Mukund J. Modak - Publications

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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway Township, New Jersey, United States 
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Molecular Biology

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2018 Shanbhag V, Sachdev S, Flores JA, Modak MJ, Singh K. Family A and B DNA Polymerases in Cancer: Opportunities for Therapeutic Interventions. Biology. 7. PMID 29301327 DOI: 10.3390/Biology7010005  0.479
2010 Sandalli C, Canakci S, Demir İ, Modak MJ, Belduz AO. Comparison of DIG-11-dUTP utilization by Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus TK4, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Escherichia coli DNA polymerases World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology. 26: 459-464. DOI: 10.1007/S11274-009-0189-X  0.523
2009 Sandalli C, Singh K, Modak MJ, Ketkar A, Canakci S, Demir I, Belduz AO. A new DNA polymerase I from Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus TK4: cloning, characterization, and mutational analysis of two aromatic residues. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 84: 105-17. PMID 19365630 DOI: 10.1007/S00253-009-1962-3  0.527
2008 Kukreti P, Singh K, Ketkar A, Modak MJ. Identification of a new motif required for the 3'-5' exonuclease activity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment): the RRRY motif is necessary for the binding of single-stranded DNA substrate and the template strand of the mismatched duplex. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283: 17979-90. PMID 18448432 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M801053200  0.572
2007 Singh K, Srivastava A, Patel SS, Modak MJ. Participation of the fingers subdomain of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I in the strand displacement synthesis of DNA. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282: 10594-604. PMID 17259182 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M611242200  0.526
2007 Kukreti P, Singh K, Modak MJ. Identification of R/KRRY motif in Klenow Fragment of E. coli DNA polymerase I: Its role in coordinating polymerase and exonuclease activity The Faseb Journal. 21. DOI: 10.1096/Fasebj.21.5.A656-E  0.427
2005 Singh K, Modak MJ. Contribution of polar residues of the J-helix in the 3'-5' exonuclease activity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment): Q677 regulates the removal of terminal mismatch. Biochemistry. 44: 8101-10. PMID 15924429 DOI: 10.1021/Bi050140R  0.571
2003 Srivastava A, Singh K, Modak MJ. Phe 771 of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment) is the major site for the interaction with the template overhang and the stabilization of the pre-polymerase ternary complex. Biochemistry. 42: 3645-54. PMID 12667054 DOI: 10.1021/Bi026699Y  0.467
2003 Singh K, Modak MJ. Presence of 18-A long hydrogen bond track in the active site of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment). Its requirement in the stabilization of enzyme-template-primer complex. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278: 11289-302. PMID 12522214 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M211496200  0.48
2002 Shi Q, Singh K, Srivastava A, Kaushik N, Modak MJ. Lysine 152 of MuLV reverse transcriptase is required for the integrity of the active site. Biochemistry. 41: 14831-42. PMID 12475231 DOI: 10.1021/Bi0258389  0.452
2002 Gangurde R, Modak MJ. Participation of active-site carboxylates of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment) in the formation of a prepolymerase ternary complex. Biochemistry. 41: 14552-9. PMID 12463755 DOI: 10.1021/Bi0264216  0.478
2002 Arrigo CJ, Singh K, Modak MJ. DNA polymerase I of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: functional role of a conserved aspartate in the hinge joining the M and N helices. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277: 1653-61. PMID 11677239 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M108536200  0.439
2000 Singh K, Kaushik N, Jin J, Madhusudanan M, Modak MJ. Role of Q190 of MuLV RT in ddNTP resistance and fidelity of DNA synthesis: a molecular model of interactions with substrates Protein Engineering. 13: 635-643. PMID 11054458 DOI: 10.1093/Protein/13.9.635  0.472
2000 Kaushik N, Chowdhury K, Pandey VN, Modak MJ. Valine of the YVDD Motif of Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase: Role in the Fidelity of DNA Synthesis † Biochemistry. 39: 5155-5165. PMID 10819983 DOI: 10.1021/Bi992223B  0.548
2000 Tuske S, Singh K, Kaushik N, Modak MJ. The J-helix of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase I (Klenow Fragment) Regulates Polymerase and 3′– 5′-Exonuclease Functions Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275: 23759-23768. PMID 10818095 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M001804200  0.509
2000 Gangurde R, Kaushik N, Singh K, Modak MJ. A carboxylate triad is essential for the polymerase activity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (Klenow fragment). Presence of two functional triads at the catalytic center. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275: 19685-19692. PMID 10779513 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.M002307200  0.484
1999 Jin J, Kaushik N, Singh K, Modak MJ. Analysis of the Role of Glutamine 190 in the Catalytic Mechanism of Murine Leukemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274: 20861-20868. PMID 10409628 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.274.30.20861  0.468
1999 Kaushik N, Singh K, Alluru I, Modak MJ. Tyrosine 222, a member of the YXDD motif of MuLV RT, is catalytically essential and is a major component of the fidelity center. Biochemistry. 38: 2617-2627. PMID 10052931 DOI: 10.1021/Bi9824285  0.485
1998 Singh K, Modak MJ. A unified DNA- and dNTP-binding mode for DNA polymerases Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 23: 277-281. PMID 9757823 DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(98)01250-X  0.487
1998 Misra HS, Pandey PK, Modak MJ, Vinayak R, Pandey VN. Polyamide Nucleic Acid−DNA Chimera Lacking the Phosphate Backbone Are Novel Primers for Polymerase Reaction Catalyzed by DNA Polymerases† Biochemistry. 37: 1917-1925. PMID 9485318 DOI: 10.1021/Bi971524N  0.578
1998 Lee R, Kaushik N, Modak MJ, Vinayak R, Pandey VN. Polyamide Nucleic Acid Targeted to the Primer Binding Site of the HIV-1 RNA Genome Blocks in Vitro HIV-1 Reverse Transcription† Biochemistry. 37: 900-910. PMID 9454580 DOI: 10.1021/Bi972197M  0.413
1998 Yadav PNS, Das K, Ding J, Arnold E, Yadav JS, Modak MJ. Structure-based design of inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase: a potential class of bidentate nonnucleoside inhibitors Journal of Molecular Structure-Theochem. 423: 101-111. DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(96)04996-2  0.338
1997 Kaushik N, Harris D, Rege N, Modak MJ, Yadav PNS, Pandey VN. Role of glutamine-151 of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 reverse transcriptase in RNA-directed DNA synthesis. Biochemistry. 36: 14430-14438. PMID 9398161 DOI: 10.1021/Bi970645K  0.511
1996 Chowdhury K, Kaushik N, Pandey VN, Modak MJ. Elucidation of the Role of Arg 110 of Murine Leukemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase in the Catalytic Mechanism: Biochemical Characterization of Its Mutant Enzymes† Biochemistry. 35: 16610-16620. PMID 8987996 DOI: 10.1021/Bi961462L  0.508
1996 Sarafianos SG, Kortz U, Pope MT, Modak MJ. Mechanism of polyoxometalate-mediated inactivation of DNA polymerases: an analysis with HIV-1 reverse transcriptase indicates specificity for the DNA-binding cleft. The Biochemical Journal. 619-26. PMID 8912703 DOI: 10.1042/Bj3190619  0.487
1996 Kaushik N, Rege N, Yadav PNS, Sarafianos SG, Modak MJ, Pandey VN. Biochemical analysis of catalytically crucial aspartate mutants of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase. Biochemistry. 35: 11536-11546. PMID 8794733 DOI: 10.1021/Bi960364X  0.436
1996 Kaushik N, Pandey VN, Modak MJ. Significance of the O-Helix Residues of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase I in DNA Synthesis: Dynamics of the dNTP Binding Pocket† Biochemistry. 35: 7256-7266. PMID 8679555 DOI: 10.1021/Bi960537I  0.502
1996 Pandey VN, Kaushik N, Rege N, Sarafianos SG, Yadav PNS, Modak MJ. Role Of Methionine 184 Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Reverse Transcriptase In The Polymerase Function And Fidelity Of Dna Synthesis Biochemistry. 35: 2168-2179. PMID 8652558 DOI: 10.1021/Bi9516642  0.546
1995 Sarafianos SG, Pandey VN, Kaushik N, Modak MJ. Site-directed Mutagenesis of Arginine 72 of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase CATALYTIC ROLE AND INHIBITOR SENSITIVITY Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270: 19729-19735. PMID 7544345 DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.270.34.19729  0.385
1995 Sarafianos SG, Pandey VN, Kaushik N, Modak MJ. Glutamine 151 participates in the substrate dNTP binding function of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Biochemistry. 34: 7207-7216. PMID 7539293 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00021A036  0.517
1995 Pandey VN, Kaushik N, Modak MJ. Photoaffinity labeling of DNA template-primer binding site in Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I. Identification of involved amino acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269: 21828-21834. DOI: 10.1074/Jbc.270.6.2879  0.497
1994 Desai SD, Pandey VN, Modak MJ. Properties of tyrosine 766-->serine mutant of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I: template-specific effects. Biochemistry. 33: 11868-11874. PMID 7918405 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00205A024  0.553
1993 Pandey VN, Kaushik N, Sanzgiri RP, Patil MS, Modak MJ, Barik S. Site directed mutagenesis of DNA polymerase I (Klenow) from Escherichia coli. The significance of Arg682 in catalysis. European Journal of Biochemistry / Febs. 214: 59-65. PMID 8508807 DOI: 10.1111/J.1432-1033.1993.Tb17896.X  0.551
1993 Basu S, Basu A, Modak MJ. Sulphydryl groups in the template-primer-binding domain of murine leukaemia virus reverse transcriptase. Identification and functional analysis of cysteine-90. Biochemical Journal. 296: 577-583. PMID 7506526 DOI: 10.1042/Bj2960577  0.511
1992 Yadav PNS, Yadav JS, Modak MJ. A molecular model of the complete three-dimensional structure of the Klenow fragment of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase. I: Binding of the dNTP substrate and template-primer Biochemistry. 31: 2879-2886. PMID 1550814 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00126A006  0.489
1992 Yadav PNS, Yadav JS, Modak MJ. Binding of DNA to large fragment of DNA polymerase. I : Identification of strong and weak electrostatic forces and their biological implications Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics. 10: 311-316. PMID 1466811 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.1992.10508649  0.518
1992 Basu A, Basu S, Modak MJ. Structure-activity analyses of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 183: 1131-1138. PMID 1373608 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(05)80308-0  0.371
1992 Basu A, Ahluwalia KK, Basu S, Modak MJ. Identification of the primer binding domain in human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase Biochemistry. 31: 616-623. PMID 1370632 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00117A045  0.411
1991 Pandey VN, Dave VP, Amrute SB, Rosenbach K, Modak MJ. Thymic nuclear matrix associated activity is not V(D)J recombinase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 181: 95-9. PMID 1958223 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(05)81386-5  0.309
1991 Reddy G, Nanduri VB, Basu A, Modak MJ. Ferrate oxidation of murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase: identification of the template-primer binding domain. Biochemistry. 30: 8195-201. PMID 1714300 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00247A015  0.41
1991 Tirumalai RS, Modak MJ. Photoaffinity labeling of the primer binding domain in murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase. Biochemistry. 30: 6436-6443. PMID 1711370 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00240A014  0.398
1990 Pandey VN, Dave VP, Patil MS, Pradhan DS, Amrute SB, Modak MJ. Terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase containing megadalton complex from young rat thymus nuclei: identification and characterization. Biochemistry. 29: 4037-41. PMID 2361129 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00469A002  0.378
1990 Nanduri VB, Modak MJ. Lysine-329 of murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase: possible involvement in the template-primer binding function. Biochemistry. 29: 5258-64. PMID 1696496 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00474A006  0.495
1989 Basu A, Kedar P, Wilson SH, Modak MJ. Active-site modification of mammalian DNA polymerase β with pyridoxal 5′-phosphate: Mechanism of inhibition and identification of lysine 71 in the deoxynucleoside triphosphate binding pocket Biochemistry. 28: 6305-6309. PMID 2506925 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00441A023  0.539
1988 Mohan PM, Basu A, Basu S, Abraham KI, Modak MJ. DNA binding domain of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I: identification of arginine-841 as an essential residue. Biochemistry. 27: 226-233. PMID 3280017 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00401A034  0.489
1988 Basu S, Basu A, Modak MJ. Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate mediated inactivation of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I: identification of lysine-635 as an essential residue for the processive mode of DNA synthesis. Biochemistry. 27: 6710-6716. PMID 3143402 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00418A011  0.547
1988 Pandey VN, Modak MJ. Purification of nucleotide-linked peptide Journal of Chromatography A. 444: 133-139. PMID 3060474 DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9673(01)94016-6  0.353
1987 Pandey VN, Amrute SB, Satav JG, Modak MJ. Inhibition of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase by adenine dinucleotides. Unique inhibitory action of Ap5A. Febs Letters. 213: 204-8. PMID 3556577 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)81492-8  0.394
1987 Pandey V, Modak MJ. Purification of high molecular mass species of calf thymus terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase Preparative Biochemistry. 17: 359-377. PMID 3438251 DOI: 10.1080/00327488708062502  0.357
1987 Pandey VN, Williams KR, Stone KL, Modak MJ. Photoaffinity labeling of the thymidine triphosphate binding domain in Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I: Identification of histidine-881 as the site of cross-linking Biochemistry. 26: 7744-7748. PMID 3322406 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00398A031  0.44
1987 Basu A, Modak MJ. Identification and amino acid sequence of the deoxynucleoside triphosphate binding site in Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I Biochemistry. 26: 1704-1709. PMID 3297133 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00380A032  0.521
1987 Pandey V, Modak MJ. Biochemistry of terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase (TdT): Characterization and mechanism of inhibition of TdT by P1,P5-bis(5′-adenosyl) pentaphosphate Biochemistry. 26: 2033-2038. PMID 2439117 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00381A036  0.472
1984 Abraham KI, Modak MJ. Affinity Labeling of Escherichia coli DNA Polymerase I with Thymidine 5′-Triphosphate and 8-Azidoadenosine 5′-Triphosphate: Conditions for Optimum Labeling, Specificity, and Identification of the Labeling Site Biochemistry. 23: 1176-1182. DOI: 10.1021/Bi00301A023  0.401
1983 Ikehara S, Good RA, Modak MJ, Pahwa RN. Adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP)-mediated stimulation and suppression of DNA synthesis in lymphoid cells. II. Suppressive effect of ATP on murine T-cell functions International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 5: 567-573. PMID 6363311 DOI: 10.1016/0192-0561(83)90050-4  0.304
1983 Basu M, Hegde MV, Modak MJ. Synthesis of compositionally unique DNA by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 111: 1105-1112. PMID 6301484 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(83)91413-4  0.494
1983 Srivastava SK, Abraham KI, Modak MJ. The mechanism of inhibition of avian myeloblastosis virus reverse transcriptase by a dialdehyde derivative of ATP Inactivation of essential sulfhydryl group function Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 745: 194-201. PMID 6189518 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(83)90049-3  0.496
1982 Modak MJ, Rao K, Marcus SL. The mechanism of inorganic phosphate-mediated inhibition of calf thymus DNA polymerase beta and Rauscher leukemia virus dna polymerase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 107: 811-9. PMID 7138520 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(82)90595-2  0.466
1982 Srivastava SK, Modak MJ. Rose Bengal mediated inhibition of DNA polymerases: mechanism of inhibition of avian myeloblastosis virus reverse transcriptase under nonoxidative conditions Biochemistry. 21: 2283-2288. PMID 6190509 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00278A035  0.49
1981 Modak MJ, Dumaswala UJ. Divalent cation-dependent pyridoxal 5′-phosphate inhibition of Rauscher leukemia virus DNA polymerase. Characterization and mechanism of action Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 654: 227-235. PMID 7284379 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2787(81)90176-3  0.543
1981 Srivastava SK, Gillerman E, Modak MJ. The artifactual nature of fluoride inhibition of reverse transcriptase and associated ribonuclease H Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 101: 183-188. PMID 6169342 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(81)80028-9  0.426
1980 Srivastava A, Modak MJ. Biochemistry of terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase: identification, characterization, requirements, and active-site involvement in the catalysis of associated pyrophosphate exchange and pyrophosphorolytic activity. Biochemistry. 19: 3270-3275. PMID 6250559 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00555A026  0.377
1980 Modak MJ, Srivastava A, Gillerman E. Observations on the phosphonoformic acid inhibition of RNA dependent DNA polymerases. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 96: 931-938. PMID 6158948 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(80)91444-8  0.568
1979 Modak MJ. Biochemistry of terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase. Mechanism of manganese-dependent inhibition by deoxyadenosine 5'-triphosphate and biological implications Biochemistry. 18: 2679-2684. PMID 444488 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00579A039  0.303
1979 Srivastava A, Modak MJ. Reverse transcriptase-associated RNase H. Part IV. Pyrophosphate does not inhibit RNase H activity of AMV DNA polymerase. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 91: 892-899. PMID 93479 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(79)91963-6  0.489
1978 Modak MJ. Biochemistry of terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase: mechanism of inhibition by adenosine 5'-triphosphate Biochemistry. 17: 3116-3120. PMID 698189 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00608A027  0.436
1978 Modak MJ, Bhatt H, Seidner S, Hahn EC, Gupta S, Good RA. DNA polymerases of human tonsil and chicken bursa: Absence of a distinct B cell specific terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 83: 266-273. PMID 308805 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(78)90426-6  0.372
1978 Marcus SL, Smith SW, Modak MJ. Reverse transcriptase-associated RNase H activity. II. Inhibition by natural and synthetic RNA. Journal of Virology. 27: 576-81. PMID 81313 DOI: 10.1128/Jvi.27.3.576-581.1978  0.456
1978 Marcus SL, Sarkar NH, Modak MJ. Template-specific requirements for DNA synthesis by the Mason-Pfizer monkey virus DNA polymerase: unique aspects. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. 519: 317-30. PMID 78724 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2787(78)90085-0  0.455
1977 Bhalla RB, Schwartz MK, Modak MJ. Selective inhibition of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) by adenosine ribonucleoside triphosphate (ATP) and its application in the detection of TdT in human leukemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 76: 1056-1061. PMID 268958 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(77)90963-9  0.366
1977 Hadidi A, Diener TO, Modak M. Synthesis of DNA transcripts of potato spindle tuber viroid Febs Letters. 75: 123-127. PMID 67055 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(77)80067-7  0.483
1976 Marcus SL, Smith SW, Jarowski CI, Modak MJ. Terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase activity in acute undifferentiated leukemia. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 70: 37-44. PMID 1275943 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291X(76)91105-0  0.406
1976 Bhalla RB, Geraci D, Modak MJ, Prensky W, Marcus SL. Preparation of (125I)-dCTP and its use as a substrate for RNA- and DNA-directed DNA synthesis. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 72: 513-21. PMID 62576 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(76)80071-X  0.512
1976 Marcus SL, Modak MJ. Observations on template-specific conditions for DNA synthesis by avian myeloblastosis virus DNA polymerase. Nucleic Acids Research. 3: 1473-86. PMID 60740 DOI: 10.1093/Nar/3.6.1473  0.506
1976 Modak MJ. Observations on the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate inhibition of DNA polymerases. Biochemistry. 15: 3620-3626. PMID 60130 DOI: 10.1021/Bi00661A033  0.506
1976 Marcus SL, Sarkar NH, Modak MJ. Purification and properties of murine mammary tumor virus DNA polymerase. Virology. 71: 242-54. PMID 58470 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(76)90109-4  0.538
1974 Marcus SL, Modak MJ, Cavalieri LF. Purification of avian myeloblastosis virus DNA polymerase by affinity chromatography on polycytidylate-agarose. Journal of Virology. 14: 853-9. PMID 4138457 DOI: 10.1128/Jvi.14.4.853-859.1974  0.523
1974 Cavalieri LF, Modak MJ, Marcus SL. Evidence for allosterism in in vitro DNA synthesis on RNA templates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 71: 858-62. PMID 4132534 DOI: 10.1073/Pnas.71.3.858  0.531
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