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Sunil K Verma

Sunil K Verma

Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Primary Location
Fontaine Research Park
360 Snyder Research Bldg.
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Bio & Overview

Academic Information

Department
Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics

Primary Education

  • MSc, Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), 2003
  • PhD, Biological Science & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK), 2010

Research Interests

RNA Biology: RNA binding protein and pre-mRNA processing in Cardiovascular Disease

Selected Publications

2024

Verma, S. K., & Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2024). RNA binding proteins in cardiovascular development and disease.. Current topics in developmental biology, 156, 51-119. doi:10.1016/bs.ctdb.2024.01.007

2023

Deberneh, H. M., Abdelrahman, D. R., Verma, S. K., Linares, J. J., Murton, A. J., Russell, W. K., . . . Sadygov, R. G. (2023). A large-scale LC-MS dataset of murine liver proteome from time course of heavy water metabolic labeling. SCIENTIFIC DATA, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41597-023-02537-w

Deberneh, H. M., Abdelrahman, D. R., Verma, S. K., Linares, J. J., Murton, A. J., Russell, W. K., . . . Sadygov, R. G. (2023). Quantifying label enrichment from two mass isotopomers increases proteome coverage for in vivo protein turnover using heavy water metabolic labeling. COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY, 6(1). doi:10.1038/s42004-023-00873-x

2022

Verma, S. K., Deshmukh, V., Thatcher, K., Belanger, K. K., Rhyner, A. M., Meng, S., . . . Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2022). RBFOX2 is required for establishing RNA regulatory networks essential for heart development. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 50(4), 2270-2286. doi:10.1093/nar/gkac055

2021

Cao, J., Verma, S. K., Jaworski, E., Mohan, S., Nagasawa, C. K., Rayavara, K., . . . Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2021). RBFOX2 is critical for maintaining alternative polyadenylation patterns and mitochondrial health in rat myoblasts. CELL REPORTS, 37(5). doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109910

2018

Vithani, N., Jagtap, P. K. A., Verma, S. K., Tripathi, R., Awasthi, S., Nair, N. N., & Prakash, B. (2018). Mechanism of Mg2+-Accompanied Product Release in Sugar Nucleotidyltransferases. STRUCTURE, 26(3), 459-+. doi:10.1016/j.str.2018.02.002

2017

Nutter, C. A., Jaworski, E., Verma, S. K., Perez-Carrasco, Y., & Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2017). DEVELOPMENTALLY REGULATED ALTERNATIVE SPLICING IS PERTURBED IN TYPE 1 DIABETIC SKELETAL MUSCLE. MUSCLE & NERVE, 56(4), 744-749. doi:10.1002/mus.25599

2016

Verma, S. K., Deshmukh, V., Nutter, C. A., Jaworski, E., Jin, W., Wadhwa, L., . . . Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2016). Rbfox2 function in RNA metabolism is impaired in hypoplastic left heart syndrome patient hearts. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6. doi:10.1038/srep30896

Nutter, C. A., Jaworski, E. A., Verma, S. K., Deshmukh, V., Wang, Q., Botvinnik, O. B., . . . Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2016). Dysregulation of RBFOX2 Is an Early Event in Cardiac Pathogenesis of Diabetes. CELL REPORTS, 15(10), 2200-2213. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.002

Chattopadhyay, A., Pinkaew, D., Doan, H. Q., Jacob, R. B., Verma, S. K., Friedman, H., . . . Fujise, K. (2016). Fortilin potentiates the peroxidase activity of Peroxiredoxin-1 and protects against alcohol-induced liver damage in mice. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6. doi:10.1038/srep18701

2013

Verma, S. K., Deshmukh, V., Liu, P., Nutter, C. A., Espejo, R., Hung, M. -L., . . . Kuyumcu-Martinez, M. N. (2013). Reactivation of Fetal Splicing Programs in Diabetic Hearts Is Mediated by Protein Kinase C Signaling. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 288(49), 35372-35386. doi:10.1074/jbc.M113.507426

Jagtap, P. K. A., Verma, S. K., Vithani, N., Bais, V. S., & Prakash, B. (2013). Crystal Structures Identify an Atypical Two-Metal-Ion Mechanism for Uridyltransfer in GImU: Its Significance to Sugar Nucleotidyl Transferases. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 425(10), 1745-1759. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2013.02.019