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Cynthia M. Sharma

Cynthia M. Sharma

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Genetics

D-Index
45
Citations
14853
World Ranking
4196
National Ranking
280

Overview

Cynthia M. Sharma is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans 63 publications, with a strong focus on molecular biology and related subfields such as food science, ecology, genetics, and biotechnology.

Their main research topics cover diverse areas including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Sharma's publication record includes papers in prominent scientific journals. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Noncanonical crRNAs derived from host transcripts enable multiplexable RNA detection by Cas9," 2021, Science
  • "A global data-driven census of Salmonella small proteins and their potential functions in bacterial virulence," 2020, microLife
  • "Identifying Small Open Reading Frames in Prokaryotes with Ribosome Profiling," 2021, Journal of Bacteriology
  • "A Repeat-Associated Small RNA Controls the Major Virulence Factors of Helicobacter pylori," 2020, Molecular Cell
  • "A three-dimensional intestinal tissue model reveals factors and small regulatory RNAs important for colonization with Campylobacter jejuni," 2020, PLoS Pathogens

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Sharma include:

  • Sarah L. Svensson
  • Rolf Backofen
  • Rick Gelhausen
  • Florian Eggenhofer
  • Kathrin Froschauer

The distribution of Sharma's publications shows a preference for several venues, suggesting a concentration of work in these platforms:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 11 publications
  • Nature Communications - 5 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 4 publications
  • microLife - 3 publications
  • Nature Microbiology - 3 publications

Best Publications

  • CRISPR RNA maturation by trans -encoded small RNA and host factor RNase III

    Elitza Deltcheva;Krzysztof Chylinski;Krzysztof Chylinski;Cynthia M. Sharma;Karine Gonzales

  • The primary transcriptome of the major human pathogen Helicobacter pylori

    Cynthia M. Sharma;Steve Hoffmann;Fabien Darfeuille;Fabien Darfeuille;Jérémy Reignier;Jérémy Reignier

  • Deep sequencing analysis of small noncoding RNA and mRNA targets of the global post-transcriptional regulator, Hfq.

    Alexandra Sittka;Sacha Lucchini;Kai Papenfort;Cynthia Mira Sharma

  • Fast Mapping of Short Sequences with Mismatches, Insertions and Deletions Using Index Structures

    Steve Hoffmann;Christian Otto;Stefan Kurtz;Cynthia Mira Sharma

  • A small RNA regulates multiple ABC transporter mRNAs by targeting C/A-rich elements inside and upstream of ribosome-binding sites

    Cynthia Mira Sharma;Fabien Darfeuille;Titia H. Plantinga;Jörg Vogel

  • An experimentally anchored map of transcriptional start sites in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803

    Jan Mitschke;Jens Georg;Ingeborg Scholz;Cynthia M. Sharma

  • An atlas of Hfq-bound transcripts reveals 3' UTRs as a genomic reservoir of regulatory small RNAs.

    Yanjie Chao;Kai Papenfort;Richard Reinhardt;Cynthia M Sharma

  • Global Transcriptional Start Site Mapping Using Differential RNA Sequencing Reveals Novel Antisense RNAs in Escherichia coli

    Maureen K. Thomason;Thorsten Bischler;Sara K. Eisenbart;Konrad U. Förstner

  • Small RNA Binding to 5′ mRNA Coding Region Inhibits Translational Initiation

    Marie Bouvier;Cynthia Mira Sharma;Franziska Mika;Knud H. Nierhaus

  • High-resolution transcriptome maps reveal strain-specific regulatory features of multiple Campylobacter jejuni isolates

    Gaurav Dugar;Alexander Herbig;Konrad U. Förstner;Nadja Heidrich

  • Deep sequencing-based discovery of the Chlamydia trachomatis transcriptome

    Marco Albrecht;Cynthia Mira Sharma;Richard Reinhardt;Jörg Vogel

  • Pervasive post-transcriptional control of genes involved in amino acid metabolism by the Hfq-dependent GcvB small RNA

    Cynthia M. Sharma;Kai Papenfort;Sandy R. Pernitzsch;Hans-Joachim Mollenkopf

  • Experimental approaches for the discovery and characterization of regulatory small RNA.

    Cynthia Mira Sharma;Jörg Vogel

  • How to find small non-coding RNAs in bacteria.

    Jörg Vogel;Cynthia Mira Sharma

  • Identification of regulatory RNAs in Bacillus subtilis

    Irnov Irnov;Cynthia Mira Sharma;Jörg Vogel;Wade C. Winkler

  • Differential RNA-seq of Vibrio cholerae identifies the VqmR small RNA as a regulator of biofilm formation

    Kai Papenfort;Konrad U. Förstner;Jian Ping Cong;Cynthia M. Sharma

  • Evidence for an autonomous 5′ target recognition domain in an Hfq-associated small RNA

    Kai Papenfort;Marie Bouvier;Franziska Mika;Cynthia Mira Sharma

  • The Primary Transcriptome of Barley Chloroplasts: Numerous Noncoding RNAs and the Dominating Role of the Plastid-Encoded RNA Polymerase

    Petya Zhelyazkova;Cynthia M. Sharma;Konrad U. Förstner;Karsten Liere

  • Deep sequencing analysis of the Methanosarcina mazei Gö1 transcriptome in response to nitrogen availability.

    Dominik Jäger;Cynthia Mira Sharma;Jens Thomsen;Claudia Ehlers

  • Differential RNA-seq: the approach behind and the biological insight gained.

    Cynthia M Sharma;Jörg Vogel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Vogel
Jörg Vogel University of Würzburg
Richard Reinhardt
Richard Reinhardt Max Planck Society
Kai Papenfort
Kai Papenfort Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Rolf Backofen
Rolf Backofen University of Freiburg
Julian Parkhill
Julian Parkhill University of Cambridge
Franz Narberhaus
Franz Narberhaus Ruhr University Bochum
Peter F. Stadler
Peter F. Stadler Leipzig University
Chase L. Beisel
Chase L. Beisel University of Würzburg
Wolfgang R. Hess
Wolfgang R. Hess University of Freiburg
Gisela Storz
Gisela Storz National Institutes of Health

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