Publications

mRNA decapping is promoted by an RNA binding channel in Dcp2.

Molecular Cell, 29, 324-336, 2008.

Genetic and epigenetic regulation of stem cell homeostasis in plants.

Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol

A new assay for promoter analysis in Chlamydomonas reveals roles for heat shock elements and the TATA box in HSP70A promoter-mediated activation of transgene expression

Eukaryotic Cell

HYPK, a Huntingtin interacting protein, reduces aggregates and apoptosis induced by N-terminal Huntingtin with 40 glutamines in Neuro2a cells and exhibits chaperone-like activity

Hum Mol Genet

Huntingtin interacting protein HYPK is intrinsically unstructured

Proteins

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.

Role of 16S ribosomal RNA methylations in translation initiation in Escherichia coli.

EMBO J

Fragmentation of peptide disulfides under conditions of negative ion mass spectrometry: studies of oxidized glutathione and contryphan.

J Am Soc Mass Spectrom