism: Mechanisms of cell division in metazoan embryos. IUBMB Life; 67,7: 575-87

• Kumar M. and Chapman S. (2012). Cloning and expression analysis of Fgf5, 6 and 7 during early chick development. Gene Expression Patterns; 12, 245-253.

• Kumar M., Ray P. and Chapman S. (2012). Fibroblast growth factor and Bone morphogenetic protein signaling are required for specifying prechondrogenic identity in neural crest-derived mesenchyme and initiating the chondrogenic program. Developmental Dynamics; 241, 1091-1103.

• Kumar M., Ray P. and Chapman S. (2011). Pharyngeal endoderm and FGF signaling in induction and patterning of the chick middle ear columella condensation. Developmental Biology; 356,1, 149.