Prof. Alpana Ray

University of Missouri, USA

Email: Rayal@missouri.edu

Qualifications

1977 Ph.D., Calcutta University, India

1972 M.Sc., Calcutta University, India

1969 B.Sc., Calcutta University, India

Publications (Selected)

1. Ray, B.K., Dhar, S., Henry, C., Rich, A., and Ray, A. (2013) Epigenetic regulation by Z-DNA silencer function controls cancer-associated ADAM-12 expression in breast cancer: Cross-talk between MeCP2 and NF1 transcription factor family. Cancer Res. 73: 736-744.

2. Ray, A., Dhar, S., and Ray, B.K. (2011) Control of VEGF Expression in Triple-Negative Breast Carcinoma cells by Suppression of SAF-1 Transcription Factor Activity. Mol. Cancer Res. 9: 1030-1041.

3. Ray, B.K., Dhar, S., Shakya, A., and Ray, A. (2011) Z-DNA-forming silencer in the first exon regulates human ADAM-12 gene expression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 108: 103-108.

4. Ray, A., Dhar, S., and Ray, B.K. (2010) Transforming growth factor-β1-mediated activation of NF-κB contributes to enhanced ADAM-12 expression in mammary carcinoma cells. Mol. Cancer Res. 8: 1261-1270.

5. Ray, A., Dhar, S., Shakya, A., Ray, P., Okada, Y., and Ray, B.K. (2009) SAF-3, a novel splice variant of the SAF-1/MAZ/Pur-1 family is expressed during inflammation. FEBS J. 276: 4276-4286.

6. Kumar, D., Ray, A., and Ray, B.K. (2009) Transcriptional synergy mediated by SAF-1 and AP-1: critical role of N-terminal polyalanine and two zinc finger domains of SAF-1. J. Biol. Chem. 284: 1853-1862.

7. Ray, A. and Ray, B.K. (2008) An inflammation-responsive transcription factor in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Biorheology 45: 399-409.

8. Ray, B. K., Shakya, A., and Ray, A. (2007) Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in arthritic joint is regulated by SAF-1 transcription factor. J. Immunol. 178: 1774-1782.