Dr. Alok Krishna Sinha
Scientist VII, FASc, FNA, FNASc
JC Bose National Fellow
Ph.D: National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
Postdoctoral Fellow: University of Regensburg (AvH fellow) and University of Wuerzburg Germany
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- alok@nipgr.ac.in, alokksinha@yahoo.com
Profile
Research Highlights
A working model of MAPK Cascade involved in regulating submergence tolerance in rice (Singh and Sinha, Plant Cell 2016).
A working model linking regulation of MYC2, a negative regulator of photomorphogensis under Blue light by MAPK cascade (Sethi et al. Plant Cell, 2014)
proposed model showing MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 cascade negatively regulates salt stress via proline biosynthesis (Verma et al. FEBS Journal, 2019)
MKKK20 is the upstream kinase of the MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 module in photomorphogenesis. MYC2 on the other hand regulates the MKKK20-MKK3-MPK6 cascade during Arabidopsis seedling development. (Ohja, Verma et al. 2023, iScience 26, 106049).
Research Interests
Understanding mitogen activated protein kinase cascade in plants
Our group is interested in understanding the complexity of signals being transduced through mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in plants. The MAPK cascade is evolutionarily conserved among the eukaryotes and typically consists of three types of protein kinases, MAPK, MAPK kinase (MAPKK), and MAPKK kinase (MAPKKK). By responding to external stimuli, the MAPK cascade plays a critical role in gene expression, metabolism, cell death, proliferation, and differentiation. In plants, the MAPK cascade is also involved in various biotic and abiotic stress responses, hormone responses, cell division, and developmental processes. Rice and Arabidopsis are two-model system we are using to understand this complex signaling cascade. By using a combination of molecular and biochemical techniques along with genomics and proteomic approaches we are trying to identify the function of specific MAPKs. Our main focus lies in understanding the role of MAPKs during development and abiotic stresses, both in rice and Arabidopsis.
Awards & Honors
Year
Honors
2020
Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc), Bangalore, India
2019
Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (FNA), New Delhi, India
2016
Elected Member, Guha Research Conference
2011
Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Allahabad, India
Year
Awards
2025
Prof. Saligram Sinha Memorial Lecture Award from the National Academy of Science, India (NASI), Prayagraj.
2023
Prof. S.K. Sopory Endowment Lecture Award from Indian Society for Plant Physiology, New Delhi
2021
JC Bose National Fellowship from Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
2015-16
TATA Innovation Fellowship of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
2013
National Bioscience Award for Career Development, DBT, Govt. of India
2011
B.C. Deb Memorial Award from Indian Science Congress, Association
2004-07
DST Young Scientist
2010
Re-invitation as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow AvH foundation, Bonn, Germany
2007-09
DST-DAAD fellow
2006
Re-invitation as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow AvH foundation, Bonn, Germany
1998-2000
Alexander von Humboldt fellowship AvH foundation, Bonn, Germany
Current Members
Dr. Deepika Sharma
ANRF WISE Fellow
- deeps.light@hotmail.com
Dr. Neetu Verma
CSIR-Senior Research Associate
- neetuverma111@gmail.com
Dr. Mrinalini Manna
DBT BioCAre Fellow
- mrinaliniatbiotech@gmail.com
Dr. Medha Panthri
DBT-Research Associate
- medhapanthri@gmail.com
Dr. Gopal Banerjee
Research Associate, DBT Project
- gopalbanerjee456@gmail.com
Dr. Sarvesh Jonwal
Research Associate, ANRF Project
- sarvesh@nipgr.ac.in
Dr. Kirti Singh
Research Associate, ANRF Project
- kirtisingh@nipgr.ac.in
Ms. Lavnya Mittal
Ph.D. Student, SRF
- lavanyamittal23@gmail.com
Mr. Uttam Pal
Ph.D. Student, SRF
- uttampal400@gmail.com
Ms. Muskan Bansal
Ph.D. Student, SRF
- bansal.muskan1997@gmail.com
Ms. Shubanghi Pndey
Ph.D. Student, SRF
- pandey.shubhangi28@gmail.com
Ms. Pallavi
Ph.D. Student, JRF
- pallvimukta555@gmail.com
Mr. Tanmay Kollu
Ph.D. Student, JRF
- tanmay.kollu@gmail.com
Ms. Richa Lobiyal
i3C-BRIC PhD Student
- rlobiyal123@gmail.com
Mr. Mohit
Technical Assistant
- mohitagro123@nipgr.ac.in
Mr.Aseem Bala
Multitask Person
List of Ph. D. Students
Jyoti Batra
Thesis: Molecular and phytochemical studies of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don hairy root cultures for production of terpenoid indole alkaloidsтАЛ
Santosh Kumar
2009
Thesis: Cloning and characterization of gene encoding peroxidase from┬аCatharanthus roseus
Kundan Kumar
2009
Thesis: Investigation of the role of Mitogen activated protein kinase in┬аOryza sativa┬аunder abiotic stress conditions
Monika Jaggi
2009
Thesis: Investigations on Catharanthus roseus and┬аAgrobacterium rhizogenes┬аinteractions for the production of terpenoid indole alkaloidsтАЛ
K. Prabhakara Rao
2010
Thesis: Characterization of Mitogen activated protein kinase gene family in┬аOryza sativaтАЛ
Susheel Kumar Raina
2010
Thesis: Study of effects of abiotic stress on terpenoid indole alkaloid production in┬аCatharanthus roseusтАЛ
Dhammaprakash P Wankhede
2011
Thesis: Study of the interactome map among the members of Mitogen activated Protien Kinase (MAPK) cascade in┬аOryza sativa.тАЛ
Vishmita Sethi
2013
Thesis: Investigation of overlapping functions of ZBF1/ MYC2 in MAPK and light signaling pathways in Arabidopsis seedling developmentтАЛ
B. Raghuram
2014
Thesis: Regulation of MAP Kinase signaling cascade by microRNAs in┬аOryza sativa
Arsheed Hussain Sheikh
2015
Thesis: Identification and Characterisation of Novel Interacting Partners of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases in┬аOryza sativa
Siddhi K Jalmi
2015
Thesis: Functional Characterization of a Group-C Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase, OsMPK7 in Rice
Pallavi Singh
2016
Thesis: Investigation of mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling components involved during rice root development
Deepanjali Verma
2019
Thesis: Investigation of novel regulators involved in MAP kinases and light signaling pathways in Arabidopsis seedling development
Prakash Kumar Bhagat
2019
Thesis: Investigation of the role of MAP kinase in biogenesis of microRNA (miRNA) in plants
Stanzin Noryang
2021
Thesis: Investigation of crosstalk between auxin signaling and MAP kinase cascade during plant development
Kirti Singh
2022
Thesis: Investigation of the role Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in regulating ARGONAUTE proteins during small RNA dependent gene regulation
Sumaira Tayyeba
2022
Thesis: Investigation of Signaling Crosstalk During Submergence Stress in Rice
Gopal Banerjee
2023
Thesis: Regulation of Cell-cycle by Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase in Plant.
Dhanraj Kumar Singh
2024
Thesis: investigation of the regulation of cell cycle by Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase cascade impacting growth and development in rice.
Sarveh Jonwal
2025
Thesis: Investigation of the role of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade in regulating photosynthesis in rice
Rumi
2025
Thesis: A study on role of OsJAZs in development and abiotic stress response in rice
Banerjee G., Jonwal S., Rengasamy B, Pla U., Singh D., Mohit M., Sinha AK (2026). KRP3 stability controls rice plant architecture and productivity via MPK3-mediated phosphorylation. Plant Biotechnology Journal; 24:1204тАУ1222, DOI: 10.1111/pbi.70389
Bhatia P, Mittal L, Pandey S, Khatoon NS, Sinha AK, Gupta M. (2026). Transcriptomics and OsWAK24тАУMPK3 crosstalk reveal resistance mechanism of primed rice seedlings against arsenicтАУiron. Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI.org/10.1093/jxb/erag028
Yadav, AS. Sureshkumar S,┬аSinha AK┬аand Balasubramaniam S (2025) Dispersed components drive temperature sensing and response in plants.┬аScience, 288,6752,1161-1166.
Yadav N, Nagar P, Rawat A, Rakhi R, Singh D, Habibzai H,┬аSinha AK┬аAnd Mustafiz A (2025) Unveiling the molecular mechanism underlying PSKR-mediated amplification of the ABA signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana.┬аPlant Cell and Reports, 44, 1-15
Bhagat PK, Verma N, D, Pandey S, Verma D,┬аSinha AK┬а(2025) MPK3 mediated phosphorylation inhibits the dimerization of ABI5 to fine-tune the ABA signaling in┬аArabidopsis.┬аPlant Physiology and Biochemistry, 221,109690.
N Verma, D Singh, L Mittal, G Banerjee, S Noryang, AK Sinha (2024). MPK4-mediated phosphorylation of PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR4 controls thermosensing by regulating histone variant H2A.Z deposition.┬аThe Plant Cell, doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae223
Manna M, Rengaswamy B, and┬аSinha AK┬а(2024) Nutrient and Water Availability Influence Rice Physiology, Root Architecture and Ionomic Balance via Auxin Signalling.┬аPlant Cell & Environment; doi.org/10.1111/pce.15171
Singh D, Verma N, Rengasamy B, Banerjee G,┬аSinha AK┬а(2024). The small RNA biogenesis in rice is regulated by MAP kinase-mediated OsCDKD phosphorylation.┬аNew Phytologist┬аdoi: 10.1111/nph.20116
Manna M, Rengaswamy B, Reddy MK and Sinha AK (2024) Revisiting rice transformation for a fail-safe protocol and its application for various gene functional and molecular studies .┬аJournal of Plant Growth Regulation, Vol.:(0123456789) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-024-11486-6
Manna M, Rengaswamy B, and Sinha AK (2024) A rapid and robust colorimetric method for measuring relative abundance of auxins in plant tissues.┬аPhytochemical Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1002/pca.3340
Rengasamy B, Manna M , Jonwal S, Sathiyabama M, Thajuddin NB,┬аAK Sinha┬а(2024) A simplified and improved protocol of rice transformation to cater wide range of rice cultivars.┬аProtoplasma, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-023-01925-8
Singh K, Sharma D, Bhagat PK, Tayyeba S, Noruang S, Sinha AK (2024) Phosphorylation of AGO1a by MAP kinases is required for miRNA mediated resistance against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae infection in rice.┬аPlant Science, 340, 111967
Singh D, Banerjee G, Verma N,┬аSinha AK┬а(2023). MAP Kinases may mediate regulation of the cell cycle in rice by E2F2 phosphorylation. FEBS letters, https://doi.org/10.1002/1873-3468.14753
Banerjee G, Singh D, Pandey C, Jonwal S, Basu U, Parida SK, Pandey A,┬аSinha AK.┬а(2023) Rice mitogen-activated activated protein kinase, regulates serotonin, accumulation and interacts with cell cycle regulator under prolong UVB exposure.┬аPlant Physiology and Biochemistry, 108078
Mirza Z, Jonwal S, Saini H,┬аSinha AK, Gupta M (2023). Unravelling the molecular aspects of iron mediated OSWRKY76 signalling and arsenic stress in rice.┬аPlant Physiology and Biochemistry, 108136
Jonwal S, Rengasamy B,┬аSinha AK┬а(2023). Regulation of photosynthesis by Sigma activated protein kinase in rice antagonistic adjustment by OsMPK3 and OsMPK6.┬аPhysiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 1-13
Manna M, Rengaswamy B, and┬аSinha AK┬а(2023) Revisiting the role of MAPK signalling pathway in plants and its manipulation for crop improvement.┬аPlant Cell & Environment; DOI: 10.1111/pce.14606
Sharma D, Singh D, Singh K, Dwivedi A, Ranjan A,┬аAK Sinha┬а(2023). Phosphorylation of PIF3 bye MPK6 is required for coordinated regulation of miRNA biogenesis and hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis,┬аEnvironmental and Experimental Botany, 105345
Ojha M, Verma D, Chakraborty C, Pal A, Bhagat PK, Singh A, Verma N,┬аSinha AK*, Chattopadhyay S (2023). MKKK20 Works as an Upstream Triple-kinase of MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 Module in Arabidopsis Seedling Development.┬аiScience┬аdoi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106049
Chandan RK, Kumar R, Swain DM, Ghosh S, Bhagat PK, Patel S, Bagler G,┬аSinha AK, Jha G. (2023) RAV1 family members function as transcriptional regulators and play a positive role in plant disease resistance.┬аThe Plant Journal┬аdoi: 10.111/tpj.16114
Bhadouria J, Mehra P, Verma L, Pazhamala LT, Rumi R, Panchal P,┬аSinha AK, Giri J (2023) Root expressed rice PAP3b enhances secreted APase activity and helps utilize organic phosphate.┬аPlant Cell Physiology, 00(00): 1-18 (2023) doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcad013
Manna M, Rengaswamy B, Ambasht NK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2022) Characterization and expression profiling of PIN auxin efflux transporters reveals role in developmental and abiotic stress conditions in rice.┬аFrontiers in Plant Science┬а4894; DOI 10.3389/fpls.2022.1059559
Bhagat PK, Sharma D, Verma D, Singh K,┬аSinha AK┬а(2022). Arabidopsis MPK3 and MPK6 regulates D-glucose signaling and interacts with G-protein RGS1.┬аPlant Science, 325, 111484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111484
Jonwal, S, Verma N and┬аSinha AK┬а(2022) Regulation of photosynthetic light reaction proteins via reversible phosphorylation.┬аPlant Science,┬а111312
Singh G, Banerjee G, Sarkar NK,┬аSinha AK┬аand Grover A (2022) Transcriptional regulation of rice HSP101 promoter: Mitogen-activated protein kinase-mediated HSFA6a phosphorylation affects its stability and transactivation. Physiologia Plantarum 174:e13754; ┬аhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13754.
Bhagat PK, Verma D, Singh K, Badmi R, Sharma D,┬аSinha AK┬а(2022). Dynamic phosphorylation of miRNA biogenesis factor HYL1 by MPK3 involves nuclear- cytoplasmic shuttling and protein stability in Arabidopsis.┬аInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences┬а23 (7), 3787
Mittal L, Tayyeba S and┬аSinha AK.┬а(2022). Finding a breather for Oryza sativa: understanding hormone signaling pathways involved in rice plants to submergence stress.┬аPlant Cell & Environment┬а45(2):279-295.
Jalmi SK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2022). Ambiguities of PGPR-induced plant signaling and stress management. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 899563
Deepika D, Ankit, Jonwal S, Mali KV,┬аSinha AK,┬аSingh A. (2021) Molecular analysis indicates the involvement of Jasmonic acid biosynthesis pathway in low- potassium (K+) stress response and development in chickpea┬а(Cicer arietinum).┬аEnvironmental and Experimental Botany,┬а194, 104753.
Bhagat PK, Verma D, Sharma, D and┬аSinha AK┬а(2021).┬аHY5 and ABI5 transcription factors physically interact to fine tune light and ABA signaling.┬аPlant Molecular Biology,┬а107:117-127.
Verma D, Bhagat PK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2021). A dual-specificity phosphatase, MAP kinase phosphatase 1, positively regulates blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis.┬аPlanta, 31:253(6) 131.
Verma D, Bhagat PK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2020). MKK3-MPK6-MYC2 module positively regulates ABA biosynthesis and signalling in Arabidopsis.┬аJournal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 29, 785-795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13562-020-00621-5
Banerjee G., Singh D. and┬аSinha AK┬а(2020) Plant cell cycle regulators: Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, a new regulating switch?┬аPlant Science┬а301, 110660.
Verma D, Jalmi SK, Bhagat PK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2019).┬аA bHLH transcription factor, MYC2, imparts salt intolerance by regulating proline biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.┬аFEBS Journal,┬аdoi: 10.111/febs.15157.
Singh P, Ara H, Tayyeba S, Pandey C and┬аSinha AK┬а(2019). Development of efficient protocol for rice transformation overexpressing MAP kinase and their effect on root phenotype traits.Protoplasma,┬а256:997-1011
Raghuram, B. Sheikh AH, Bhagat PK, Verma D, Noryang S and┬аSinha AK┬а(2018) Possible role of plant MAP Kinases in the biogenesis and transcription regulation of rice microRNA pathway factors. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry,┬а129:238-243
Jalmi Sk, Bhagat PK, Verma, D, Noryang S, Tayyeba S, Singh K, Sharma D and┬аSinha AK┬а(2018) Traversing the Links between Heavy Metal Stress and Plant Signaling.┬аFront. Plant Sci┬аhttps://doi.org/10.3389/ fpls.2018.00012
Bhagat PK, Verma D, Raghuram B,┬аSinha AK┬а(2018), Dynamic regulation of HYL1 provides new insights into its multifaceted role in Arabidopsis.┬аBioRxiv┬а396861;┬аdoi:┬аhttps://doi.org/10.1101/396861
Singh P and Sinha AK (2017) Interplay between auxin and cytokinin and its impact on mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK). Methods Mol. Biol. 1569: 93-100.
Thakore D, Srivastava AK and Sinha AK (2017) Mass production of Ajmalicine by bioreactor cultivation of hairy roots of ┬аCatharanthus roseus.┬аBiochemical Engineering J.┬а119:┬а84-91.
Jalmi SK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2016). Functional Involvement of a Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Module, OsMKK3-OsMPK7-OsWRK30 in Mediating Resistance against Xanthomonas oryzae in Rice.┬аScientific Reports. 6:37974. doi: 10.1038/srep37974.
Singh P and┬аSinha AK┬а(2016) A positive feedback loop governed by Sub1A1 interaction with Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase 3 imparts submergence tolerance in rice.┬аThe Plant Cell, 28(5) 1127-43.
Sheikh AH, Eschen-lippold L, Pecher P, Hoehenwarter W.┬аSinha AK, Scheel D, and Lee J (2016). Regulation of WRKY46 transcription factor function by mitogen activated protein kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana. Frontiers in Plant Science┬а7.
Jalmi SK and┬аSinha AK┬а(2015). ROS mediated MAPK signaling in abiotic and biotic stress-striking similarities and differences.┬аFrontiers in Plant Science┬а6.
Singh P, Mohanta TK,┬аSinha AK┬а(2015) Unraveling the intricate nexus of molecular mechanism governing rice root development: OsMPK3/6 and auxin-cytokinin interplay.┬а┬аPLoS One┬а10(4):e0123620.
Raghuram, B. Sheikh AH, Rustagi Y, and┬аSinha AK┬а(2015) MicroRNA biogenesis factor DRB1 is a phosphorylation target of mitogen activated protein kinase, MPK3 in both rice and Arabidopsis.┬аFEBS Journal┬а282(3):521-36.
Pandey C, Raghuram B,┬аSinha┬аAK and Gupta M. (2015). miRNA plays a role in the antagonistic effect of┬а selenium on arsenic stress in rice seedlings.┬аMetallomics,┬а7(5), 857-866.
Sethi V, Raghuram B,┬аSinha AK* and Chattopadhyay S (2014). A mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade module, MKK3-MPK6 and MYC2, is involved in blue light-mediated seedling development in┬аArabidopsis.┬аThe Plant Cell,┬а26(8):3343-57. doi: 10.1105/tpc.114.128702.
Sheikh AH, Raghuram, B, Esschel-Lipold L, Scheel D, Lee J, and┬аSinha AK┬аAgroinfiltration bycytokinin producing┬аAgrobacterium┬аstrain GV3101 primes the plant defense response in┬аNicotiana tabacum.┬аMolecular Plant Microbe Interaction,┬а27(11):175-85 (doi/pdfplus/10.1094/MPMI-04-14-0114-R).
Raghuram, B. Sheikh AH and┬аSinha AK┬а(2014) Regulation of MAP kinase signaling cascade by microRNAs in┬аOryza sativa.┬аPlant Signaling and Behavior┬а(In Press).
Verma M, Ghangal R, Sharma R,┬аSinha AK┬аand Jain M (2014) Transcriptome analysis of Catharanthus roseus for gene discovery and expression profiling.┬аPLoS One┬а(9(7):e103583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103583).
Kumar K and Sinha AK (2014) Identification of differential expression of genes in overexpressed constitutively activated mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 6 in rice.┬аPlant Signaling Behavior, 1;9(3). Pii:e258502.
Sheikh AH, Raghuram B, Jalmi SK, Wankhede D.P, Singh P, and┬аSinha AK┬а(2013) Interaction between two rice mitogen activated protein kinases and its possible role in plant defense.┬аBMC Plant Biology,┬а13:121 doi:10.1186/1471-2229-13-121.
Wankhede DP, Kundan K, Singh P and┬аSinha AK┬а(2013) Involvement of mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 6 in UV induced transcripts accumulation of genes in phytoalexin biosynthesis in rice.┬аRice┬а6,(1),35.
Kumar K and┬аSinha AK┬а(2013) Over expression of constitutively active mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 6 enhances tolerance to salt stress in rice.┬аRice┬а6,(1),25.
Wankhede DP, Misra M, Singh P and Sinha AK (2013) Rice MAPKK and MAPK interaction network revealed by┬аin-silico┬аdocking and yeast two-hybrid approaches.┬аPLoS One┬а8 (5), e65011.
Wankhede DP, Biswas DK, Rajkumar S and Sinha AK (2013) Expressed Sequence Tags and molecular cloning and characterization of gene encoding pinoresinol/lariciresinol reductase from┬аPodophyllum hexandrum.┬аProtoplasma. 1-11.
Raina SK, Wankhede DP and Sinha AK (2013)┬аCatharanthus roseus┬аmitogen-activated protein kinase 3 confers UV and heat tolerance to┬аSaccharomyces cerevisiae.┬аPlant Signal. Behav.┬а8(1).
Raina SK, Wankhede DP, Jaggi M, Singh P, Jalmi SK, Raghuram B, Sheikh AH and┬аSinha AK┬а(2012). CrMPK3, a mitogen activated protein kinase from Catharanthus roseus and its possible role in stress induced biosynthesis of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids.┬аBMC Plant Biology. 12(1):134.
Kumar S, Jaggi M and┬аSinha AK┬а(2012). Ectopic overexpression of vacuolar and apoplastic┬аCatharanthus roseus┬аperoxidases confers differential tolerance to salt and dehydration stress in transgenic tobacco.┬аProtoplasma┬а212, 423-432.
Hampp C,Richter A, Osorio S, Zellnig G,┬аSinha AK, Jammer A,Fernie AR,Grimm B, Roitsch T. (2012). Establishment of a photoautotrophic cell suspension culture of Arabidopsis thaliana for photosynthetic, metabolic, and signaling studies.┬аMolecular Plant┬а5(2): 524-7.
Jaggi M., Kumar S., and┬аSinha A.K.┬а(2011). Overexpression of an apoplastic peroxidase gene CrPrx in transgenic hairy root lines of Catharanthus roseus.┬аApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology┬а90(3) 1005-1116.
Kumar S, Jaggi M, Taneja J and┬аSinha AK┬а(2011).┬аCloning and characterization of two new Class III peroxidase genes from┬аCatharanthus roseus.┬аPlant Physiology and Biochemistry┬а49(4) 404-412.
Kumar K, Rao KP, Biswas D and┬аSinha AK┬а(2011). Rice WNK1 is regulated by abiotic stress and involved in internal circadian rhythm.┬аPlant Signaling and Behavior┬а6(3) 316-320.
Sinha AK,┬аJaggi M, Raghuram B, and Tuteja N (2011). Mitogen activate dprotein kinase signaling in plant under abiotic stress.┬аPlant Signaling and Behavior┬а6(2) 196-203. ┬а┬а┬а┬а[COVER ARTICLE].
Rao KP, Vani G, Kumar K, Wankhede DP, Misra M, Gupta M and┬аSinha AK┬а(2011). Arsenic stress activates MAP kinase in rice roots and leaves.┬аArchieves of Biochemistry and Biophysics┬а506, 73-82.
Bonfig KB, Gabler A, Simon UK, Luschin-Ebengreuth N, Hatz M, Berger S, Muhammad N, Zeier J,┬аSinha AK, Roitsch T (2010) Post-translational depression of invertase activity in source leaves via down regulation of invertase inhibitor expression is part of the plant defense response.┬аMolecular Plant┬а3, 1037-1048.
Taneja J, Jaggi M, Wankhede DP, and┬аSinha AK┬а(2010) Effect of loss of T-DNA genes on MIA biosynthetic pathway gene regulation and alkaloid accumulation in┬аCatharanthus roseus┬аhairy roots.┬аPlant Cell Rep.┬а29(10) 1119-1129.
Rao KP, Richa T, Kumar K, Raghuram B and┬аSinha AK┬а(2010). In silico analysis reveals 75 members of mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase gene family in rice.┬аDNA Research, 17(3):139-53.
Rao KP, Vani G, Kumar K and┬аSinha AK┬а(2009) Rhythmic expression of Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Activity in Rice.┬аMolecules and Cells┬а28, 417-422.
Gupta M, Sharma P, Sarin .B, and┬аSinha AK┬а(2009). Differential responses of arsenic stress in two varieties of┬аBrassica juncea.┬аChemosphere┬а74, 1201-1208.
Kumar K, Rao KP, Sharma P and┬аSinha AK┬а(2008). Differential regulation of rice mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MKK) by abiotic stress.┬аPlant Physiology and Biochemistry┬а46, 891-897.
Berger S,┬аSinha AK┬аand Roitsch T. (2007). Plant physiology meets phytopathology: relations between plant primary metabolism and plant-pathogen-interactions.┬аJournal of Experimental Botany┬а58, 4019-2026.
Kumar S, Dutta A,┬аSinha AK┬аand Sen J. (2007). Cloning, characterization and localization of a novel basic peroxidase gene from Catharanthus roseus.┬аFEBS Journal, 274, 1290-1303.
Thoma I, Loeffler C,┬аSinha AK, Gupta M,┬а Krischke M,┬а Steffan B, Roitsch T and Mueller MJ (2003) Cyclopentenone isoprostanes induced by reactive oxygen species trigger defense gene activation and phytoalexin accumulation in plants.┬аThe Plant Journal, 34, 363-375. (Cover article).
Roitsch T, Balibrea ME, Hofmann M, Proels R and┬аSinha AK┬а(2003) Extracellular invertase: key metabolic enzyme and PR protein.┬аJournal of Experimental Botany┬а54, 382, 513-24.
Link V,┬аSinha AK,┬аVasistha P, Hofmann MG, Proels RK, Ehness R, and Roitsch T (2002). Activation of a MAPK by heat in tomato cell suspension cultures.┬аFEBS Letter┬а531, 2, 179-183.
Sinha AK, Hofmann M, Romer U, K├╢ckenberger W, Elling L and Roitsch T (2002). Metabolizable and non-metabolizable sugars activate different signal transduction pathways in tomato.┬аPlant Physiology┬а128, 1480-1489.
Link V, Hofmann M,┬аSinha AK,┬аEhness R, Strnad M, and Roitsch, T (2002). Biochemical evidence for the activation of distinct subsets of mitogen-activated protein Kinase by voltage and defence related stimuli.┬аPlant Physiology,┬а128, 271-281.
Book Chapter
Sharma D, Verma N, Pandey C, Verma D, Bhagat PK, Noryang S, Singh K, Tayyeba S, Banerjee G┬аand Sinha AK (2020).┬аMAP Kinase as regulators for stress responses in plants: an overview. Book Chapter in “Protein Kinases and Stress Signaling in Plants: Functional Genomic Perspective”┬аedited by┬аGirdhar Pandey ; WILEY Publications (In press)
Verma N and Sinha AK (2020) Modern tools in improving rice production.┬аAdvancement in Crop Improvement Techniques┬аEds. Tuteja, N,; Tuteja R.; ┬аPassricha N. and Safi S.; Elsevier Woodhead publishing. Pp 76-76.
Sheikh AH, Ara H and┬аSinha AK┬аMitogen activated protein kinases: A hunt for their physiological substrates in plants. In Pandey G (Ed)┬аStress-Mediated Signaling in Plants, Global Science Books (In Press)
Jaggi M., Gupta M., Tuteja N. and┬аSinha A.K.┬а(2012). Mitogen activated Protein Kinases in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Crop Plants: Omics Approaches. In Tuteja N, Gill S.S, and Tuteja R. (Eds),┬аImproving Crop Productivity in Sustainable Agriculture,┬аWiley-Blackwell, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Germany.
Wankhede D.P., Gupta M.,┬аSinha A.K.┬а(2012). Arsenic toxicity in crop plants: Approaches for stress resistance. In Tuteja N, Gill SS (Eds),┬аCrop improvement under adverse conditions, Vol I, Springer Science + Business Media, New York, USA.
Sinha AK, Asif MH, Nath P and Pathre UV (2003) Ethylene and sugar signalling in plants: Do the signal transduction cascade intersect each other? in Molecular Insight in Plant Biology. Eds Pravendra Nath, Avtar Matoo, Shirish A. Ranade and J. Weil. Publsher: Oxford & IBH/Science, 247-263.
Pathre U,┬аSinha AK, Shirke PA and Sane PV (1995) Midday decline in trees.┬а“Photosynthesis: from light to biosphere”. Paul Mathis, editor, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dodrecht. Vol. V. Page No. 67-70.