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Publications

Scientific Publications

Yang X R, Devi B, Sung H, Guida J, Rogan PK, Mucaki EJ, Xiao Y, Best A, Garland L, Xie Y, Hu N, Rodriguez-Herrera M, Wang C, Jones K, Luo W, Hicks B, Rosenberg P, Moitra K, Tang TS, Dean M (2017). Prevalence and spectrum of germline rare variants in and among breast cancer cases in Sarawak, Malaysia. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 1-11.DOI 10.1007/s10549-017-4356-8

 

Moitra K, Garcia S**, Etoundi C**, Jaldin M**, Cooper D**, Roland A**, Dixon P**, Reyes S**, Turan S, Terry S and Dean M (2017). ABCC6 and Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: The Face of a Rare Disease from Genetics to Advocacy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(7), 1488.

 

Moitra K (2015) Overcoming Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Stem Cells. BioMed Research International, volume 2015, Article ID 635745, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/635745.

 

Moitra K, Im K, Limpert K**, Borsa A**, Sawitzke J, Robey R, Yuhki N, Da Wei Huang, Richard A Lempicki Savan R, Bates S, and Dean M (2012) Differential gene and microRNA expression between etoposide resistant and etoposide sensitive MCF7 breast cancer cell lines. PLoS ONE, 7, (9) e45268.

 

Mandal D, Moitra K , Ghosh D, Xia D and Dey S (2012). Evidence for modulatory sites at the lipid-protein interface of the human multidrug transporter P-glycoprotein. Biochemistry, 51(13): 2852-66

 

Silverton L, Dean M and Moitra K (2011). Variation and Evolution of the ABC Transporter Genes and: Implication for Pharmacogenetics and Disease.

Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions.

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Moitra K, Silverton L**, Limpert K**, Im K and  Dean M (2011). Moving out: From sterol transport to drug resistance – the ABCG subfamily of efflux pumps. Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions, 26(3):105-111.

 

Moitra K, Lou H and Dean M. Multidrug Efflux Pumps and Cancer Stem Cells: Insights into Multidrug Resistance and Therapeutic Development. (2011). Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 89(4): 491-502.

 

Moitra K, Scally M, McGee K, Lancaster G**, Gold B and Dean M. (2011). Molecular evolutionary analysis of ABCB5: The ancestral gene is a full transporter with potentially deleterious single nucleotide polymorphisms. PLoS ONE 6(1): e16318.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016318.

 

Moitra K and Dean M. (2011) Evolution of ABC transporters by gene duplication and their role in human disease. Biological Chemistry, 392 (1-2): 29-37.

 

Fukuda Y, Aguilar-Bryan L,Vaxillaire M, Dechaume A, Wang Y, Dean M, Moitra K, Bryan J and Schuez JD. (2011) Conserved intramolecular disulphide bond is critical to the trafficking and fate of ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters ABCB6 and sulphonyl urea receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(10): 8481-92.

 

Moitra K, # Maki N, Ghosh P, Dey S. (2006).  Allosteric modulation bypasses the requirement for ATP hydrolysis in regenerating low affinity transition state conformation of human P- glycoprotein. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 281(16):10769-77. #Co first author.

 

Ghosh P, Moitra K , Maki N, Dey S. (2006).  Allosteric modulation of the human P-glycoprotein involves conformational changes mimicking catalytic transition intermediates. Arch Biochem Biophys,1: 450(1):100-12.

 

Maki N, Moitra K, Silver C**, Ghosh P, Chattopadhyay A, Dey S. (2006). Modulator- induced interference in functional cross talk between the substrate and the ATP sites of human P-glycoprotein. Biochemistry, 28:45(8):2739-51.

 

Moitra PK, Moitra K and Ghosal SK, (2001). Developmental toxicity of n-methyl- nitrosourea in chick embryos. Environment and Ecology, 19 (2): 334-339.

 

Moitra K, Moitra PK and Ghosal SK, (2000). Teratology: A concise overview. Trans Zool Soc East India, 4(1):35-38.

 

Paul K*, Moitra PK, Mukherjee I, Maity C and Ghosal SK, (1999). Teratogenicity ofarecoline hydrobromide ondeveloping chickembryos: A preliminary report. Bull. Environ. Contam Tox, 62:356-362.

 

Moitra PK, Paul K*, Maity C and Ghosal SK, (1997). Teratogenic effect of uranyl acetate on chick embryos. Ind J of Physiol And Allied Sci, 51:65-71.

 

*Paul K, Moitra PK and Ghosal SK , (1997). Developmental toxicity of crude  areca nut extract on chick embryos. Trans Zool Soc India, 1(1):14-17.

 

*Paul K *, Moitra PK, Maity C and Ghosal SK, (1996). Teratogenicity of crude areca nut extract in chick embryos. Ind J of Physiol And Allied Sci, 50:182- 187.

 

**Denotes student as coauthor, *Paul name changed to Moitra

            General Magazine and Online Articles

 

Moitra K. Lets Go Hunting (2015). Momentum Magazine. A newsletter for the Clare Boothe Luce Program. Volume 2, (1), 4-5.http://www.hluce.org/files/documents/Momentum3.pdf

 

Moitra K. The Gatekeepers (2012) The Human Genre project. Chromosome 7. http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/humangenreproject/page.php?id=101

 

TEXTBOOKS

 

Moitra K. ABC Transporters in Human Disease. Colloquium Series on The Genetic Basis of Human Disease. Apr 2012, Vol. 1, No. 1, Pages 1-84. Morgan-Claypool Publications.

DOI: 10.4199/C00055ED1V01Y201204GBD001.

 

Moitra K. A Journey Through Genetics Part 1. Colloquium Series on The Genetic Basis of Human Disease. Dec 2013, Vol. 1, No. 5, Pages 1- 89. Morgan-Claypool Publications. DOI: 10.4199/C00098ED1V01Y201310GBD005.

 

Moitra K. A Journey Through Genetics Part 2. Colloquium Series on The Genetic Basis of Human Disease. Morgan-Claypool Publications. Vol. 1, No. 6, November 2014, Pages 1-71, Morgan-Claypool Publications. DOI: 10.4199/C00114ED1V02Y201407GBD006.

 

Dean M, Moitra K. Cancer: Blueprint of a Tumor. In Colloquium Series on The Genetic Basis of Human Disease 2018 Dec 3 (Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. i-76). Morgan & Claypool Life Sciences.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

 

Moitra K. (2017) Unplugging the Classroom. Teaching with Technologies to Promote Students' Lifelong Learning. Chapter 12.  STEM to Social Awareness: Connecting the Dots through Audio Storytelling with Podcasts. Edited by S. Pixy Ferris and Hilary A. Wilder. ISBN: 978-0-08-102035-7. Elsevier, Chandos publishing, pages 159-167, ISBN 9780081020357.

 

Dean M and Moitra K. Biology of Neoplasia. Chapter 2 (2017). 4th Edition of the Schottenfeld & Fraumeni text on Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. Oxford University Press.

 

EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

 

Moitra, K. (2017). Releasing the “GENI”: Integrating authentic microbial genomics research into the classroom through GENI-ACT. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 364 (21).

 

Moitra K. (2016) Looking Through the Lens: Adapting and Modifying ‘Photovoice’ Projects for Active Learning and Engagement in Biology. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education (JMBE), 17 (3), 475-476.

 

Moitra K. (2014). Storytelling as an active learning tool to engage students in a genetics classroom. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, (JMBE), 15 (2), 332-334.

 

Moitra K. Resurrection: Reviving a Deadly Flu Virus. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS website). August, 2016.

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=856&id=856

 

Moitra K. The Interview: Hemoglobin vs. Myoglobin. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. May 2015. NCCSTS website.

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=775&id=775

 

Moitra K. (2015). Podcasting 101: Reinforcing Core Concepts Using One Minute Podcasts. Conference paper, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning, Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning. Bethesda MD, 2015. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3807.7606.

 

Moitra K. The Mona Lisa Molecule: Mysteries of DNA Unraveled. National Center for

Case Study Teaching in Science. December 2014. NCCSTS website.

http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=758&id=758

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