Ph.D., Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
Publications
Wang, Q., C. Shashikant, N. S. Altman, and S.Girirajan. Novel metrics to measure coverage in whole exome sequencing datasets reveal local and global non-uniformity. Scientific Reports, 7, 885, 2017; doi 10.1038/s41598-017-01005-x.
Chan, F., M.J. Oatley, A.V. Koucher, Q-E Yang, C.J. Bieberich, C.S. Shashikant and J.M. Oatley. Functional and molecular features of the Id4+ germline stem cell population in mouse testes. Genes & Dev.28, 1351-1362. 2014. doi: 10.1101/gad.240465.114.
Herlekar, D.A., C.S. Shashikant, A.A. Gurjar and B.M. JayaRao. Presence of viral and bacterial organisms in milk and their association with somatic cell count. J.Dairy Science, 96, 6336-6346, 2013. PMID: 23972495.
Schyr, R.B., Y. Shabtai, C.S. Shashikant and A. Fainsod. Cdx1 is essential for the initiation of HoxC8 expression during embryogenesis. FASEB J. 26, 2674-2684. 2012. PMID: 2242612.
Katwa, L.C. and C.S. Shashikant. Cross-talk between Angiotensin II and PPAR-gamma in cardiac remodeling. In 'Angiotensin: New Research, edited by Sota Harada and Itsuki Moi, Nova Publications, 2012.
Katwa, L.C., and C.S. Shashikant. Cardiac remodeling and fibrosis: role of myofibroblasts. In “The Cardiac Fibroblasts" edited by Turner NA, part of series on Cardiovascular Research published by Research Signpost, 2011.
Bentley, K.L., C.S. Shashikant, C.H. Wang, F.H. Ruddle and N.H. Ruddle. A yeast-based recombinogenic targeting toolset for transgenic analysis of human disease genes. Annals NY Acad. Sci., 1207 Suppl 1:E58-68, 2010 .
McMullin, R.P., A. Dobi, L.N. Mutton, A. Orosz, S. Maheshwari, C.S. Shashikant and C.J. Bieberich. A FOXA1-binding enhancer regulates Hoxb13 expression in the prostate gland. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 107, 98-103, 2010.
Wang, W.C.H. and C.S. Shashikant. Evidence for positive and negative regulation of the mouse Cdx2 gene. J.Exp.Zool. Mol.Dev.Evol, 308, 308-321, 2007.
Shashikant C.S., S.A. Bolanowski, S. Anand, and S.M. Anderson. Comparisons of diverged vertebrate Hoxc8 early enhancer activities reveal modification of regulatory interactions at conserved cis-acting elements. J.Exp.Zool. Mol.Dev.Evol, 308, 242-249, 2007.
Bhat KM, N. Maddodi, C. Shashikant, and V. Setaluri. Transcriptional regulation of human MAP2 gene in melanoma: role of neuronal bHLH factors and Notch1 signaling. Nucleic Acids Res; 34:3819-3832, 2006.
Shashikant C., S.A. Bolanowski, J. Danke, and C.T. Amemiya. Hoxc8 early enhancer of the Indonesian coelacanth, Latimeria menadoensis. J.Exp.Zool. Mol.Dev.Evol. 302, 557-563, 2004.
Wang, C.H.W., S. Anand, D.R. Powell, A.B. Pawashe, C.T. Amimiya, and C.S. Shashikant. Comparative cis-regulatory analysis identify new elements of the mouse Hoxc8 early enhancer. J.Exp.Zool. Mol.Dev.Evol. 302, 436-445, 2004.
Gibbons, D., C. Shashikant, and A.C. Hayday. A comparative analysis of RNA targeting strategies in the thymosin beta 4 gene. J.Mol.Biol. 342, 1069-1076, 2004.
Shin, D., S.Korada, R. Raballo, C. Shashikant, A. Simeone, J. Taylor, and F. Vaccarino. Loss of glutamaergic pyramidal neurons in frontal and temporal cortex due to attenuation of FGFR1 signaling is associated with spontaneous hyperactivity in mice. J.Neuroscience, 24, 2247-2258, 2004.
Force A, C. Shashikant, P. Stadler, and C.T. Amemiya. Comparative genomics, cis-regulatory elements and gene duplication. Methods Cell Biol. 77: 545-561, 2004.
Anand, S., W.C.H. Wang, D.R Powell, S.A. Bolanowski, J. Zhang, C. Ledje, A.B. Pawashe, C.T. Amemiya, and C.S. Shashikant. Divergence of Hoxc8 early enhancer parallels diverged axial morphologies between mammals and fishes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 100, 15666-15669, 2003.
Kim C.B., C.S. Shashikant, W.C.H. Wang, K. Sumiyama, C.T. Amemiya, and F.H. Ruddle. Phylogenetic analysis of the mammalian Hoxc8 non-coding region. J. Struct. Functional Genomics. 3, 195-199, 2003.
Shashikant C.S. and Ruddle F.H. Impact of transgenic technologies on functional genomics. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 5, 75-98, 2003.
Sumiyama, K., S.Q. Irvine, D.W. Stock, K.M. Weiss, K. Kawasaki, N. Shimizu, C.S. Shashikant, W. Miller, and F.H. Ruddle. Genomic structure and functional control of the Dlx3-7 bigene cluster. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.(USA)99:780-785, 2002
Chiu-C-H., C. T. Amemiya, J. L. Carr, J. K. Hwang, J. Bhargava, C. S. Shashikant, F. H. Ruddle, and G. P. Wagner. A recombinogenic targeting method to modify large-inserts for cis-regulatory analysis in transgenic mice: construction and expression of a 100 kb, zf Hoxa-11b-lacZ reporter gene. Development Genes Evol., 210, 105-109, 2000.
Bhargava, J., C. S. Shashikant, J. L. Carr, K. L. Bentley, and F. H. Ruddle. Direct cloning of genomic DNA by recombinogenic targeting method using a yeast-bacteria shuttle vector, pClasper. Genomics, 62, 285-288, 1999.
Bhargava, J., C. S. Shashikant, J. L. Carr, K. L. Bentley, C. T. Amemiya, and F. H. Ruddle. pPAC-ResQ: a yeast-bacterial shuttle vector for capturing inserts from P1 and PAC clones by recombinogenic targeted cloning. Genomics, 56, 337-339, 1999.
Hanson, R. D., J. L. Hess, B. D. Yu, P. Ernst, M. van Lohuizen, C. S. Shashikant, F. H. Ruddle, M. Seto, and S. L. Korsmeyer. Mammalian trithorax and polycomb-group homologues are antagonistic regulators of homeotic development. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA). 96, 14372-14377, 1999.
Igarashi, P., C. S. Shashikant, R. B. Thomson, D. A. Whyte, S. Liu-Chen, F. H. Ruddle, and P. S. Aronson. Ksp-cadherin gene promoter. II. Kidney –specific activity in transgenic mice. Am. J. Physiol. (Renal Physiol.). 277, F599-F610, 1999.
Ruddle, F. H., J. L. Carr, C. B. Kim, C. Ledje, C. S. Shashikant, and G. P. Wagner. Evolution of Hox gene clusters. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 870, 238-248, 1999.
Shashikant, C. S., J. L. Carr, J. Bhargava, K. L. Bentley, and F. H. Ruddle. Recombinogenic targeting: A new approach to genomic analysis- a review. Gene, 223, 9-20, 1998.
Shashikant, C. S., C. B. Kim, M. A. Borbeley, W. C. H. Wang, and F. H. Ruddle. Comparative studies on mammalian Hoxc8 early enhancer sequences reveal a baleen whale-specific deletion of a cis-acting sequence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 95, 15446-15451, 1998.
Belting, H.-G., C. S. Shashikant, and F. H. Ruddle. Multiple phases of expression and regulation of mouse Hoxc8 during early embryogenesis. J. Exp. Zool., 282, 196-222, 1998.
Belting, H-G., C. S. Shashikant, and F. H. Ruddle. Modification of expression and cis-regulation of Hoxc8 in the evolution of diverged axial morphology. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 95, 2355-2360, 1998.
Carr, J. L., C. S. Shashikant, W.J. Bailey, and F. H. Ruddle, Molecular evolution of Hox gene regulation: cloning and transgenic analysis of the lamprey HoxQ8 gene J. Exp. Zool., 280, 73-85, 1998.
Weiss, K., D. Stock, Z. Zhao, A. Buchanan, F. H. Ruddle, and C. S. Shashikant. Some perspectives on genetic aspects of dental patterning. European J. Oral Sciences, 106, 56-63, 1998.
Shashikant, C. S. and F. H. Ruddle. Combinations of closely situated cis-acting elements determine tissue-specific patterns and anterior extent of early Hoxc8 expression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 12364-12369, 1996.
Bradshaw, M. S., C. S. Shashikant, H.-G. Belting, J. A. Bollekens, and F. H. Ruddle. A long range regulatory element of Hoxc-8 identified using the pClasper vector. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 2426-2430, 1996.
Lu, S., C. S. Shashikant, and F. H. Ruddle. Separate Cis-acting elements determine the expression of mouse Dbx gene in multiple spatial domains of the central nervous system. Mech. Dev., 58, 193-202, 1996.
Becker, D., Z. Jiang, P. Knodler, A. Deinhard R. Eid, K. Kidd, C. S. Shashikant, F. Ruddle, and K. Schughart. Conserved regulatory element involved in the early onset of Hoxb-6 gene expression. Dev. Dynamics 205: 73-81, 1996.
Shashikant, C. S., C. J. Bieberich, H.-G. Belting, J. C. H. Wang, M. A. Borbely, and F. H. Ruddle. Regulation of Hoxc-8 during mouse embryonic development: Identification and characterization of critical elements involved in early neural tube expression. Development 121: 4339-4347, 1995.
