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Chringma Sherpa

National Cancer Institute, NIH, Frederick, MD
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[PDF][PDF] Isolation and characterization of antibacterial actinomycetes from soil samples of Kalapatthar, Mount Everest Region

TD Gurung, C Sherpa, VP Agrawal… - Nepal Journal of science …, 2009 - lib.icimod.org
Seventy-nine Actinomycetes were isolated from soils of Kalapatthar (5545m), Mount Everest
region. Twenty seven (34.18%) of the isolates showed an antibacterial activity against at …

The HIV-1 Rev response element (RRE) adopts alternative conformations that promote different rates of virus replication

C Sherpa, JW Rausch, SFJ Le Grice… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The HIV Rev protein forms a complex with a 351 nucleotide sequence present in unspliced
and incompletely spliced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mRNAs, the Rev response …

Structural characterization of maternally expressed gene 3 RNA reveals conserved motifs and potential sites of interaction with polycomb repressive complex 2

C Sherpa, JW Rausch, SFJ Le Grice - Nucleic acids research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as key players in gene regulation.
However, our incomplete understanding of the structure of lncRNAs has hindered molecular …

Characterizing and circumventing sequence restrictions for synthesis of circular RNA in vitro

…, WF Heinz, MJ Payea, C Sherpa… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Just as eukaryotic circular RNA (circRNA) is a product of intracellular backsplicing, custom
circRNA can be synthesized in vitro using a transcription template in which transposed halves …

An evolved RNA recognition motif that suppresses HIV-1 Tat/TAR-dependent transcription

…, BD Blakeley, PH Chen, C Sherpa… - ACS chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Potent and selective recognition and modulation of disease-relevant RNAs remain a daunting
challenge. We previously examined the utility of the U1A N-terminal RNA recognition motif …

Discovery of a branched peptide that recognizes the rev response element (RRE) RNA and blocks HIV-1 replication

Y Dai, JE Wynn, AN Peralta, C Sherpa… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We synthesized and screened a unique 46 656-member library composed of unnatural amino
acids that revealed several hits against RRE IIB RNA. Among the hit peptides identified, …

Evolution of the HIV-1 rev response element during natural infection reveals nucleotide changes that correlate with altered structure and increased activity over time

C Sherpa, PEH Jackson, LR Gray, K Anastos… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The HIV-1 Rev response element (RRE) is a cis-acting RNA element characterized by multiple
stem-loops. Binding and multimerization of the HIV Rev protein on the RRE promote the …

[HTML][HTML] Structural fluidity of the human immunodeficiency virus rev response element

C Sherpa, SFJL Grice - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nucleocytoplasmic transport of unspliced and partially spliced human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) RNA is mediated in part by the Rev response element (RRE), a ~350 nt cis-acting …

Adeno-associated viral vector mediated expression of broadly-neutralizing antibodies against HIV-hitting a fast-moving target

C Sherpa, SFJ Le Grice - Current HIV Research, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
The vast genetic variability of HIV has impeded efforts towards a cure for HIV. Lifelong
administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) is highly effective against HIV and has …

Molecular recognition of a branched peptide with HIV-1 Rev Response Element (RRE) RNA

Y Dai, AN Peralta, JE Wynn, C Sherpa, H Li… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Interaction of HIV-1 rev response element (RRE) RNA with its cognate protein, Rev, is
critical for HIV-1 replication. Understanding the mode of interaction between RRE RNA and …