B.S.
University of Dhaka
1988

M.S.
International University of Japan
1990

M.S.
North Carolina State University
1996

PhD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2002

Cellular signal transduction pathways

Receptor for Activated Kinase C (RACK1) and G proteins

Plant biology and Arabidopsis

Plant Molecular Biology

Virology and Anti-Viral Drugs

Plant Physiology (BIOL344)

Molecular Physiology of Plants (BIOL460)

Molecular Biology of the Cell (BIOL532)

METHODS FOR MODULATING PLANT RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY-INDUCED STRESS

Publication number: 20180360043Abstract: Compounds and methods are described herein that are effective to modulate plant response (e.g., plant susceptibility) to environmentally-induced stress. The compounds and methods described herein advantageously may be used to modulate environmental stress resistance in a wide variety of plants. Environmental stresses include, for example, high light intensity (UV exposure), temperature (e.g., high heat), high soil salinity, and low soil moisture (e.g., drought). As used herein, environmental stresses include any conditions that result in increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and accumulation of ROS in the plant cells. The compounds described herein that are effective to modulate resistance to the stress prevent, directly or indirectly, or increase phosphorylation of Tyr248 of the RACK1A protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Hemayet Ullah

METHODS FOR MODULATING PLANT RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY-INDUCED STRESS

Publication number: 20150119250Abstract: Compounds and methods are described herein that are effective to modulate plant response (e.g., plant susceptibility) to environmentally-induced stress. The compounds and methods described herein advantageously may be used to modulate environmental stress resistance in a wide variety of plants. Environmental stresses include, for example, high light intensity (UV exposure), temperature (e.g., high heat), high soil salinity, and low soil moisture (e.g., drought). As used herein, environmental stresses include any conditions that result in increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and accumulation of ROS in the plant cells. The compounds described herein that are effective to modulate resistance to the stress prevent, directly or indirectly, or increase phosphorylation of Tyr248 of the RACK1A protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy, Hemayet Ullah

Publication number: 20150119250 Abstract: Compounds and methods are described herein that are effective to modulate plant response (e.g., plant susceptibility) to environmentally-induced stress. The compounds and methods described herein advantageously ma

Publication number: 20040187176Abstract: The invention provides methods for improving plant agronomic traits by altering the expression or activity of plant G-protein alpha and beta subunits that are GPA1 or AGB1 orthologs. The invention also provides such transgenic plants with improved agronomic traits. One embodiment of the invention includes methods for modulating the expression or activity of a plant G-protein beta subunit that is an AGB1 ortholog to alter one or more of the following: the time to reach and duration of flowering, fruit yield, root biomass, seed size, seed shape, plant size, and the number of stem branches. The present invention also encompasses methods for modulating the expression or activity of a plant G-protein alpha subunit that is a GPA1 ortholog to alter one or more of the following: the duration of flowering, fruit and seed yield, plant size, seed size, and seed shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Inventors: Douglas Boyes, Keith Davis, Alan Jones, Hemayet Ullah, Jin-Gui Chen, Rao Mulpuri, Ani Chatterjee, Mary P. Ward

miR393s regulate salt stress response pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana through scaffold protein RACK1A mediated ABA signaling pathways

JB Denver, H Ullah (2019) miR393s regulate salt stress response pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana through scaffold protein RACK1A mediated ABA signaling pathways, Plant signaling & behavior Vol 14 (6) https://doi.org/10.1080/15592324.2019.1600394 

Host targeted antiviral (HTA): functional inhibitor compounds of scaffold protein RACK1 inhibit HSV

Hemayet Ullah, Wangheng Hou, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy and Qiyi Tang (2019) Host targeted antiviral (HTA): functional inhibitor compounds of scaffold protein RACK1 inhibit herpes simplex virus proliferation Oncotarget, 10:3209-3226. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.26907 

A Cellular Photoactivation Method and Its Applications in Biomedical Sciences.

Mustafa Qasim, Denver Jn Baptiste, and Hemayet Ullah (2017) Optogenetics: A Cellular Photoactivation Method and Its Applications in Biomedical Sciences. International Journal of Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering Vol. 3, No. 4, 2017, pp. 27-35 

Genomic Imprinting: Comparative Analysis Between Plants and Mammals.

Ogunwuyi, O., Upadhyay, A., Adesina, S.K., Puri, R., Foreman, T.M., Hauser, B.R., Cox, J., Afoakwah, E., Porter, A., Annan, E., Manka, C., Olatilewa D., Thompson, B., Kibanyi, P.K., Miller, K., and Ullah, H. (2016) Genomic Imprinting: Comparative Analysis Between Plants and Mammals. Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 26(2): 267-284 (December) 

Signaling through WD-repeat prot

    Villanueva MA, Islas-Flores T and Ullah H (2016). Signaling through WD-repeat proteins in plants. Front. Plant Sci. 7:1157.doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01157

Tyrosine Phosphorylation Based Homo-dimerization of Arabidopsis RACK1A Proteins Regulates Oxidative Stress

    Sabila M, Kundu N, Smalls D and Ullah H (2016). Tyrosine Phosphorylation Based Homo-dimerization of Arabidopsis RACK1A Proteins Regulates Oxidative Stress Signaling Pathways in yeast.. Front. Plant Sci. 7:176. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00176

The Receptor for Activated C Kinase in Plant Signaling: Tale of a Promiscuous Little Molecule.

Flores, T. I., Rahman, A., Ullah, H., Villanueva, M. A. (2015) The Receptor for Activated C Kinase in Plant Signaling: Tale of a Promiscuous Little Molecule. Frontiers in Plant Science 6.

Welcome to the Brave New World: CRISPR mediated Genome Editing- pathway to designer babies?

    Elizondo, D; Fernando, L. M; Oliver, E; Clinton, K; Retland, N; Paturault, H; and Ullah, H (2015) Welcome to the Brave New World: CRISPR mediated Genome Editing- pathway to designer babies? Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 25(1): 143-154

Arabidopsis scaffold protein RACK1A interacts with diverse environmental stress and photosynthesis related proteins

    Kundu N., Dozier U., Deslandes L., Somssich IE, Ullah, H (2013) Arabidopsis scaffold protein RACK1A interacts with diverse environmental stress and photosynthesis related proteins. Plant Signal Behav. May 2013 Vol 8 (5)

Arabidopsis scaffold protein RACK1A modulates rare sugar D-allose regulated gibberellin signaling.

Fennell, H., Olawin, A., Mizanur, R., Ken, I., Chen, JG., Ullah, H. (2012) Arabidopsis scaffold protein RACK1A modulates rare sugar D-allose regulated gibberellin signaling. Plant Signal Behav. 2012 Sep 5;7(11).