Ajay Kumar Pandey

Scientist F, BRIC-NABI

Profile

My group employ functional genomics techniques to improve iron content and bioavailability in hexaploid wheat. We combine analytical, transcriptomics and genome engineering methods to investigate the regulatory mechanism governing micronutrient such as iron deficiency tolerance, as well as strategies to enhance iron mobilization and storage in cereal grains.

Current Focus Areas

  • My group employ functional genomics techniques to improve iron content and bioavailability in hexaploid wheat. We combine analytical, transcriptomics and genome engineering methods to investigate the regulatory mechanism governing micronutrient such as iron deficiency tolerance, as well as strategies to enhance iron mobilization and storage in cereal grains.

Selected Publications

  • Meena V, Kaur G, Joon R, Shukla, V, Choudhary P, Roy JK, Singh B, Pandey AK*. 2024. Transcriptome and biochemical analysis in hexaploid wheat with contrasting tolerance to iron deficiency pinpoints multi-layered molecular process. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 207, 108336 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108336

  • Gazaldeep Kaur, Varsha Meena, Anil Kumar, Gaurav Suman, Deepshikha Tyagi, Joon Riya, Janneke Balk and Ajay K Pandey*. (2023). Asymmetric expression of homoeologous genes in wheat roots modulates the early phase of iron deficiency signalling. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 208. 105254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2023

  • Mankotia S, Singh D, Kumari M, Himani M, Meena V, Yadav RK, Pandey AK, Satbhai S. (2023). Elongated Hypocotyl 5 (HY5) regulates BRUTUS (BTS) to maintain Iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal. 114(6):1267-1284. doi: 10.1111/tpj.16191.

  • Kaur M#, Shukla A#, Meena V, Kumar A, Singh J, Kandoth PK, Mantri S, Rouached H and Pandey AK* (2021). Physiological and molecular responses to combinatorial iron and phosphate deficiencies in hexaploid wheat seedlings. Genomics Volume 113, (6) 3935-3950. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.09.019

  • Kaur G, Shukla V, Kumar A, Kaur M, Goel P, Singh P, Shukla A, Meena V, Kaur J, Singh J, Mantri S, Rouached H and Pandey AK* (2019). Integrative analysis of hexaploid wheat roots identifies signature components during iron starvation. Journal of Experimental Botany 70 (21) 6141–6161. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erz358

Skills & Proficiency

wheat biofortification iron transporter uptake iron micronutrient functional genomics genome editing Cas9 phytic acid
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