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  1. Bioconversion of Sugarcane Bagasse into Polyhydroxyalkanoates by Paramecium caudatum: A Protozoan Cell Factory for Lignocellulosic Waste Valorization

    Article • Waste and Biomass Valorization, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  2. Growth optimization and biochemical adaptation of Paramecium jenningsi in the bioremediation of Dianix Yellow Brown azo dye

    Article • Chemistry and Ecology, October 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  3. Correction: Polyhydroxyalkanoate production by Paramecium caudatum isolated from industrial wastewater: a micro eukaryotic host for bioplastic accumulation

    Article • Biotechnology Letters, September 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  4. Enhanced cadmium binding ability in response to novel modifications in a Paramecium cadmium metallothionein PMCd1

    Article • PLOS One, May 2025, PLOS

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  5. Biodegradation and Decolorization of Textile Azo Dyes by Paramecium caudatum Isolated from Industrial Wastewater

    Article • Water, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  6. Copper Bioremediation Ability of Ciliate Paramecium multimicronucleatum Isolated from Industrial Wastewater

    Article • Water, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  7. Interplay of immune components and their association with recurrent pregnancy loss

    Article • Human Immunology, March 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  8. Plasmid Borne Antibiotic Resistance Factors in Indigenous Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Humans in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2021, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  9. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Induces a Positive Selection Pressure at Gag-Pol Sites in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Favoring Drug Resistance Mutations

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2021, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  10. A computational and bioinformatic analysis of ACE2: an elucidation of its dual role in COVID-19 pathology and finding its associated partners as potential therapeutic targets

    Article • Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  11. Development of resistance in stored grain pest, Trogoderma granarium (Everts) against deltamethrin and its effective control by synergistic toxicity of bifenthrin and chlorpyrifos

    Article • Journal of Stored Products Research, September 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  12. SHISA3, an antagonist of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling, is epigenetically silenced and its ectopic expression suppresses growth in breast cancer

    Article • PLOS One, July 2020, PLOS

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  13. Origin, Potential Therapeutic Targets and Treatment for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

    Article • Pathogens, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  14. Bioactivity-Guided Isolation and Identification of Anti-adipogenic Constituents from the n-Butanol Fraction of Cissus quadrangularis

    Article • Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression, January 2020, Begell House

    Dr Waheed Uz Zaman , Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  15. Debunking Myths about COVID-19, Paranoiac Misconceptions, Recent Developments and its Current Stance

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2020, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  16. Effect of Sublethal Doses of Bifenthrin and Chlorpyrifos Administered Alone and in Combinations on Esterases of Stored Grain Pest, Trogoderma granarium

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2020, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  17. Spotting rs112445441 in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Another Clue for the Context-Dependent Crosstalk between RAS-MAPK and PI3K Mediated Pathways

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2020, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  18. Genetic diversity of Paramecium species on the basis of multiple loci analysis and ITS secondary structure models

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, November 2019, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  19. LC‐MS/MS‐based metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli under heterologous gene expression stress

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, June 2019, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  20. Osteogenic potential of hexane and dichloromethane fraction of Cissus quadrangularis on murine preosteoblast cell line MC3T3‐E1 (subclone 4)

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, May 2019, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  21. Correction to: Synthesis and Biodistribution Study of Biocompatible 198Au Nanoparticles by use of Arabinoxylan as Reducing and Stabilizing Agent

    Article • Biological Trace Element Research, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  22. Low glucose availability alters the expression of genes involved in initial adhesion of human glioblastoma cancer cell line SF767

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, May 2019, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  23. Comparative Study on the Nymphal Stages of Two Sphingonotus Species (Acrididae: Oedipodinae)

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, May 2019, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  24. Studies on the Recombinant Production in E. coli and Characterization of Pharmaceutically Important Thermostable L-Asparaginase from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, April 2019, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  25. Toxicological Effect of Esfenvalerate on Carbohydrate Metabolizing Enzymes and Macromolecules of a Stored Grain Pest, Trogoderma granarium

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, April 2019, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  26. Synthesis and Biodistribution Study of Biocompatible 198Au Nanoparticles by use of Arabinoxylan as Reducing and Stabilizing Agent

    Article • Biological Trace Element Research, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  27. Synergistic effect of piperonyl butoxide and emamectin benzoate on enzymatic activities in resistant populations of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  28. Cloning, Expression and Characterization of Highly Active Recombinant Thermostable Cellulase from Thermotoga naphthophila

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2019, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  29. Production of Antibodies against Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoprotein E2- A Potential Vaccine Against HCV Infection

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2019, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  30. Ethyl acetate and n‐butanol fraction of Cissus quadrangularis promotes the mineralization potential of murine pre‐osteoblast cell line MC3T3‐E1 (sub‐clone 4)

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, November 2018, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  31. Computational Pharmacophore Modelling of 5-HT2a and D2 Receptor Inhibitors of Schizophrenia

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, October 2018, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  32. Multiple upstream start codons (AUG) in 5′ untranslated region enhance translation efficiency of cry2Ac11 without helper protein

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, September 2018, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  33. Identification of variants in the mitochondrial lysine-tRNA (MT-TK ) gene in myoclonic epilepsy-pathogenicity evaluation and structural characterization by in silico approach

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, April 2018, Wiley

    Habib Ahmad, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  34. Formulation of novel chitosan guargum based hydrogels for sustained drug release of paracetamol

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, March 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  35. Domain III of Cry1Ac Is Critical to Binding and Toxicity against Soybean Looper (Chrysodeixis includens) but Not to Velvetbean Caterpillar (Anticarsia gemmatalis)

    Article • Toxins, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  36. Dual Role of Multicopper Oxidase of Klebsiella pneumoniae as a Copper Homeostatic Element and a Novel Alkaline Laccase with Potential Application in Green Chemistry

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2018, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  37. Growth Characteristics, Metal Uptake and Expression Analysis of Copper Metallothionein in a Newly Reported Ciliate, Tetrahymena farahensis

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, January 2018, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  38. Purification and Bioactivity of Placental Lactogen from Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, December 2017, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  39. The First Cry2Ac-Type Protein Toxic to Helicoverpa armigera: Cloning and Overexpression of Cry2ac7 Gene from SBS-BT1 Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis

    Article • Toxins, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  40. Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ie2, Cry2Ac7, Vip3Aa11 and Cry7Ab3 proteins against Anticarsia gemmatalis, Chrysodeixis includens and Ceratoma trifurcata

    Article • Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, November 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  41. Phylogenetic Relationship of Locally Isolated Paramecium Species Inferred from Histone H4 Genes

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Zoology, September 2017, Smith and Franklin Academic Publishing Corporation, Ltd, UK

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  42. In Vivo Crystallization of Three-Domain Cry Toxins

    Article • Toxins, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  43. Detection of FLT3/TKD and IDH1 Mutations in Pakistani Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients by Denaturing HPLC

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2017, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  44. Cadmium resistance and uptake by bacterium, Salmonella enterica 43C, isolated from industrial effluent

    Article • AMB Express, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  45. Ethanol Extract of Cissus quadrangularis Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation and Mineralization of Murine Pre-Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, June 2016, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori, Dr. Andre J van Wijnen

  46. Arsenic processing of yeast isolates IIB-As1 & IIB-As2 and production of glutathione under stress conditions

    Article • Journal of Basic Microbiology, May 2016, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  47. A Crosstalk BetweenK ras(Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homologue) and Adherence Molecular Complex Leads to Disassociation of Cells-A Possible Contribution Towards Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, May 2016, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  48. Molecular Characterization of a Copper Metallothionein Gene From a CiliateTetrahymena farahensis

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, February 2016, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  49. Molecular characterisation ofBacilluschitinase for bioconversion of chitin waste

    Article • Natural Product Research, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    faiza jabeen, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  50. A cornucopia of screening and diagnostic techniques for human papillomavirus associated cervical carcinomas

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  51. Sphingomonassp. is a Novel Cell Culture Contaminant

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, April 2015, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  52. Exploring the Sequence Context of Phosphorylatable Amino Acids: The Contribution of the Upgraded MAPRes Tool

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  53. Variability in Secondary Structure of 18S Ribosomal RNA as Topological Marker for Identification ofParameciumspecies

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, October 2014, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  54. Anti-proliferative and genotoxic effects of arsenic and lead on human cells in vitro

    Article • Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  55. Genotype CC of rs12979860 is providing protection against infection rather than assisting in treatment response for HCV genotype 3a infection

    Article • Genes & Immunity, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  56. Spectrum of K ras mutations in Pakistani colorectal cancer patients

    Article • Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, November 2013, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  57. Efficient expression of truncated recombinant cadmium-metallothionein gene of a ciliate, Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis in Escherichia coli

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  58. Influence of the sequence environment and properties of neighboring amino acids on amino‐acetylation: Relevance for structure‐function analysis

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, February 2013, Wiley

    Dr Afshan Kaleem, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  59. Post‐translational modifications in activation and inhibition of oct‐1–DNA binding complex in H2B and other diverse gene regulation: Prediction of interplay sites

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  60. A synthetic cadmium metallothionein gene (PMCd1syn) of Paramecium species: expression, purification and characteristics of metallothionein protein

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  61. Molecular characterization, metal uptake and copper induced transcriptional activation of efflux determinants in copper resistant isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae

    Article • Gene, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  62. Phenotypic heterogeneity and evidence of a founder effect associated with G6PC3 mutations in patients with severe congenital neutropenia

    Article • British Journal of Haematology, April 2012, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  63. Evaluation of physiological importance of metallothionein protein expressed by Tetrahymena cadmium metallothionein 1 (TMCd1) gene in Escherichia coli

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  64. Functional analysis of cus operon promoter of Klebsiella pneumoniae using E. coli lacZ assay

    Article • Gene, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  65. Cytotoxic effect of cigarette smoke condensate on mice and rat mesenchymal stem cells and HeLa cells

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, January 2012, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  66. O-GlcNAc modification of the anti-malarial vaccine candidate PfAMA1: in silico-defined structural changes and potential to generate a better vaccine

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Afshan Kaleem, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  67. Characterization of copper resistant ciliates: Potential candidates for consortia of organisms used in bioremediation of wastewater

    Article • AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, August 2011, Academic Journals

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  68. CREB in long‐term potentiation in hippocampus: Role of post‐translational modifications‐studies In silico

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2011, Wiley

    Dr Afshan Kaleem, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  69. cry Genes profiling and the toxicity of isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis from soil samples against American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  70. Resistance and uptake of heavy metals by Vorticella microstoma and its potential use in industrial wastewater treatment

    Article • Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, November 2010, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  71. Erratum: Isolation and characterization of a novel copper‐inducible metallothionein gene of locally isolated tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  72. Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in internally displaced persons of war against terrorism in Swat, Pakistan

    Article • European Journal of Public Health, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  73. Isolation and characterization of a novel copper‐inducible metallothionein gene of a ciliate, Tetrahymena tropicalis lahorensis

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, April 2010, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  74. Transcriptional corepressor TLE1 functions with Runx2 in epigenetic repression of ribosomal RNA genes

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Andre J van Wijnen, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  75. The function of GluR1 and GluR2 in cerebellar and hippocampal LTP and LTD is regulated by interplay of phosphorylation andO‐GlcNAc modification

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  76. Comparative studies on the sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and microscopic examination for the detection of Trypanosoma evansi in horses

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES, January 2010, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  77. Prevalence of post parturient haemoglobinuria in buffalo and therapeutic trials with toldimfos sodium and tea leaves in Pakistan

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES, January 2010, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-ULAKBIM) - DIGITAL COMMONS JOURNALS

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  78. Effect on the Ras/Raf signaling pathway of post‐translational modifications of neurofibromin: In silico study of protein modification responsible for regulatory pathways

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, August 2009, Wiley

    Dr Afshan Kaleem, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  79. Phosphoproteome sequence analysis and significance: Mining association patterns around phosphorylation sites utilizing MAPRes

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  80. Heavy Metal Uptake by Euplotes mutabilis and its Possible Use in Bioremediation of Industrial Wastewater

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  81. Evaluation of Consortia of Microorganisms for Efficient Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Industrial Wastewater

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  82. Cloning and expression of Bacillus thuringiensis cry11 crystal protein gene in Escherichia coli

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  83. Developing Protein Structure-Function Relationships in silico

    Article • Current Organic Chemistry, July 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  84. MAPRes: An efficient method to analyze protein sequence around post‐translational modification sites

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, July 2008, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  85. No association of miscarriage and BRCA carrier status in Pakistani breast/ovarian cancer patients with a history of parental consanguinity

    Article • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  86. Heavy metal resistant freshwater ciliate, Euplotes mutabilis, isolated from industrial effluents has potential to decontaminate wastewater of toxic metals

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  87. Phenotypic transcription factors epigenetically mediate cell growth control

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Andre J van Wijnen, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  88. MAPRes: Mining association patterns among preferred amino acid residues in the vicinity of amino acids targeted for post-translational modifications

    Article • PROTEOMICS, May 2008, Wiley

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  89. Epidermal growth factor receptors: function modulation by phosphorylation and glycosylation interplay

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Afshan Kaleem, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  90. Identification and cloning of first cadmium metallothionein like gene from locally isolated ciliate, Paramecium sp.

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Abdul R. Shakoori

  91. Immediate‐early gene regulation by interplay between different post‐translational modifications on human histone H3

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Afshan Kaleem, Professor Abdul R. Shakoori