Publications by authors named "S Gopalakrishna"

Article Synopsis
  • - Mitochondrial gene expression depends on mitoribosomes, which require various assembly factors, including GTP-binding proteins (GTPBPs) for their formation.
  • - This study focuses on GTPBP8, the human version of a protein important for ribosome assembly; its absence disrupts mitochondrial translation and impairs oxidative phosphorylation.
  • - Analysis shows that without GTPBP8, mitoribosomal large subunits can't mature properly, and GTPBP8 directly binds to 16S rRNA in the mitochondrial ribosome, indicating its critical role in gene expression.
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess how oral and maxillofacial surgeons used various diagnostic tools for oral cancer.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional methodology was used, and a standardized questionnaire was given to oral and maxillofacial surgeons randomly chosen sample. The questionnaire gathered information on demographics and the use of diagnostic tools.

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Objective: This study's goal was to assess the failure rate and peri-implant complications of single-piece implant systems over the course of a one-year follow-up.

Materials And Methods: Patient records were examined retrospectively. 150 single-piece dental implants were analyzed.

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Background: To ensure optimal exposure and enable precise tissue manipulation, cleft lip and palate abnormalities require surgical repair utilizing retractors. Different retractors may affect surgical outcomes; however, this is not yet evident. Examining surgeon preferences for retractors in cleft lip and palate surgery and assessing their impact on patient outcomes were the goals of this study.

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Pathogenic mutations in mitochondrial (mt) tRNA genes that compromise oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) exhibit heteroplasmy and cause a range of multisyndromic conditions. Although mitochondrial disease patients are known to suffer from abnormal immune responses, how heteroplasmic mtDNA mutations affect the immune system at the molecular level is largely unknown. Here, in mice carrying pathogenic C5024T in mt-tRNAAla and in patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, stroke-like episodes (MELAS) syndrome carrying A3243G in mt-tRNALeu, we found memory T and B cells to have lower pathogenic mtDNA mutation burdens than their antigen-inexperienced naive counterparts, including after vaccination.

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