Structural mechanism of herpesvirus entry into cells

Sapna Sharma
Research Assistant/Lab Manager
M.Sc., University of Massachusetts, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
M. Sc., University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Microbiology
B.S., University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Microbiology and Biotechnology

Current Research
Large-scale protein expression, purification, characterization and structural determination of HSV and HCMV glycoproteins.

Publications

1. 1. Kukreja RV, Sharma S, Cai S, Singh BR. Role of two active site Glu residues in the molecular action of botulinum neurotoxin endopeptidase. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Feb;1774(2):213-22. Epub 2006 Nov 17.
2. Sharma S, Zhou Y, Singh BR. Cloning, expression, and purification of C-terminal quarter of the heavy chain of botulinum neurotoxin type A. Protein Expr Purif. 2006 Feb;45(2):288-95. Epub 2005 Aug 15.