Anuj Sharma

About

I'm Anuj Sharma, a Plant Biotechnologist passionate about unlocking the secrets of plant metabolism and signaling. My research, rooted in functional genomics, delves into the precise molecular mechanisms that regulate plant specialized metabolism. By understanding these intricate pathways, I develop novel metabolic engineering strategies to boost the production of high-value therapeutic alkaloids and terpenoids.

Employment

• Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Ph.D. Research Scholar
  2020 - Present

Education

• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology M.Sc. in Plant physiology
  2016 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (9)

• Gene expression and metabolic regulation of carotenoid and withanolide biosynthetic pathways in Withania somnifera with emphasis on FPPS-mediated regulation
  Protoplasma 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-026-02212-y
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• Three Rho of Plant (ROP)-GTPase regulatory proteins control ROP-mediated alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus
  Anuj Sharma, S. Mohan, Priyanka Gupta

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  • Durgesh Parihar
  • Dinesh A. Nagegowda
  Plant Physiology 2025 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaf115
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• A dual-localized geraniol synthase and a previously unreported cytosolic geranyl pyrophosphatase contribute to geraniol formation in lemongrass
  Priyanka Gupta, Anuj Sharma, Sruthi Mohan

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  • Yash Misra
  • Ramanathan NATESH
  • Dinesh A. Nagegowda
  Biorxiv 2025 DOI: 10.1101/2025.08.29.673030
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• ROP GTPases with a geranylgeranylation motif modulate alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus
  Dikki Pedenla Bomzan, Anuj Sharma, Pamela Lemos Cruz

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  • Inês Carqueijeiro
  • Léo Bellenger
  • Avanish Rai
  • Akshay Kumar Thippesh
  • S.C. Venkatesha
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  Plant Physiology 2024 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae142
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• Phylogenetically distant enzymes localized in cytosol and plastids drive citral biosynthesis in lemongrass
  2024 DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.11.583845
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• CrGEF1, CrGAP1, and CrGDI2 function as key regulators of ROP-GTPase mediated modulation of alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus
  Biorxiv 2024 DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.02.625791
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• Multi-omics: Powerful accelerator for uncovering plant specialized metabolic pathways: The case of leonurine
  Priyanka Gupta, Anuj Kumar Sharma, Dinesh A. Nagegowda
  Molecular Plant 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.12.007
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• Phylogenetically distant enzymes localized in cytosol and plastids drive citral biosynthesis in lemongrass
  Priyanka Gupta, Anuj Sharma, N.R. Kiran

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  • T. K. Pranav Raj
  • Ram Krishna
  • Dinesh A. Nagegowda
  Plant Journal 2024 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.17086
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• Rho of plant GTPases with geranylgeranylation motif modulate monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus
  Biorxiv 2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.04.554920
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