Profile
I am interested in understanding plant signal transduction, particularly those transduced by mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade. The plant systems of interest are Rice and Arabidopsis.
Current Focus Areas
I am currently focussing on the involvment of MAP kinases in cell-cycle, photosynthesis and abiotic stresses to improv rice crop yield.
Selected Publications
Singh K, Sharma D, Bhagat PK, Tayyeba S, Noruang S, Sinha AK (2024) Phosphorylation of AGO1a by MAP kinases is required for miRNA mediated resistance against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae infection in rice. Plant Science, 340, 111967
Singh D, Banerjee G, Verma N, Sinha AK (2023). MAP Kinases may mediate regulation of the cell cycle in rice by E2F2 phosphorylation. FEBS letters, https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.14753
Ojha M, Verma D, Chakraborty C, Pal A, Bhagat PK, Singh A, Verma N, Sinha AK*, Chattopadhyay S (2023). MKKK20 Works as an Upstream Triple-kinase of MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 Module in Arabidopsis Seedling Development. iScience doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106049
Singh P and Sinha AK (2016) A positive feedback loop governed by Sub1A1 interaction with Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase 3 imparts submergence tolerance in rice. The Plant Cell, 28(5) 1127-43
Sethi V, Raghuram B, Sinha AK* and Chattopadhyay S (2014). MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 Module is Involved in Blue Light Mediated Arabidopsis Seedling Development. The Plant Cell, 26(8):3343-57. doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.128702.