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Yogendra Singh

Yogendra Singh

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Microbiology

D-Index
54
Citations
8391
World Ranking
4018
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - ASM Moselio Schaechter Award in Recognition of a Developing-Country Microbiologist, American Society for Microbiology

Overview

Yogendra Singh is affiliated with the University of Delhi in India and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work covers significant subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The research conducted by Singh spans multiple main topics such as Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Soybean Genetics and Cultivation, Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement, Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis, Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, and Bacillus and Francisella Bacterial Research.

Singh's notable recent papers include:

  • Comparative Genomic Analysis of Rapidly Evolving SARS-CoV-2 Reveals Mosaic Pattern of Phylogeographical Distribution, 2020, published in mSystems
  • Adhesins in the virulence of opportunistic fungal pathogens of human, 2021, published in Mycology: An International Journal on Fungal Biology
  • Comparative Genomics and Integrated Network Approach Unveiled Undirected Phylogeny Patterns, Co-mutational Hot Spots, Functional Cross Talk, and Regulatory Interactions in SARS-CoV-2, 2021, published in mSystems
  • Diagnostic performance of non-invasive, stool-based molecular assays in patients with paucibacillary tuberculosis, 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill): A Multipurpose Legume Shaping Our World, 2024, published in PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Frequent collaborators in Singh's research include Rup Lal, Nirjara Singhvi, Vinay Kumar Nandicoori, Aakriti Gangwal, and Nitika Sangwan, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

The venues where Singh has frequently published include International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Indian Journal of Microbiology, mSystems, and International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research.

Yogendra Singh was recognized with the ASM Moselio Schaechter Award in 2014 from the American Society for Microbiology, an award that highlights contributions in microbiology from developing countries.

Best Publications

  • Molecular effects of uptake of gold nanoparticles in HeLa cells.

    Jameel Ahmad Khan;Beena Pillai;Taposh Kumar Das;Yogendra Singh

  • Bacterial Virulence Factors: Secreted for Survival

    Aditya Kumar Sharma;Aditya Kumar Sharma;Neha Dhasmana;Neha Dhasmana;Neha Dubey;Nishant Kumar;Nishant Kumar

  • Cloning and Characterization of Secretory Tyrosine Phosphatases of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Anil Koul;Anil Koul;Axel Choidas;Martin Treder;Anil K. Tyagi

  • A deleted variant of Bacillus anthracis protective antigen is non-toxic and blocks anthrax toxin action in vivo.

    Y Singh;Y Singh;V K Chaudhary;V K Chaudhary;S H Leppla;S H Leppla;S H Leppla

  • The sigma factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: regulation of the regulators

    Preeti Sachdeva;Richa Misra;Anil K. Tyagi;Yogendra Singh

  • Disruption of mptpB impairs the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to survive in guinea pigs

    Ramandeep Singh;Vivek Rao;H. Shakila;Radhika Gupta

  • Expression of cholera toxin B subunit in transgenic tomato plants.

    Dewal Jani;Laxman Singh Meena;Quazi Mohammad Rizwan-ul-Haq;Yogendra Singh

  • Characterization of macrophage sensitivity and resistance to anthrax lethal toxin.

    Arthur M Friedlander;Rakesh Bhatnagar;Stephen H Leppla;L Johnson

  • Fusions of anthrax toxin lethal factor to the ADP-ribosylation domain of Pseudomonas exotoxin A are potent cytotoxins which are translocated to the cytosol of mammalian cells.

    N. Arora;K. R. Klimpel;Yogendra Singh;S. H. Leppla

  • Alanine-scanning Mutations in Domain 4 of Anthrax Toxin Protective Antigen Reveal Residues Important for Binding to the Cellular Receptor and to a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody

    M.J. Rosovitz;Peter Schuck;Mini Varughese;Arun P. Chopra

  • Characterization of Lethal Factor Binding and Cell Receptor Binding Domains of Protective Antigen of Bacillus anthracis using Monoclonal Antibodies

    Stephen F. Little;Jeanne M. Novak;John R. Lowe;Stephen H. Leppla

  • Oligomerization of anthrax toxin protective antigen and binding of lethal factor during endocytic uptake into mammalian cells.

    Yogendra Singh;Kurt R. Klimpel;Seema Goel;Prabodha K. Swain

  • Internalization and processing of Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin by toxin-sensitive and -resistant cells.

    Y. Singh;S. H. Leppla;Rakesh Bhatnagar;A. M. Friedlander

  • Serine/threonine protein kinases PknF and PknG of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: characterization and localization.

    Anil Koul;Anil Koul;Anil Koul;Axel Choidas;Anil K. Tyagi;Karl Drlica

  • Transcriptional control of the mycobacterial embCAB operon by PknH through a regulatory protein, EmbR, in vivo

    Kirti Sharma;Meetu Gupta;Monika Pathak;Nidhi Gupta

  • The carboxyl-terminal end of protective antigen is required for receptor binding and anthrax toxin activity.

    Y. Singh;K.R. Klimpel;C.P. Quinn;V.K. Chaudhary

  • The chymotrypsin-sensitive site, FFD315, in anthrax toxin protective antigen is required for translocation of lethal factor.

    Yogendra Singh;K. R. Klimpel;Naveen Arora;Manju Sharma

  • Serine threonine protein kinases of mycobacterial genus: phylogeny to function

    Azeet Narayan;Preeti Sachdeva;Kirti Sharma;Adesh K. Saini

  • Polyethylenimine nanoparticles as efficient transfecting agents for mammalian cells

    Surendra Nimesh;Anita Goyal;Vikas Pawar;Sujatha Jayaraman

  • Functional mapping of anthrax toxin lethal factor by in-frame insertion mutagenesis.

    C P Quinn;Y Singh;K R Klimpel;S H Leppla

  • Role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ser/Thr Kinase PknF: Implications in Glucose Transport and Cell Division

    Parampal Deol;Reena Vohra;Adesh Kumar Saini;Amit Singh

  • Computational tools for modern vaccine development

    Sunita;Sunita;Andaleeb Sajid;Yogendra Singh;Pratyoosh Shukla

Frequent Co-Authors

Rup Lal
Rup Lal University of Delhi
Stephen H. Leppla
Stephen H. Leppla National Institutes of Health
Ray J. Butcher
Ray J. Butcher Howard University
Vijay K. Chaudhary
Vijay K. Chaudhary University of Delhi
Ramesh Chandra
Ramesh Chandra University of Delhi
Virginie Molle
Virginie Molle University of Montpellier
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego
Pratyoosh Shukla
Pratyoosh Shukla Banaras Hindu University
Souvik Maiti
Souvik Maiti Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
Arthur M. Friedlander
Arthur M. Friedlander United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

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