Publications in peer-reviewed journals (* indicates corresponding author from IISER Kolkata):

1. Paul R, Chakrabarty A, Samanta S, Dey S, Pandey R, Maji S, Pezacki AT, Chang CJ, Datta R, Gupta A. Leishmania major-induced alteration of host cellular and systemic copper homeostasis drives the fate of infection. Commun Biol. 2024 Sep 30;7(1):1226. [Click for the article]
2. Banerjee S, Gadpayle MP, Samanta S, Dutta P, Das S, Datta R*, and Maiti S*. Role of Macrophage PIST Protein in Regulating Leishmania major Infection. ACS Infect. Dis. 2024 Apr 12;10(4):1414-1428. [Click for the article]
3. Mondal A, Pal A, Sarkar S, Datta R*, De P*. Antioxidant Polymers with Phenolic Pendants for the Mitigation of Cellular Oxidative Stress. Biomacromolecules. 2024 Mar 11;25(3):1649-1659. [Click for the article]
4. Banerjee S, Datta R*. Localized Leishmania major infection disrupts systemic iron homeostasis that can be controlled by oral iron supplementation. J Biol Chem. 2023 Aug; 299(8):10506. [Click for the article]
5. Basu I, Bar S, Prasad M, Datta R*. Adipose deficiency and aberrant autophagy in a Drosophila model of MPS VII is corrected by pharmacological stimulators of mTOR. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2022 Mar 19;1868(7):166399. [Click for the article]
6. Paul R, Banerjee S, Sen S, Dubey P, Maji S, Bachhawat AK, Datta R* & Gupta A* (2021) A novel leishmanial copper P-type ATPase plays a vital role in parasite infection and intracellular survival. J Biol Chem. 2022 Feb; 298(2): 101539. [Click for the article]
7. Mondal DK, Pal DS, Abbasi M, Datta R*. Functional partnership between carbonic anhydrase and malic enzyme in promoting gluconeogenesis in Leishmania major.  FEBS J. 2021 Jul;288(13):4129-4152. [Click for the article]
8. Banerjee S, Datta R*. Leishmania infection triggers hepcidin-mediated proteasomal degradation of Nramp1 to increase phagolysosomal iron availability. Cellular Microbiology. 2020. Dec 22(12):e13253 [Click for the article]
9. Debnath M, Abbasi M, Sasmal S, Datta R*, Haldar D*. m‐Nitrocinnamic Acid Containing Lipophilic Peptide Exhibits Selective Growth Inhibition Activity against Leishmania major. ChemistrySelect. 2019 Jan. 4(01): 116 – 22 [Click for the article]
10. Bar S, Prasad M*, Datta R*. Neuromuscular degeneration and locomotor deficit in a Drosophila model of mucopolysaccharidosis VII is attenuated by treatment with resveratrol. Dis Model Mech. 2018 Nov 20;11(11). doi: 10.1242/dmm.036954. [Click for the article] [Click to read Sudipta's interview]
11. Maji K, Abbasi M, Podder D, Datta R*, Haldar D*. Potential Antileishmanial Activity of a Triazole‐Based Hybrid Peptide against Leishmania major. ChemistrySelect. 2018 Sep. 3(36): 10220 – 25. [Click for the article]
12. Pramanik A, Abbasi M, Maji K, Nandi SK, Datta R*, Haldar D*. Selective Sensing of Ammonium Ion Over Other Biologically Important Ammonia Derivatives by a Coumarin‐Based ϵ‐Amino Ester. ChemistrySelect. 2018 Jan. 3(2): 393 – 398. [Click for the article]
13. Pal DS, Abbasi M, Mondal DK, Varghese BA, Paul R, Singh S, Datta R*. Interplay between a cytosolic and a cell surface carbonic anhydrase in pH homeostasis and acid tolerance of Leishmania. J Cell Sci. 2017 Feb 15;130(4):754-766. [Click for the article]
14. Pal DS, Mondal DK, Datta R*. Identification of metal dithiocarbamates as a novel class of antileishmanial agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Apr;59(4):2144-52. doi: 10.1128/AAC.05146-14. [Click for the article]
15. Datta R, Shah GN, Rubbelke TS, Waheed A, Rauchman M, Goodman AG, Katze MG, Sly WS. Progressive renal injury from transgenic expression of human Carbonic Anhydrase IV folding mutants is enhanced by deficiency of p58IPK. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Apr 6; 107(14): 6448-52. 3. [Click for the article]
16. Datta R, Waheed A, Bonapace G, Shah GN, Sly WS. Pathogenesis of retinitis pigmentosa associated with apoptosis-inducing mutations in carbonic anhydrase IV. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Mar 3; 106(9): 3437-42. 4. [Click for the article]
17. Datta AK, Datta R, Sen B. Anti-Parasitic chemotherapy: Tinkering with the purine salvage pathway. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008; 625:116-32 [Click for the article]
18. Datta R, Waheed A, Shah GN, Sly WS. Signal sequence mutation in autosomal dominant form of hypoparathyroidism induces apoptosis that is corrected by a chemical chaperone. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Dec 11; 104(50): 19989-94. 6. [Click for the article]
19. Sen B, Venugopal V, Chakraborty A, Datta R, Dolai S, Banerjee R, Datta AK. Amino Acid Residues of Leishmania donovani Cyclophilin Key to Interaction with Its Adenosine Kinase: Biological Implications. Biochemistry. 2007 Jul 7; 46(26): 7832-43. [Click for the article]
20. Datta R, Das I, Sen B, Chakraborty A, Adak S, Mandal C, Datta AK. Homology model guided site-specific mutagenesis reveals the mechanisms of substrate binding and product-regulation of adenosine kinase from Leishmania donovani. Biochem. J. 2006 Feb 15; 394, 35-42. 8. [Click for the article]
21. Sen B, Chakraborty A, Datta R, Bhattacharyya D, Datta AK. Reversal of ADP-mediated aggregation of adenosine kinase by cyclophilin leads to its reactivation. Biochemistry. 2006 Jan 6; 45(1): 263-71. 9. [Click for the article]
22. Datta R, Das I, Sen B, Chakraborty A, Adak S, Mandal C, Datta AK. Mutational analysis of the active site residues crucial for catalytic activity of adenosine kinase from Leishmania donovani. Biochem. J. 2005 May 1; 387, 591-600. 10. [Click for the article]
23. Chakraborty A, Sen B, Datta R, Datta AK. Isomerase-independent chaperone function of cyclophilin ensures aggregation prevention of adenosine kinase both in vitro and under in vivo conditions. Biochemistry. 2004 Sep 21; 43(37): 11862-72. [Click for the article]
24. Chakraborty A, Das I, Datta R, Sen B, Bhattacharyya D, Mandal C, Datta AK. A single-domain cyclophilin from Leishmania donovani reactivates soluble aggregates of adenosine kinase by isomerase-independent chaperone function. J. Biol. Chem. 2002 Dec 6; 277(49): 47451-60. [Click for the article]