Vettai Ananthanarayanan

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Chemical Synthesis and AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Collagen: Extraction and CharacterizationMaterials Science
Biopolymer Synthesis and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Molecular spectroscopy and chiralityChemistry
Protein Structure and DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

Modeling Volatilization Flux of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds from Soil.
Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences · senior author
Microtubule-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis in fission yeast
Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2024 · senior author
Characterization of dynein by single-molecule investigations in vivo.
Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2012 · first author

All 145 publications

Latest funding

Conformational studies on ion channels and drugs
NSERC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Conformational studies on Ion channels and drugs
NSERC · 1996 · Principal investigator
$117,013
Console upgrade for 500 MHz spectrometer
NSERC · 1994 · Co-investigator
$499,684

All 4 grants and awards

Researchers with similar interests

Anthony Rullo

Medicine

Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Maikel Rheinstadter

Physics & Astronomy

Protein Structure and Dynamics

Giuseppe Melacini

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Protein Structure and Dynamics

Russell Bishop

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Protein Structure and Dynamics

145 publications.

01

Modeling Volatilization Flux of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds from Soil.

Jegadeesan GB, Balamurugan D, Karthik R, Ananthanarayanan VS

Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical SciencesSenior author

02

Microtubule-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis in fission yeast

Chacko LA, Mikus F, Nakaoka H, Ariotti N, Dey G, Ananthanarayanan V

Molecular Biology of the Cell2024Senior author

03

Characterization of dynein by single-molecule investigations in vivo.

Ananthanarayanan V, Schattat M, Vogel S, Krull A, Pavin N, Tolic-Norrelykke I

Molecular Biology of the Cell2012First author

04

Effect of FKBP65, a putative elastin chaperone, on the coacervation of tropoelastin in vitro

Cheung KLY, Bates M, Ananthanarayanan VS

Biochemistry and Cell Biology201012 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1139/o10-137 PMID: W1995731540

05

Conformation of a double-membrane-spanning fragment of a G protein-coupled receptor: Effects of hydrophobic environment and pH

Kerman A, Ananthanarayanan VS

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: international journal of biochemistry and biophysics20078 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.01.017

06

Erratum to “Conformation of a double-membrane-spanning fragment of a G protein-coupled receptor: Effects of hydrophobic environment and pH” [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1768 (2007) 1199–1210]

Kerman A, Ananthanarayanan VS

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes2007Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.01.024

07

Role of metal ions in ligand–receptor interaction: Insights from structural studies

Ananthanarayanan VS, Kerman A

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology200620 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2005.11.023

08

Identification of Small Molecule Chemical Inhibitors of the Collagen-Specific Chaperone Hsp47

Thomson CA, Atkinson HM, Ananthanarayanan VS

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry200533 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1021/jm049148+

09

Expression and spectroscopic characterization of a large fragment of the μ-opioid receptor

Kerman A, Ananthanarayanan VS

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: international journal of biochemistry and biophysics200514 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2004.10.009

10

Modulation of tropoelastin co-acervation by FKBP65

Ananthanarayanan VS, Cheung KL, Bellingham CM, Miao M, Keeley FW

The FEBS Journal2005First author

Conformational studies on ion channels and drugs

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ananthanarayanan, Vettai

$112,000

Conformational studies on Ion channels and drugs

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ananthanarayanan, Vettai

$117,013

Console upgrade for 500 MHz spectrometer

Co-investigatorNSERC1994Research Tools and Instruments - Category 3 (>$325,000)

Principal investigators: McGlinchey, Michael

$499,684

Conformational studies on calcium channel drugs

Principal investigatorNSERC1993Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ananthanarayanan, Vettai

$54,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
Medicine
Pathology & Molecular Medicine

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Boris Zhorov

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

21 shared papers, latest 2001

Daniel Shun Chung Yang

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 1996

William Sheffield

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2000

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Researchers with similar interests

Anthony Rullo

Maikel Rheinstadter

Giuseppe Melacini

Russell Bishop

Modeling Volatilization Flux of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds from Soil.

Microtubule-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis in fission yeast

Characterization of dynein by single-molecule investigations in vivo.

Effect of FKBP65, a putative elastin chaperone, on the coacervation of tropoelastin in vitro

Conformation of a double-membrane-spanning fragment of a G protein-coupled receptor: Effects of hydrophobic environment and pH

Erratum to “Conformation of a double-membrane-spanning fragment of a G protein-coupled receptor: Effects of hydrophobic environment and pH” [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1768 (2007) 1199–1210]

Role of metal ions in ligand–receptor interaction: Insights from structural studies

Identification of Small Molecule Chemical Inhibitors of the Collagen-Specific Chaperone Hsp47

Expression and spectroscopic characterization of a large fragment of the μ-opioid receptor

Modulation of tropoelastin co-acervation by FKBP65

Conformational studies on ion channels and drugs

Conformational studies on Ion channels and drugs

Console upgrade for 500 MHz spectrometer

Conformational studies on calcium channel drugs

Frequent collaborators

Boris Zhorov

Scott Brimble

Daniel Shun Chung Yang

Suneel Upadhye

Omid Salehian

William Sheffield