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Valakunja Nagaraja

Valakunja Nagaraja

Indian Institute of Science
India

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Awards & Achievements

2012 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

Valakunja Nagaraja spends much of his time researching DNA gyrase, DNA, Biochemistry, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Genetics. His research in DNA gyrase intersects with topics in Antibacterial agent, Microbiology and Mycobacterium smegmatis. His DNA study combines topics in areas such as Molecular biology and Escherichia coli, Nucleoid.

His Molecular biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Plasmid and Enzyme. Genome and Gene are among the areas of Genetics where Valakunja Nagaraja concentrates his study. His studies in Genome integrate themes in fields like Computational biology, Transcription and Cellular defense.

His most cited work include:

  • A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes (576 citations)
  • Diverse Functions of Restriction-Modification Systems in Addition to Cellular Defense (307 citations)
  • Diverse Functions of Restriction-Modification Systems in Addition to Cellular Defense (307 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Valakunja Nagaraja mainly focuses on DNA, Biochemistry, Molecular biology, DNA gyrase and Mycobacterium smegmatis. His DNA study introduces a deeper knowledge of Genetics. The various areas that he examines in his Molecular biology study include Protein subunit and RNA polymerase.

His DNA gyrase study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as DNA supercoil, Quinolone, Antibacterial agent and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. His work investigates the relationship between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and topics such as Nucleoid that intersect with problems in Histone and DNA-binding protein. Valakunja Nagaraja has included themes like Peptide sequence and Stereochemistry in his Mycobacterium smegmatis study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • DNA (67.96%)
  • Biochemistry (46.83%)
  • Molecular biology (40.85%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • DNA (67.96%)
  • Cell biology (18.66%)
  • Transcription (39.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Valakunja Nagaraja mainly investigates DNA, Cell biology, Transcription, Topoisomerase and Gene. His DNA study is concerned with Biochemistry in general. His study in Cell biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Cleavage, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, Autophagosome and Calcium pump.

His Transcription research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in DNA gyrase, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Gene expression and Nucleoid. His Topoisomerase study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Plasma protein binding, Transporter, RNA, Lysis and Tandem repeat. Gene is a subfield of Genetics that he studies.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Genome-wide mapping of Topoisomerase I activity sites reveal its role in chromosome segregation (16 citations)
  • Genome-wide mapping of Topoisomerase I activity sites reveal its role in chromosome segregation (16 citations)
  • Physical and functional interaction between nucleoid-associated proteins HU and Lsr2 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: altered DNA binding and gene regulation. (10 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Enzyme

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Transcription, Nucleoid, RNA polymerase, Mycobacterium smegmatis and Gene expression. The study incorporates disciplines such as DNA and Cell biology in addition to Nucleoid. RNA polymerase is frequently linked to DNA gyrase in his study.

His Mycobacterium smegmatis research incorporates themes from Transcription factor, Gene, Transcriptional regulation and RRNA Operon. His Transcription factor study is concerned with the larger field of Genetics. He usually deals with Gene expression and limits it to topics linked to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pharmacology and In vivo.

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Best Publications

A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes

Richard J. Roberts;Marlene Belfort;Timothy Bestor;Ashok S. Bhagwat.
Nucleic Acids Research (2003)

825 Citations

Diverse Functions of Restriction-Modification Systems in Addition to Cellular Defense

Kommireddy Vasu;Valakunja Nagaraja;Valakunja Nagaraja.
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (2013)

411 Citations

Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation of various 7-substituted ciprofloxacin derivatives

Dharmarajan Sriram;Perumal Yogeeswari;Jafar Sadik Basha;Deshpande R. Radha.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2005)

157 Citations

High levels of catalytic antibodies correlate with favorable outcome in sepsis.

Sébastien Lacroix-Desmazes;Jagadeesh Bayry;Srini V. Kaveri;David Hayon-Sonsino.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2005)

151 Citations

Conserved economics of transcription termination in eubacteria

Shyam Unniraman;Ranjana Prakash;Valakunja Nagaraja.
Nucleic Acids Research (2002)

106 Citations

WebGeSTer DB—a transcription terminator database

Anirban Mitra;Anil K. Kesarwani;Debnath Pal;Valakunja Nagaraja.
Nucleic Acids Research (2011)

103 Citations

Functional characterisation of mycobacterial DNA gyrase: an efficient decatenase

U. H. Manjunatha;M. Dalal;M. Chatterji;D. R. Radha.
Nucleic Acids Research (2002)

101 Citations

Alternate paradigm for intrinsic transcription termination in eubacteria.

Shyam Unniraman;Ranjana Prakash;Valakunja Nagaraja;Valakunja Nagaraja.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (2001)

98 Citations

Type II restriction endonuclease R.KpnI is a member of the HNH nuclease superfamily

Matheshwaran Saravanan;Janusz M. Bujnicki;Iwona A. Cymerman;Desirazu Narasimha Rao.
Nucleic Acids Research (2004)

92 Citations

DNA Gyrase Genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a Single Operon Driven by Multiple Promoters

Shyam Unniraman;Monalisa Chatterji;Valakunja Nagaraja;Valakunja Nagaraja.
Journal of Bacteriology (2002)

92 Citations

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