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Awards & Honours:
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SB Saksena Medal Award from Indian National Science Academy ( 2008)
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Elected Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (FNA, 2005)
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Elected Fellow, Academy of Sciences, (FASc, 2005)
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Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences (FNASc, 1996).
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Elected Member, Guha Research
Conference ( 2001)
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Foundation Day Award, Bose Institute
(1998).
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Rockefeller Biotechnology Career
Fellow (1998-2003)
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Parija Memorial Lecture Award ( 2000 )
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Sadakharaswamy Endowment Award, SBC(I) (1994-1995)
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Career Development Award, UGC (1980-83).
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Sir Rashbehari Ghosh Travelling Fellowship, Calcutta University (1982).
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Fogarty International Center Visiting Fellowship/Associateship, NIH, USA
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(1973 – 1976)
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Overseas Associateship, DBT (1994)
Membership of Learned Societies:
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Life member, Society of Biological Chemists,India (SBC,I)
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Life member, Indian Society of Cell Biology (ISCB)
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Life member, Association of DNA Technologies (ADNAT)
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Life Member, Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology
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Member, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology, USA
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Member, American Society for Plant Biology, USA
Research
Interest:
Molecular
mechanism of abiotic stress-tolerance in plants; Bioprospecting of genes for
stress-tolerance and their regulatory elements from wild sources;
Translational approach in biotechnolgical application for raising stress
tolerant plants; Protein evolution through comparative genomic & proteomic
approaches.
Current
activities:
Engineering of inositol and
polyamine metabolic pathway for raising transgenic stress-tolerant crop
plants; Mechanism of mechano-sensory responses in plants.
Past
Research Work:
Molecular mechanism of
stress-tolerance in plants; Comparative genomic & proteomic approaches
towards bioprospecting for stress-tolerant genes (eg PcIno1, PcImt1 & PcCFR)
and their regulatory elements from Porteresia
coarctata ; Phylogenetic
studies on inositol synthase: A genomic and proteomic approach ;
Identification and functional analysis of Cyanobacterial inositol metabolic
genes ; Probing of active-site of eukaryotic inositol synthase :
Biochemical & molecular studies.
Name of group members with present status:
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Dr Sonali
Sengupta (Staff Scientist)
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Dr Rajeswari
Mukherjee (DBT-RA)
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Dr Sourabh
Bhattacharya (RA)
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Dr Gargi
Biswas-Saha(RA)
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Ms Sritama
Mukherjee (SRF/NET-CSIR)
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Ms Sudipta
Chattaerjee (JRF-NET-UGC)
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Mr Abhishek
Mukherjee (Senior Technical Asst)
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Mr Niladri
Sekhar Roy (Technical Asst)
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Ms Srabani Sen
(Office Asst)
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Mr Bapi De
(Field Asst)
Important publications:
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Diversification and evolution of L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase. Arun Lahiri Majumder, Anirban Chatterjee, Krishnarup
GhoseDastidar, Manoj Majee. FEBS
Letts, 553, 3-10, (2003).
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sll1722, an unassigned ORF of
Synechocystis PCC6803 codes for L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase. Anirban Chatterjee, Manoj Majee, Shilpi Ghosh and Arun
Lahiri Majumder. Planta, 218,
989-998, (2004).
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Synechocystis Fe
superoxide dismutase gene confers oxidative stress tolerance to Escherichia
coli. Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, Kridhnarup GhoshDastidar, Anirban Chattrjee,
Manoj Majee and Arun Lahiri Majumder.
Biochem. Biophys.Res.Commun. 316,
540-544, (2004).
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A novel salt-tolerant L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate Synthase from Porteresia coarctata
(Roxb.) Tateoka, a halophytic wild rice: Molecular cloning, bacterial
overexpression, characterization and functional introgression into
tobacco conferring salt-tolerant phenotype.Manoj Majee, Sitakanta Pattnaik,
Susmita Maitra, Krishnarup GhoseDastidar, Anirban Chatterjee Nitai C.Hait, Kali
Pada Das and Arun Lahiri Majumder.
J.Biol.Chem, 279, 28539-28552, (2004).
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An insight into the molecular basis
of salt-tolerance of L-myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase (PcINO1) from Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.) Tateoka, a halophytic wild rice.
Krishnarup Ghosh Dastidar, Susmita Maitra, Lily Goswami, Debjani Roy, Kali Pada
Das, and Arun Lahiri Majumder. Plant
Physiol. 140, 1279-1296, (2006).
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Introgression of a novel
salt-tolerant L-myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase from
Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.)
Aparajita Das-Chatterjee, Lily Goswami, Susmita Maitra, Krishnarup
GhoshDastidar, Sudipta Ray and Arun Lahiri Majumder. Tateoka
(PcINO1) confers salt-tolerance to evolutionary diverse
organisms. FEBS Letts 580,
3980–3988, (2006).
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sll1981, an acetolactate synthase
homologue of Synechocystis sp.
PCC6803, functions as L- myo-inositol 1- phosphate synthase.
Anirban Chatterjee, Krishnarup
Ghosh Dastidar, Susmita Maitra, Aparajita Das-Chatterjee,
Hassan Dihazi, Klaus Eschrich and Arun Lahiri Majumder. Planta, 224, 367-379, (2006).
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Evolutionary divergence of L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase: Significance of a “Core catalytic structure”.
Krishnarup Ghosh Dastidar, Aparajita Chatterjee, Anirban Chatterjee and Arun
Lahiri Majumder. Chapter 13, Pp 313-340; “Biology of Inositols and
Phosphoinositides” (Eds A. L. Majumder & B.B.Biswas).
Springer (2006).
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Functional identification of
sll1383 from Synechocystis sp PCC 6803 as L-myo-inositol 1-phosphate phosphatase
(EC 3.1.3.25): molecular cloning, expression and characterization.
Barunava Patra, Krishnarup
Ghosh Dastidar, Susmita Maitra,
Yotirmoy Bhattacharyya and Arun Lahiri Majumder.
Planta, 225, 1547-1558, (2007).
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Inositol methyl transferase from a
wild halophytic rice, Porteresia coarctata Roxb (Tateoka): regulation of pinitol
synthesis under abiotic stress. Sonali Sengupta, Barunava Patra, Sudipta Ray
and Arun Lahiri Majumder.
Plant Cell and Environment, 31,
1442-1459, (2008).
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Insight into the salt-tolerance factors of a wild halophytic rice,
Porteresia coarctata:
a physiological and proteomic approach. Sonali Sengupta and Arun
Lahiri Majumder Planta, 229, 911–929,
(2009).
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Tateoka, a
wild rice: A potential model for studying salt-stress biology in rice.
Sonali Sengupta and Arun Lahiri Majumder. Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.)
Plant Cell and Environment
33, 526–542, (2010).
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Osmolyte Regulation in Abiotic Stress, In
Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Plants:
Physiological, Molecular and Genomic Foundation (Eds. Ashwani Pareek,
Sudhir K. Sopory, Hans J. Bohnert & Govindjee) Arun Lahiri Majumder, Sonali
Sengupta and Lily Goswami. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands,
(2010).
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Identification and organization of
chloroplastic and cytosolic L-myo-inositol
1- phosphate synthase coding gene(s) in
Oryza
sativa: Comparison with the wild
halophytic rice, Porteresia
coarctata. Sudipta Ray, Barunava
Patra, Aparajita Das-Chatterjee, Arnab Ganguli and Arun Lahiri Majumder.
Planta,
231 , 1211–1227, (2010).
Registration of Gene / Marker sequences in the GenBank
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase, mRNA, complete cds
(U 32511)
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Arabidopsis
thaliana
myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase Inps1 mRNA, partial cds (U 43182)
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Entamoeba histolytica INO1 gene ( Y 11270)
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Porteresia coarctata fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase mRNA, complete cds
(AF
218845).
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Porteresia
coarctata
inositol 1-phosphate gene,
complete cds ( Af 412340).
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Oryza coarctata triosephosphate isomerase mRNA, complete cds( EU371994)
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Oryza coarctata
alcohol dehydrogenase 2mRNA, complete cds. (EU371995)
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Porteresia coarctata inositol Methyl Transferase (PcIMT1) gene, complete cds.
(EU240449)
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Oryza sativa
indica group chloroplast FruP2ase,complete cds (EU370973)
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Oryza coarctata PEPCase Partial cds (EU 371116)
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Brassica juncea
myo Inositol 1-phosphate synthase,
complete cds. (EU 371115)
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Oryza coarctata chloroplast FruP2ase,complete cds (EU371109.1)
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500
salt-induced differentially regulated EST sequences from Porteresia
coarctata have been
deposited to the GenBank (Acc.
No. CO805164- CO05663).
Registration of protein structures in the database:
Nil.
Ongoing Research Project:
Research project on
“Generation of salt-tolerant rice plants: A translational approach” funded by
the Department of Biotechnology, operative since December, 2010; sanctioned
fund, Rs 4.09 crores; duration, five years.
Past students completed Ph.D:
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Ratna Biswas
Choudhury on “Studies on a gluconeogeneic enzyme (Fructose-1,6-isphophatase)
and its hormonal and other regulation in non-mammalian system” from Visva
Bharati University in 1982.
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Tapas Biswas on
“Characteristics of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase during development of human
fetal organs”from Visva Bharati University in 1982.
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Jukta Adhikari
on “Studies on biosynthesis of inositol and its metabolic interrelationship”
from Visva Bharati University in 1983.
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Sarmila DasGupta
on “Studies on myo-inositol
synthase from lower plant groups” from Visva Bharati University in 1985.
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Sanghita
Chattoraj on “Biochemical studies of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatse :Regulatory
aspects”from Visva Bharati University in 1986.
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Tirtha Jyoti
Bhaduri on “Soluble and organelle-bound
myo-inositol synthase of plant
origin” from Visva Bharati University in 1989.
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Biplab
Bhattacharyya on “Biochemical and physiological studies of cellulose
degrading enzymes from higher fungi” from Visva Bharati University in 1992.
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Aniruddha
RayChaudhury on “Myo-inositol synthase from plant sources: Biochemical and regulatory
properties” from Calcutta University in
1997.
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Sriparna Bagchi
on “Study of Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphatse(s) in rice, with special reference
to salinity stress” from Jadavpur
University in 1998.
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Nitai Chand Hait
on “L-myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase from eukaryotic sources:
Biochemistry and regulation” from Jadavpur University in 2000.
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Rukmini Mitra on
“Growth, development and structure of biotechnology information system in
India: A critical study” from Jadavpur University in 2001.
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Manoj Majee on
“Cloning, bacterial expression and characterization of a salt-tolerant L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase from wild halophytic rice” from Jadavpur University in
2004.
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Anirban
Chatterjee on “Studies on cyanobacterial
myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase
and its relationship with other myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase(s) “from Jadavpur University in May, 2005.
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Aparajita
Chatterjee (nee Das), on “Salt-stress responses in plants: Molecular and
transgenic approach” from Jadavpur University in September, 2006.
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Krishnarup Ghosh
Dastidar, on “Molecular studies on eukaryotic L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase with reference to catalytic and salt-tolerant
properties” from Jadavpur University, April, 2007.
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Susmita Maitra,
on “Comparative analysis of inositol synthase(s) from cultivated and wild
halophytic rice: In vitro and
in vivo studies of regulatory elements” from Jadavpur University,
November, 2007.
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Lily Goswami, on
“Studies on L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase(s) with special reference to salinity stress and its
expression in transgenic crop plants” from Calcutta University, December,
2007.
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Sudipta Roy on
“Analysis and protection of chloroplast functions during abiotic stress: A
biochemical and transgenic approach” from Jadavpur University, January,
2009.
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Barunava Patra
on “Inositol metabolizing gene(s) / proteins from diverse sources: Their
potential for biotechnological manipulation” from Jadavpur University,
January, 2009.
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Sonali SenGupta on “A
comparative proteome analysis of glycophytic and halophytic plants under
salinity stress” from Jadavpur University, February, 2009.
Patent:
Patents granted for:
“A salt-tolerant L-myo-inositol
1-phosphate synthase and the process of obtaining the same”. US Patent No
20060148059; Indian Patent Certificate No 011-006098, Patent No 223235; Japanese
patent No. 4290727.
Reports / Monographs / Books:
List of Full Publications:
Contact information
Email Id:
lahiri@bic.boseinst.ernet.in;
alahirimajumder@yahoo.com
Fax :
(033) 2355-3886
Telephone No. :
(033) 2569-3232 (Office- Direct);
Mobile No. :
94330- 27050
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