Kadambavan Papavinasasundaram PHD
Title Instructor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Microbiology & Physiological Systems
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
Telephone 508-856-6861
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Publications
1. Gee CL, Papavinasasundaram KG, Blair SR, Baer CE, Falick AM, King DS, Griffin JE, Venghatakrishnan H, Zukauskas A, Wei JR, Dhiman RK, Crick DC, Rubin EJ, Sassetti CM, Alber T. A phosphorylated pseudokinase complex controls cell wall synthesis in mycobacteria. Sci Signal. 2012; 5(208):ra7.
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2. Lee J, Repasy T, Papavinasasundaram K, Sassetti C, Kornfeld H. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces an Atypical Cell Death Mode to Escape from Infected Macrophages. PLoS One. 2011; 6(3):e18367.
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3. Chao JD, Papavinasasundaram KG, Zheng X, Chávez-Steenbock A, Wang X, Lee GQ, Av-Gay Y. Convergence of Ser/Thr and two-component signaling to coordinate expression of the dormancy regulon in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Biol Chem. 2010 Sep 17; 285(38):29239-46.
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4. Bach H, Papavinasasundaram KG, Wong D, Hmama Z, Av-Gay Y. Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence is mediated by PtpA dephosphorylation of human vacuolar protein sorting 33B. Cell Host Microbe. 2008 May 15; 3(5):316-22.
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5. Zheng X, Papavinasasundaram KG, Av-Gay Y. Novel substrates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PknH Ser/Thr kinase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Mar 30; 355(1):162-8.
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6. Papavinasasundaram KG, Chan B, Chung JH, Colston MJ, Davis EO, Av-Gay Y. Deletion of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis pknH gene confers a higher bacillary load during the chronic phase of infection in BALB/c mice. J Bacteriol. 2005 Aug; 187(16):5751-60.
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7. Arnvig KB, Gopal B, Papavinasasundaram KG, Cox RA, Colston MJ. The mechanism of upstream activation in the rrnB operon of Mycobacterium smegmatis is different from the Escherichia coli paradigm. Microbiology. 2005 Feb; 151(Pt 2):467-73.
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8. Frota CC, Papavinasasundaram KG, Davis EO, Colston MJ. The AraC family transcriptional regulator Rv1931c plays a role in the virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun. 2004 Sep; 72(9):5483-6.
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9. Preneta R, Papavinasasundaram KG, Cozzone AJ, Duclos B. Autophosphorylation of the 16 kDa and 70 kDa antigens (Hsp 16.3 and Hsp 70) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology. 2004 Jul; 150(Pt 7):2135-41.
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10. Durbach SI, Springer B, Machowski EE, North RJ, Papavinasasundaram KG, Colston MJ, Böttger EC, Mizrahi V. DNA alkylation damage as a sensor of nitrosative stress in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Infect Immun. 2003 Feb; 71(2):997-1000.
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11. Davis EO, Springer B, Gopaul KK, Papavinasasundaram KG, Sander P, Böttger EC. DNA damage induction of recA in Mycobacterium tuberculosis independently of RecA and LexA. Mol Microbiol. 2002 Nov; 46(3):791-800.
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12. Raynaud C, Papavinasasundaram KG, Speight RA, Springer B, Sander P, Böttger EC, Colston MJ, Draper P. The functions of OmpATb, a pore-forming protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mol Microbiol. 2002 Oct; 46(1):191-201.
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13. Gopal B, Haire LF, Gamblin SJ, Dodson EJ, Lane AN, Papavinasasundaram KG, Colston MJ, Dodson G. Crystal structure of the transcription elongation/anti-termination factor NusA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis at 1.7 A resolution. J Mol Biol. 2001 Dec 14; 314(5):1087-95.
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14. Papavinasasundaram KG, Anderson C, Brooks PC, Thomas NA, Movahedzadeh F, Jenner PJ, Colston MJ, Davis EO. Slow induction of RecA by DNA damage in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbiology. 2001 Dec; 147(Pt 12):3271-9.
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15. Springer B, Master S, Sander P, Zahrt T, McFalone M, Song J, Papavinasasundaram KG, Colston MJ, Boettger E, Deretic V. Silencing of oxidative stress response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: expression patterns of ahpC in virulent and avirulent strains and effect of ahpC inactivation. Infect Immun. 2001 Oct; 69(10):5967-73.
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16. Gopal B, Papavinasasundaram KG, Colston MJ, Dodson G, Haire LF. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies on the N-utilizing substance A (NusA) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2001 Aug; 57(Pt 8):1187-8.
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17. Sander P, Papavinasasundaram KG, Dick T, Stavropoulos E, Ellrott K, Springer B, Colston MJ, Böttger EC. Mycobacterium bovis BCG recA deletion mutant shows increased susceptibility to DNA-damaging agents but wild-type survival in a mouse infection model. Infect Immun. 2001 Jun; 69(6):3562-8.
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18. Gopal B, Papavinasasundaram KG, Dodson G, Colston MJ, Major SA, Lane AN. Spectroscopic and thermodynamic characterization of the transcription antitermination factor NusE and its interaction with NusB from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biochemistry. 2001 Jan 30; 40(4):920-8.
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19. Bachrach G, Colston MJ, Bercovier H, Bar-Nir D, Anderson C, Papavinasasundaram KG. A new single-copy mycobacterial plasmid, pMF1, from Mycobacterium fortuitum which is compatible with the pAL5000 replicon. Microbiology. 2000 Feb; 146 ( Pt 2):297-303.
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20. Papavinasasundaram KG, Colston MJ, Davis EO. Construction and complementation of a recA deletion mutant of Mycobacterium smegmatis reveals that the intein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis recA does not affect RecA function. Mol Microbiol. 1998 Nov; 30(3):525-34.
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21. Senaratne RH, Mobasheri H, Papavinasasundaram KG, Jenner P, Lea EJ, Draper P. Expression of a gene for a porin-like protein of the OmpA family from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv. J Bacteriol. 1998 Jul; 180(14):3541-7.
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22. Papavinasasundaram KG, Movahedzadeh F, Keer JT, Stoker NG, Colston MJ, Davis EO. Mycobacterial recA is cotranscribed with a potential regulatory gene called recX. Mol Microbiol. 1997 Apr; 24(1):141-53.
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23. Papavinasasundaram KG, Kasbekar DP. Pisatin resistance in Dictyostelium discoideum and Neurospora crassa: comparison of mutant phenotypes. J Gen Microbiol. 1993 Dec; 139(12):3035-41.
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24. Kasbekar DP, Papavinasasundaram KG. An inducible, nondegradative phytoalexin resistance mechanism in Dictyostelium discoideum is suppressed by mutations that alter membrane sterol composition. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1992 Jun; 58(6):2071-4.
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25. Papavinasasundaram KG, Jayachandran S, Purushothaman D. Polysaccharide production by certain antibiotic resistant mutants of Rhizobium sp (Cowpea miscellany). Hindustan Antibiot Bull. 1983 Feb-May; 25(1-2):25-8.
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