Mrinal Kanti Ghosh, Ph.D.
Scientist E-I
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
Cell Biology and Physiology Division (CSIR)
4, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur
Kolkata - 700 032
West Bengal
E-mail: mrinalghosh@iicb.res.in, mrinal.res@gmail.com
URL: http://www.iicb.res.in/divisionwiselistofscientists/cbp/mkghosh.html
Positions Held:
Position
Affiliation
Time Period
Scientist E-I
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India
2007-Present
Senior Lecturer
Division of Biotechnology, HITK, Kolkata, India
2005-2007
Staff
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA
2003-2005
Post Doctoral Fellow
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA
1997-2003
Area of Specialization:
Cancer Biology
Stem Cells
Research Summary:
Cross-regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin and EGFR signalling in cancer
Role of DEAD Box RNA helicases in cancer
Role of Ubiquitinases and Deubiquitinases in cancer
Anti-cancer drug discovery from natural products and using target based synthetic peptides
Publications:
1.
Sha, J.* , Ghosh, M. K. * , Zhang, K. and Harter, M. L. E1A interacts with two opposing transcriptional pathways to induce quiescent cells into S phase. Journal of Virology. 2010. 84, 4050-4059 (*Contributed equally) . [PubMed]
2.
Ghosh, M. K. , Sharma, P., Harbor, P. C., Rahaman, S. O. and Haque, S. J. PI3K-AKT pathway negatively controls EGFR-dependent DNA-binding activity of Stat3 in glioblastoma multiforme cells. Oncogene. 2005. 24, 7290-7300. [PubMed]
3.
Ghosh, M. K . and Harter, M. L. A viral mechanism for remodeling chromatin structure in G0 cells. Molecular Cell. 2003. 12, 255-260. [PubMed]
4.
Chattopadhyay, D., Ghosh, M. K. , Mal, A. and Harter, M. L. Inactivation of p21 by E1A leads to the induction of apoptosis in DNA-damaged cells. Journal of Virology. 2001. 75, 9844-9856. [PubMed]
5.
Mal, A., Sturniolo, M., Schiltz, R. L., Ghosh, M. K. and Harter, M. L. A role for histone deacetylase HDAC1 in modulating the transcriptional activity of MyoD: inhibition of the myogenic program. The EMBO Journal. 2001. 20, 1739-1753. [PubMed]
6.
Mal, A., Chattopadhyay, D., Ghosh, M. K. , Poon, R. Y., Hunter, T. and Harter, M. L. p21 and retinoblastoma protein control the absence of DNA replication in terminally differentiated muscle cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2000. 149, 281-292. [PubMed]
7.
Panda, K., Chattopadhyay, R., Ghosh, M. K. , Chattopadhyay, D. J. and Chatterjee, I. B. Vitamin C prevents cigarette smoke induced oxidative damage of proteins and increased proteolysis. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 1999. 27, 1064-1079. [PubMed]
8.
Ghosh, M. K. , Mukhopadhyay, M. and Chatterjee, I. B. NADPH-initiated cytochrome P450-dependent free iron-independent microsomal lipid peroxidation: specific prevention by ascorbic acid. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 1997. 166, 35-44. [PubMed]
9.
Ghosh, M. K. , Chattopadhyay, D. J. and Chatterjee, I. B. Vitamin C prevents oxidative damage. Free Radical Research. 1996. 25, 173-179. [PubMed]
10.
Ghosh, M.K. , Arun, R., Chattopadhyay, D.J. and Chatterjee, I.B. Cytochrome P450-mediated oxidative damage of nuclear membrane proteins and its prevention by vitamin C. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Boiphysics . 2003. 40, 309-314.
Education
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Ph.D.
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India