Codon usage analysis of pro-apoptotic bim gene isoforms

R Khandia, A Ali Khan, A Alexiou… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: Bim is a Bcl-2 homology 3 (BH3)-only proteins, a group of pro-apoptotic
proteins involved in physiological and pathological conditions. Both the overexpression and …

Application of codon usage and context analysis in genes up-or down-regulated in neurodegeneration and cancer to combat comorbidities

R Khandia, MK Pandey, MEA Zaki… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Neurodegeneration and cancer present in comorbidities with inverse effects
due to the expression of genes and pathways acting in opposition. Identifying and studying …

Relative synonymous codon usage and codon pair analysis of depression associated genes

R Khandia, P Gurjar, MA Kamal, NH Greig - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Depression negatively impacts mood, behavior, and mental and physical health. It is the
third leading cause of suicides worldwide and leads to decreased quality of life. We …

A synthetic biology approach for vaccine candidate design against delta strain of SARS-CoV-2 revealed disruption of favored codon pair as a better strategy over …

P Gurjar, N Karuvantevida, IV Rzhepakovsky, AA Khan… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 delta variant (B. 1.617. 2) appeared for the first time in December 2020
and later spread worldwide. Currently available vaccines are not so efficacious in curbing …

[HTML][HTML] Leucine encoding codon TTG shows an inverse relationship with GC content in genes involved in neurodegeneration with iron accumulation

T Alqahtani, R Khandia, N Puranik… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - imrpress.com
We determined various forces involved in shaping codon usage of the genes linked to brain
iron accumulation and infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy. The analysis paved the way for …

Identification and characterization of codon usage pattern and influencing factors in HFRS-causing hantaviruses

F Noor, UA Ashfaq, A Bakar, M Qasim… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an acute viral zoonosis carried and
transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva. The etiology of HFRS is …

Molecular Dissection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 to Elucidate Molecular Mechanisms Behind Latency and Comparison of Its Codon Usage Patterns with Genes …

P Gurjar, AA Khan, AM Alanazi… - Journal of …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Background: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is associated with Alzheimer's disease,
which goes into a cycle of latency and reactivation. The present study was envisaged to …

An investigation of codon usage pattern analysis in pancreatitis associated genes

Y Li, R Khandia, M Papadakis, A Alexiou… - BMC Genomic …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder resulting from the autoactivation of
trypsinogen in the pancreas. The genetic basis of the disease is an old phenomenon, and …

Codon usage is influenced by compositional constraints in genes associated with dementia

T Alqahtani, R Khandia, N Puranik, AM Alqahtani… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dementia is a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive cognitive decline, and the
symptoms could be gradual, persistent, and progressive. In the present study, we …

Synonymous codon variant analysis for autophagic genes dysregulated in neurodegeneration

R Khandia, MK Pandey, IV Rzhepakovsky… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Neurodegenerative disorders are often a culmination of the accumulation of abnormally
folded proteins and defective organelles. Autophagy is a process of removing these …