Dr. Anil Kumar

About

Anil Kumar (MS, PhD) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University specializing in Molecular Biology of Plant-Pathogen Interactions. He has published over 20 papers in reputable journals, including Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Plant Science, and Plant Disease, and contributed to ten book chapters. Anil holds two granted patents and has reviewed more than 15 manuscripts for various journals. His research employs advanced techniques, including CRISPR-Cas, RNA-seq, Yeast 2 Hybrid and gene cloning, to investigate plant defense mechanisms. He is a member of the International Society of Plant-Microbe Interactions and the Society of Nematologists.

Employment

• Iowa State University Postdoc Associate Scientist
  2023 - Present
• Agricultural Reserach Organisation plant-nematode interactions
  2019 - 2023
• University of Delhi Your Scientist
  ? - 2017

Education

• ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology PhD

Projects & Funding

• Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, parasitism gene(s): their identification and characterisation in rice SCIENCE& ENGINEERINGRESEARCHBOARD(SERB)
  2017 - 2019

Publications (34)

• The sugar-beet cyst nematode effector Hs2B11 targets the Arabidopsis serine protease inhibitor AtPR-6 to favor parasitism
  2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.21.707195
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• The SUbventral-Gland Regulator (SUGR-1) of nematode virulence
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415861122
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• The Soybean Cyst Nematode Effector Cysteine Protease 1 (CPR1) Targets a Mitochondrial Soybean Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase (GmBCAT1)
  Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® 2024 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-24-0068-r
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• Effect of Temperature on the Embryogenesis of Three Geographically Distinct Populations of Meloidogyne incognita Is Driven by Intrinsic Thermal Acclimation Reaction
  Alkesh Hada, Patricia Bucki, Natalia Sichov

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  • Eyal Glanz
  • Anil Kumar
  • Sigal Brown Miyara
  Plant Disease 2024 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-24-0111-re
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• POLYNUCLEOTIDE FRAGMENTS FOR DIRECTING EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PLANT ROOTS IN RESPONSE TO PATHOGENS
  The patent Office, Government of India 2024
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• The Soybean Cyst Nematode Effector Cysteine Protease 1 (CPR1) Targets a Mitochondrial Soybean Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase (GmBCAT1) for Degradation
  BioRxiv 2024 DOI: 10.1101/2024.07.01.601533
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• POLYNUCLEOTIDE FRAGMENTS FOR EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PLANT IN RESPONSE TO PATHOGENS, AND WOUNDING
  2023
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• SlWRKY16 and SlWRKY31 of tomato, negative regulators of plant defense, involved in susceptibility activation following root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica infection
  Scientific Reports 2023 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40557-z
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• The CFEOM-causing β-tubulin-R380C mutation activates kinesin motor activity
  Molecular Biology of the Cell 2023
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• Two candidate Meloidogyne javanica effector genes, MjShKT and MjPUT3: A functional investigation of their roles in regulating nematode parasitism
  Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 2023
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• Gall-specific promoter, an alternative to the constitutive CaMV35S promoter, drives host-derived RNA interference targeting Mi-msp2 gene to confer effective nematode resistance
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1007322
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• The Minichromosome Maintenance Complex Component 2 (MjMCM2) of Meloidogyne javanica is a potential effector regulating the cell cycle in nematode-induced galls
  Scientific Reports 2022 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13020-8
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• The Use of the Root-knot Nematodes, Meloidogyne spp., for Studying Biotrophic Parasitic Interactions
  Nematodes as Model Organisms 2022 DOI: 10.1079/9781789248814.0004
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• A general introduction to and background of plant tissue culture: Past, current, and future aspects
  Advances in Plant Tissue Culture 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90795-8.00019-9
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• Cyanobacterial photosynthetic reaction center in wobbly light: Modulation of light energy by orange carotenoid proteins (OCPs)
  Rahul Prasad Singh, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Ajay Kumar +12 more
  Cyanobacterial Lifestyle and its Applications in Biotechnology 2022 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-90634-0.00007-x
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• Host-delivered RNAi-mediated silencing of the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) effector genes, Mi-msp10 and Mi-msp23, confers resistance in Arabidopsis and impairs reproductive ability of the root-knot nematode
  Planta 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-022-03977-1
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• Tissue culture: a perpetual source for the conservation of medicinally important endangered plant species
  Advances in plant tissue culture 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90795-8.00005-9
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• Tomato Divinyl Ether-Biosynthesis Pathway Is Implicated in Modulating of Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne javanica's Parasitic Ability
  Frontiers in Plant Science 2021 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.670772
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• Functional genomics approaches for combating the effect of abiotic stresses
  Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops Challenges and Mitigation Strategies 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822849-4.00013-9
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• Signaling responses and their role in the mitigation of abiotic stresses
  Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops Challenges and Mitigation Strategies 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822849-4.00008-5
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