Publications
All the latest group publications.
Agrawal N*, Lawler K*, Davidson C, Keogh J, Legg R, INTERVAL, Barroso I, Farooqi S, Brand A. Predicting novel candidate human obesity genes and their site of action by systematic functional screening in Drosophila. *Equal contributions. PLoS Biology; 2021; 19(11): e3001255. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001255
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AAAS EurekaAlert! Hunting for Human Obesity genes in Fat Fruit Flies. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/933144
Medical Research Interview: Study of fruit flies identifies novel obesity genes. https://medicalresearch.com/weight-research/study-of-fruit-flies-identifies-novel-human-obesity-genes/58327/
Delanoue R, Meschi E*, Agrawal N*, Mauri A, Tsatskis Y, McNeill H, Léopold P. Drosophila insulin release is triggered by adipose Stunted ligand to brain Methuselah receptor. *Equal contributions. Science; 2016 Sep 30;353(6307):1553-1556.
Agrawal N, Delanoue R, Mauri A, Basco D, Pasco M, Thorens B, Léopold P. The Drosophila TNF Eiger Is an Adipokine that Acts on Insulin-Producing Cells to Mediate Nutrient Response. Cell Metabolism; 2016 Apr 12;23(4):675-84.
Agrawal N and Leopold P. Hedgehog turns into a metabolic hormone. Current Biology; 2015 Feb 2; 25(3): R117.
Agrawal N and Hasan, G. Drosophila InsP3R mutants and their effects on cellular and systemic physiology. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Membrane Transport and Signaling; 2012; 1: 70-77. Invited review.
Agrawal N*, Venkiteswaran G*, Sadaf S, Padmanabhan N, Banerjee S and Hasan G. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor and dSTIM function in Drosophila insulin producing neurons regulates systemic intracellular calcium homeostasis and flight. *Equal contributions. Journal of Neuroscience; 2010 January 27; 30(4):1301–1313.
Agrawal N, Padmanabhan N and Hasan G. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate Receptor Function in Drosophila Insulin Producing Cells. PLoS ONE; 2009 Aug 14; 4(8): e6652.
Nair S, Agrawal N, Hasan G. Homeostasis of glutamate neurotransmission is altered in Drosophila Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mutants. Invertebrate Neuroscience; 2007 Sep; 7(3):137-47.
Banerjee S, Joshi R, Venkiteswaran G, Agrawal N, Srikanth S, Alam F, Hasan G. Compensation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor function by altering sarco-endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase activity in the Drosophila flight circuit. Journal of Neuroscience; 2006 Aug 9; 26(32):8278 -88.