Vajira Kaushalya Weerasekara

Metabolic-Stress-Induced Rearrangement of the 14-3-3ζ Interactome Promotes Autophagy via a ULK1- and AMPK-Regulated 14-3-3ζ Interaction with Phosphorylated Atg9

Andrew D. Mathis, J. Prince, J. Thompson, 2014, Molecular and Cellular Biology.

BioID reveals an ATG9A interaction with ATG13‐ATG101 in the degradation of p62/SQSTM1‐ubiquitin clusters

E. Soderblom, D. Simmons, J. Andersen, 2021, EMBO reports.

ULK1 inhibition overcomes compromised antigen presentation and restores antitumor immunity in LKB1 mutant lung cancer

C. Perou, C. Rudin, G. Freeman, 2021, Nature Cancer.

Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) Promotes the Pro-survival Activity of 14-3-3ζ via Deacetylation of Lysines within the 14-3-3ζ Binding Pocket*

Stephen R. Piccolo, W. Johnson, J. Thompson, 2015, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

AMPK-Mediated Lysosome Biogenesis in Lung Cancer Growth.

N. Bardeesy, K. Patra, Vajira Kaushalya Weerasekara, 2019, Cell metabolism.

Methamphetamine Induces Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens Through a Sigma Receptor-Mediated Pathway

S. Steffensen, J. Obray, F. Bellinger, 2017, Neuropsychopharmacology.

SULT1A1-dependent sulfonation of alkylators is a lineage-dependent vulnerability of liver cancers

Mindy I. Davis, Patricia Greninger, C. Benes, 2023, Nature Cancer.

In vivo metabolomics identifies CD38 as an emergent vulnerability in LKB1-mutant lung cancer

C. Rudin, H. Ji, B. Neel, 2023, bioRxiv.

2017-0101 Functional and Mechanistic Insight into the Role of ATG 9 A in Autophagy

Vajira Kaushalya Weerasekara, 2018 .

EGFR Pathway Links Amino Acid Levels and Induction of Macropinocytosis.

N. Bardeesy, K. Patra, Vajira Kaushalya Weerasekara, 2019, Developmental cell.

Histone deacetylase 6 inhibition exploits selective metabolic vulnerabilities in LKB1 mutant, KRAS driven non-small cell lung cancer.

Ting Chen, M. V. Vander Heiden, N. Bardeesy, 2023, Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.