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Publications
Peer-reviewed research publications
2025
Structural dynamics of dengue virus UTRs and their cyclization
Biophysical Journal, revision requested
View ArticleGlobal distribution of microbial carrageenan foraging pathways reveals latent traits within the genetic dark matter of ruminant intestinal microbiomes
Nature Communications, revision requested
View ArticleZyxin directly binds to chromosomal DNA and regulates the expression of mitochondrial pseudogenes, mitochondrial integrity and apoptosis in prostate cancer
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
View ArticleSolution Structure Determination and Biophysical Studies of 7SK RNP and 7SL SRP RNAs
RNA
View ArticleDiscovery of functional factor-less internal ribosome entry site-like structures through virome mining
PLOS Pathogens
View ArticleCharacterization of Biomolecular Interactions by Biophysical Methods
Analytical Biochemistry
View ArticleDevelopment of Low-Cost In-House Assays for Quantitative Detection of HBsAg, HBeAg, and HBV DNA to Enhance Hepatitis B Virus Diagnostics and Antiviral Screening in Resource-Limited Settings
Pathogens
View ArticleSuppressing Tymovirus replication in plants using a variant of ubiquitin
Plos Pathogens
View Article2024
Regional Medical Campuses in Canada: Exploring the Landscape of Current and Proposed Campuses
Journal of Regional Medical Campuses
View ArticleIn vitro and ex vivo metabolism of chemically diverse fructans by bovine rumen Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species
Animal Microbiome
View ArticleAnalysis of the interlink between glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and lung cancer through multi-omic databases
Heliyon
View ArticleAssessment of HBV variants and novel viral and immune biomarkers in chronic 2 hepatitis B patients with metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease
Journal of Viral Hepatitis
View ArticleFactor-dependent internal ribosome entry site and -1 programmed frameshifting signal in the Bemisia-associated dicistrovirus 2
Viruses
View ArticleDevelopment of a single-domain antibody to target a G-quadruplex located on the hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA Genome
Journal of Medical Virology
View ArticleZika virus remodels and hijacks IGF2BP2 ribonucleoprotein complex to promote viral replication organelle biogenesis
eLife
View Article2023
tRNA shape is an identity element for an archaeal pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase from the human gut
Nucleic Acids Research
View ArticleThe 3' terminal region of Zika virus RNA contains a conserved G-quadruplex and is unfolded by human DDX17
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
View ArticleGenomic Mapping and Characterization of G-quadruplexes in Monkeypox Genomes
Journal of Medical Virology
View ArticleInvestigating RNA-RNA interactions through computational and biophysical analysis
Nucleic Acids Research
View Article2022
A comprehensive review of methods to study lncRNA-protein interactions in solution
Biochemical Society Transactions
View ArticlePurification and Characterization of Inorganic Pyrophosphatase for in vitro RNA Transcription
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
View ArticleBiophysical Characterisation of Human LincRNA-p21 Sense and Antisense Alu Inverted Repeats
Nucleic Acids Research
View Article2021
Molecular mechanism of quorum sensing inhibition in Streptococcus by the phage protein paratox
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleIdentification and characterization of a G-quadruplex structure in the pre-core promoter region of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleBioinformatic Analysis of Structure and Function of LIM Domains of Human Zyxin Family Proteins
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
View ArticleHuman DDX3X unwinds Japanese Encephalitis and Zika viral 5' Terminal Regions
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
View ArticleBiophysical Characterisation of G-quadruplex Nucleic Acids Using Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
View Article2020
Molecular characterization of the programmed ribosomal frameshifting complex generated by Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleAnalytical ultracentrifuge: An ideal tool for characterization of non-coding RNAs
European Biophysics Journal
View ArticleMolecular Mechanisms of Viral Hepatitis Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
World Journal of Gastroenterology
View ArticleBiodefense implications of New-World Hantaviruses
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
View ArticleStructural and hydrodynamic characterization of dimeric human oligoadenylate synthetase 2
Biophysical Journal
View ArticleThe biomedical and bioengineering potential of protein nanocompartments
Biotechnology Advances
View ArticleNanoscale structure determination of Murray Valley encephalitis and Powassan virus non-coding RNAs
Viruses
View ArticleSolution structure and oligomeric state of the E. coli glycerol facilitator
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes
View ArticleCanadian Science Meets Parliament: Building Relationships Between Scientists and Policymakers
Science and Public Policy
View ArticleCurrent approaches for RNA labelling to identify RNA-binding proteins
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
View ArticleZinc-finger protein CNBP alters the 3-D structure of lncRNA Braveheart in solution
Nature Communications
View ArticleAsparagine-84, a regulatory allosteric site residue, helps maintain the quaternary structure of Campylobacter jejuni dihydrodipicolinate synthase
Journal of Structural Biology
View Article2019
Experimental determination of second virial coefficients by small-angle X-ray Scattering: a problem revisited
European Biophysics Journal
View ArticleUse of molecular crowding for the detection of protein self-association by size-exclusion chromatography
Analytical Biochemistry
View ArticleSolution structure of C. elegans UNC-6: A nematode paralogue of the axon guidance protein netrin-1
Biophysical Journal
View ArticleCrystal structure of the TreS-Pep2 complex, initiating α-glucan synthesis in the GlgE pathway of mycobacteria
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleMicroscale thermophoresis: Warming up to a new biomolecular interaction technique
The Biochemist
View ArticleA cholesterol analog induces an oligomeric reorganization of VDAC
Biophysical Journal
View ArticleProceedings of the Canadian Association for HIV Research – Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases Professional Development Workshop for Viral Researchers
Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease
View Article2018
Structural studies of macromolecules in solution using small angle X-Ray scattering
Journal of Visualized Experiments
View ArticleViral proteins targeting host protein kinase R to evade an innate immune response: a mini review
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
View ArticleDEAD-box helicases: The Yin and Yang roles in viral infections
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
View ArticleStructure and hydrodynamics of a DNA G-quadruplex with a cytosine bulge
Nucleic Acids Research
View ArticleNon-coding RNAs in Virology: an RNA Genomics Approach
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
View ArticleInteraction studies of a protein and carbohydrate system using an integrated approach: a case study of miniagrin - heparin system
European Biophysics Journal
View Article2017
Intrinsic disorder in the partitioning protein KorB persists after co-operative complex formation with operator DNA and KorA
Biochemical Journal
View ArticleNanoscale assembly of high-mobility group AT-hook 2 protein with DNA replication fork
Biophysical Journal
View ArticleAllowance for radial dilution in evaluating the concentration dependence of sedimentation coefficients for globular proteins
European Biophysics Journal
View ArticleImpact of the structural integrity of the three-way junction of adenovirus VAI RNA on PKR inhibition
PLoS One
View ArticleInhibition of glycosylation on a camelid antibody uniquely affects its FcγRI binding activity
European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
View Article2016
Structural studies of RNA-protein complexes: A hybrid approach involving hydrodynamics, scattering, and computational methods
Methods
View ArticleRegulation of platelet derived growth factor signaling by leukocyte common antigen-related (LAR) protein tyrosine phosphatase: A quantitative phosphoproteomics study
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
View ArticleStructural decoding of netrin-4 reveals a regulatory function towards mature basement membranes
Nature Communications
View ArticleDynamic light scattering: A practical guide and applications in biomedical sciences
Biophysical Reviews
View ArticleLAR protein tyrosine phosphatase regulates focal adhesions through CDK1
Journal of Cell Sciences
View ArticleApplication of novel analytical ultracentrifuge analysis to solutions of fungal mannans
European Biophysics Journal
View ArticleStructural decoding of the netrin-1/UNC5 interaction and its therapeutical implications in cancers
Cancer Cell
View ArticleMaltose-binding protein (MBP), a secretion-enhancing tag for mammalian protein expression systems
PLoS One
View ArticleBiophysical analysis of a lethal laminin alpha-1 mutation reveals altered self-interaction
Matrix Biology
View Article2015
The β-lactamase gene regulator AmpR is a tetramer that recognizes and binds the D-Ala-D-Ala motif of its repressor UDP-N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc)-pentapeptide
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleAnalytical ultracentrifugation: a versatile tool for the characterisation of macromolecular complexes in solution
Methods
View ArticleBiophysical characterization of G-quadruplex recognition in the PITX1 mRNA by the specificity domain of the helicase RHAU
PloS One
View ArticleCharacterization of the termini of the West Nile virus genome and their interactions with the small isoform of the 2' 5' - oligoadenylate synthetase family
Journal of Structural Biology
View Article2014
Solution conformation of Adenovirus virus associated RNA-I and its interaction with PKR
Journal of Structural Biology
View ArticleMolecular dissection of Wnt3a-Frizzled8 interaction reveals essential and modulatory determinants of Wnt signaling activity
BMC Biology
View ArticleConformational itinerary of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1, 6-anhydro-N-acetylmuramic acid kinase during its catalytic cycle
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleActivation of 2' 5'-oligoadenylate synthetase by stem loops at the 5′-end of the West Nile virus genome
PloS ONE
View ArticleStructural elucidation of full-length nidogen and the laminin-nidogen complex in solution
Matrix Biology
View Article2013
C1q-tumour necrosis factor-related protein 8 (CTRP8) is a novel interaction partner of relaxin receptor RXFP1 in human brain cancer cells
Journal of Pathology
View ArticleA potential for overestimating the absolute magnitudes of second virial coefficients by small-angle X-ray scattering
Analytical Biochemistry
View ArticleBinding of G-quadruplexes to the N-terminal recognition domain of the RNA helicase associated with AU-rich element (RHAU)
Journal of Biological Chemistry
View ArticleRecognition of viral RNA stem-loops by the tandem double-stranded RNA binding domains of PKR
RNA
View Article2012
Determination of a molecular shape for netrin-4 from hydrodynamic and small angle X-ray scattering measurements
Matrix Biology
View ArticleThe macromolecular state of A-kinase anchoring protein
Journal of Molecular Recognition
View Article2011
Reassessment of the size of the supermolecular state of Dishevelled-3
Journal of Molecular Recognition
View ArticleExamination of the discrepancy between size estimates for ovalbumin from small-angle X-ray scattering and other physicochemical measurements
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
View ArticleEvidence for self-association of a miniaturized version of agrin from hydrodynamic and small-angle X-ray scattering measurements
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
View Article2010
Absence of a catalytic water confers resistance to the neurotoxin gabaculine
FASEB Journal
View ArticleNano-structure of the laminin γ-1 short arm reveals an extended and curved multidomain assembly
Matrix Biology
View Article2009
Vimentin coil 1A-A molecular switch involved in the initiation of filament elongation
Journal of Molecular Biology
View Article2008
Pectic polysaccharides from Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch, and their activation of macrophages and dendritic cells
Glycobiology
View ArticleGlobal hydrodynamic analysis of the molecular flexibility of galactomannans
Carbohydrate Polymers
View ArticleMolecular flexibility of methylcelluloses of differing degree of substitution by combined sedimentation and viscosity analysis
Macromolecular Bioscience
View Article2007
Immunological and structural properties of a pectic polymer from Glinus oppositifolius
Glycobiology
View Article2006
Structures and structure-activity relationships of three mitogenic and complement fixing pectic arabinogalactans from the Malian antiulcer plants Cochlospermum tinctorium A. Rich and Vernonia kotschyana Sch. Bip. ex Walp
Biomacromolecules
View ArticleResonance energy transfer between green fluorescent protein variants: complexities revealed with myosin fusion proteins
Biochemistry
View ArticlePressure cell assisted solution characterization of galactomannans. 3. Application of analytical ultracentrifugation techniques
Biomacromolecules
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