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Parker, D. J., Moran, A., Mitra, K. Studying Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Drosophila Ovaries. J. Vis. Exp. (119), e54989, doi:10.3791/54989 (2017).

Tanwar DK, Parker DJ, Gupta P, Spurlock B, Alvarez RD, Basu MK*, Mitra K*. (2016). Crosstalk between the mitochondrial fission protein, Drp1, and the cell cycle is identified across various cancer types and can impact survival of epithelial ovarian cancer patients. Oncotarget. 2016 Aug 4. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.11047. [Epub ahead of print] * corresponding authors

Parker, D. J., Iyer, A., Shah, S., Moran, A., Hjelmeland, A. B., Basu, M. K., ... & Mitra, K. (2015). A new mitochondrial pool of cyclin E, regulated by Drp1, is linked to cell-density-dependent cell proliferation. J Cell Sci, 128(22), 4171-4182.

Mitra K. Mitochondrial fission-fusion at the crossroads of proliferation and differentiation. Bioessays. 2013 Aug 14. doi: 10.1002/bies.201300011. PMID:23943303

Mitchell T, Johnson MS, Ouyang X, Chacko BK, Mitra K, Lei X, Gai Y, Moore DR, Barnes S,  Zhang J, Koizumi A, Ramanadham S and Darley-Usmar VM. Dysfunctional mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative stress in Akita+/Ins2-derived β-  cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab; published ahead of print July 2, 2013. PMID:23820623

Fu., D., Mitra K., Sengupta P., Lippincott-Schwartz J., Arias I. Coordinated elevation of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and autophagy help drive hepatocyte polarization.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 15.PMID:23589864

Rappole C. A., Mitra K., Wen H., Dynamic fluorescence imaging of the free radical products of X-ray absorption in live cells. Optical Nanoscopy, 2012, 1: 5

Mitra K., Rikhy R., Lilly L., Lippincott-Schwartz J. DRP1 driven mitochondrial fission initiates follicle cell differentiation during Drosophila oogenesis. J. Cell Bio, 2012, May14; 197(4): 487-97 Highlighted in the news and views in the same issue and Faculty of 1000. PMID:22584906

Hailey DW, Rambold AS, Satpute-Krishnan P, Mitra K, Sougrat R, Kim PK, Lippincott-Schwartz J. Mitochondria supply membranes for autophagosome biogenesis during starvation. Cell. 2010 May 14;141(4):656-67. Highlighted in Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. and Cell.  PMID:20478256

Mitra K, Lippincott-Schwartz J. Analysis of mitochondrial dynamics and functions using imaging approaches. Curr Protoc Cell Biol. 2010 Mar;Chapter 4:Unit 4.25.1-21.PMID:20235105                               

Mitra K. Mitochondria, in The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology, 2009, Fifth Edition (ed I. M. Arias), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470747919.ch9

Mitra K., Wunder Christian., Roysam B., Lin G., Lippincott-Schwartz J. A hyperfused mitochondrial state achieved at G1-S regulates cyclin E buildup and entry into S phase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jul 21;106(29):11960-5. Highlighted in PNAS cover page and in News and Views. PMID:19617534

Shivaji S., Kumar V., Mitra K., Jha KN. Mammalian sperm capacitation: role of phosphotyrosine proteins. Soc Reprod Fertil Suppl. 2007;63:295-312.PMID:17566280

Mitra K. and Shivaji,S., Proteins implicated in sperm capacitation. Indian J Exp Biol. 2005 Nov;43(11):1001-15.PMID:16313063

Mitra K., Rangaraj N. and Shivaji S. Novelty of the pyruvate metabolic enzyme dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase in spermatozoa: correlation of its localization, tyrosine phosphorylation, and activity during sperm capacitation. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jul 8;280(27):25743-53.PMID:15888450

Mitra K. and Shivaji S. Novel tyrosine-phosphorylated post-pyruvate metabolic enzyme, dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase, involved in capacitation of hamster spermatozoa. Biol Reprod. 2004 Apr;70(4):887-99.PMID:14645106