Research Interests
Transcription Factors, Chromatin, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics
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Research
Transcription factor–nucleosome dynamics from plasma cfDNA identifies ER-driven states in breast cancer
2022
Rao S, Han A, Zukowski A,Kopin E, Sartorius CA, Kabos P, Ramachandran S | Science Advances
Journal: Science Advances Pages: 8(34) , Volumes: eabm4358 ,
Cooperative binding between distant transcription factors is a hallmark of active enhancers
2021
Rao S, Ahmad K, Ramachandran S | Cell Press
Journal: Molecular Cell Pages: 1651–1665 , Volumes: 81 ,
Physicochemical models of protein–DNA binding with standard and modified base pairs
2023
Chiu TP, Rao S, Rohs R | National Academy of Sciences
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Pages: 2205796120 , Volumes: 120 ,
A computational pipeline to visualize DNA-protein binding states using dSMF data Authors
2022
Rao S, Ramachandran S | Elsevier
Journal: STAR Protocols Pages: 101299 , Volumes: 3 ,
Systematic prediction of DNA shape changes due to CpG methylation explains epigenetic effects on protein-DNA binding
2018
Rao S, Chiu TP, Kribelbauer JF, Mann RS, Bussemaker HJ, Rohs R | Springer Nature
Journal: Epigenetic & Chromatin Pages: 6 , Volumes: 11 ,
The RNA polymerase α subunit recognizes the DNA shape of the upstream promoter element
2020
Lara-Gonzalez S, Dantas Machado AC, Rao S, Napoli AA, Birktoft J, Felice RD, Rohs R, Lawson CL | American Chemical Society
Journal: Biochemistry Pages: 4523-4532 , Volumes: 59 ,
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