Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2018 The microRNA-23a cluster regulates the developmental HoxA cluster function during osteoblast differentiation.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  293:17646-17660. 2018
2016 Titanium with Nanotopography Induces Osteoblast Differentiation by Regulating Endogenous Bone Morphogenetic Protein Expression and Signaling Pathway.  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.  117:1718-1729. 2016
2015 MicroRNA 665 regulates dentinogenesis through microRNA-mediated silencing and epigenetic mechanisms.  Molecular and Cellular Biology.  35:3116-3130. 2015
2015 Non-coding RNAs: Epigenetic regulators of bone development and homeostasis.  BONE.  81:746-756. 2015
2014 Nanotopography Directs Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Osteoblast Lineage Through Regulation of microRNA-SMAD-BMP-2 Circuit.  Journal of Cellular Physiology.  229:1690-1696. 2014
2014 Nanotopography drives stem cell fate toward osteoblast differentiation through α1β1 integrin signaling pathway.  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.  115:540-548. 2014
2014 Sp7 and Runx2 molecular complex synergistically regulate expression of target genes.  Connective Tissue Research.  55:83-87. 2014
2013 Genomic occupancy of HLH, AP1 and Runx2 motifs within a nuclease sensitive site of the Runx2 gene.  Journal of Cellular Physiology.  228:313-321. 2013
2012 miR-218 directs a Wnt signaling circuit to promote differentiation of osteoblasts and osteomimicry of metastatic cancer cells.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  287:42084-42092. 2012
2012 MicroRNA control of bone formation and homeostasis.  Nature Reviews Endocrinology.  8:212-227. 2012
2011 Epigenetic regulation of early osteogenesis and mineralized tissue formation by a HOXA10-PBX1-associated complex.  Cells Tissues Organs.  194:146-150. 2011
2010 A network connecting Runx2, SATB2, and the miR-23a∼27a∼24-2 cluster regulates the osteoblast differentiation program.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  107:19879-19884. 2010
2010 Transcription factor-mediated epigenetic regulation of cell growth and phenotype for biological control and cancer.  Advances in Enzyme Regulation.  50:160-167. 2010
2010 Pbx1 represses osteoblastogenesis by blocking Hoxa10-mediated recruitment of chromatin remodeling factors.  Molecular and Cellular Biology.  30:3531-3541. 2010
2010 Ribonucleoprotein immunoprecipitation (RNP-IP): A direct in vivo analysis of microRNA-targets.  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.  110:817-822. 2010
2010 The human SWI/SNF complex associates with RUNX1 to control transcription of hematopoietic target genes.  Journal of Cellular Physiology.  225:569-576. 2010
2009 Biological functions of miR-29b contribute to positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  284:15676-15684. 2009
2009 The osteogenic transcription factor Runx2 controls genes involved in sterol/steroid metabolism, including Cyp11a1 in osteoblasts.  Molecular Endocrinology -Baltimore-.  23:849-861. 2009
2009 Transcription-factor-mediated epigenetic control of cell fate and lineage commitment.  Biochemistry and Cell Biology.  87:1-6. 2009
2009 Co-stimulation of the bone-related Runx2 P1 promoter in mesenchymal cells by SP1 and ETS transcription factors at polymorphic purine-rich DNA sequences (Y-repeats).  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  284:3125-3135. 2009
2009 Organization, integration, and assembly of genetic and epigenetic regulatory machinery in nuclear microenvironments: Implications for biological control in cancer.  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.  1155:4-14. 2009
2008 Molecular switches involving homeodomain proteins, HOXA10 and RUNX2 regulate osteoblastogenesis.  Cells Tissues Organs.  189:122-125. 2008
2008 The leukemogenic t(8;21) fusion protein AML1-ETO controls rRNA genes and associates with nucleolar-organizing regions at mitotic chromosomes.  Journal of Cell Science.  121:3981-3990. 2008
2008 Intricate gene regulatory networks of helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins support regulation of bone-tissue related genes during osteoblast differentiation.  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.  105:487-496. 2008
2008 A microRNA signature for a BMP2-induced osteoblast lineage commitment program.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  105:13906-13911. 2008
2008 Genetic and epigenetic regulation in nuclear microenvironments for biological control in cancer.  Journal of Cellular Biochemistry.  104:2016-2026. 2008
2008 Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays: application of ChIP-on-chip for defining dynamic transcriptional mechanisms in bone cells..  Methods in Molecular Biology.  455:165-176. 2008
2008 Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays: Application of chip-on-chip for defining dynamic transcriptional mechanisms in bone cells.  Methods in Molecular Biology.  455:165-176. 2008
2007 HOXA10 controls osteoblastogenesis by directly activating bone regulatory and phenotypic genes.  Molecular and Cellular Biology.  27:3337-3352. 2007
2007 Mitotic retention of gene expression patterns by the cell fate-determining transcription factor Runx2.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  104:3189-3194. 2007
2007 Mitotic occupancy and lineage-specific transcriptional control of rRNA genes by Runx2.  Nature.  445:442-446. 2007
2006 BMP2 commitment to the osteogenic lineage involves activation of Runx2 by DLX3 and a homeodomain transcriptional network.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  281:40515-40526. 2006
2006 Networks and hubs for the transcriptional control of osteoblastogenesis.  Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.  7:1-16. 2006
2005 Nkx3.2-mediated repression of Runx2 promotes chondrogenic differentiation.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.  280:15872-15879. 2005
2004 Dlx3 transcriptional regulation of osteoblast differentiation: Temporal recruitment of Msx2, Dlx3, and Dlx5 homeodomain proteins to chromatin of the osteocalcin gene.  Molecular and Cellular Biology.  24:9248-9261. 2004
2003 Osteoblast-related transcription factors Runx2 (Cbfa1/AML3) and MSX2 mediate the expression of bone sialoprotein in human metastatic breast cancer cells.  Cancer Research.  63:2631-2637. 2003
2002 Visceral leishmaniasis in India: promises and pitfalls of a PCR-based blood test..  Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  96 Suppl 1:S179-S183. 2002

Chapter

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2008 Skeletal Gene Expression in Nuclear Microenvironments.  263-283. 2008

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology, Jadavpur University 1995
  • Master's Level Degree in Biochemistry, Indian Veterinary Research Institute 1990
  • Bachelor's Level Degree in Veterinary Sciences / Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University 1985

    • Full Name

  • Quamarul Hassan