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Shashank Shekhar

Asst Professor

Emory University

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Emory College of Arts and Sciences

Physics

Shashank Shekhar is currently serving as an Emory College Of Arts And Sciences Asst Professor at Emory University.

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Emory University

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molecular biology cell biology protein science biophysics molecular cell biology cell motility cell and molecular biology biological macromolecules structural molecular biology structural biology protein function molecular and cellular biology cellular biochemistry cellular physiology protein structure developmental biology membrane biology protein assembly multi-protein assembly actin filaments actin filament protein engineering cellular biology biomechanics biomolecular interactions cell biomechanics depolymerization yeast cyclase-associated protein nature molecular physiology molecular regulation intracellular trafficking biophysical modeling actin networks biological imaging mammalian biology developmental cell science advance protein transport cell physiology unicellular organism protein misfolding actin filament dynamics single-molecule imaging developmental science medicinal research animal biotechnology genome biology animal physiology cell-matrix interactions interactomics active matter biological networks cell control tissue development physiological plasticity protein expression protein synthesis molecular biotechnology sensor design sensor technology sensor applications chemical sensors single molecule biophysics logical frameworks podosome composition actin network integrity myosin iia-mediated contractility profilin interaction filament depolymerization barbed-end growth monomer funneling enhanced depolymerization actin disassembly assembly conditions mathematical biophysics cell biophysics cytoskeleton actin dynamics mathematical bioscience mechanobiology mechanical forces systems biology biosystems biophysical review

Notable Scholarly Works

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Regulation of Actin Dynamics by Twinfilin. Current Opinion in Cell Biology (2025)

Heidi UlrichsShashank Shekhar

actin dynamicscellular physiologycell biologyprotein sciencecell researchvascular biologyreceptorsmolecular cell biologycell motilityprotein structuremolecular regulationcellular biologycell divisionprotein foldingmolecular biologyprotein functionsystems biologycell signalingcell physiology

The Actin Filament Pointed-End Depolymerase Srv2/Cap Depolymerizes Barbed Ends, Displaces Capping Protein, and Promotes Formin Processivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

molecular cell biologybiomolecular structurebarbed endsprotein structureprotein assemblymolecular biologystructural molecular biologyprotein functioncytoskeletonbiological macromoleculescell biologyprotein scienceformin processivity

Twinfilin is a Nonprocessive Depolymerase Which Synergizes With Formin to Dramatically Accelerate Actin Filament Uncapping by 300-Fold. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

cytoskeletoncell biologymolecular and cellular biologyprotein sciencemulti-protein assemblyprotein engineeringbiomolecular engineeringcellular biochemistrymolecular cell biologycell motilityprotein assemblystructural molecular biologynonprocessive depolymeraseprotein foldingmolecular biologyprotein functionbiological macromoleculesprotein misfoldingactin filament uncapping

Actin Filament Barbed-End Depolymerization by Combined Action of Profilin, Cofilin, and Twinfilin. PRX Life (2024)

Ankita AryaSandeep ChoubeyShashank Shekhar

materials sciencedepolymerizationcombined actioncell biologycell and molecular biology

A Generalized Theoretical Framework to Investigate Multicomponent Actin Dynamics. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Mintu NandiShashank ShekharSandeep Choubey

biophysicstheoretical biologymolecular biologysystems biologymathematical biologygeneralized theoretical frameworklogical frameworks

Author Reply to Peer Reviews of Functional Redundancy and Formin-Independent Localization of Tropomyosin Isoforms in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. (2024)

Saravanan PalaniAnubhav DharBagyashree VTSudipta BiswasJayanti KumariAmruta SridharaJeevan Subodh BrahmendraShashank Shekhar

biologymolecular biologytropomyosin isoformsfunctional redundancyfungus

Functional Redundancy and Formin-Independent Localization of Tropomyosin Isoforms in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Anubhav DharVT BagyashreeSudipta BiswasJayanti KumariAmruta SridharaB Jeevan SubodhShashank ShekharSaravanan Palani

geneticsavian biologystructural biologymolecular biologytropomyosin isoformsfunctional redundancyprotein sciencephysiology

Multicomponent Depolymerization of Actin Filament Pointed Ends by Cofilin and Cyclase-Associated Protein Depends Upon Filament Age. European Journal of Cell Biology (2024)

Ekram M. TowsifBlake Andrew MillerHeidi UlrichsShashank Shekhar

cyclase-associated proteinstructural biologymulticomponent depolymerizationmolecular biologybiomolecular engineeringcell biologyprotein sciencecellular biologyactin filament

Multicomponent Regulation of Actin Barbed End Assembly by Twinfilin, Formin, and Capping Protein. Biophysical Journal (2024)

Heidi UlrichsIgnas GaskaShashank Shekhar

biophysicsstructural biologymulticomponent regulationcell biologyprotein scienceprotein transportphysiology

Profilin Affects Microtubule Dynamics via Actin. The Journal of Cell Biology (2024)

Heidi UlrichsShashank Shekhar

profilin affectsmolecular biologycytoskeletoncell biologyphysiology

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Shashank Shekhar

Asst Professor

Emory University

Affiliations

Emory College of Arts and Sciences

Physics

Shashank Shekhar is currently serving as an Emory College Of Arts And Sciences Asst Professor at Emory University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Shashank Shekhar

Emory University

Asst Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Regulation of Actin Dynamics by Twinfilin. Current Opinion in Cell Biology (2025)

Heidi UlrichsShashank Shekhar

The Actin Filament Pointed-End Depolymerase Srv2/Cap Depolymerizes Barbed Ends, Displaces Capping Protein, and Promotes Formin Processivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

Twinfilin is a Nonprocessive Depolymerase Which Synergizes With Formin to Dramatically Accelerate Actin Filament Uncapping by 300-Fold. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025)

Actin Filament Barbed-End Depolymerization by Combined Action of Profilin, Cofilin, and Twinfilin. PRX Life (2024)

Ankita AryaSandeep ChoubeyShashank Shekhar

materials sciencedepolymerizationcombined actioncell biologycell and molecular biology

A Generalized Theoretical Framework to Investigate Multicomponent Actin Dynamics. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Mintu NandiShashank ShekharSandeep Choubey

biophysicstheoretical biologymolecular biologysystems biologymathematical biologygeneralized theoretical frameworklogical frameworks

Author Reply to Peer Reviews of Functional Redundancy and Formin-Independent Localization of Tropomyosin Isoforms in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. (2024)

Saravanan PalaniAnubhav DharBagyashree VTSudipta BiswasJayanti KumariAmruta SridharaJeevan Subodh BrahmendraShashank Shekhar

biologymolecular biologytropomyosin isoformsfunctional redundancyfungus

Functional Redundancy and Formin-Independent Localization of Tropomyosin Isoforms in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Anubhav DharVT BagyashreeSudipta BiswasJayanti KumariAmruta SridharaB Jeevan SubodhShashank ShekharSaravanan Palani

geneticsavian biologystructural biologymolecular biologytropomyosin isoformsfunctional redundancyprotein sciencephysiology

Multicomponent Depolymerization of Actin Filament Pointed Ends by Cofilin and Cyclase-Associated Protein Depends Upon Filament Age. European Journal of Cell Biology (2024)

Ekram M. TowsifBlake Andrew MillerHeidi UlrichsShashank Shekhar

cyclase-associated proteinstructural biologymulticomponent depolymerizationmolecular biologybiomolecular engineeringcell biologyprotein sciencecellular biologyactin filament

Multicomponent Regulation of Actin Barbed End Assembly by Twinfilin, Formin, and Capping Protein. Biophysical Journal (2024)

Heidi UlrichsIgnas GaskaShashank Shekhar

biophysicsstructural biologymulticomponent regulationcell biologyprotein scienceprotein transportphysiology

Profilin Affects Microtubule Dynamics via Actin. The Journal of Cell Biology (2024)

Heidi UlrichsShashank Shekhar

profilin affectsmolecular biologycytoskeletoncell biologyphysiology

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