Mukta Deobagkar
Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Research Interests
I am an immunologist with an interest in cellular immunology. I study B cell development, B cell response to antigens, and the balance between tolerance and immune activation.
I am particularly interested in the role of BCR signalling thresholds during early B cell development and during an immune challenge. Antigen affinity, avidity and form can influence B cell activation, B and T cell interactions and the generation of immune memory. Importantly, the context of antigen encounter is critical for immune cell selection and responses. However, how B cells discriminate signal quality and quantity, and how signal thresholds influence downstream molecular events to determine immune cell fate, are not very well understood. Better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying humoral responses in health and disease can help accelerate the development of novel immune modulators and vaccine strategies.
List of Publications
Recent publications
B cells require DOCK8 to elicit and integrate T cell help when antigen is limiting
Journal article
Deobagkar-Lele M. et al, (2024), Science Immunology, 9
Prolidase Deficiency Causes Spontaneous T Cell Activation and Lupus-like Autoimmunity
Journal article
Hodgson R. et al, (2023), The Journal of Immunology, 210, 547 - 557
NDRG1 is induced by antigen-receptor signaling but dispensable for B and T cell self-tolerance
Journal article
Hodgson R. et al, (2022), Communications Biology, 5
Author Correction: Dynamic regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α activity is essential for normal B cell development
Journal article
Burrows N. et al, (2021), Nature Immunology, 22, 1465 - 1465
Dynamic regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α activity is essential for normal B cell development
Journal article
Burrows N. et al, (2020), Nature Immunology, 21, 1408 - 1420
An ontogenetic switch drives the positive and negative selection of B cells
Journal article
Xu X. et al, (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117, 3718 - 3727
Dynamic Regulation of HIF Activity is Essential for Normal B Cell Development
Preprint
Burrows N. et al, (2019)
An essential role for the Zn2+ transporter ZIP7 in B cell development
Journal article
Anzilotti C. et al, (2019), Nature Immunology, 20, 350 - 361
53BP1 cooperation with the REV7–shieldin complex underpins DNA structure-specific NHEJ
Journal article
Ghezraoui H. et al, (2018), Nature, 560, 122 - 127
Themis2: setting the threshold for B-cell selection
Journal article
Deobagkar-Lele M. et al, (2017), Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 14, 643 - 645
Themis2 lowers the threshold for B cell activation during positive selection
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Cheng D. et al, (2017), Nature Immunology, 18, 205 - 213
Differential susceptibility and maturation of thymocyte subsets during Salmonella Typhimurium infection: insights on the roles of glucocorticoids and Interferon-gamma
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Majumdar S. et al, (2017), Scientific Reports, 7
Mutation of Fnip1 is associated with B-cell deficiency, cardiomyopathy, and elevated AMPK activity
Journal article
Siggs OM. et al, (2016), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113
Molecular profiling of sepsis in mice using Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy
Journal article
Gautam R. et al, (2016), Journal of Biophotonics, 9, 67 - 82
Interferon-Gamma and Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 Mediate the Aggregation of Resident Adherent Peritoneal Exudate Cells: Implications for the Host Response to Pathogens
Journal article
Chandrasekar BS. et al, (2015), PLOS ONE, 10, e0128301 - e0128301
c‐Jun NH2‐terminal kinase is a critical node in the death of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes during Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection
Journal article
Deobagkar‐Lele M. et al, (2014), European Journal of Immunology, 44, 137 - 149
Regulation of Chemokines, CCL3 and CCL4, by Interferon γ and Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 in Mouse Macrophages and During Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Infection
Journal article
Chandrasekar B. et al, (2013), The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 207, 1556 - 1568
Interferon‐γ‐ and glucocorticoid‐mediated pathways synergize to enhance death of CD4+ CD8+ thymocytes during Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection
Journal article
Deobagkar‐Lele M. et al, (2013), Immunology, 138, 307 - 321
Innate immunity and the 2011 Nobel Prize
Journal article
Deobagkar-Lele M. et al, (2012), Resonance, 17, 974 - 995
Identification of Early Biomarkers during Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity by Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy
Journal article
Gautam R. et al, (2012), PLoS ONE, 7, e45521 - e45521