The RRM-mediated RNA binding activity in T. brucei RAP1 is essential for VSG monoallelic expression. Gaurav AK*, Afrin M*, Yang X*, Saha A, Sayeed SK, Pan X, Ji Z, Wong K, Zhang M, Zhao Y, Li B. Nat Commun. 2023 Mar 22;14(1):1576. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37307-0.
TbTRF suppresses the TERRA level and regulates the cell cycle-dependent TERRA foci number with a TERRA binding activity in its C-terminal Myb domain. Saha A, Gaurav AK, Pandya UM, Afrin M, Sandhu R, Nanavaty V, Schnur B, Li B. Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 Jun 4;49(10):5637-5653. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab401.
TbRAP1 has an unusual duplex DNA binding activity required for its telomere localization and VSG silencing. Afrin M*, Gaurav AK*, Yang X, Pan X, Zhao Y, Li B. Sci Adv. 2020 Sep 18;6(38):eabc4065. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abc4065. Print 2020 Sep.
Cytosine DNA methylation at promoter of non LTR retrotransposon and heat shock protein gene (HSP70) of Entamoeba histolytica and lack of correlation with transcription status. Agrahari M, Gaurav AK, Bhattacharya A, Bhattacharya S. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2017 Mar;212:21-27. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.01.001. Epub 2017 Jan 9.
Functionally conserved RNA-binding and protein-protein interaction properties of LINE-ORF1p in an ancient clade of non-LTR retrotransposons of Entamoeba histolytica. Gaurav AK, Kumar J, Agrahari M, Bhattacharya A, Yadav VP, Bhattacharya S. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2017 Jan;211:84-93. doi: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2016.11.004. Epub 2016 Nov 25.
Molecular Basis of Pathogenesis in Amoebiasis. Saha A, Gaurav AK, Bhattacharya S and Bhattacharya A. Curr Clin Micro Rpt, DOI 10.1007/s40588-015-0023-1.
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