Publications

RESEARCH ARTICLES

2024

 The Largest Subunit of Human TFIIIC Complex, TFIIIC220, a Lysine Acetyltransferase Targets Histone H3K18

     Basu M, Bhatt R, Sharma A , Boopathi R, Das S, Kundu TK.

     The Journal of Biochemistry. 175(2):205-213. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvad088.

Genetics and Epigenetics of Diabetes and its Complications in India

     Priyadarshini A, Madan R, Das S

Human Genetics. 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00439-023-02616-3.

2023

 Long noncoding RNA lncMGC mediates the expression of TGF-β-induced genes in renal cells via   nucleosome remodelers

     Kato M, Chen Z, Das S, Wu X, Wang J, Li A, CHEN W,  Tsark W, Tunduguru R, Lanting L, Wang M,  Moore R, Kalkum M, Abdollahi M and Natarajan R.

Front. Mol. Biosci. Sec. RNA Networks and Biology Volume 10 - 2023 | doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1204124.


Palmitic Acid-induced Long Noncoding RNA PARAIL Regulate Inflammation via Interaction With RNA-Binding Protein ELAVL1 (ELAV Like RNA-Binding Protein 1) in Monocytes and Macrophages

Tanwar V, Reddy MA, Das S, Amaram V,  Abdollahi V, Dey S, Malek V, Ganguly R,  Stapleton K, Lanting L, Pirrotte,  Natarajan R.

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; 27 Apr 2023https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318536.

Highlighted in Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2023), Editorial: A New “Lnc” to Brake Inflammation

2022

      Histone Chaperone Nucleophosmin Regulates Transcription of Key Genes Involved in Oral Tumorigenesis

Senapati P, Bhattacharya A*, Das S*, Dey S, Sudarshan D, Shyla G, Vishwakarma J, Sudevan S, Ramachandran R, Maliekal T, Kundu TK. 

Molecular and Cellular Biology; 44(2), e00669-20; https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/MCB.00669-20 PDF

*Equal Contribution

2021

Angiotensin II-Induced Long Non-Coding RNA Alivec Regulates Chondrogenesis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells 

Amaram V, Das S, Reddy MA, Tanwar V, Stapleton K, Leung A, Abdollahi M, Ganguly R, Lanting L, Natarajan R

Cells; 10(10), 2696; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102696 PDF


LncRNA DRAIR is downregulated in diabetic monocytes and modulates inflammatory phenotype via epigenetic mechanisms

Reddy MA, Amaram V, Das S, Tanwar VS, Ganguly R, Wang M, Lanting L, Zhang L, Abdollahi M, Chen Z, Wu X, Devaraj S,

Natarajan R

JCI Insight; 6(11):e143289. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.143289 PDF

2020

Novel Long Noncoding RNA, Macrophage Inflammation-Suppressing Transcript (MIST), Regulates Macrophage Activation During Obesity

Stapleton K, Das S, Reddy MA, Leung A, Amaram V, Lanting L, Chen Z, Zhang L, Palanivel R, Deiuliis JA, Natarajan R

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; 40(4):914-928. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.313359 PDF


Epigenetics of Diabetes Complications.

Reddy MA, Das S, Natarajan R.

Current Trends in Diabetes. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. Page, 145. 2020/11/30

2019

Dysregulation of the Repressive Epigenetic Mark Histone H3 Lysine-27 Trimethylation by Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Mesangial Cells

Jia Y, Reddy MA, Das S, Oh HJ, Abdollahi M, Yuan H, Zhang E, Lanting L, Wang M, Natarajan R

Journal of Biological Chemistry; 23;294(34):12695-12707 PDF

2018

A novel Angiotensin II induced long non-coding RNA Giver regulates oxidative stress, inflammation, and proliferation in vascular smooth muscle cells

Das S^, Zhang E, Senapati P, Amaram V, Reddy MA, Stapleton K, Leung A, Lanting L, Wang M, Chen Z, Kato M, Oh HJ, Guo Q, Zhang X, Zhang B, Zhang H, Zhao Q, Wang W, Wu Y, Natarajan R

Circulation Research; 123(12):1298-1312. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.313207 PDF

…^Joint corresponding author

Highlighted in Circulation Research (2018) Editorial: Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Remodeling: The GIVER story and Meet the first authors

Diabetes-induced lncRNA Dnm3os regulates macrophage functions and inflammation via nuclear mechanisms

Das S, Reddy MA, Senapati P, Stapleton K, Lanting LL, Wang M, Amaram V, Ganguly R, Zhang L, Devaraj S, Dustin E Schones, Natarajan R

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; pii: ATVBAHA.117.310663. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310663 PDF

Oncogene c-fos and mutant p53 regulate expression of NPM1 implicating cancer manifestation

Senapati P, Dey S, Sudarshan D, Das S, Kumar M, Kaypee S, Mohiyuddin A, Kodaganur GS, Kundu TK

FEBS Journal; 285(18):3503-3524. doi: 10.1111/febs.14625 PDF

2017

Regulation of angiotensin II actions by enhancers and super-enhancers in vascular smooth muscle cells

Das S, Senapati P, Chen Z, Reddy MA, Ganguly R, Lanting LL, Mandi V, Bansal A, Leung A, Lanting LL, Zhang S, Mandi V, Jia Y, Wu X, Schones, DE, Natarajan R

Nature Communications; 13;8(1):1467. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01629-7 PDF

Layman Summary by Das S and Natarajan R. Atlas of Science (2018). Angiotensin II actions on distal regulatory elements promote vascular dysfunction and hypertension

Integrated analysis of mRNA and miRNA expression in HeLa cells expressing low levels of Nucleolin

Kumar S, Gomez EC, Chalabi-Dchar M, Rong C, Das S, Ugrinova I, Gaume X, Monier K, Mongelard F, Bouvet P

Scientific Reports; 7(1):9017. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09353-4 PDF

2016

Inhibition of the processing of miR-25 by HIPK2-Phosphorylated-MeCP2 induces NOX4 in early diabetic nephropathy

Oh HJ, Kato M, Deshpande S, Zhang E, Das S, Lanting L, Wang M, Natarajan R

Scientific Reports; 6:38789. doi: 10.1038/srep38789 PDF

2015

Regulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Dysfunction under Diabetic Conditions by miR-504

Reddy MA, Das S, Zhuo C, Jin W, Wang M, Lanting LL, Natarajan

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology; 36(5):864-73. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.306770 PDF

Shape-directed compartmentalized delivery of a nanoparticle-conjugated small-molecule activator of an epigenetic enzyme in 

the brain

Chaturbedy P, Kumar M, Salikolimi K, Das S, Sinha SH, Chatterjee S, Suma BS, Kundu TK, Eswaramoorthy M

Journal of Controlled Release; 217:151-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.08.043 PDF

2014

A Duplicated NUCLEOLIN Gene with Antagonistic Activity Is Required for Chromatin Organization of Silent 45S rDNA in

Arabidopsis

Durut N, Abou-Ellail M, Pontvianne F, Das S, Kojima H, Ukai S, de Bures A, Comella P, Nidelet S, Rialle S, Merret R, Echeverria M, Bouvet P, Nakamura K, Sáez-

Vásquez J.

Plant Cell; (3):1330-44. doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.123893 PDF

2013

Characterization of K88 nucleolin acetylation defines a new pool of nucleolin colocalising with pre-mRNA splicing factors

Das S, Cong R, Shandilya J, Senapati P, Moindrot B, Monier K, Delage H, Mongelard F, Kumar S, Kundu TK and Bouvet P

FEBS Letters; 587(5):417-24. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.01.035 PDF

macroH2A1 histone variant represses rDNA transcription

Cong R, Das S. Douet J, Wong J, Buschbeck M, Mongelard F. and Bouvet P

Nucleic Acids Research; 42(1):181-92. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt863 PDF

2012

Interaction of nucleolin with ribosomal RNA genes and its role in RNA polymerase I transcription

Cong R*, Das S*, Ugrinova I, Kumar S, Mongelard F, Wong J and Bouvet P

Nucleic Acids Research; 40(19):9441-54. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks720 PDF

*Equal contributing first authors

EDITORIALS & REVIEW ARTICLES

    A novel human macrophage-specific lincRNA SIMALR may promote plaque progression in atherosclerosis. ATVB_net: Article Commentary

     Das S

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (2024);10.1161/blog.20240326.527640

   Genetics and Epigenetics of Diabetes and its Complications in India

     Priyadarshini A, Madan R, Das S

Human Genetics (2024). 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s00439-023-02616-3.

      Role of epigenetic mechanisms regulated by enhancers and long non-coding RNAs in cardiovascular     disease

Das S, MA Reddy and Natarajan R

Curr Opin Cardiol (2020); 35(3):234-241. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0000000000000728 PDF

HDAC9: An inflammatory link in atherosclerosis

Das S and Natarajan R

Circulation Research (2020); 127(6):824-826. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.317723 PDF


BOOK CHAPTERS

Epigenetics of Diabetes Complications

Reddy MA, Das S and Natarajan R

Textbook of Diabetes. South Association Society of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (SASAT) (2020). Editor, Dr. M.A. Shekar and Prof. Gundu Rao PDF

The multiple properties and functions of Nucleolin

Cong R, Das S and Bouvet P

Protein Reviews series, Editor-in-Chief is M. Zouhair Atassi, Nucleolus (2011), Editor M.O.J Olson, Springer PDF

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