Publications

*Zamani, N., *Akbari, P., Zamani, M., Rodriguez, C.A., Tirgan M.H., and Gunjan, A. Leveraging machine learning and clinical data to predict response to intralesional corticosteroids in keloid patients. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology. UNDER REVISION. *Equal contribution. Medrxiv Link

Zamani, N., Tirgan M.H., and Gunjan, A. Are we using too much Triamcinolone Acetonide for intralesional keloid therapy? Correlation between in vitro and in vivo data. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology. UNDER REVISION.

*Phillips, E., *Menz, S.L., *Giovinazzi, S., Hagemeyer, C., Kanga, K.J.W., Zamani, N., Muti, S., Singh, R.K., Canzani, D., Kabbaj, Marie-Helene M., Davidson, M.W., and Gunjan, A. Histone variant H3.3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in DNA repair that can be targeted for cancer therapy. The EMBO Journal. UNDER REVISON. *Equal contribution.

Boykin, J., Zamani, N., *Gunjan, A., & *Chung, H. (2025). Multifunctional bio-inspired biomedical adhesive featuring instant adhesion for topical drug delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 3: 11032-11045. * Co-corresponding authors. Publication Link

Beesley, S., Gunjan, A., and Kumar, S.S. (2023). Visualizing the triheteromeric N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit composition. Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 15: 1156777. Publication Link

Phillips, E. O. N., & Gunjan, A. (2022). Histone variants: The unsung guardians of the genome. DNA Repair, 112: 103301. Publication Link

*Phillips, E., *Giovinazzi, S., *Menz, S.L., Son, Y., and Gunjan, A. (2021). Preparation of cell extracts by cryogrinding in an automated freezer mill. Journal of Visual Experiments, 167. *Equal contribution. Publication Link

*Son, Y., *Phillips, E., Magrini, K., Rosenberg, L., Stefanovic, B., Wolfe, C., Shaath, T., Om, A., Cohen, G., and Gunjan, A. (2020). Treatment of keloids with a single dose of low energy superficial X-ray radiation to prevent recurrence after surgical excision: an in vitro and in vivo study. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, 83: 1304-1314. *Equal contribution. Publication Link

Beesley, S., Sullenberger, T., Pilli, J., Abbasi, S., Gunjan, A. and Kumar, S.S. (2019). Co-localization of distinct NMDA receptor subtypes at excitatory synapses in the entorhinal cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology, 121: 238-254. Publication Link

Hammack, C., Ogden, S., Madden, J., Medina, A., Xu, C., Phillips, E., Son, Y., Cone, A., Giovinazzi, S., Didier, R., Gilbert, D., Song, H., Ming, G., Wen, Z., Brinton, M., Gunjan, A. & Tang, H. (2019). Zika virus induces DNA damage response in human neural progenitors that enhances viral replication. Journal of Virology, 93: e00638-19. Publication Link

Paik, J., Giovinazzi, S., & Gunjan, A. (2016). Coupling of DNA replication and histone synthesis. Book chapter in Initiation of DNA replication. Springer.

Liang D, Burkhart SL, Singh RK, Kabbaj MH, Gunjan A. Histone dosage regulates DNA damage sensitivity in a checkpoint-independent manner by the homologous recombination pathway. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Oct;40(19):9604-20. doi: 10.1093/nar/gks722. Epub 2012 Jul 31. Publication Link

Singh RK, Gonzalez M, Kabbaj MH, Gunjan A. Novel E3 ubiquitin ligases that regulate histone protein levels in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PLoS One. 2012;7(5):e36295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036295. Epub 2012 May 3. Publication Link

Gunjan A, Singh RK. Epigenetic therapy: targeting histones and their modifications in human disease. Future Med Chem. 2010 Apr;2(4):543-8. doi: 10.4155/fmc.10.18. No abstract available. Publication Link

Singh RK, Liang D, Gajjalaiahvari UR, Kabbaj MH, Paik J, Gunjan A. Excess histone levels mediate cytotoxicity via multiple mechanisms. Cell Cycle. 2010 Oct 15;9(20):4236-44. Epub 2010 Oct 13. Publication Link

Singh RK, Gunjan A. Histone tyrosine phosphorylation comes of age. Epigenetics. 2011 Feb;6(2):153-60. Epub 2011 Feb 1. Review. Erratum in: Epigenetics. 2011 Dec 1;6(12):1513. Publication Link

Hollis F, Duclot F, Gunjan A, Kabbaj M. Individual differences in the effect of social defeat on anhedonia and histone acetylation in the rat hippocampus. Horm Behav. 2011 Mar;59(3):331-7. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.005. Epub 2010 Sep 21. Publication Link

Morillo-Huesca M, Maya D, Muñoz-Centeno MC, Singh RK, Oreal V, Reddy GU, Liang D, Géli V, Gunjan A, Chávez S. FACT prevents the accumulation of free histones evicted from transcribed chromatin and a subsequent cell cycle delay in G1. PLoS Genet. 2010 May 20;6(5):e1000964. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000964. Publication Link

Hollis F, Wang H, Dietz D, Gunjan A, Kabbaj M. The effects of repeated social defeat on long-term depressive-like behavior and short-term histone modifications in the hippocampus in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2010 Jul;211(1):69-77. doi: 10.1007/s00213-010-1869-9. Epub 2010 May 8. Publication Link 

Singh RK, Kabbaj MH, Paik J, Gunjan A. Histone levels are regulated by phosphorylation and ubiquitylation-dependent proteolysis. Nat Cell Biol. 2009 Aug;11(8):925-33. doi: 10.1038/ncb1903. Epub 2009 Jul 5. Publication Link

Singh RK, Paik J, Gunjan A. Generation and management of excess histones during the cell cycle. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2009 Jan 1;14:3145-58. Review. Publication Link

Gunjan A, Paik J, Verreault A. The emergence of regulated histone proteolysis. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2006 Apr;16(2):112-8. Epub 2006 Feb 28. Review Publication Link

Gunjan A, Paik J, Verreault A. Regulation of histone synthesis and nucleosome assembly. Biochimie. 2005 Jul;87(7):625-35. Epub 2005 Mar 17. Review. Publication Link