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• Root-priming with the extract of endophytic Penicillium sp. PM031 at a non-toxic concentration evokes resistance in its wilt-susceptible host tomato against Ralstonia solanacearum Dey P., Kumar S. , Bhadoria P. , Maiti M. K. By J Plant Pathol - (2023)
• Fruity-scented antifungal volatiles from endophytic Geotrichum candidum PF005: Broad-spectrum bioactivity against stored grain pathogens, mode of action and suitable formulation for mycofumigation Mitra M., Venkatesh P. , Ghissing U. , Biswas A. , Mitra A. , Mandal M. , Mishra H. N., Maiti M. K. By Biological Control 177 - (2023)
• Genome-wide in silico analysis indicates the involvement of OsSWEET transporters in abiotic and heavy metal (loid) stress responses in rice Roy S., Sen A., Das B., Das N., Maiti M.K., Bhattacharya S. By Biologia - (2022)
• Lipid-rich endo-metabolites from a vertically transmitted fungal endophyte Penicillium sp. PM031 attenuate virulence factors of phytopathogenic Ralstonia solanacearum Dey P., Barman M. , Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By Microbiological Research 261 - (2022)
• Characterization of an alcohol acetyltransferase GcAAT responsible for the production of antifungal volatile esters in endophytic Geotrichum candidum PF005 Mitra M., Singh R. , Ghissing U. , Das A. K., Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By Microbiological Research 260 - (2022)
• Recent advances in lipid metabolic engineering of oleaginous yeasts Chattopadhyay A., Mitra M. , Maiti M. K. By Biotechnology Advances - (2021)
• Differential effect of elevated carbon dioxide on sucrose transport and accumulation in developing grains of three rice cultivars Jena U.R., Bhattacharya S., Swain D.K., Maiti M.K. By Plant Gene 28 - (2021)
• TypiCal but DeliCate Ca++re: Dissecting the Essence of Calcium Signaling Network as a Robust Response Coordinator of Versatile Abiotic and Biotic Stimuli in Plants Patra N., Hariharan S. , Gain H. , Maiti M. K., Das A. , Banerjee J. By Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 7522- (2021)
• Metagenomics of two gnotobiotically grown aromatic rice cultivars reveals genotype-dependent and tissue-specific colonization of endophytic bacterial communities attributing multiple plant growth promoting traits Krishnamoorthy A., Gupta A. , Sar P. , Maiti M. K. By World J Microbiol Biotechnol 37 - (2021)
• Yeasts of the Blastobotrys genus are promising platform for lipid-based fuels and oleochemicals production Sanya D.R.A., Onésime D., Passoth V., Maiti M.K., Chattopadhyay A., Khot M.B. By Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 105 4879-4897 (2021)
• Engineering an oleaginous yeast Candida tropicalis SY005 for enhanced lipid production Chattopadhyay A., Gupta A. , Maiti M. K. By Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol 104 8399-8411 (2020)
• Intense floral scent emission in Polianthes tuberosa L. (tuberose) variants sprouted from irradiated tubers Kutty N. N., Ghissing U. , Kumar M. , Maiti M. K., Mitra A. By Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 39 112-121 (2020)
• Characterization of endo-metabolome exhibiting antimicrobial and antioxidant activities from endophytic fungus Cercospora sp. PM018 Mookherjee A., Mitra M. , Kutty N. N., Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By South African Journal of Botany 134 264-272 (2020)
• Characterization of two sugar transporters responsible for efficient xylose uptake in anoleaginous yeast Candida tropicalis SY005 Chattopadhyay A., Singh R. , Das A. K., Maiti M. K. By Arch Biochem Biophys 695 - (2020)
• Identification and functional characterization of a lipid droplet protein CtLDP1 from an oleaginous yeast Candida tropicalis SY005 Chattopadhyay A., Singh R. , Mitra M. , Das A. K., Maiti M. K. By Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Mol. Cell Biol. Lipids 1865 - (2020)
• Impact of seed-transmitted endophytic bacteria on intra- and inter-cultivar plant growth promotion modulated by certain sets of metabolites in rice crop Krishnamoorthy A., Agarwal T. , Kotamreddy J. N., Bhattacharya R. , Mitra A. , Maiti T. K., Maiti M. K. By Microbiological Research 126582- (2020)
• Efficient xylose utilization leads to highest lipid productivity in Candida tropicalis SY005 among six yeast strains grown in mixed sugar medium Chattopadhyay A., Maiti M. K. By Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 104 3133-3144 (2020)
• Fungal Systematics and Evolution: FUSE 5 Song J., Liang J.-F., Mehrabi-Koushki M., Krisai-Greilhuber I., Ali B., Bhatt V.K., Cerna-Mendoza A., Chen B., Chen Z.-X., Chu H.-L., Corazon-Guivin M.A., Silva G.A.D., Kesel A.D., Dima B., Dovana F., Farokhinejad H., Ferisin G., Guerrero-Abad J.C., Guo T., Han L.-H., Ilyas S., Justo A., Khalid A.N., Khodadadi-Pourarpanahi S., Li T.-H., Liu C., Lorenzini M., Lu J.-K., Mumtaz A.S., Oehl F., Pan X.-Y., Papp V., Qian W., Razaq A., Semwal K.C., Tang L.-Z., Tian X.-L., Vallejos-Tapullima A., Merwe N.A.V.D., Wang S.-K., Wang C.-Q., Yang R.-H., Yu F., Zapparoli G., Zhang M., Antonin V., Aptroot A., Asian A., Banerjee A., Chatterjee S., Dirks A.C., Ebrahimi L., Fotouhifar K.-B., Ghosta Y., Kalinina L.B., Karahan D., Liu J., Maiti M.K., Mookherjee A., Nath P.S., Panja B., Saha J., Evfkova H., Voglmayr H., Kenan Y., Haelewaters D. By Sydowia 71 141-245 (2020)
• Decrypting the oscillating nature of the 4 -phosphopantetheine arm in acyl carrier protein AcpM of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biswas R., Singh B. K., Dutta D. , Das P. K., Maiti M. K., Basak A. , Das A. K. By FEBS Lett. 593 622-633 (2019)
• N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine Production by a Chitinase of Marine Fungal Origin: a Case Study of Potential Industrial Significance for Valorization of Waste Chitins. Das S., Dey P. , Roy D. , Maiti M. K., Sen R. By Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 187 407-423 (2019)
• Taxonomy and physiology of Pseudoxanthomonas arseniciresistens sp. nov., an arsenate and nitrate-reducing novel gammaproteobacterium from arsenic contaminated groundwater, India Mohapatra B., Sar P. , Kazy S. K., Maiti M. K., Satyanarayana T. By PloS One 13 1-18 (2018)
• Effect of elevated [CO2] on yield, intra plant nutrient dynamics, and grain quality of rice cultivars in Eastern India Jena U. R., Swain D. K., Hazra K. K., Maiti M. K. By J. Sci. Food Agric. 98 5841-5852 (2018)
• Quorum sensing inhibitors: can endophytes be prospective sources? Mookherjee A., Singh S. , Maiti M. K. By Arch Microbiol. 200 355-369 (2018)
• Quorum sensing inhibitory activity of the metabolome from endophytic Kwoniella sp. PY016: Characterization and hybrid model-based optimization. Mookherjee A., Dineshkumar R. , Kutty N. N., Agarwal T. , Sen R. , Mitra A. , Maiti T. K., Maiti M. K. By Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 102 7389-7406 (2018)
• Expression of rice MATE family transporter OsMATE2 modulates arsenic accumulation in tobacco and rice. Das N., Bhattacharya S. , Bhattacharyya S. , Maiti M. K. By Plant Mol. Biol. 98 101-120 (2018)
• Characterization and synergistic effect of antifungal volatile organic compounds emitted by the Geotrichum candidum PF005, an endophytic fungus from the eggplant. Mookherjee A., Bera P. , Mitra A. , Maiti M. K. By Microb Ecol. 75 647-661 (2018)
• Rice matrix metalloproteinase OsMMP1 plays pleiotropic roles in plant development and symplastic-apoplastic transport by modulating cellulose and callose depositions. Das P. K., Biswas R. , Anjum N. , Das A. K., Maiti M. K. By Scientific Reports 8 1-16 (2018)
• Enrichment and characterization of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from petroleum refinery waste as potent bioaugmentation agent for in situ bioremediation Sarkar P., Roy A. , Pal S. , Mohapatra B. , Kazy S. K., Maiti M. K., Sar P. By Bioresource Technology 242 15-27 (2017)
• Development of an efficient micropropagation-based Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation protocol in commercial cultivar of jute (Corchorus capsularis L.). Mondal R., Meena K. , Karmakar P. G., Maiti M. K., Dey S. , Mandal A. B. By Vegetos 30 12-21 (2017)
• Identification of alternatively spliced transcripts of rice phytochelatin synthase 2 gene OsPCS2 involved in mitigation of cadmium and arsenic stresses Das N., Bhattacharya S. , Bhattacharyya S. , Maiti M. K. By Plant Mol. Biol. 94 167-183 (2017)
• Physiological role of rice germin-like protein 1 (OsGLP1) at early stages of growth and development in indica rice cultivar under salt stress condition. Banerjee J., Gantait S. , Maiti M. K. By Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult. 131 127-137 (2017)
• An arsenate reducing and alkane metabolizing novel bacterium, Rhizobium arsenicireducens sp. nov., isolated from arsenic?rich groundwater Mohapatra B., Sarkar A. , Joshi S. , Chatterjee A. , Kazy S. K., Maiti M. K., Satyanarayana T. , Sar P. By Archives of Microbiology 199 191-201 (2017)
• Enhanced cadmium accumulation and tolerance in transgenic tobacco overexpressing rice metal tolerance protein gene OsMTP1 is promising for phytoremediation Das N., Bhattacharya S. , Maiti M. K. By Plant Physiol. Biochem. 105 297-309 (2016)
• Enhanced gene expression rather than natural polymorphism in coding sequence of the OsbZIP23 determines drought tolerance and yield improvement in rice genotypes. Dey A., Samanta M. K., Gayen S. , Sen S. K., Maiti M. K. By PLoS ONE 11 (3): e0150763 1-26 (2016)
• Cumulative effect of heterologous AtWRI1 gene expression and endogenous BjAGPase gene silencing increases seed lipid content in Indian mustard Brassica juncea Bhattacharya S., Das N. , Maiti M. K. By Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 107 204-213 (2016)
• The sucrose non-fermenting 1-related kinase 2 gene SAPK9 improves drought tolerance and grain yield in rice by modulating cellular osmotic potential, stomatal closure and stress-responsive gene expression Dey A., Samanta M. K., Gayen S. , Maiti M. K. By BMC Plant Biology 16 158-177 (2016)
• Nano-pesticide formulation based on fluorescent organic photoresponsive nanoparticles: for controlled release of 2,4-D and real time monitoring of morphological changes induced by 2,4-D in plant systems Pradeep N. D., Atta . , Bera M. , Chattopadhyay T. , Paul A. , Ikbal M. , Maiti M. K. By RSC Adv. 5 86990-86996 (2015)
• Increasing the stearate content in seed oil of Brassica juncea by heterologous expression of MlFatB affects lipid content and germination frequency of transgenic seeds Bhattacharya S, Sinha S, Das N, Maiti MK* By Plant Physiol. Biochem. 96 345-355 (2015)
• Heterologous expression of Brassica juncea microsomal ω-3 desaturase gene (BjFad3) improves the nutritionally desirable ω -6: ω -3 fatty acid ratio in rice bran oil Bhattacharya S, Chattopadhyaya B, Koduru L, Das N, Maiti MK* By Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult. 119 117-129 (2014)
• Molecular characterization of a novel isolate of Candida tropicalis for enhanced lipid production Dey P., Maiti M. K. By J. Appl. Microbiol. 114 1357-1368 (2013)
• Production of nutritionally desirable fatty acids in seed oil of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) by metabolic engineering Bhattacharya S, Sinha S, Dey P, Das N, Maiti MK* By Phytochem Rev 11 197-209 (2012)
• A structurally novel hemopexin fold protein of rice plays role in chlorophyll degradation Chattopadhyay T, Bhattacharyya S, Das AK, Maiti MK* By Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 420 862-868 (2012)
• Development of a transgenic hairy root system in jute (Corchorus capsularis L.) with gusA reporter gene through Agrobacterium rhizogenes mediated co-transformation Chattopadhyay T, Roy S, Mitra A, Maiti MK* By Plant Cell Rep. 30 485-493 (2011)
• Comparative lipid profiling of two endophytic fungal isolates- Colletotrichum sp. and Alternaria sp. having potential utilities as biodiesel feedstock Dey P., Banerjee J. , Maiti M. K. By Bioresour. Technol. 102 5815-5823 (2011)
• Transgenically expressed rice germin-like protein1 in tobacco causes hyper-accumulation of H2O2 and reinforcement of the cell wall components Banerjee J., Das N. , Dey P. , Maiti M. K. By Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 402 637-643 (2010)
• Functional role of rice germin-like protein1 in regulation of plant height and disease resistance Banerjee J., Maiti M. K. By Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 394 178-183 (2010)
• Cloning and functional expression of an acyl-ACP thioesterase FatB type from Diploknema (Madhuca) butyracea seeds in Escherichia coli Jha JK, Maiti MK*, Bhattacharjee A, Basu A, Sen PC, Sen SK By Plant Physiol. Biochem. 44 645-655 (2006)
• Molecular characterization of glyoxalase II from Arabidopsis thaliana Maiti MK, Krishnasamy S, Owen HA, Makaroff CA By Plant Mol. Biol. 35 471-481 (1997)
Book Chapter/Section
• Candida Chattopadhyay A., Maiti M. K. By Yeasts: From Nature to Bioprocesses 113-147 (2022)
• Plant metal tolerance proteins: Insight into their roles in metal transport and homeostasis for future biotechnological applications Das N., Tirunagari P. , Maiti M. K. By Plant Metal and Metalloid Transporters 289-304 (2022)
• Advances in Applied Microbiology Chattopadhyay A., Maiti M.K. By Lipid production by oleaginous yeasts - (2021)
• Biotechnological strategies to reduce arsenic content in rice Das N., Bhattacharya S. , Maiti M. K. By Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food 445-460 (2020)
Conferences
• Engineering a xylose-assimilating yeast Candida tropicalis SY005 for improved productivity of single cell oil: Push-pull-packaging of carbon flux from sugar to lipid Maiti M. K. By BESCON-2022 - (2022)
• Characterization of the gene encoding a putative lipid droplet protein in oleaginous yeast Candida tropicalis SY005 Chattopadhyay A., Maiti M. K. By Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Molecular and Cellular Biology of Lipids - (2017)
• Transgenic overexpression of the Oryza sativa gibberellic acid insensitive (OsGAI) gene in the background of a tall, indigenous, aromatic rice cultivar Badshabhog reduces plant height and improves other yield attributing traits Roy S., Chattopadhyay T. , Maiti M. K. By National Conference on Enhancing Nutritional Security through Climate Smart Farming Practices - (2017)
• Rice matrix metalloproteinase 1 gene, a key regulator of cell shape and tissue development Das P. K., Maiti M. K. By EMBO Conference Protein translocation and cellular homeostasis - (2017)
Workshop
• Exploring direct bioethanol production in green alga Chlorella vulgaris through transgenic strategies Saha S., Chatterjee A. , Ghosh S. K., Maiti M. K. By DBT National Workshop on Bioenergy-2019, IIT Kharagpur - (2019)
• Enhanced lipid production without growth inhibition by heterologous expression of a type 2 diacylglycerol acyltransferase in Chlorella vulgaris Sarkar S., Maiti M. K. By DBT National Workshop on Bioenergy-2019, IIT Kharagpur - (2019)
• Metabolic engineering of microalga Chlorella vulgaris to increase lipid productivity Sarkar S., Maiti M. K. By DBT National Workshop on Bioenergy-2018, IIT Roorkee - (2018)
• Direct bioethanol production in microalgae: A genetic engineering approach Saha S., Dutta A. , Ghosh S. K., Maiti M. K. By DBT National Workshop on Bioenergy-2018, IIT Roorkee - (2018)
• Functional Characterization of the SAPK9 gene as Positive Regulator of Drought Stress Tolerance in Rice Plant Dey A., Maiti M. K. By World Congress on Biotechnology 2016 - (2016)
Congress
• Antifungal activity of volatile organic compounds from endophytic Geotrichum candidum against rice pathogen Rhizoctonia solani Mookherjee A., Maiti M. K. By 7th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS general meeting 2017) - (2017)
Symposium
• Transgenic strategies to increase the content of oleic acid and triacylglycerol in rice bran oil Bhattacharya P., Maiti M. K. By National Symposium on Plant Biotechnology PTCA 2017 - (2017)
• Genomics-assisted yield improvement of indigenous aromatic rice cultivars E., Anjum N. , Maiti M. K. By National Symposium on Plant Biotechnology PTCA 2017 - (2017)
• Overexpression of SAPK9 gene improves drought tolerance in rice by modulating cellular osmotic potential, stomatal closure and stress responsive gene expression Dey A., Maiti M. K. By International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology for Crop Improvement 2017 - (2017)
• Rice matrix metalloproteinase OsMMP1 influences sysmplastic and apoplastic transport through callose deposition Das P. K., Maiti M. K. By National Symposium on Plant Biotechnology PTCA 2017 - (2017)

Principal Investigator

• METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF GIBBERELLINS SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAY FOR INCREASING THE YIELD POTENTIAL OF INDIGENOUS AROMATIC RICE CULTIVAR
• METABOLIC ENGINEERING OF FATTY ACID BIOSYNTHESIS TO DEVELOP NUTRITIONALLY IMPROVED BRASSICA SEED OIL
• SEARCH FOR LOCAL ISOLATES OF OLEAGINOUS MICRO-ORGANISM AS POTENTIONAL SOURCE OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
• REDUCING ACCUMULATION OF TOXIC METALS OR METALLOIDS IN RICE GRAINS BY RNAi-MEDIATED GENE SILENCING APPROACH (RNA)
• Nutritional enhancement of rice bran oil through metabolic engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis
• Molecular characterization of an antimicrobial protein secreted by endophytic fungus colletotrichum sp. DM - 06
• Genomics supported screening of aromatic rice cultivators with yielding potentially for growing in local agroclimate zones
• Understanding plant growth promoting traits rhizospheric and endophytic microbes through metagenomics approach (SGIRG)
• Engineering of metabolic pathway in algal strain in favour of direct bioethanol production
• Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced oil production
• Exploration of Endophytic Microorganisms from Selected Indigenous Rice Landraces of North-East India and their Applications for Improvement of Growth and Yield of Traditional Rice Varieties
• Genetic Engineering Approaches to Achieve Bigger Grain Size in Indigenous Aromatic Rice Cultivar for Yield Improvement
• Formulation of Mycofumigation Technique Using Endophytic Fungus Geotrichum Candidum PF005 for Improving Storage Facility of Food Grains in State Warehouses
• Genomics-led Improvement of Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Mustard Rape for Economic and Environmental Sustainability

Co-Principal Investigator

• Assessment of chemical and genetic divergence of some fragrant orchids of north-east India for sustainable improvement of community livelihood
• Characterization of arsenic oxidizing bacteria from contaminated ground water and their mechanism of arsenite oxidation process for potential application in As - detoxification
• DBT Pan IIT Center for Bioenergy
• Food security through reduced dietary intake: low cost nutraceutical development from rice, wheat and coarse grain
• Targeted metabolomics - based selection of superior scented rice cultivars appropriate for growing in local agro-climatic zones
• Whole cell modeling and simulation in bacterium escherichia coli (SGIGC)