2026
Gulzar S, Umar I, Saravanan B, Sheth D, Najar AH, Farooq U, Molla S, Ravikumar A, Notani D, Sundaramurthy V.0.Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection triggers IL-1β-dependent epigenetic training in bystander macrophages. mBio0:e01214-26.https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01214-26
Aher JB, Nagarajan A, Bommidi J, et al. Mycobacterial surface-mediated mechanical priming initiates spacious to compact phagosome switching for egress. iScience. 2026;29(8):116745. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2026.116745
Subhash N, Radhakrishnan SK, Vijay H, et al. Cell cycle dependent variation in endocytosis drives phenotypic diversity in M. tuberculosis. Preprint posted online July 8, 2026. doi:10.7554/eLife.111360.1
Radhakrishnan, S. K., & Sundaramurthy, V. (2026). The lipid language of tuberculosis: Mycobacterium tuberculosis surface molecules in host interaction and drug resistance. mBio, 17(3), e0395925. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.03959-25
2025
Sahu, S., Baid, N., Aggarwal, D., Sharma, A., Gun, M., Molla, S., Sinha, A., Dwivedi, A. P., Tuli, A., Sharma, M., Khosla, S., Sundaramurthy, V., & Kumar, A. (2025). Fundamental role of spatial positioning of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mycobacterial survival in macrophages. Nature communications, 16(1), 9368. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64404-z
Subhash, N., Radhakrishnan, S. K., Vijay, H., Bhalerao, N., Molla, S., Iyer, A., ... & Sundaramurthy, V. (2025). Cell cycle dependent variation in endocytosis drives phenotypic diversity in M. tuberculosis. bioRxiv, 2025-09.
Sundaramurthy, V., & Strauss, E. (2025). Combating Tuberculosis: Obstacles, Innovations, and the Road Ahead. ACS infectious diseases, 11(7), 1754–1755. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00495
Umar, I., Gulzar, S. E., & Sundaramurthy, V. (2025). M. tuberculosis surface sulfoglycolipid SL-1 activates the mechanosensitive channel TRPV4 to enhance lysosomal biogenesis and exocytosis in macrophages. Molecular biology of the cell, 36(6), ar76. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E24-12-0560
2024
Asokan MS, Joan RF, Babji S, et al. Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines BBV152 (COVAXIN®) and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (COVISHIELDTM) in seronegative and seropositive individuals in India: a multicentre, nonrandomised observational study. Lancet Reg Health - Southeast Asia. 2024;22:100361. doi:10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100361
Bhausaheb AJ, Nagarajan A, Jahnavi B, et al. Mycobacterial load and direct contact primes spacious to compact phagosome switching for egress. Biophysics. Preprint posted online September 8, 2024. doi:10.1101/2024.09.04.611260
Sundaramurthy V, Strauss E, Haldar J. Call for Papers: Combating Tuberculosis: Obstacles, Innovations, and the Road Ahead. ACS Infect Dis. 2024;10(4):1024-1025. doi:10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00187
2023
Bhatt T, Dam B, Khedkar SU, et al. Niacinamide enhances cathelicidin mediated SARS-CoV-2 membrane disruption. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1255478. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1255478
2022
Lahree A, Baptista SDJS, Marques S, et al. Active APPL1 sequestration by Plasmodium favors liver-stage development. Cell Rep. 2022;39(9):110886. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110886
Anand K, Sundaramurthy V. Mycobacterial lipids in the host–pathogen interface. In: Biology of Mycobacterial Lipids. Elsevier; 2022:51-82. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-91948-7.00005-1
2021
Prabhakara C, Godbole R, Sil P, et al. Strategies to target SARS-CoV-2 entry and infection using dual mechanisms of inhibition by acidification inhibitors. Lee B, ed. PLOS Pathog. 2021;17(7):e1009706. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009706
Subhash N, Sundaramurthy V. Advances in host-based screening for compounds with intracellular anti-mycobacterial activity. Cell Microbiol. 2021;23(7):e13337. doi:10.1111/cmi.13337
2020
Balasubramanian L, Zuzarte-Luís V, Syed T, et al. Association of Plasmodium berghei With the Apical Domain of Hepatocytes Is Necessary for the Parasite’s Liver Stage Development. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020;9:451. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2019.00451
Kaushik S, Mahadeva M, Murugan KD, Sundaramurthy V, Soni GV. Measurement of Alcohol-Dependent Physiological Changes in Red Blood Cells Using Resistive Pulse Sensing. ACS Sens. 2020;5(12):3892-3901. doi:10.1021/acssensors.0c01302
Maitra A, Raghav S, Dalal A, et al. PAN-INDIA 1000 SARS-CoV-2 RNA Genome Sequencing Reveals Important Insights into the Outbreak. Genomics. Preprint posted online August 3, 2020. doi:10.1101/2020.08.03.233718
Prabhakara C, Godbole R, Sil P, et al. Niclosamide inhibits SARS-CoV2 entry by blocking internalization through pH-dependent CLIC/GEEC endocytic pathway. Cell Biology. Preprint posted online December 16, 2020. doi:10.1101/2020.12.16.422529
Sachdeva K, Goel M, Sudhakar M, et al. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) lipid mediated lysosomal rewiring in infected macrophages modulates intracellular Mtb trafficking and survival. J Biol Chem. 2020;295(27):9192-9210. doi:10.1074/jbc.RA120.012809
Sachdeva K, Goel M, Sundaramurthy V. Heterogeneity in the endocytic capacity of individual macrophage in a population determines its subsequent phagocytosis, infectivity and subcellular trafficking. Traffic. 2020;21(8):522-533. doi:10.1111/tra.12752
Sachdeva K, Sundaramurthy V. The Interplay of Host Lysosomes and Intracellular Pathogens. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2020;10:595502. doi:10.3389/fcimb.2020.595502
Setua S, Enguita FJ, Chora ÂF, et al. Disrupting Plasmodium UIS3–host LC3 interaction with a small molecule causes parasite elimination from host cells. Commun Biol. 2020;3(1):688. doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01422-1
2019
Sachdeva K, Goel M, Sudhakar M, et al. Robust lysosomal rewiring in Mtb infected macrophages mediated by Mtb lipids restricts the intracellular bacterial survival. Cell Biology. Preprint posted online November 17, 2019. doi:10.1101/845800
2018
Evans RJ, Sundaramurthy V, Frickel EM. The Interplay of Host Autophagy and Eukaryotic Pathogens. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2018;6:118. doi:10.3389/fcell.2018.00118
Kalappa DM, Subramani PA, Basavanna SK, et al. Influence of midgut microbiota in Anopheles stephensi on Plasmodium berghei infections. Malar J. 2018;17(1):385. doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2535-7
2017
Sundaramurthy V, Korf H, Singla A, et al. Survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG in lysosomes in vivo. Microbes Infect. 2017;19(11):515-526. doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2017.06.008
2014
Sundaramurthy V, Barsacchi R, Chernykh M, et al. Deducing the mechanism of action of compounds identified in phenotypic screens by integrating their multiparametric profiles with a reference genetic screen. Nat Protoc. 2014;9(2):474-490. doi:10.1038/nprot.2014.027
2013
Sundaramurthy V, Barsacchi R, Samusik N, et al. Integration of Chemical and RNAi Multiparametric Profiles Identifies Triggers of Intracellular Mycobacterial Killing. Cell Host Microbe. 2013;13(2):129-142. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2013.01.008
2007
Sundaramurthy V, Pieters J. Interactions of pathogenic mycobacteria with host macrophages. Microbes Infect. 2007;9(14-15):1671-1679. doi:10.1016/j.micinf.2007.09.007
Jayachandran R, Sundaramurthy V, Combaluzier B, et al. Survival of Mycobacteria in Macrophages Is Mediated by Coronin 1-Dependent Activation of Calcineurin. Cell. 2007;130(1):37-50. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2007.04.043
2004
Varadharajan S, Sagar BKC, Rangarajan PN, Padmanaban G. Localization of ferrochelatase in Plasmodium falciparum. Biochem J. 2004;384(2):429-436. doi:10.1042/BJ20040952
2002
Varadharajan S, Dhanasekaran S, Bonday ZQ, Rangarajan PN, Padmanaban G. Involvement of δ-aminolaevulinate synthase encoded by the parasite gene in de novo haem synthesis by Plasmodium falciparum. Biochem J. 2002;367(2):321-327. doi:10.1042/bj20020834