Kumar, M. , Afreen, U. , Jha, S. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2026). Cytosine methylation at proximal 3'UTR modulates gene expression of leaf rust responsive microRNA targeted allene oxide cyclase (TaAOC) in wheat. Cereal Research Communications, 54, 227–237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-025-00749-x

Kumar, M. , Chowdhury M., R. , Kumar, D. , Pandey M., K. , Jha, S. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2025). Identification of long non-coding RNA from transcriptome data of leaf rust infected wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and revealing their interaction with microRNAs and mRNAs. South African Journal of Botany, 187, 177–187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2025.10.032

Gaggar, P. , Dhandhanya U., K. , Mukhopadhyay, K. , & Kumar, M. . (2025). A dive into plant SNAREs: gatekeepers of plant immunity and pathogen defence. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102950

(2025). Epigenetic switches in proximal 3'UTR reprograms TaFAR1-L temporal expression in wheat during leaf rust pathogenesis. Physiologia Plantarum. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70592

Kumar, M. , Srivastava, P. , Dubbaka S., T. , Shree, P. , & Rai, A. . (2025). Cystatin as a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Subtractive Proteomics Approach. International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 31, 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10989-025-10768-1

Kumar, M. , Dhandhanya, U. , Afreen, U. , Jha, S. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2025). Elucidating circRNA-miRNA-mRNA competing endogenous regulatory RNA network during leaf rust pathogenesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Functional & Integrative Genomics, 25, 15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-024-01520-x

Kumar, M. , Hussain, A. , Mukhopadhyay, K. , Dutta, A. , & Sachan S., G. . (2025). Antimicrobial peptides in Clarias batrachus epidermal mucus: Characterization and therapeutic potential. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 159, 110-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2025.110191

Kumar, M. , Srivastava, P. , & Rai, A. . (2025). Network Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Comparative Approach. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2024.12.016

Kumar, M. , Adhikary, M. , Prashanta Kumar Deb P., K. , Sarkar, B. , Jha S., K. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2025). Identification and molecular characterization of flavonoid biosynthetic genes and their expression analysis in wheatgrass (Triticum aestivum L.) during leaf rust infection. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 47, 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-025-03788-3

(2024). DNA Methylation in wheat: Current Understanding and Future Potential for Enhancing Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12298-024-01539-1

(2024). Saliva-based diagnostic prediction of Oral Squamous cell carcinoma using FTIR spectroscopy. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-04294-z

Kumar, M. , Afreen, U. , Pandey, A. , Jha S., K. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2024). Comprehensive analysis of hairpin small RNAs involved in resistance and pathogenesis during wheat–Puccinia triticina interactions. Physiologia Plantarum, e14516. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.14516

Kumar, M. , Afreen, U. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2024). Identification of novel microRNAs and their target genes associated with stress-tolerant phytohormones in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during leaf rust pathogenesis. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-024-01005-w

Srivastava, P. , Rai, A. , & Kumar, M. . (2024). Expression Profile of Diagnostic Genes in Oral Submucous Fibrosis. Pathology Research and Practice, 155416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2024.155416

Afreen, U. , & Kumar, M. . (2024). 5-mC methylation study of sORFs in 3'UTR of Transcription factor JUNGBRUNNEN 1-like during leaf rust pathogenesis in wheat. Molecular Biology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-024-09718-9

Kumar, M. , Afreen, U. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2024). Unraveling the role of microRNA-like RNAs in enhancing Puccinia triticina pathogenicity in wheat by high-throughput sequencing data. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 102267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102267

Kumar, M. , Gidhi, A. , Jha S., K. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2024). The F-box protein encoding genes of the leaf-rust fungi Puccinia triticina: Genome-wide identification, characterization and expression dynamics during pathogenesis. Archives of Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-024-03936-2

Dhandhanya, U. , Mukhopadhyay , & Kumar, M. . (2024). An Accretive Detection Method for In Silico Identification and Validation of Circular RNAs in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using RT-qPCR. Molecular Biology Reports, 51, 162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-023-09138-1

Kumar, M. , Gidhi, A. , Mohapatra, A. , Fatima, M. , S.K., J. , & Mukhopadhyay, K. . (2023). Insights of auxin signaling F-box genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and their dynamic expression during the leaf rust infection. Protoplasma, 260, 723–739. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-022-01808-4

Kumar, M. , Akansha, K. , Yadav, A. N. , Chakraborty, D. , & S.G., S. . (2022). Decolorization and degradation of reactive orange 16 by Bacillus stratosphericus SCA1007. Folia Microbiologica, 67, 91–102.