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    Structural and electronic investigation of metal-semiconductor hybrid tetrapod hetero-structures
    (Springer Verlag, 2017) Haldar, K.K.; Muley, V.Y.; Datar, S.; Patra, A.
    This article highlights the new electronic properties of tetrapod hetero-structures with metal Au core and semiconductor CdSe arms, which is one of the new classes of hybrid metal-semiconductor nanostructures. From the analysis of XRD, HRTEM, HAADF-STEM images, and EDAX line-scan studies, the growth mechanism of all these hetero-structures is proposed. These findings are important from the basic fundamental aspects of understanding the shape control of hetero-structures. Scanning tunneling spectroscopic study confirms the coulomb staircase-like features near Au which is characteristic of Au nanoparticles and the gap increases as we move the tip towards CdSe. Analysis suggests that the resonance tunneling occurs between valance band edge (conduction band edge) of CdSe and coulomb stairs of Au dot. These tetrapod hetero-structures could pave the way for designing new optical-based materials for developing new challenging photonic devices. ? 2017, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
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    Cloning, characterization and transmission blocking potential of midgut carboxypeptidase A in Anopheles stephensi
    (Elsevier B.V., 2017) VenkatRao, V.; Kumar, S.K.; Sridevi, P.; Muley, V.Y.; Chaitanya, R.K.
    Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBV) interrupt malaria parasite transmission and hence form an important component for malaria eradication. Mosquito midgut exopeptidases such as aminopeptidase N & carboxypeptidase B have demonstrated TBV potential. In the present study, we cloned and characterized carboxypeptidase A (CPA) from the midgut of an important malarial vector, Anopheles stephensi. ClustalW amino acid alignment and in silico 3-dimensional structure analysis of CPA predicted the presence of active sites involved in zinc and substrate binding that are conserved among all the known mosquito species. Real-time PCR analysis demonstrated that CPA is predominantly expressed in the midgut throughout the mosquito life cycle and that this gene is significantly elevated in P. berghei-infected mosquitoes compared to uninfected blood-fed controls. The high midgut CPA activity correlated with the prominent mRNA levels observed. Peptide-based anti-CPA antibodies were raised that cross-reacted specifically to ?48?kDa and ?37?kDa bands, which correspond to zymogen and active forms of CPA. Further, the addition of CPA-directed antibodies to P. berghei-containing blood meal significantly reduced the mosquito infection rate in the test group compared to control and blocked the parasite development in the midgut. These results support further development of A. stephensi CPA as a candidate TBV. ? 2016 Elsevier B.V.