Publications

Bacterial exotoxins downregulate cathelicidin (hCAP-18/LL-37) and human beta-defensin 1 (HBD-1) expression in the intestinal epithelial cells

Cell Microbiol

Characterization of an alkaline active - thiol forming extracellular serine keratinase by the newly isolated Bacillus pumilus.

Journal of Applied Microbiology, 104: 411-419.doi:10.1111 /j.1365-2672.2007. 03564. X

Purification of extracellular acid protease and analysis of fermentation metabolites by Synergistes sp. utilizing proteinaceous solid waste from tanneries.

Bioresource Technology, 99: 2364-2372.

Development of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the quantification of Leishmania species and the monitoring of systemic distribution of the pathogen

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Genetic landscape of the people of India: a canvas for disease gene exploration

Journal of Genetics

Genetic landscape of the people of India: a canvas for disease gene exploration

Journal of Genetics 87, 3-20 (2008).

Cooperative binding of phosphorylated DevR to upstream sites is necessary and sufficient for activation of the Rv3134c-devRS operon in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Implication in the induction of DevR target genes.

Journal of Bacteriology, June 2008, p. 4301?4312, 190, No.12.

Interaction of DevR with Multiple Binding Sites Synergistically Activates Divergent Transcription of narK2-Rv1738 Genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Journal of Bacteriology. Aug 2008, p. 5394-5403, 190, No. 15.

Structural basis for the remarkable stability of Bacillus subtilis lipase at low pH.

Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1784, 302-311.

ATPase activity of RecD is essential for growth of the Antarctic Pseudomonas syringae Lz4W at low temperature.

FEBS J. 27, 1835-1851.