Tathagata Choudhuri, Ph.D.
Scientist C
Institute of Life Sciences
Nalco Square
Bhubaneswar - 751 023
Orissa
E-mail: tatha@ils.res.in
Phone: +91-674-2300137, +91-674-2301476, +91-674-2300560
URL: http://ils.res.in/tatha.htm
Positions Held:
Position
Affiliation
Time Period
Scientist C
Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
2007-Present
Post Doctoral Fellow
University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
2004-2007
Post Doctoral Fellow
Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
2003-2004
Area of Specialization:
Molecular Biology
Research Summary:
Antiviral screening of natural products
Regulation of gene activity, mechanisms of gene repression and gene activation in EBV and HCV
Publications:
1.
Choudhuri, T. , Murakami, M., Kaul, R., Sahu, S. K., Mohanty, S., Verma, S. C., Kumar, P. and Robertson, E. S. Nm23-H1 can induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in B cells. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 2010. 9, 1065-1078. [PubMed]
2.
Yi, F., Saha, A., Murakami, M., Kumar, P., Knight, J. S., Cai, Q., Choudhuri, T. and Robertson, E. S. Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 3C targets p53 and modulates its transcriptional and apoptotic activities. Virology. 2009. 388, 236-247. [PubMed]
3.
Kaul, R., Murakami, M., Lan, K., Choudhuri, T. and Robertson, E. S. EBNA3C can modulate the activities of the transcription factor Necdin in association with metastasis suppressor protein Nm23-H1. Journal of Virology. 2009. 83, 4871-4883. [PubMed]
4.
Lan, K., Murakami, M., Choudhuri, T. , Tsai, D. E., Schuster, S. J., Wasik, M. A. and Robertson, E. S. Detection of Epstein-Barr virus in T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia cells in vitro. Journal of Clinical Virology : the Official Publication of the Pan American Society For Clinical Virology. 2008. 43, 260-265. [PubMed]
5.
Lahiry, L., Saha, B., Chakraborty, J., Bhattacharyya, S., Chattopadhyay, S., Banerjee, S., Choudhuri, T. , Mandal, D., Bhattacharyya, A., Sa, G. and Das, T. Contribution of p53-mediated Bax transactivation in theaflavin-induced mammary epithelial carcinoma cell apoptosis. Apoptosis : An International Journal On Programmed Cell Death. 2008. 13, 771-781. [PubMed]
6.
Verma, S. C., Lan, K., Choudhuri, T. , Cotter, M. A. and Robertson, E. S. An autonomous replicating element within the KSHV genome. Cell Host & Microbe. 2007. 2, 106-118. [PubMed]
7.
Kaul, R., Murakami, M., Choudhuri, T. and Robertson, E. S. Epstein-Barr virus latent nuclear antigens can induce metastasis in a nude mouse model. Journal of Virology. 2007. 81, 10352-10361. [PubMed]
8.
Choudhuri, T. , Verma, S. C., Lan, K., Murakami, M. and Robertson, E. S. The ATM/ATR signaling effector Chk2 is targeted by Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 3C to release the G2/M cell cycle block. Journal of Virology. 2007. 81, 6718-6730. [PubMed]
9.
Verma, S. C., Choudhuri, T. and Robertson, E. S. The minimal replicator element of the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus terminal repeat supports replication in a semiconservative and cell-cycle-dependent manner. Journal of Virology. 2007. 81, 3402-3413. [PubMed]
10.
Lan, K., Choudhuri, T. , Murakami, M., Kuppers, D. A. and Robertson, E. S. Intracellular activated Notch1 is critical for proliferation of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-associated B-lymphoma cell lines in vitro. Journal of Virology. 2006. 80, 6411-6419. [PubMed]
11.
Lan, K., Murakami, M., Choudhuri, T. , Kuppers, D. A. and Robertson, E. S. Intracellular-activated Notch1 can reactivate Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus from latency. Virology. 2006. 351, 393-403. [PubMed]
12.
Choudhuri, T. , Verma, S. C., Lan, K. and Robertson, E. S. Expression of alpha V integrin is modulated by Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 3C and the metastasis suppressor Nm23-H1 through interaction with the GATA-1 and Sp1 transcription factors. Virology. 2006. 351, 58-72. [PubMed]
13.
Verma, S. C., Lan, K., Choudhuri, T. and Robertson, E. S. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-encoded latency-associated nuclear antigen modulates K1 expression through its cis-acting elements within the terminal repeats. Journal of Virology. 2006. 80, 3445-3458. [PubMed]
14.
Verma, S. C., Choudhuri, T. , Kaul, R. and Robertson, E. S. Latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus interacts with origin recognition complexes at the LANA binding sequence within the terminal repeats. Journal of Virology. 2006. 80, 2243-2256. [PubMed]
15.
Kaul, R., Verma, S. C., Murakami, M., Lan, K., Choudhuri, T. and Robertson, E. S. Epstein-Barr virus protein can upregulate cyclo-oxygenase-2 expression through association with the suppressor of metastasis Nm23-H1. Journal of Virology. 2006. 80, 1321-1331. [PubMed]
16.
Pal, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Choudhuri, T. , Datta, G. K., Das, T. and Sa, G. Amelioration of immune cell number depletion and potentiation of depressed detoxification system of tumor-bearing mice by curcumin. Cancer Detection and Prevention. 2005. 29, 470-478. [PubMed]
17.
Mandal, D., Bhattacharyya, A., Lahiry, L., Choudhuri, T. , Sa, G. and Das, T. Failure in peripheral immuno-surveillance due to thymic atrophy: importance of thymocyte maturation and apoptosis in adult tumor-bearer. Life Sciences. 2005. 77, 2703-2716. [PubMed]
18.
Choudhuri, T. , Pal, S., Das, T. and Sa, G. Curcumin selectively induces apoptosis in deregulated cyclin D1-expressed cells at G2 phase of cell cycle in a p53-dependent manner. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2005. 280, 20059-20068. [PubMed]
19.
Bhattacharyya, A., Choudhuri, T. , Pal, S., Chattopadhyay, S., K, D., Sa, G. and Das, T. Apoptogenic effects of black tea on Ehrlich's ascites carcinoma cell. Carcinogenesis. 2003. 24, 75-80. [PubMed]
20.
Choudhuri, T. , Pal, S., Agwarwal, M. L., Das, T. and Sa, G. Curcumin induces apoptosis in human breast cancer cells through p53-dependent Bax induction. FEBS Letters. 2002. 512, 334-340. [PubMed]
Book Chapters:
Sa G, Pal S & Choudhuri T. Curcumin: A journey from spice to cancer chemoprevention in Emerging Pollutants: Impact on Agriculture, Environment and Health (Ed. De A and Gupta S), Allied Publishers, India pp 139-153, 2006
Education
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M.Sc. in Biochemistry,
University of Kalyani, Kolkata, India
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Ph.D. in Life Sciences,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Member
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Indian Immunology Society, India
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Society of Biological Chemists, India