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  1. Distinct filament morphology and membrane tethering features of the dual FtsZ paralogs in Odinarchaeota

    Article • The EMBO Journal, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  2. Mutational analysis of the F plasmid partitioning protein ParA reveals residues required for oligomerization and plasmid maintenance

    Article • Nucleic Acids Research, June 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  3. Mechanistic Insights into Z-Ring Formation and Stability

    Article • PRX Life, February 2025, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  4. Disruption of salt bridge interactions in the inter‐domain cleft of the tubulin‐like protein FtsZ of Escherichia coli makes cells sensitive to the cell division inhibitor PC190723

    Article • Cytoskeleton, September 2024, Wiley

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  5. Mutational analysis of the F plasmid partitioning protein ParA reveals novel residues required for oligomerisation and plasmid maintenance

    Article • March 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  6. A mechanism of salt bridge–mediated resistance to FtsZ inhibitor PC190723 revealed by a cell-based screen

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, March 2023, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  7. Mechanism for kinetic polarity revealed by FtsZ from a cell wall-less bacteriumSpiroplasma

    Article • October 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  8. A salt bridge-mediated resistance mechanism to FtsZ inhibitor PC190723 revealed by a cell-based screen

    Article • April 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  9. Filament organization of the bacterial actin MreB is dependent on the nucleotide state

    Article • Journal of Cell Biology, April 2022, Rockefeller University Press

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  10. A role for the last C-terminal helix of the F plasmid segregating protein SopA in nucleoid binding and plasmid maintenance

    Article • Plasmid, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  11. Filament dynamics driven by ATP hydrolysis modulates membrane binding of the bacterial actin MreB

    Article • April 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  12. Identification of a Potential Membrane-Targeting Sequence in the C-Terminus of the F Plasmid Segregation Protein SopA

    Article • The Journal of Membrane Biology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  13. Bimetallic gold–silver nanoparticles mediate bacterial killing by disrupting the actin cytoskeleton MreB

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  14. MtFtsX a predicted membrane domain of ABC transporter complex MtFtsEX of Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with the cell division protein MtFtsZ

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, January 2019, Medknow

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  15. Motor Activity Dependent and Independent Functions of Myosin II Contribute to Actomyosin Ring Assembly and Contraction in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    Article • Current Biology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  16. Evidence that a steric clash in the upper 50KDa domain of the motor Myo2p leads to cytokinesis defects in fission yeast

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, January 2017, The Company of Biologists

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  17. Novel actin filaments from Bacillus thuringiensis form nanotubules for plasmid DNA segregation

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  18. NDK Interacts with FtsZ and Converts GDP to GTP to Trigger FtsZ Polymerisation - A Novel Role for NDK

    Article • PLOS One, December 2015, PLOS

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  19. Bacteria spring a surprise

    Article • eLife, June 2014, eLife

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  20. In vitro contraction of cytokinetic ring depends on myosin II but not on actin dynamics

    Article • Nature Cell Biology, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  21. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Excess membrane synthesis drives a primitive mode of cell proliferation.

    Article • March 2013, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  22. Faculty Opinions recommendation of General protein diffusion barriers create compartments within bacterial cells.

    Article • March 2013, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  23. TheNitrosopumilus maritimusCdvB, but Not FtsZ, Assembles into Polymers

    Article • Archaea, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  24. Comparing contractile apparatus‐driven cytokinesis mechanisms across kingdoms

    Article • Cytoskeleton, October 2012, Wiley

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  25. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A phage tubulin assembles dynamic filaments by an atypical mechanism to center viral DNA within the host cell.

    Article • July 2012, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  26. Novel Actin-like Filament Structure from Clostridium tetani

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 2012, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  27. Cylindrical cellular geometry ensures fidelity of division site placement in fission yeast

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, April 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  28. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Shaping fission yeast cells by rerouting actin-based transport on microtubules.

    Article • February 2012, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  29. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A DNA damage checkpoint in Caulobacter crescentus inhibits cell division through a direct interaction with FtsW.

    Article • August 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  30. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Direct membrane binding by bacterial actin MreB.

    Article • August 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  31. Bacillus anthracis tubulin‐related protein Ba‐TubZ assembles force‐generating polymers

    Article • Cytoskeleton, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  32. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Coupled, circumferential motions of the cell wall synthesis machinery and MreB filaments in B. subtilis.

    Article • July 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  33. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Processive movement of MreB-associated cell wall biosynthetic complexes in bacteria.

    Article • July 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  34. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Intercellular nanotubes mediate bacterial communication.

    Article • March 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  35. Faculty Opinions recommendation of YeeV is an Escherichia coli toxin that inhibits cell division by targeting the cytoskeleton proteins, FtsZ and MreB.

    Article • February 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  36. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Myxobacteria gliding motility requires cytoskeleton rotation powered by proton motive force.

    Article • February 2011, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  37. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Spatial organization of the flow of genetic information in bacteria.

    Article • July 2010, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis FtsZ requires at least one arginine residue at the C-terminal end for polymerization in vitro

    Article • Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, December 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  39. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Proper timing of cytokinesis is regulated by Schizosaccharomyces pombe Etd1.

    Article • September 2009, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  40. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Physical mechanisms redirecting cell polarity and cell shape in fission yeast.

    Article • May 2009, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  41. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Establishing new sites of polarization by microtubules.

    Article • May 2009, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  42. Cell Polarization: It's All about Being in Shape

    Article • Current Biology, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  43. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A role for the ESCRT system in cell division in archaea.

    Article • December 2008, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  44. Faculty Opinions recommendation of An inhibitor of FtsZ with potent and selective anti-staphylococcal activity.

    Article • November 2008, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  45. Faculty Opinions recommendation of A unique cell division machinery in the Archaea.

    Article • November 2008, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  46. Faculty of 1000 evaluation for High-throughput, quantitative analyses of genetic interactions in E. coli.

    Article • August 2008, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  47. Faculty Opinions recommendation of eSGA: E. coli synthetic genetic array analysis.

    Article • August 2008, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  48. Faculty Opinions recommendation of Bacterial actin: architecture of the ParMRC plasmid DNA partitioning complex.

    Article • August 2008, F1000Research

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  49. The bacterial cell division protein FtsZ assembles into cytoplasmic rings in fission yeast

    Article • Genes & Development, July 2008, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  50. In vitro polymerization of Mycobacterium leprae FtsZ OR Mycobacterium tuberculosis FtsZ is revived or abolished, respectively, by reciprocal mutation of a single residue

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  51. Analysis of degradation of bacterial cell division protein FtsZ by the ATP-dependent zinc-metalloprotease FtsH in vitro

    Article • Microbiological Research, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  52. Bacterial cell division protein FtsZ is stable against degradation by AAA family protease FtsH in Escherichia coli cells

    Article • Journal of Basic Microbiology, May 2007, Wiley

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  53. GTP/GDP binding stabilizes bacterial cell division protein FtsZ against degradation by FtsH protease in vitro

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  54. Filament Formation of the Escherichia coli Actin-Related Protein, MreB, in Fission Yeast

    Article • Current Biology, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  55. Functional characterization of AAA family FtsH protease ofMycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, June 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  56. The C-terminally truncated MtFtsZ- C169 mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis FtsZ shows GTPase and GTP-induced, GTP-specific polymerization activities in vitro

    Article • Microbiology, December 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  57. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Escherichia coli nucleoside diphosphate kinases lack multifunctional activities to process uracil containing DNA

    Article • DNA Repair, November 2004, Elsevier

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  58. Genomic organization and in vivo characterization of proteolytic activity of FtsH of Mycobacterium smegmatis SN2

    Article • Microbiology, August 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  59. A C-terminal deletion mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis FtsZ shows fast polymerization in vitro

    Article • Microbiology, May 2004, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN

  60. Bacterial cell division protein FtsZ is a specific substrate for the AAA family protease FtsH

    Article • Microbiology, March 2001, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr RAMANUJAM SRINIVASAN