Ajit Varki

Also affiliated with Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicine

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Driven by 35 papers. Top paper: “Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Sialosides Containing 7-N- or 7,9-Di-N-acetyl Sialic Acid as Stable O-Acetyl Analogues for Probing Sialic Acid-Binding Proteins”.

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Sialosides Containing 7-N- or 7,9-Di-N-acetyl Sialic Acid as Stable O-Acetyl Analogues for Probing Sialic Acid-Binding Proteins

The Journal of Organic Chemistry(2021)10.1021/acs.joc.1c01091

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0.498DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Sandra Diaz, Hai Yu, Abhishek Santra, Ajit Varki, Xi Chen +1 more

Development and applications of sialoglycan-recognizing probes (SGRPs) with defined specificities: exploring the dynamic mammalian sialoglycome

Glycobiology(2022)10.1093/glycob/cwac050

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0.449DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Andrea Verhagen, Aniruddha Sasmal, Brian R. Wasik, Sandra Diaz, Hai Yu +10 more

Simple and practical sialoglycan encoding system reveals vast diversity in nature and identifies a universal sialoglycan-recognizing probe derived from AB5 toxin B subunits

Glycobiology(2022)10.1093/glycob/cwac057

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0.291DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Naazneen Khan, Zahra Khedri, Benjamin P. Kellman, Saurabh Srivastava, Andrea Verhagen +11 more

Human-specific elimination of epithelial Siglec-XII suppresses the risk of inflammation-driven colorectal cancers

JCI Insight(2024)10.1172/jci.insight.181539

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0.208DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Saptarshi Sinha, Andrea Verhagen, Nissi Varki, Ajit Varki, Pradipta Ghosh +1 more

The Sialome of the Retina, Alteration in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pathology, and Potential Impacts on Complement Factor H

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science(2025)10.1167/iovs.66.6.81

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0.165DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Christopher B. Toomey, Max Bergstrand, Héctor Cuello, Jesse Robie, Hai Yu +8 more

Human-specific microglial Siglec-11 transcript variant has the potential to affect polysialic acid-mediated brain functions at a distance

Glycobiology(2020)10.1093/glycob/cwaa082

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28 citations

Dillon Y. Chen, Ajit Varki, Masaya Hane

Evolutionary conservation of human ketodeoxynonulosonic acid production is independent of sialoglycan biosynthesis

Journal of Clinical Investigation(2020)10.1172/jci137681

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26 citations

Sudeshna Saha, Sandra Diaz, Michael Vaill, Aniruddha Sasmal, Shoib Sarwar Siddiqui +10 more

Reply to Soulillou et al.: Difficulties in extrapolating from animal models exemplify unusual human atherosclerosis susceptibility and mechanisms via CMAH loss

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2020)10.1073/pnas.1917278117

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Chirag Dhar, Ajit Varki, Philip L.S.M. Gordts, Kunio Kawanishi

N-glycolyl chondroitin synthesis using metabolically engineered E. coli

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-35611/v2

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Sultan Nacak Baytaş, Ke Xia, Abinaya Badri, Wenqin He, Ajit Varki +3 more

N-glycolyl chondroitin synthesis using metabolically engineered E. coli

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-35611/v1

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Sultan Nacak Baytaş, Ke Xia, Abinaya Badri, Wenqin He, Ajit Varki +3 more

Display of the human mucinome with defined O-glycans by gene engineered cells

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-24366-4

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131 citations

Christian Büll, Andriana Konstantinidi, Lingbo Sun, Zilu Ye, Adnan Halim +21 more

Reversible O-Acetyl Migration within the Sialic Acid Side Chain and Its Influence on Protein Recognition

ACS Chemical Biology(2021)10.1021/acschembio.0c00998

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39 citations

Aniruddha Sasmal, Wanqing Li, Lisa Oh, Saurabh Srivastava, Audra A. Hargett +10 more

Sialoglycan recognition is a common connection linking acidosis, zinc, and HMGB1 in sepsis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2021)10.1073/pnas.2018090118

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20 citations

Chirag Dhar, Venkatasubramaniam Sundaramurthy, Aniruddha Sasmal, Hai Yu, Esther Bandala‐Sanchez +7 more

Exploring the Impact of Ketodeoxynonulosonic Acid in Host-Pathogen Interactions Using Uptake and Surface Display by Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

mBio(2021)10.1128/mbio.03226-20

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22 citations

Alison Coady, Aniruddha Sasmal, Kunio Kawanishi, Biswa Choudhury, Hai Yu +11 more

Serum Antibodies to N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid Are Elevated in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Correlate with Increased Disease Pathology in Cmahmdx Mice

American Journal Of Pathology(2021)10.1016/j.ajpath.2021.04.015

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6 citations

Kunio Kawanishi, Anna Ashbrook, Bethannie Golden, Annie N. Samraj, Kelly E. Crowe +9 more

Ongoing selection for a uniquely human null allele of SIGLEC12 in world‐wide populations may protect against the risk of advanced carcinomas

FASEB BioAdvances(2021)10.1096/fba.2021-00036

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3 citations

Michael Vaill, Ajit Varki, Shoib Sarwar Siddiqui

Improved methods to characterize the length and quantity of highly unstable PolySialic acids subject category: (Carbohydrates, chromatographic techniques)

Analytical Biochemistry(2021)10.1016/j.ab.2021.114426

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3 citations

Dillon Y. Chen, Sandra Diaz, Ajit Varki, Michael Vaill

Development and applications of sialoglycan-recognizing probes (SGRPs) with defined specificities: exploring the dynamic mammalian sialoglycome

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.05.28.446202

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3 citations

Andrea Verhagen, Aniruddha Sasmal, Brian R. Wasik, Sandra Dı́az, Hai Yu +10 more

Evolution of Human-specific Alleles Protecting Cognitive Function of Grandmothers

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.11.26.470088

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1 citations

Naazneen Khan, Troy J. Comi, Andrea Verhagen, Aniruddha Sasmal, Sandra Diaz +7 more

Rapid evolution of bacterial AB5 toxin B subunits independent of A subunits: sialic acid binding preferences correlate with host range and toxicity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.05.28.446168

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0 citations

Aniruddha Sasmal, Zahra Khedri, Patrick Secrest, Andrea Verhagen, Saurabh Srivastava +8 more

Simple and practical sialoglycan encoding system reveals vast diversity in nature and identifies a universal sialoglycan-recognizing probe derived from AB 5 toxin B subunits

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.05.28.446191

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0 citations

Naazneen Khan, Zahra Khedri, Benjamin P. Kellman, Saurabh Srivastava, Andrea Verhagen +11 more

Discovery, classification, evolution and diversity of Siglecs

Molecular Aspects of Medicine(2022)10.1016/j.mam.2022.101117

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75 citations

Ajit Varki, Takashi Angata

N-glycolylated carbohydrates in nature

Glycobiology(2022)10.1093/glycob/cwac048

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14 citations

Chirag Dhar, Peng He, Ajit Varki, Mattheos Koffas, Robert J. Linhardt +1 more

SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV Spike Protein Binding Studies Support Stable Mimic of Bound 9-O-Acetylated Sialic Acids

Molecules(2022)10.3390/molecules27165322

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9 citations

Ajit Varki, Xi Chen, Lee‐Ping Wang, Lisa Oh

Sialoglycan-binding patterns of bacterial AB5 toxin B subunits correlate with host range and toxicity, indicating evolution independent of A subunits

Journal of Biological Chemistry(2022)10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101900

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12 citations

Aniruddha Sasmal, Zahra Khedri, Patrick Secrest, Andrea Verhagen, Saurabh Srivastava +8 more

SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV spike protein binding studies support stable mimic of bound 9-O-acetylated sialic acids

ChemRxiv(2022)10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-tnc3f

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2 citations

Ajit Varki, Xi Chen, Lee‐Ping Wang, Lisa Oh

Cataloging natural sialic acids and other nonulosonic acids (NulOs), and their representation using the Symbol Nomenclature for Glycans

Glycobiology(2023)10.1093/glycob/cwac072

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24 citations

Filip V. Toukach, Evan E. Bolton, Xi Chen, Martin Frank, Thomas Lütteke +44 more

Proinflammatory Macrophage Activation by the Polysialic Acid-Siglec-16 Axis Is Linked to Increased Survival of Patients with Glioblastoma

Clinical Cancer Research(2023)10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-1488

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19 citations

Lina Gretenkort, Leonie Hoffmeister, Iris Albers, Luisa Ohlmeier, Iris Röckle +17 more

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of N-acetyl analogues of 9-O-acetylated b-series gangliosides

Tetrahedron(2023)10.1016/j.tet.2023.133522

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4 citations

Zimin Zheng, Libo Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Ajit Varki, Xi Chen +1 more

Modified Sialic Acids on Mucus and Erythrocytes Inhibit Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Functions

Journal of Virology(2020)10.1128/jvi.01567-19

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66 citations

Brynn K. Alford-Lawrence, David W. Buchholz, Brian R. Wasik, Justin R. LaClair, Hai Yu +10 more

Advancing Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Covalent Immobilization of a Comprehensive Ganglio-glycosphingolipid Library Enables Functional Multiplex Bead Assays

Journal of the American Chemical Society(2025)10.1021/jacs.5c12312

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1 citations

Jingxin Fu, Libo Zhang, Anand K. Agrahari, Zimin Zheng, Xiaohong Yang +5 more

Multiple Genomic Events Altering Hominin SIGLEC Biology and Innate Immunity Predated the Common Ancestor of Humans and Archaic Hominins

Genome Biology and Evolution(2020)10.1093/gbe/evaa125

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20 citations

Marc de Manuel, Stéphane Peyrégne, Raymond Do, Kay Prüfer, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet +4 more

Efficacy of Antigonococcal CMP-Nonulosonate Therapeutics Require Cathelicidins

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1093/infdis/jiaa438

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18 citations

Ian C. Schoenhofen, Theresa Lindhout, Lisa A. Lewis, Iesha Y Moustafa, Sudeshna Saha +6 more

Therapeutic CMP-Nonulosonates against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae

The Journal of Immunology(2020)10.4049/jimmunol.1901398

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14 citations

Ian C. Schoenhofen, Theresa Lindhout, M. Schur, Corinna S. Landig, Sudeshna Saha +6 more

N-glycolyl chondroitin synthesis using metabolically engineered E. coli

AMB Express(2020)10.1186/s13568-020-01084-6

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11 citations

Sultan Nacak Baytaş, Ke Xia, Abinaya Badri, Wenqin He, Ajit Varki +3 more