BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research

Dr. Manoj Majee

Staff Scientist VI

PhD: Bose Institute/Jadavpur University, INDIA
Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA

Profile

Research Area

Plant Stress and Seed Biology/ Plant Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.

Research Interest
Exploring the intriguing biology of seeds, and plant stress adaptation

Studying molecular, biochemical mechanisms and intricacies of seed maturation, desiccation tolerance, longevity, germination vigor and plant adaptation to environmental stresses

Seed occupies the crucial position in the life cycle of plants and has acquired several spectacular characteristic features, besides their overwhelming importance of human’s life. For example, seed can sense external environment and can decide whether to germinate or not. In addition, seed has the unique ability to survive in the dry state for prolonged periods of times. The lifespan of orthodox seeds can sometimes be astonishingly long from decades to centuries and even millennium (Nelumbo nucifera: nearly 1,300 years; Phoenix dactylifera: >2,000 years). Seeds are resistant to environmental stresses. Studies suggest that seed has evolved with complex systems (protection, detoxification and repair) to achieve the optimized seed life span. However, the underlying molecular intricacies and mechanisms of maintaining germination vigor and viability of seeds for prolonged periods of time are still obscured. Research in my laboratory centers around studying molecular intricacies, mechanisms and events that govern seed germination, viability, longevity and seedling emergence and adaption to environmental stress We employ molecular genetics and biochemical approaches with modern tools and techniques to address our research questions. Currently, we study how Protein Repairing Enzymes [Protein L ISO-ASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE (PIMT), Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase (MSR)]; 26S Proteasome Pathway [E3 Ligase, F box proteins] and Protective Metabolites [Inositols and RFOs] and Anti-Microbial proteins contribute in achieving high germination vigor, viability and longevity, pathogen resistance and also in successful seedling establishment/plant stress adaptation in wide environmental conditions.

Socio-economic application of our research

Seed longevity is a vital trait for the germplasm conservation of endangered and cultivated species. Maintenance of seed vigor and longevity during storage is also one of the important concerns in Agriculture, since under sub tropical climate, seeds of most crop species show rapid deterioration and exhibit reduced seed longevity, which significantly affects country’s agricultural economy. We exploit this knowledge generated to improve seed vigor, seed storage life and seedling performance of crop plants.

Awards & Honors

Year

Awards

2017-18

S Ramachandran National Bioscience Award for Career Development , DBT, Govt. of India

2011

INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Young Scientist Award

2011

NASI (The National Academy of Sciences, India) Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award

Year

Honors

2025

Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (FNA), New Delhi, India

2022

Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), Bangalore, India

2019

Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences , India (FNASc)

2019

Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science & Technology (WAST)

2014

Visiting Scientist–at Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics of Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany through INSA bilateral exchange program

Current Members

Research team members

Dr. Bhavnesh Kumar

Ph. D. Research Technical officer

Genome editing

Dr. Arup Das

PhD, Calcutta University Research Associate

Seed AMP

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Achary

M.Sc Botany, Utkal University,Odisha PhD (2019 to present)

PIMT & HSF

Ms. Sikha Goutam

M.Sc. in Genetics. University of Delhi PhD (2020 to present)

PIMT and Rice sheath blight disease

Ms. Shivangi Mahawar

M.Sc. In Life sciences , JNU, New Delhi PhD (2021 to present)

MSR

Saroj Laha Saroj Laha

PhD (2022- Present) M.Sc. (Life Science) BCKV, West Bengal

Seed MP

Sohela

PhD (2023- Present) M.Sc. in Botany Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi

26S proteasome

Sarvanand Singh

PhD (2024-present) M.Sc. in Botany Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Seed AMP

Former Group Members

Dr. Harmeet Kaur

2007-2016 Ph. D. Student & RA

Ph. D. Student & RA

Inspire Faculty Fellow at NRCPB, IARI, New Delhi

Dr. Ajeet Singh

2008-2010

RA

Assistant Professor at G. B. Pant Engineering College, Pauri, Uttarakhand

Dr. Meenu

2012-2014

RA

Dr. Saurabh Saxena

2010-2015

RA

Assistant Professor in Department of Biotechnology, Delhi Technological University, Delhi

Dr. Lipika Bhattacharjee

2015-2016

RA

Dr. Bhanu Prakash Petla

2009-2016

Ph. D. Student & RA

Department of Biology & Microbiology, South Dakota State University, USA

Dr. Pooja Verma

PhD student & RA

Dr. Shweta Roy

2017-2019

RA, NPDF

Dr. Venkateswara Rao

2010-2018

PhD student & RA

Inspire Faculty Fellow at University of Hyderabad

Dr. Prafull Salvi

2011-2018

PhD student & RA

Scientist NABI, Mohali.

Dr. Shraboni Ghosh

2014-2021

PhD student & RA

PDRA Durham University, UK

Dr. Nitin U Kamble

2015-2022

PhD student & RA

Postdoctoral Scientist John Innes Center, Norwich, UK

Dr. Abhijit Hazra

2016-2023

PhD student & RA

Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

Dr. Vishal Varshney

2017-2022

PhD student

Assistant Professor (Botany) Govt. Shaheed Gend Singh College, Charama Distt- Uttar Baster, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Dr. Anupriya Singh

2024-25

RA

Selected Publications & Patents

As a Corresponding Author (PI) and First Author

Research paper

Achary RK, Kamble NU, Gautam S, Hazra A, Ghosh S, Varshney V, Mahawar S, Laha S & Majee M (2025) The Rice Heat Shock Transcription Factor OsHSFC1b increases seed weight, size and vigor, but its function is disrupted by isoaspartyl modification. Plant Journal 123, e70365 (DOI 10.1111/tpj.70365)

Kamble NU, Ghosh S, Petla BP, Achary RK, Gautam S, Rao V, Salvi P, Hazra A, Varshney V & Majee M (2024) PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE protect enolase dysfunction by repairing isoaspartyl induced damage and is positively implicated in agronomically important seed traits. Plant Journal 119: 413-431.

Varshney V, Hazra A, Rao V, Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Achary RK, Gautam S, Majee M (2023) The Arabidopsis F-box protein SKP1-INTERACTING PARTNER 31 modulates seed maturation and seed vigor by targeting JASMONATE ZIM DOMAIN proteins independently of jasmonic acid-isoleucine. The Plant Cell 35: 3712-3738

Hazra A, Varshney V, Verma P,  Kamble NU, Ghosh S,  Acharay RK, Goutam S and Majee M (2022) “Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B5 plays a key role in preserving seed vigor and longevity in rice (Oryza sativa). New Phytologist 236: 1042-1060.

Kamble NU and Majee M (2022) ABI transcription factors and PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE module mediates seed desiccation tolerance and longevity in Oryza sativa.  Development  149. doi:10.1242/dev.200600

Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Verma P, Salvi P, Petla BP, Roy S, Roy V, Hazra A, Varshney V Kaur H, and Majee M (2020) Arabidopsis PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE repairs isoaspartyl damage to antioxidant enzymes and increases heat and oxidative stress tolerance. Journal of Biological Chemistry 295: 783-799

Rao V, Petla B P, Verma P, Salvi P, Kamble NU , Ghosh S, Kaur H, Saxena SC and Majee M (2018) Arabidopsis SKP1-like protein 13 (ASK13) positively regulates seed germination and seedling growth under abiotic stresses. Journal of Experimental Botany 69: 3899-3915

Majee M, Goodin M ,  Dirk L,  Lloyd T,  Zhu L,  Chappell J,  Hunt A, Vierstra R   Huq E and  Downie AB (2018) A KELCH F-BOX Protein Positively Influences Arabidopsis Seed Germination by Targeting PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR1:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 115: E4120-E4129

Petla BP, Kamble NU, Kumar M, Verma P,  Ghosh S, Singh A, Rao V, Salvi P, Kaur H, Saxena SC and Majee M (2016) Rice PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE isoforms differentially accumulate during seed maturation to restrict deleterious isoAsp and ROS accumulation and are implicated in seed vigor and longevity. New Phytologist 211: 627-645

Saxena SC, Salvi P, Kaur H, Verma P, Petla BP, Rao V, Kamble N  and Majee M (2013) Differentially expressed myo-inositol monophosphatase gene (CaIMP) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) encodes a lithium sensitive phosphatase enzyme with broad substrate specificity and improves seed germination and seedling growth under abiotic stresses Journal of Experimental  Botany 64:5623-5639.

Verma P, Kaur H,  Petla BP, Rao V, Saxena SC and Majee M (2013) PROTEIN L- ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE2 gene is differentially expressed in chickpea and enhances seed vigor and longevity by reducing abnormal isoaspartyl accumulation predominantly in seed nuclear proteins. Plant Physiology 161:1141-1157.

Kaur H, Shukla RK, Yadav G, Chattopadhyay D. and Majee M ( 2008) Two divergent genes encoding L-myo-inositol 1 -phosphate synthase1 (CaMIPS1)   and 2 (CaMIPS2) are differentially expressed in chickpea. Plant, Cell and Environment 31:1701-1716.

Patent filed

Patent # 370543 (23/DEL/2012) “SEED VIGOR ASSOCIATED POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES   FROM CHICKPEA AND USES THEREOF” (Inventor: Manoj Majee & Pooja Verma, NIPGR, New Delhi, India)

Review Articles

Varshney V & Majee M (2023) Seed’s awakening: Unveiling the MKK3-MPK7-ERF4 module in dormancy-to-germination transition. Molecular Plant 16: 1730-1732

Achary R and Majee M (2023) “CONSTANS, a key-player connecting day- length to seed size, Trends in Plant Science 28: 975-977

Sharma E and Majee M (2023) Seed germination variability: Why do genetically identical seeds not germinate at the same moment. Journal of Experimental Botany 74 :3462-3475

Varshney V, Hazra A and Majee M (2023) Phy meets ERFs to regulate seed germination: Trends in Plant Science 28, 7-9.

Vishal Varshney  and Majee M (2021) JA shakes hand with ABA to delay seed germination : Trends in Plant Science 26: 8

Kamble NU and Majee M (2020) PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE in plants: regulations and functions: Biochemical Journal  477: 4453-4471

Research paper

Kamble NU and Majee M (2020) PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE in plants: regulations and functions: Biochemical Journal  477: 4453-4471

Kamble NU and Majee M (2020) PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE in plants: regulations and functions: Biochemical Journal  477: 4453-4471

Complete list of Publications & Patents

Publications & Patents from NIPGR

As a Corresponding Author /PI or First Author

Research papers

Achary RK, Kamble NU, Gautam S, Hazra A, Ghosh S, Varshney V, Mahawar S, Laha S & Majee M (2025) The Rice Heat Shock Transcription Factor OsHSFC1b increases seed weight, size and vigor, but its function is disrupted by isoaspartyl modification. Plant Journal 123, e70365 (DOI 10.1111/tpj.70365)

Kamble NU, Ghosh S, Petla BP, Achary RK, Gautam S, Rao V, Salvi P, Hazra A, Varshney V & Majee M (2024) PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE protect enolase dysfunction by repairing isoaspartyl induced damage and is positively implicated in agronomically important seed traits. Plant Journal 119: 413-431.

Varshney V, Hazra A, Rao V, Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Achary RK, Gautam S, Majee M (2023) The Arabidopsis F-box protein SKP1-INTERACTING PARTNER 31 modulates seed maturation and seed vigor by targeting JASMONATE ZIM DOMAIN proteins independently of jasmonic acid-isoleucine. The Plant Cell 35: 3712-3738

Hazra A, Varshney V, Verma P,  Kamble NU, Ghosh S,  Acharay RK, Goutam S and Majee M (2022) “Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B5 plays a key role in preserving seed vigor and longevity in rice (Oryza sativa). New Phytologist 236: 1042-1060.

Kamble NU and Majee M (2022) ABI transcription factors and PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE module mediates seed desiccation tolerance and longevity in Oryza sativa.  Development 149. doi:10.1242/dev.200600

Kamble NU, Petla BP, Ghosh S, Achary RK and Majee M (2022) Oryza coarctata PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE (PIMT) repairs isoaspartyl modification to antioxidative enzymes and is implicated in seed traits in rice. Environmental and Experimental Botany (accepted)

Kamble NU, Ghosh S Achary RK and Majee M (2022) Arabidopsis ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE4 targets PROTEIN L-2 ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE1 in seed. Planta (accepted).

Salvi P, Kumar B, Kamble NU, Hazra A and Majee M (2021) A Conserved NAG motif is critical to the catalytic activity of galactinol synthase, a key regulatory enzyme of RFO biosynthesis. Biochemical Journal  478:3939:3955.

Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Verma P, Salvi P, Petla BP, Roy S, Roy V, Hazra A, Varshney V Kaur H, and Majee M (2020) Arabidopsis PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE repairs isoaspartyl damage to antioxidant enzymes and increases heat and oxidative stress tolerance. Journal of Biological Chemistry 295: 783-799.

Ghosh S, Kamble NU and Majee M (2020) A protein repairing enzyme PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE is involved in salinity stress tolerance by increasing efficiency of ROS scavenging enzymes.  Environmental and Experimental Botany 180 :104266.

Salvi P, Kamble NU, and Majee M (2020) Ectopic over-expression of ABA-responsive Chickpea galactinol synthase (CaGolS) gene results in improved tolerance to dehydration stress by modulating ROS scavenging. Environmental and Experimental Botany 171 :103957.

Rao V, Petla B P, Verma P, Salvi P, Kamble NU , Ghosh S, Kaur H, Saxena SC and Majee M (2018) Arabidopsis SKP1-like protein 13 (ASK13) positively regulates seed germination and seedling growth under abiotic stresses. Journal of Experimental Botany 69: 3899-3915.

Majee M, Goodin M ,  Dirk L,  Lloyd T,  Zhu L,  Chappell J,  Hunt A, Vierstra R   Huq E and  Downie AB (2018) A KELCH F-BOX Protein Positively Influences Arabidopsis Seed Germination by Targeting PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR1:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 115: E4120-E4129

Majee M, Goodin M ,  Dirk L,  Lloyd T,  Zhu L,  Chappell J,  Hunt A, Vierstra R   Huq E and  Downie AB (2018) A KELCH F-BOX Protein Positively Influences Arabidopsis Seed Germination by Targeting PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR1:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 115: E4120-E4129

Salvi P, Saxena SC, Petla BP, Kamble NU, Kaur H, Verma P, Rao V, Ghosh S and Majee M (2016) Differentially expressed galactinol synthase(s) in chickpea are implicated in seed vigor and longevity by limiting the age induced ROS accumulation. Scientific Reports 6:35088

Petla BP, Kamble NU, Kumar M, Verma P,  Ghosh S, Singh A, Rao V, Salvi P, Kaur H, Saxena SC and Majee M (2016) Rice PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE isoforms differentially accumulate during seed maturation to restrict deleterious isoAsp and ROS accumulation and are implicated in seed vigor and longevity. New Phytologist 211: 627-645.

Kaur H, Petla BP, Kamble NU,Singh A, Rao V, Salvi P, Ghosh S and Majee M (2015) Differentially   expressed seed aging responsive heat shock protein OsHSP18.2 implicates in seed vigor,  longevity and improves germination and seedling establishment under abiotic stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6:713.

Saxena SC, Salvi P, Kaur H, Verma P, Petla BP, Rao V, Kamble N  and Majee M (2013) Differentially expressed myo-inositol monophosphatase gene (CaIMP) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) encodes a lithium sensitive phosphatase enzyme with broad substrate specificity and improves seed germination and seedling growth under abiotic stresses Journal of Experimental  Botany 64: 5623-5639.

Verma P, Kaur H,  Petla BP, Rao V, Saxena SC and Majee M (2013) PROTEIN L- ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE2 gene is differentially expressed in chickpea and enhances seed vigor and longevity by reducing abnormal isoaspartyl accumulation predominantly in seed nuclear proteins. Plant Physiology 161:1141-1157

Kaur H, Verma P,  Petla BP, Rao V, Saxena SC and Majee M (2013) Ectopic expression of the ABA inducible dehydration responsive chickpea L-myo-inositol 1 -phosphate synthase 2 (CaMIPS2) in Arabidopsis enhances tolerance to salinity and dehydration stress. Planta 237321-335.

Verma P and Majee M (2013) Seed Germination and Viability Test in Tetrazolium (TZ) Assay. bio-protocol .org (invited)

Verma P, Singh A, Kaur H and Majee M (2010) PROTEIN L- ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE1 (CaPIMT1) from chickpea mitigates oxidative stress induced growth inhibition of Escherichia coliPlanta 231: 329-336.

Kaur H, Shukla RK, Yadav G, Chattopadhyay D. and Majee M ( 2008) Two divergent genes encoding L-myo-inositol 1 -phosphate synthase1 (CaMIPS1)   and 2 (CaMIPS2) are differentially expressed in chickpea. Plant, Cell and Environment 31:1701-1716

Patent

Patent # 370543 (23/DEL/2012) “SEED VIGOR ASSOCIATED POLYNUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES   FROM CHICKPEA AND USES THEREOF” (Inventor: Manoj Majee & Pooja Verma, NIPGR, New Delhi, India)

Review Articles

Varshney V & Majee M (2023) Seed’s awakening: Unveiling the MKK3-MPK7-ERF4 module in dormancy-to-germination transition. Molecular Plant 16: 1730-1732

Achary R and Majee M (2023) “CONSTANS, a key-player connecting day- length to seed size, Trends in Plant Science 28: 975-977

Sharma E and Majee M (2023) Seed germination variability: Why do genetically identical seeds not germinate at the same moment. Journal of Experimental Botany 74 :3462- 3475

Varshney V, Hazra A and Majee M (2023) Phy meets ERFs to regulate seed germination: Trends in Plant Science 28, 7-9.

Vishal Varshney  and Majee M (2022)   Emerging roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway  in enhancing crop yield by optimizing seed agronomic trait. Plant Cell Reports (accepted)

Vishal Varshney  and Majee M (2021) JA shakes hand with ABA to delay seed germination : Trends in Plant Science 26: 8

Kamble NU and Majee M (2020) PROTEIN L ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE in plants: regulations and functions: Biochemical Journal  477: 4453-4471

Book Chapters

Kaur H, Petla BP and Majee  M  (2016) Small Heat Shock Proteins: Roles in Development, Desiccation Tolerance and Seed Longevity. In Heat Shock Proteins, Alexzander A. A. Asea et al. (Eds): Heat Shock Proteins and Plants, 978-3-319-46339-1, 429871_1_En,

Saxena S C, Kaur H, Verma P, Petla B P, Rao V,  Majee M (2012) Osmoprotectants: Potential for Crop Improvement under Adverse Conditions. In Plant Acclimation to Environmental Stress, ed by Tuteja & Gill. Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA.

Majee M and Kaur H (2011) L- myo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase (MIPS) in chickpea: gene duplication and functional divergence. In Gene Duplication ed. by Felix Fredburg: Intech (ISBN 978-953-307-387-3).

As a CoPI /Collaborator at NIPGR

Rathinam M, Dokka N, Senthil K, Mahawar S, Tyagi S, Rengarajan DK, Vijayara-ghavareddy P, Iyyappan Y, Basavaraj Y B, Reddy S, Vinutha T, Prashat G R, Sinha SK, Prasanta K Dash PK, Sreeman S, Majee M, Sreevathsa R. (2025). Cellular Responses in the Pigeonpea Wild Relative Cajanus platycarpus to Helicoverpa armigera Herbivory: The Role of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B1 (CpMSRB1) in Enhanced Defense. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Published Online: https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-11-24-0149-R.

Halder K, Chaudhuri A, Abdin MZ, Majee M & Datta A (2022) RNA Interference for Improving Disease Resistance in Plants and Its Relevance in This Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats-Dominated Era in Terms of dsRNA-Based Biopesticides. Front. in Pl. Sci. 13:885128

Halder K, Chaudhuri A, Abdin MZ , Majee M & Datta A (2022) Chromatin-Based Transcriptional Reprogramming in Plants under Abiotic Stresses. Plants 11, 1449

Sarkar Das S, Majee M and Nandi AK & Karmakar P (2020) Sequestering miR165/166 enhances seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana under normal condition and ABA treatment. Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 29 (4), 838-841

Yadav PK, Salvi P, Kamble N U, Petla BP, Majee M and Saxena SC (2019) Deciphering the structural basis of the broad substrate specificity ofmyo-inositol monophosphatase (IMP) from Cicer arietinumInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules 15;151:967-975

Sarkar Das SS, Yadav S, Singh A, Gautam V, Sarkar AK, Nandi AK, Karmakar P,  Majee  M, and Mishra NS (2017)  Expression dynamics of miRNAs and their targets in seed germination conditions reveals miRNA-ta-siRNA crosstalk as regulator of seed germination. Scientific Reports 8:1233

Negi B, Salvi P, Bhatt D,  Majee M  and Arora S (2017) Molecular cloning, in-silico characterization and functional validation of monodehydroascorbate reductase gene in Eleusine coracana. Plos One 12 (11): e0187793

Meenu, Augustine R, Majee M, Pradhan AK and Bisht NC (2015) Genomic origin, expression differentiation and regulation of multiple genes encoding CYP83A1, a key enzyme for core glucosinolate biosynthesis, from the allotetraploid Brassica junceaPlanta 241(3):651-65.

Barik S, Das SS, Singh A, Gautam V, Kumar P, Majee M and Sarkar AK (2014) Phylogenetic analysis reveals conservation and diversification of miR166 genes among diverse plant species. Genomics 103:114-21

Garg R, Verma M, Agrawal S, Shankar R, Majee M and Jain M (2013) Deep transcriptome sequencing of wild halophyte rice, Porteresia coarctata, provides novel insights into the salinity and submergence tolerance Factors. DNA Research 21;69-84.

Augustine R, Majee M,   Gershenzon J and     Bisht N (2013)  Four genes encoding MYB28, a major transcriptional regulator of aliphatic glucosinolate pathway, are differentially expressed in allopolyploid Brassica junceaJournal of Experimental  Botany 64:4907-4921.

Bhatt D, Saxena SC, Jain S, Dobriyal A K, Majee M  and Arora S (2013) Cloning, expression and functional validation of drought inducible ascorbate peroxidase (Ec-apx1) from Eleusine coracanaMolecular Biology Reports 40:1155-1165.

Lata C, Bhutty S, Bahadur RP, Majee M and Manoj Prasad (2011) Association of SNP in a novel DREB2-like gene SiDREB2 with stress tolerance in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.). Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 4731-4748.

Previous Publications & Patents

Shen H, Zhu L, Castillon L, Majee M, Downie B and Huq E. (2008) Light-induced phosphorylation and degradation of the negative regulator PIF1 depends upon its direct physical interactions with photoactivated phytochromes. The Plant Cell: 20:1586-1602.

Salatia L, Kar RK, Majee M and Downie B. (2005) Identification and       characterization of mutants capable of rapid seed germination at 10ºC from activation tagged lines of Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany 56:  2059-2069.

Majee M, Patra B , Mundree S and Majumder AL. (2005) Molecular cloning, bacterial expression and characterization of L myo inositol 1 phosphate synthase from a monocotyledonous resurrection plant   Xerophyta Viscosa BakerJournal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology 14: 95-99.

Majee M, Maitra S, Dastidar KG, Pattanaik S, Chatterjee A, Hait N, Das KP and       Majumder AL. (2004) A  novel salt-tolerant L-myo-inositol 1- phosphate synthase from  Porteresia coarctata Tateoka , a halophytic wild rice: Molecular cloning, bacterial overexpression, characterization  and functional introgression  into tobacco conferring salt-tolerance  phenotype. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279: 28539-28552.

Chatterjee A, Majee M, Ghosh S and Majumder AL.(2004)  sll1722, an unassigned ORF  of Synechocystis PCC 6803, codes for L-myo-Inositol 1-phosphate synthase.  Planta 218: 989-998.

Bhattacharya J, Dastidar KG, Chatterjee A, Majee M, Majumder AL. (2004) Synechocystis Fe superoxide dismutase gene confers oxidative stress tolerance to Escherichia coli. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communication 316:540-544.

Majumder AL, Chatterjee A, Dastidar KG and Majee M. (2003) Diversification and evolution of L -myo inositol 1- phosphate synthase. FEBS Letters 553: 3-10.

Book Chapter

Majumder AL, Hait NC, Deb I, Majee M, Chatterjee A, Dastidar KG, Bhattacharyya S, Ghosh S, Chatterjee A, Maitra S and Pattanaik S (2003) L-myo Inositol 1-Phosphate Synthase: an ancient protein with diverse function. In Molecular Insight in Plant Biology. P. Nath, A.K. Mattoo, S.A. Ranade and J.H. Weil (Editors), Publishers: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Pvt. Ltd; New Delhi, India. Chapter 5, pp67- 76.

Patent

Patent application # PAT/4.1.4/02019/2003 dated March 17th, 2003. United States Patent 20060148059 Kind Code: A1 “A salt Tolerant L-myo-Inositol 1 Phosphate Synthase and a process of obtaining the same”. (Inventors: A. Lahiri Majumder and M. Majee, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

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