Publications

  • Protoparvovirus Interactions with the Cellular DNA Damage Response. Majumder K, Etingov I, Pintel DJ. Viruses. 2017 Oct 31;9(11):323. doi: 10.3390/v9110323. PMID: 29088070. Pubmed
  • Parvovirus minute virus of mice interacts with sites of cellular DNA damage to establish and amplify its lytic infection. Majumder K, Wang J, Boftsi M, Fuller MS, Rede JE, Joshi T, Pintel DJ. Elife. 2018 Jul 20;7:e37750. doi: 10.7554/eLife.37750. PMID: 30028293. Pubmed
  • Viral Chromosome Conformation Capture (V3C) Assays for Identifying Trans-interaction Sites between Lytic Viruses and the Cellular Genome. Majumder K, Boftsi M, Pintel DJ. Bio Protoc. 2019 Mar 20;9(6):e3198. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3198. PMID: 31032382. Pubmed
  • The NS1 protein of the parvovirus MVM Aids in the localization of the viral genome to cellular sites of DNA damage. Majumder K, Boftsi M, Whittle FB, Wang J, Fuller MS, Joshi T, Pintel DJ. PLoS Pathog. 2020 Oct 16;16(10):e1009002. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009002. PMID: 33064772. Pubmed
  • Binding of CCCTC-Binding Factor (CTCF) to the Minute Virus of Mice Genome Is Important for Proper Processing of Viral P4-Generated Pre-mRNAs. Boftsi M, Majumder K, Burger LR, Pintel DJ. Viruses. 2020 Nov 30; 12(12):1368. doi: 10.3390/v12121368. PMID: 33266080. Pubmed
  • Utilization of Host Cell Chromosome Conformation by Viral Pathogens: Knowing When to Hold and When to Fold. Majumder K and Morales AJ. 2021 March 25; 12:633762. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.633762. PMID: 33266080. Pubmed
  • The adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) genome and rep 68/78 proteins interact with cellular sites of DNA damage.
    Boftsi M, Whittle FB, Wang J, Shepherd P, Burger LR, Kaifer KA, Lorson CL, Joshi T, Pintel DJ, Majumder K. Hum Mol Genet. 2021 Oct 15:ddab300. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddab300. PMID: 34652429. Pubmed
  • The DNA Damage Sensor MRE11 Regulates Efficient Replication of the Autonomous Parvovirus Minute Virus of Mice. Bunke LE, Larsen CIS, Pita-Aquino JN, Jones IK, Majumder K.  J Virol. 2023 May 31;97(5):e0046123. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00461-23. Epub 2023 Apr 26. PMID: 37098896; PMCID: PMC10231137. Pubmed
  • Genomes of the autonomous parvovirus minute virus of mice induce replication stress through RPA exhaustion. Haubold MK, Aquino JNP, Rubin SR, Jones IK, Larsen CIS, Pham E, Majumder K.  PLoS Pathog. 2023 May 30;19(5):e1011203. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011203. PMID: 37253065; PMCID: PMC10256180.Pubmed
  • The Autonomous Parvovirus Minute Virus of Mice Localizes to Cellular Sites of DNA Damage Using ATR Signaling. Larsen CIS, Majumder K. Viruses. 2023 May 25;15(6):1243. doi: 10.3390/v15061243. PMID: 37376543; PMCID: PMC10300767. Pubmed
  • ATRX restricts Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) viral DNA replication through heterochromatinization and minimizes unpackaged viral genomes. Walter RM, Majumder K, Kalejta RF. PLoS Pathogens. 2024 Sep 5;20(9):e1012516. PMID: 39236084 Pubmed
  • Small Genomes, Big Disruptions: Parvoviruses and the DNA Damage Response. Abrahams RR, Majumder K. Viruses. 2025 Mar 29;17(4):494 PMID: 40284937 Pubmed
  • Adeno-Associated Virus 2 (AAV2)-induced RPA exhaustion generates cellular DNA damage and restricts viral gene expression. Summers MF, Haubold MK, Morgenstern M, Shepherd P, Larsen CIS, Bartz AE, Thirumoorthy G, Kirchdoerfer RN, Coon JJ, Mehta KP, Majumder K. PLoS Pathogens. 2025 Aug 18;21(8):e1013142. PMID: 40825038 Pubmed
  • Human papillomavirus genomes associate with active host chromatin during persistent viral infection. Warburton A, Markowitz TE, Miranda JL, Majumder K, McBride AA. PLoS Pathogens. 2025 Sep 2;21(9):e1013454. PMID: 40892869 Pubmed
  • Association of hepatitis B virus genomes with active chromatin hubs challenges host replication fidelity, leading to DNA damage. Marcoe GJ, Larsen CIS, Summers MF, Majumder K. Journal of Virology. 2025 Nov 25;99(11):e01014-25. PMID: 41070968 Pubmed
  • Sclerotinia sclerotiorum growth and aggressiveness are regulated by a mycoviral REP protein. Shu P, Tseng YW, Lawrence AJ, Feng C, Kiani Y, Knopke-Mooney O, Chowdhury RN, Lasky D, Groves C, Smith DL, Majumder K, Marzano, SL, Rakotondrafara AM. PLoS pathogens. 2025 Dec 26;21(12):e1013813. PMID: 41452919 Pubmed