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Cell Biology & Physiology Division

DR. Sandhya Rekha Dungdung (Nee Bhengra)

Scientistt E-II
PhD, Jadavpur University
Contact - srdungdung@iicb.res.in
, sandhya2308@hotmail.com


Current Research Interest

  • Biochemical basis of the regulation of sperm motility/epididymal maturation.
  • Membrane Biology: Structure and function : Using goat epididymal spermatozoa as a model.
  • Biotechnology: For rectification some of the problems of human male infertility and cattle breeding.

 

Names of the group members including regular staff with designation and research fellows:
Fellow/RA Others
  1. Dr. Kaushik Das / RA
  2. Dr. Sudipta Saha /RA 
  3. Mr. Sujoy Das /SRF
  4. Ms. Arpita Bhoumik / JRF
  5. Mr. Prasanta Ghosh /PA
Mr. Shamsul Haque

List of important Publications :

    1. Jaiswal B.S., Das K., Saha S., Dungdung S.R.. & Majumder G.C. (2010). Purification and characterization of a motility initiation protein from caprine epididymal plasma. J. Cell Physiol. 222 :254-263
    2. Maiti A., Nath D., Dungdung S.R., Majumder G.C. (2009).  Sperm ecto-protein kinase and its protein substrate: novel regulators of membrane fusion during acrosome reaction. J. cell. Physiol, 220(2): 394-400.
    3. Ghoshal S., Sengupta T., Dungdung S.R., Majumder G.C., Sen P.C. (2008). Characterization of a low molecular mass stimulator protein of Mg2+-independent Ca2+-ATPase: effect on phosphorylation-dephosphorylation, calcium transport and sperm cell motility. Biosci. Rep., 28(2): 61-71.  
    4. Sengupta T., Ghoshal S., Dungdung S.R., Majumder G.C., Sen P.C. (2008). Structural and functional characterization and physiological significance of a stimulator protein of Mg2+ -independent Ca (2+)-ATPase isolated from goat spermatozoa. Mol Cell Biochem. 311(1-2):93-103.
    5.  Banerjee S., Dungdung S. R., Das K. & Majumder G.C. (2006): Synchronous modulation of cell-surface lectin and its receptor in a homologous cell population: a novel mechanism of cellular regulation. Exp. Cell. Res. 312, 2299-2308.
    6. Chattopadhyay D., Dungdung S. R., Das K., Saha S., Mandal A. B., and Majumder G.C. (2005): Sperm motility inhibiting activity of a phytosterol from Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex A. DC. Leaf extract: a Tribal Medicine. Ind. J. Exp. Biol. 43,1104-1109.
    7. Chattopadhyay D., Dungdung S. R., Mandal A. B., and Majumder G.C. (2005): A potent sperm motility inhibiting activity of bioflavonoids from an ethnomedicine of Onge, Alstonia macrophylla Wall ex A. DC extract. Contraception, 71(5), 372-78.
    8. Dungdung S.R. and Majumder G.C. (2003): Isolation and identification of a novel motility-inhibiting factor from goat cauda sperm plasma membrane. Cell. Mol. Bio. 49(3), 413-420.
    9. Dungdung S.R. and Majumder G.C. (1995): Sperm motility inhibitory protein in goat epididymal  plasma. Mol Androl. (7) 247-251.
    10. Singh R.N., Bhengra S.R., Kumar N. and Sinha S.S. (1991): Studies on the bionomics of the vapourer tussock moth Notolophus antiqua Linn. (Lepidoptera : Lymantriidae) Sericologia 31, 551-554.
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