Dr. Charanpreet Kaur
DST-INSPIRE Faculty
Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory
Room no. 413 School of Life Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University,
New Delhi-110067, India.
E. mail: charanpreet06@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications:  

PhD in Plant Molecular Biology, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi

M.Sc in Biotechnology, IIT Roorkee

Areas of Interest/Specialisation:

Plant-microbe interactions, Abiotic stress physiology

Research Experience :

DST INSPIRE Faculty, May 2015 – Present, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Research Associate, July 2013 – April 2015, ICGEB, New Delhi

Received fellowships:

Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by DBT, Government of India (2010-2013)

Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by DBT, Government of India (2008-2010)

Awarded Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for academic excellence during M.Sc (2006-2008)

Received Summer Research Fellowship from Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) Bangalore, for summer internship during M.Sc.

Awards & Honours :

Young Scientist Award by Indian Society of Plant Physiology (2015)

DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award by DST, Government of India (2014)

International Travel Grant by DBT, Government of India (Glyoxalase Centennial: University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 2013)

Qualified CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and National Eligibility Test (NET) examination (2008)

Details of participation in conferences/symposiums/seminar :

  • Oral presentation titled "OsGLYI-8 is a nucleus-localized glyoxalase I required for methylglyoxal metabolism in rice" at 3rd International Plant Physiology Congress: Challenges and Strategies in Plant Biology Research held from 11-14 December 2015 at JNU, New Delhi, India.

  • Poster presentation titled "Multiple stress inducible ETHE1-like protein from rice is highly expressed in roots and is regulated by calcium" at International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics (11th ISRFG 2013) held from 20-23 November 2013 at New Delhi, India.

  • Poster presentation titled "Tracing the evolution of glyoxalase I to horizontal gene-transfer and gene-fusion events" at the conference on Glyoxalase Centennial: 100 Years of Glyoxalase Research and Emergence of Dicarbonyl Stress held from 27-29 November 2013 at University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Publications

Peer-reviewed journals

  • Kaur C, Tripathi AK, Nutan KK, Sharma S, Ghosh A, Tripathi JK, Pareek A, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2017). A nuclear-localized rice glyoxalase I enzyme, OsGLYI-8 functions in the detoxification of methylglyoxal in the nucleus. Plant J. 89: 565-576.

  • Lakra N, Kaur C, Anwar K, Singla-Pareek SL, Pareek A (2017). Proteomics of contrasting rice genotypes: Identification of potential targets for raising crops for saline environment. Plant Cell Environ. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12946.

  • Kaur C*, Sharma S, Hasan MR, Pareek A, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2017). Characteristic variations and similarities in biochemical, molecular and functional properties of glyoxalases across prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 18: 250 *Corresponding author.

  • Kumar R, Subba A, Kaur C, Ariyadasa T, Sharan A, Pareek A, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL (2017). OsCBSCBSPB4 is a two Cystathionine-ß-Synthase Domain-containing protein from rice that functions in abiotic stress tolerance. Curr. Genomics DOI: 10.2174/1389202918666170228141706

  • Kaur C*, Sharma S, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2016) Methylglyoxal detoxification in plants: Role of glyoxalase pathway. Ind. J. Plant Physiol. 21: 377-390. *Corresponding author.

  • Sharma S, Kaur C, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2016) OsSRO1a Interacts with RNA Binding Domain-containing Protein (OsRBD1) and functions in abiotic stress tolerance in yeast. Front Plant Sci. 7:62. IF: 3.9

  • Kaur C, Kushwaha HR, Pareek A, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL (2015) Analysis of global gene expression profiles of rice in response to methylglyoxal indicates its possible role as a stress signal molecule. Front. Plant Sci. 6:682. IF: 3.9

  • Kaur C, Kumar G, Kaur S, Ansari MW, Pareek A, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL (2015) Molecular cloning and characterization of Salt Overly Sensitive gene promoter from Brassica juncea (BjSOS2). Mol. Biol. Rep. 42: 1139-1148. IF: 2.024

  • Kaur C, Mustafiz A, Sarkar A, Ariyadasa TU, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2014) Expression of abiotic stress inducible ETHE1-like protein from rice is higher in roots and is regulated by calcium. Physiol. Plant. 152:1-16. IF: 3.138

  • Kaur C, Ghosh A, Pareek A, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL (2014) Glyoxalases and stress tolerance in plants. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 42:485-490. IF: 3.194

  • Kaur C, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2014) Glyoxalase and methylglyoxal as biomarkers for plant stress tolerance. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 33:429-456. IF: 5.442

  • Mustafiz A, Ghosh A, Tripathi A, Kaur C, Ganguly A, Bhavesh N, Pareek A, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL (2014). A unique Ni2+-dependent and methylglyoxal-inducible rice glyoxalase I possesses a single active site and functions in abiotic stress response. Plant J. 78:951-963. IF: 5.972

  • Kaur C*, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2014) Stress response of OsETHE1 is altered in response to light and dark conditions. Plant Signal. Behav. 9:11, e973820. *Corresponding author.

  • Kaur C*, Vishnoi A, Ariyadasa TU, Bhattacharya A, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2013) Episodes of horizontal gene transfer and gene fusion lead to co-existence of different metal-ion specific Glyoxalase I. Sci. Rep. 3:3076. *Corresponding author. IF: 5.578

  • Kaur C*, Sharma S, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2015) Methylglyoxal, Triose phosphate isomerase and Glyoxalase pathway: Implications in abiotic stress and signaling in plants. In: Elucidation of Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants: A Functional Genomic Perspective. Springer New York 347-366. *Corresponding author.

Book Chapters :

  • Kaur C, Sharma S, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK 2015. Methylglyoxal, Triose phosphate isomerase and Glyoxalase pathway: Implications in abiotic stress and signaling in plants. In Elucidation of Abiotic Stress Signaling in Plants: A Functional Genomic Perspective. Pandey GK (Ed.) Springer New York. Pp 347-366. (ISBN: 978-1-4939-2539-1). *Corresponding author.

  • Hasan MR, Ghosh A, Kaur C, Pareek A, Singla-Pareek SL 2016. Glyoxalase Pathway and Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants. In: Drought Stress Tolerance in Plants. Hossain MA, Wani SH, Bhattacharjee S, Burritt DJ, Tran LSP (Eds.) Springer Switzerland Pp 379-399. (ISBN: 978-3-319-28897-0).

  • Kaur C, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK 2017. Glyoxalase Pathway: Characterization and Manipulation towards Developing Plant Stress Tolerance. In: Agriculture under Climate Change: Threats, Strategies and Policies. Belavadi VV, Nataraja Karaba N, Gangadharappa NR (Eds.) 1, p.118. (ISBN: 9385926373, 9789385926372).

Best Peer Reviewed Publications :

  • Kaur C, Tripathi AK, Nutan KK, Sharma S, Ghosh A, Tripathi JK, Pareek A, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2017). A nuclear-localized rice glyoxalase I enzyme, OsGLYI-8 functions in the detoxification of methylglyoxal in the nucleus. Plant J. 89: 565-576.

  • Lakra N, Kaur C, Anwar K, Singla-Pareek SL, Pareek A (2017). Proteomics of contrasting rice genotypes: Identification of potential targets for raising crops for saline environment. Plant Cell Environ. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12946.

  • Mustafiz A, Ghosh A, Tripathi A, Kaur C, Ganguly A, Bhavesh N, Pareek A, Sopory SK, Singla-Pareek SL (2014). A unique Ni2+-dependent and methylglyoxal-inducible rice glyoxalase I possesses a single active site and functions in abiotic stress response. Plant J. 78:951-963.

  • Kaur C, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2014) Glyoxalase and methylglyoxal as biomarkers for plant stress tolerance. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 33:429-456.

  • Kaur C*, Vishnoi A, Ariyadasa TU, Bhattacharya A, Singla-Pareek SL, Sopory SK (2013) Episodes of horizontal gene transfer and gene fusion lead to co-existence of different metal-ion specific Glyoxalase I. Sci. Rep. 3:3076. *Corresponding author.

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