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Nilisha Pokhrel

Marquette University
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[HTML][HTML] A structural and dynamic model for the assembly of Replication Protein A on single-stranded DNA

LA Yates, RJ Aramayo, N Pokhrel, CC Caldwell… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Replication Protein A (RPA), the major eukaryotic single stranded DNA-binding protein,
binds to exposed ssDNA to protect it from nucleases, participates in a myriad of nucleic acid …

Evidence That the Pi Release Event Is the Rate-Limiting Step in the Nitrogenase Catalytic Cycle

…, B Eilers, Q Guo, N Pokhrel… - Biochemistry, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nitrogenase reduction of dinitrogen (N 2 ) to ammonia (NH 3 ) involves a sequence of events
that occur upon the transient association of the reduced Fe protein containing two ATP …

Dynamics and selective remodeling of the DNA-binding domains of RPA

N Pokhrel, CC Caldwell, EI Corless… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Replication protein A (RPA) coordinates important DNA metabolic events by stabilizing
single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) intermediates, activating the DNA-damage response and handing …

Rapid 40 kb genome construction from 52 parts through data-optimized assembly design

JM Pryor, V Potapov, K Bilotti, N Pokhrel… - ACS Synthetic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Large DNA constructs (>10 kb) are invaluable tools for genetic engineering and the
development of therapeutics. However, the manufacture of these constructs is laborious, often …

[HTML][HTML] Yeast Rad52 is a homodecamer and possesses BRCA2-like bipartite Rad51 binding modes

…, S Karunakaran, MJ Rau, K Basore, N Pokhrel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Homologous recombination (HR) is an essential double-stranded DNA break repair
pathway. In HR, Rad52 facilitates the formation of Rad51 nucleoprotein filaments on RPA-coated …

[HTML][HTML] Rtt105 regulates RPA function by configurationally stapling the flexible domains

…, R Chadda, JR Mattice, N Pokhrel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Replication Protein A (RPA) is a heterotrimeric complex that binds to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)
and recruits over three dozen RPA-interacting proteins to coordinate multiple …

Monitoring Replication Protein A (RPA) dynamics in homologous recombination through site-specific incorporation of non-canonical amino acids

N Pokhrel, S Origanti, EP Davenport… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
An essential coordinator of all DNA metabolic processes is Replication Protein A (RPA). RPA
orchestrates these processes by binding to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) and interacting …

[HTML][HTML] An Aurora B-RPA signaling axis secures chromosome segregation fidelity

…, JR Mattice, V Kaushik, R Chadda, N Pokhrel… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Errors in chromosome segregation underlie genomic instability associated with cancers.
Resolution of replication and recombination intermediates and protection of vulnerable single-…

[HTML][HTML] Phosphate removal and recovery using immobilized phosphate binding proteins

K Venkiteshwaran, N Pokhrel, F Hussein, E Antony… - Water research X, 2018 - Elsevier
Progress towards a more circular phosphorus economy necessitates development of innovative
water treatment systems which can reversibly remove inorganic phosphate (P i ) to ultra-…

The Srs2 helicase dampens DNA damage checkpoint by recycling RPA from chromatin

N Dhingra, S Kuppa, L Wei, N Pokhrel… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The DNA damage checkpoint induces many cellular changes to cope with genotoxic stress.
However, persistent checkpoint signaling can be detrimental to growth partly due to …