Publications

(* indicates undergraduate co-author)

Related to current research

Naseer, N*, Shapiro, Joshua A., Chander, M.  2014.  RNA-Seq analysis reveals a six-gene SoxR regulon in Streptomyces coelicolor. PLOS One 9(8):e106181. 

Sheplock, R.*, Recinos, D.A., Mackow, N.*, Dietrich, L.E.P., and Chander, M.  2013.  Species-specific residues calibrate SoxR sensitivity to redox-active molecules. Mol. Microbiol. 87: 368-381. 

Dela Cruz, R.*, Gao, Y.*, Penumetcha, S.*, Sheplock, R.*, Weng, K.*, and Chander, M. 2010. Expression of the Streptomyces coelicolor SoxR regulon is intimately linked with actinorhodin production. J. Bacteriol. 192: 6428-6438.

Chander, M., and Demple, B.  2004.  Functional analysis of SoxR residues affecting transduction of oxidative stress signals into gene expression. J. Biol. Chem. 279:  41603-10. 

Chander, M., Raducha-Grace*, L., and Demple, B. 2003. Transcription-defective soxR mutants of Escherichia coli: Isolation and in vivo characterization. J. Bacteriol. 185: 2441-50. 

Other publications

Chander, M, Lee, A.*, Vallery, T.*, Thandar, M.*, Jiang, Y.*, Hsu, L. 2015.  Mechanisms of very long abortive transcript (VLAT) release during promoter escape.  Biochemistry 54(50): 7393-408.

Chander, M., Austin, K. M.*, Aye-Han,, N.-N.*, Sircar, P.*,  and Hsu, L. M.  2007. An alternate mechanism of abortive release marked by the formation of very long abortive transcripts.  Biochemistry 46:  12687-12699.

Tovar-Rojo, F., Chander, M., Setlow, B., and Setlow, P. 2002. The products of the spoVA operon are involved in dipicolinic acid uptake into developing spores of  Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 184: 584-7.

Jedrzejas, M.J., Chander, M., Setlow, P., and Krishnasamy, G.  2000.  Mechanism of catalysis of the cofactor independent phosphoglycerate mutase from Bacillus stearothermophilus: crystal structure of the complex with 2-phosphoglycerate.  J. Biol. Chem.  275: 23146-53.

Jedrzejas, M.J., Chander, M., Setlow, P., and Krishnasamy, G.  2000.  Structure and mechanism of action of a novel phosphoglycerate mutase from Bacillus stearothermophilusEMBO J.  19: 1419-31.

Chander, M., Setlow, P., Lamani, E., and Jedrzejas, M.J.  1999.  Structural studies on a 2,3-diphosphoglycerate independent phosphoglycerate mutase from Bacillus stearhermophilusJ. Struct. Biol.  126: 156-65.

Chander, M., Setlow, B., and Setlow, P.  1998.  The enzymatic activity of phosphoglycerate mutase from gram-positive endospore-forming bacteria requires Mn2+ and is pH sensitive. Can. J. Microbiol.  44:  759-67.

Loshon, C.A., Beary, K.E.*, Chander, M., and Setlow, P.  1994.  Cloning and sequencing of the sspF (originally 0.3 kb) genes from Bacillus cereus and Bacillus megaterium. Gene.150: 203-4.