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Raj R. Rao

University of Arkansas
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Preserving the genetic integrity of human embryonic stem cells

MM Mitalipova, RR Rao, DM Hoyer, JA Johnson… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
(Supplementary Tables 1b–e online) also revealed a higher expression in hES cells with an
abnormal karyotype (late CT) compared with the other three karyotypically normal groups. …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of substrate stiffness on early human embryonic stem cell differentiation

…, R Ramachandran, VK Yadavalli, RR Rao - Journal of biological …, 2013 - Springer
Background The pluripotency and self renewing properties of human embryonic stem cells (hESC)
make them a valuable tool in the fields of developmental biology, pharmacology and …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic dependence on ATR and ATM for double-strand break repair in human embryonic stem cells and neural descendants

BR Adams, SE Golding, RR Rao, K Valerie - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The DNA double-strand break (DSB) is the most toxic form of DNA damage. Studies aimed
at characterizing DNA repair during development suggest that homologous recombination …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of embryoid bodies derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells as a means to assess pluripotency

SD Sheridan, V Surampudi, RR Rao - Stem cells international, 2012 - hindawi.com
Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have core properties of unlimited self-renewal
and differentiation potential and have emerged as exciting cell sources for applications in …

[HTML][HTML] Novel ZnO hollow-nanocarriers containing paclitaxel targeting folate-receptors in a malignant pH-microenvironment for effective monitoring and promoting …

…, KR Brunt, RR Rao, A Mazumdar, SK Das, R Basu… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
… After a 48 h incubation of cells with PAC, HZnO and FCPZnO, significant growth suppression
was observed with drug (r = −0.461, P < 0.05). PAC at 35 nM concentration exhibited < 25% …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in regenerative medicine and cellular therapy

…, EE Smith, CL Barnes, MP Gustafson, RR Rao… - Journal of biological …, 2023 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have been carefully examined to have tremendous
potential in regenerative medicine. With their immunomodulatory and regenerative …

Silk fibroin aerogels: potential scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

…, MA Marin, V Surampudi, B Subia, RR Rao… - Biomedical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Silk fibroin (SF) is a natural protein, which is derived from the Bombyx mori silkworm. SF
based porous materials are extensively investigated for biomedical applications, due to their …

Defining essential stem cell characteristics in adipose-derived stromal cells extracted from distinct anatomical sites

…, MP Francis, M Zhao, J Brumelle, RR Rao… - Cell and tissue …, 2012 - Springer
The discovery of adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) has created many opportunities for
the development of patient-specific cell-based replacement therapies. We have isolated …

Human neural progenitor cells derived from embryonic stem cells in feeder-free cultures

…, K Hasneen, DW Machacek, NL Boyd, RR Rao… - Differentiation, 2008 - Elsevier
Derivation of human neural progenitors (hNP) from human embryonic stem (hES) cells in
culture has been reported with the use of feeder cells or conditioned media. This introduces …

Mitochondrial gene therapy improves respiration, biogenesis, and transcription in G11778A Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and T8993G Leigh's syndrome cells

…, K Bergquist, K Young, E Gnaiger, RR Rao… - Human gene …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Many incurable mitochondrial disorders result from mutant mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and
impaired respiration. Leigh's syndrome (LS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder of infants, …