​​​​​​​International Journal

1. Prakash SMU, Kabir MA. Repurposing vilanterol as a novel potential antifungal for Candida albicans: In-silico& in-vitro approach. Medicine in Drug Discovery. 2022 Jun 16:100137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medidd.2022.100137.

2. Dube A, Kabir MA. Chaperonin point mutation enhances cadmium endurance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnology Letters. 2021 Sep;43(9):1735-45.

3. Pullepu D, Uddin W, Narayanan A, Kabir MA. CSU52, a novel regulator functions as a repressor of L-sorbose utilization in Candida albicans. Iranian Journal of Microbiology. 2021 Aug;13(4):525.

4. Narayanan A, Kabir MA. Human ribosomal protein and proteasomal subunit suppress cct mutations and reduce alpha-synuclein toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Gene Reports. 2021 Sep 1;24:101280.

5. Narayanan A, Kabir MA. Sorbitol and PKC1 overexpression alleviate temperature sensitivity in chaperonin mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Micropublication Biology. 2021.

6. Uddin W, Dhabalia D, Prakash SMU, Kabir MA. Systematic truncations of chromosome 4 and their responses to antifungals in Candida albicans. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 2021 Dec;19(1):1-4.

7. Prakash SMU, Nazeer Y, Jayanthi S, Kabir MA. Computational insights into fluconazole resistance by the suspected mutations in lanosterol 14α-demethylase (Erg11p) of Candida albicans. Molecular Biology Research Communications. 2020 Dec;9(4):155.

8. Dhabalia D, Ukkund SJ, Syed UT, Uddin W, Kabir MA. Antifungal activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from Candida albicans on the strain lacking the CNP41 gene. Materials Research Express. 2020 Dec 2;7(12):125401.

9. Reddy PK, Pullepu D, Dhabalia D, Udaya Prakash SM, Kabir MA. 2020.CSU57 encodes a novel repressor of sorbose utilization in opportunistic human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Yeast. doi:10.1002/yea.3537

10. Dhabalia D, Ukkund SJ, Syed UT, Uddin W, Kabir MA. 2020. Antifungal activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from Candida albicans on the strain lacking the CNP41 gene. Mater Res Express 7: 125401

11. Udaya Prakash SM, Nazeer Y, Jayanthi S, Kabir MA. 2020. Computational insights into fluconazole resistance by the suspected mutations in lanosterol 14α-demethylase (Erg11p) of Candida albicans. Mol. Biol. Res. Commun.9(4):155-167.

12. Aswathy N, Dileep P., Kabir MA, 2016. The interactome of CCT complex-A computational analysis. ComputBiolChem, Vol. 64, 396-402.

13. Aswathy N, Dileep P., Reddy PK, Wasim U., Kabir MA, 2016. Defects in protein folding machinery affect cell wall integrity and reduce ethanol tolerance in S. cerevisiae. Curr. Microbiol.  Vol. 73, 38-45.

14. Ahmad Z, Winjobi M and Kabir MA, 2014.  Significance of α-Thr-349 in the catalytic sites of Escherichia coli ATP synthase. Biochemistry, Vol. 53(47), 7376-85.

15. Kabir, M. A. and Ahmad, Z., 2013. Candida infections and their prevention. ISRN Preventive Medicine, Volume 2013, Article ID 763628, 13 pages.

16. Kabir, M. A., Hussain, M. A. and Ahmad, Z., 2012. Candida albicans: A model organism for studying fungal pathogens. ISRN Microbiology, volume 2012, Article ID 538694, 15 pages.

17. Khan,M. S., Singh, P., Azhar, A., Naseem, A.,  Rashid,Q.,Kabir, M. A. and Jairajpuri, M. A., 2011. Serpin inhibition mechanism: A delicate balance between native metastable state and polymerization. Journal of Amino Acid, Vol. 2011, Article ID 606797, 10 pages.

18. Kabir, M. A., Wasim U., Aswathy N., Reddy, P.K.,  M. A. Jairajpuri, M. A.  Sherman, F. and  Ahmad, Z., 2011.Functional subunits of eukaryotic chaperonin CCT/TRiC in protein folding. Journal of Amino Acid, Vol. 2011, Article ID 843206, 16 pages.

19. N. Chinnam, P.K.Dadi, S. A. Sabri, M. Ahmad, M.A. Kabir and Z. Ahmad, 2010. Dietary bioflavonoids inhibits Escherichia coli ATP synthase in a differential manner. Int. J. BiolMacromol, 46: 478-486.

20. Kabir, M.A. and Hussain, M.A.  2009. Human fungal pathogen Candida albicans in the post genomic era: An overview. Expert Rev. Anti-Infect. Ther. , 7(1): 121-134.

21. Kabir, M.A. and Sherman, F., 2008. Overexpressed ribosomal proteins suppress defective chaperonins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Reserch, 8:1236-1244.

22.  Ahmad A, Kabir MA,Kravets A, Andaluz E,Larriba G and Rustchenko E.2008. Chromosome instability and unusual features of some widely used strains of Candida albicans. Yeast, 25(6) : 433-448.

23. Wellington M,Kabir MA and Rustchenko E.2006. 5-fluoro-orotic acid induces chromosome alterations in genetically manipulated strains of Candida albicans. Mycologia, 98: 393-398.

24. Kabir MA, Ahmad A, Greenberg JR, Wang YK and Rustchenko E.2005. Loss and gain of chromosome 5 controls growth of Candida albicans on sorbose due to dispersed redundant negative regulators. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,102 (34): 12147-12152.

25. Kabir M A, Kaminska J, Segel G B,  Bethlendy G,  Lin P,  Della Seta F. Blegen C, Swiderek KM, Zoladek T, Arndt KT and Sherman F. 2005  Physiological effects of unassembled chaperonin Cct subunits in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast, 22(3):219-239.

26. Kabir M A and Rustchenko E.2005. Determination of gaps by contig alignment with telomere-mediated chromosomal fragmentation in Candida albicans. Gene, 345(2):279-287.

27. Wang YK, Das B, Huber DH, Wellington M, Kabir MA, Sherman F and Rustchenko E.2004. Role of the 14-3-3 protein in carbon metabolism of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. Yeast, 21(8):685-702.

28. Kabir, M. A.., Khandey, F.A., Mehta, D.V. and Bhat, P.J., 2000.  Multiple copies of MRG19 suppress transcription of the GAL1 promoter in a GAL80 dependent manner in  Saccharomyces cerevisiae.    Mol. Gen. Genet.262, 1113-1122.

29. Mehta DV,KabirA and Bhat PJ. 1999. Expression of human inositol monophosphatase suppresses galactose toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem. Biophys. Acta.1454, 217-226.

National journal

1. Hussain,M.A.  Kabir,M.A.and Sood, A.K. 2009. On the toxicity of carbon nanotubes. Curr.Sci., 96(5): 664-673.

2. Aswathy N and Kabir M. A. 2016.  Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system to study human diseases and infections. Journal of Medical Erudite, Vol 3(2), 67-79.

1. Kabir M.A, Mehta D. V. and Bhat, P. J.(1996) Isolation and characterization of multicopy suppressors of GAL4 protein in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Poster presentation at Society of Biological chemist (India), IISc.,Bangalore, India.

2. Kabir, M.A., Mehta, D. V. and Bhat, P. J.  (1998)  Overexpression of Glutaredoxin gene can suppress the galactose toxicity of gal7 strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Oral presentation at Cell Biologiy Meeting, IISc., Bangalore, India.

3. Kabir, M.A.. and Sherman, F., (2000) Understanding of the function of CCT complex using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system. Genetics Day, U of R, Rochester, USA.

4. Kabir, M.A. andRustchenko, E., (2002) A search for negative regulator(s) controlling SOU1 gene expression in Candida albicans. BMCB Cluster Retreat, U of R, Rochester, USA.

5. Kabir, M.A. and Rustchenko, E., (2004) Alignment of contigs and determination of gaps using telomere-mediated chromosomal fragmentation in Candida albicans. Candida and Candidiasis Conference ( USA), Austin, TX, USA.

6. Kabir, M.A. and Rustchenko, E., (2005)  CSU51 is a negative regulator for L-sorbose utilization in Candida albicans. Genetics Day, U of R, Rochester, USA.

7.  Rustchenko, E.,Kabir, M. A., Ahmad, A., Greenberg,  J. R. and  Wang  Y.-K. (2006) In Candida albicans, survival is often based on loss of an entire chromosome which carries multiple redundant negative regulatory genes. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Princeton, New Jersery, USA.

8. Rustchenko, E., Kabir, A., Ahmad, A., Greenberg, J., Wang, Y. (2006). Loss and gain of chromosome 5 controls Candida albicans adaptation to toxic sorbose due to dispersed redundant negative regulators. 8^th Candida and Candidiasis Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA.

9. Kabir, M.A. (2007) Chromosome 5 copy number vs sorbose utilization: A novel mechanism of gene regulation in Candida albicans. International Conference on Biology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi, Pune, Maharastra, India.

10. Rustchenko, E., Ahmad A., Kabir, M.A., Kravets, A., Andaluz, E., Larriba, G. (2008).  Chromosome instability and unusual features of some widely used strains of Candida albicans. 2008 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Ontario, Canada, July 22-27.

11. E. Rustchenko, A. Ahmad, A. Kravets, M. Kabir, E. Andaluz, G. Larriba (2010)Chromosome instability and unusual features of some widely used strains of Candida albicans. 10^th Candida and Candidiasis Conference, Miami, Florida, USA.

12.  Aswathy N, P. K. Reddy, Wasim U. and M.A. Kabir (2011). Post translational modifications of CCT subunits- A Bioinformatic Analysis. International Conference on Genomics and Proteomic at NIT Calicut, July 2011.

13. P. K. Reddy, Wasim U., Aswathy N, U. Habeeba and M. A. Kabir (2011). Isolation and characterization of negative regulators for L-sorbose utilization in Candida albicans. International Conference on Genomics and Proteomic at NIT Calicut, July 2011.
     

14. Wasim U., P. K.Reddy,  Aswathy N., U. Habeeba and M. A. Kabir (2011). A novel molecular mechanism for fluconazole resistance in Candida albican. International Conference on Genomics and Proteomic at NIT Calicut, July 2011.

15. Wasim U., P.K. Reddy, Aswathy N. and M. A.  Kabir,  Fluconazole resistance vs chromosome copy number in opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. International Conference on Yeast Biology at IIT Bombay, December 2011.

16. B. P.K. Reddy, Aswathy N, Wasim U and M. A. Kabir. Functional characterization of negative regulators for L-sorbose utilization in Candida albicans. Society of Biological chemist (India), Kolkata, November 2012

17.  Wasim U. Fluconazole resistance vs aneuploidy in opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Society of Biological chemist (India), Kolkata, November 2012.

18. S. M. Prakash and M. A. Kabir. Structural insights into Candida glabrata MSH2 protein mutations and drug resistance using in-silico homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulation. Society of Biological chemist (India), Manipal, November 25-27, 2018.

19.  AnkitaDube and M. A. Kabir. A systematic mutational analysis of conserved motifs in Cct1p and Cct3p to understand incongruent ATP binding affinity of different subunits. Society of Biological chemist (India), Manipal, November 25-27, 2018.

20.  Darshan R.D., Wasim U, Dileep P, AnkitaDube and M. A. Kabir. Identification of novel drug resistant gene(s) on the left arm of chromosome 4 in opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Society of Biological chemist (India), Manipal, November 25-27, 2018.

21.  GayathriBhattathiri, Nina Louise Chandi, AnujaSreekumaran, Surya Bijoy Varma and M. AnaulKabir. Truncation of chromosome 6 of opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans and its response to antifungal drug fluconazole. 3^rd International Conference on Biotechnology, BIOSPECTRUM, UEM, Kolkata, 8-10 August, 2019.

22. S M Udaya Prakash and M. AnaulKabir. Identification of novel inhibitors targeting 14-alpha demethylase (Erg11p) of Candida albicansusing high throughput virtual screening combined molecular dynamicssimulations (HTVSMDS) approach. XI International Conference on Biology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi. 27-29 November 2019, Hyderabad, India.

Projects Completed:

1. Regulation of L-sorbose utilization in human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India.

2. A genetic approach towards understanding the function of chaperonin Cct complex using yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system. Funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

3. Understanding the fluconazole resistance in human fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Faculty Research Grant, funded by NIT Calicut.

Yeast genetics, Molecular biology, Gene regulation, Protein folding.

1. Genetic Engineering

2. Gene regulation in eukaryotes

3. Functional Genomics

4. Protein Folding

5. Protein Engineering

1. Society of Biological chemist (India), Lucknow (1995)

2. Society of Biological chemist (India), Bangalore (1996)

3. Cell Biology Meeting ( India), Bangalore (1998)

4. North-East Regional Yeast Meeting ( USA), Buffalo, NY (1998)

5. Genetics Day ( USA), U of R, Rochester, NY (1999)

6. Genetics Day ( USA), U of R, Rochester, NY (2000)

7. North-East Regional Yeast Meeting ( USA), Syracuse, NY (2000)

8. Biochemistry and Biophysics Retreat ( USA), U of R, Rochester (2000)

9.  Biochemistry and Biophysics Retreat ( USA), U of R, Rochester (2001)

10. Genetics Day ( USA), U of R, Rochester (2001)

11. Genetics Day ( USA), U of R, Rochester (2002)

12. BMCB Cluster Retreat ( USA), U of R, Rochester (2002)

13. Candida and Candidiasis Conference ( USA), Tampa, FL (2002)

14. Candida and Candidiasis Conference ( USA), Austin, TX (2004)

15. Biochemistry and Biophysics Retreat ( USA), U of R, Rochester, NY (2004)

16. North-East Regional Yeast Meeting ( USA), Rochester, NY (2004)

17. Genetics Day ( USA), U of R, Rochester, NY (2005)

18. International Conference on Biology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi (India), Pune, (2007)

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1. Gold Medal from Aligarh  Muslim University, Aligarh,

2. UGC Fellowship and Lecturership in life sciences.

3. Junior Research Fellowship from IIT Bombay

4. Senior Research Fellowship from IIT Bombay

5. Postdoctoral Fellowship from University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.

• Life member, Society of Biological Chemists (India).

Ongoing Research Project

Investigation of cross-talk of gene regulation of L-sorbose and galactose metabolism in human fungal pathogen Candida albicans”  Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, Govt of India 

Completed

1. Regulation of L-sorbose utilization in human fungal pathogen Candida albicans---Rs. 32, 32,200/-  DST--2010-13

2. A genetic approach towards understanding the function of chaperonin CCT complex using yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model system.  Rs. 12,000,00/-CSIR--2012-2015

Submitted

1. Gene regulation by glutaredoxin in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. CSIR Submitted, 31 August 2015.