Neela Yennawar

Retro-inversion imparts antimycobacterial specificity to host defense peptides
Hugh D. Glossop, Gebremichal Gebretsadik, Sabiha Sultana, Diptomit Biswas, Nathan A. Schacht, Neela H. Yennawar, Muzafar Ahmad Rather, Anthony D. Baughn, Scott H. Medina, Dec 2026, In: Nature communications
Date: Dec 2026

Programmable PNA–nanoparticle hybrids as nanoscale recognition architectures for amplification-free nucleic acid recognition
Satheesh Natarajan, David Skrodzki, Neela H. Yennawar, John Gershenson, Dipanjan Pan, Apr 1 2026, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics
Date: Apr 1 2026

DNA induces non-canonical dimerization of the farnesoid X receptor
Sabab Hasan Khan, Neela Yennawar, Denise D. Okafor, Feb 27 2026, In: Nucleic acids research
Date: Feb 27 2026

A fold switch regulates conformation of an alphavirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Jamie J. Arnold, Sean M. Braet, Luiz C. Vieira, Ibrahim M. Moustafa, David W. Gohara, Julia A. Fecko, Yuan Wei Norman Su, Abha Jain, David Aponte-Diaz, Claus O. Wilke, Ganesh S. Anand, Neela H. Yennawar, Craig E. Cameron, Jan 27 2026, In: Nucleic acids research
Date: Jan 27 2026

Molecularly Engineered Highly Stable Memristors with Ultra-Low Operational Voltage
Kavya S. Keremane, Abhinav Gorthy, Luyao Zheng, Chiranth C. Ravi, Haodong Wu, Jiamao Zheng, Neela H. Yennawar, Shashank Priya, Rashmi Jha, Bed Poudel, 2026, In: Advanced Functional Materials
Date: 2026

Photophysical and DNA-Binding Properties of Phenoxazine-Based Push–Pull Type Organic Chromophores
Praveen Naik, T. Aravinda, Kuruvalli Gouthami, Vaddi Damodara Reddy, B. Vinay Kumar, Neela H. Yennawar, Kavya S. Keremane, Jan 2026, In: ChemistryOpen
Date: Jan 2026

Novel computational pipeline to identify target sites for broad spectrum antiviral drugs
John D. Sears, Konstantin I. Popov, Paul A. Sylvester, Rebekah Dickmander, Jennifer Diaz, Che Kang Chang, Julia Huff, Wes Sanders, Nicholas A. Saba, Madeleine Sorensen, Adam M. Drobish, Nicholas A. May, Kevin Namitz, Julia Fecko, Neela H. Yennawar, Thomas E. Morrison, Alexander Tropsha, Mark T. Heis..., Jan 2026, In: Antiviral Research
Date: Jan 2026

Multivalent Interactions Between the Picornavirus 3C(D) Main Protease and RNA Oligonucleotides Induce Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation
Somnath Mondal, Saumyak Mukherjee, Kevin E.W. Namitz, Neela H. Yennawar, David D. Boehr, Nov 2025, In: Viruses
Date: Nov 2025

Identification and characterization of shifted G•U wobble pairs resulting from alternative protonation of RNA
Md Sharear Saon, Catherine A. Douds, Andrew J. Veenis, Ashley N. Pearson, Neela H. Yennawar, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Aug 12 2025, In: Nucleic acids research
Date: Aug 12 2025

Correction to “The Metabolome Weakens RNA Thermodynamic Stability and Strengthens RNA Chemical Stability”
Jacob P. Sieg, Lauren N. McKinley, Melanie J. Huot, Neela H. Yennawar, Philip C. Bevilacqua, Aug 5 2025, In: Biochemistry
Date: Aug 5 2025

Transaminase Inhibition by 2-Hydroxyglutarate Impairs Glutamate Biosynthesis and Redox Homeostasis in Glioma
Samuel K. McBrayer, Jared R. Mayers, Gabriel J. DiNatale, Diana D. Shi, Januka Khanal, Abhishek A. Chakraborty, Kristopher A. Sarosiek, Kimberly J. Briggs, Alissa K. Robbins, Tomasz Sewastianik, Sarah J. Shareef, Benjamin A. Olenchock, Seth J. Parker, Kensuke Tateishi, Jessica B. Spinelli, Mirazul I..., Sep 20 2018, In: Cell
Citations: 314

Crystal structure and activities of EXPB1 (Zea m 1), a β-expansin and group-1 pollen allergen from maize
Neela H. Yennawar, An Chao Li, David M. Dudzinski, Akira Tabuchi, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Oct 3 2006, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 237

Enhanced rare-earth separation with a metal-sensitive lanmodulin dimer
Joseph A. Mattocks, Jonathan J. Jung, Chi Yun Lin, Ziye Dong, Neela H. Yennawar, Emily R. Featherston, Christina S. Kang-Yun, Timothy A. Hamilton, Dan M. Park, Amie K. Boal, Joseph A. Cotruvo, Jun 1 2023, In: Nature
Citations: 169

Structural basis for entropy-driven cellulose binding by a type-A cellulose-binding module (CBM) and bacterial expansin
Nikolaos Georgelis, Neela H. Yennawar, Daniel J. Cosgrove, Sep 11 2012, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Citations: 169

Structural basis for methyl transfer by a radical SAM enzyme
Amie K. Boal, Tyler L. Grove, Monica I. McLaughlin, Neela H. Yennawar, Squire J. Booker, Amy C. Rosenzweig, May 27 2011, In: Science
Citations: 155

X-ray Crystal Structure of γ-Chymotrypsin in Hexane
Neela H. Yennawar, Hemant P. Yennawar, Gregory K. Farber, Jun 1 1994, In: Biochemistry
Citations: 149

Inhibition of pancreatic lipase by black tea theaflavins
Shannon L. Glisan, Kimberly A. Grove, Neela H. Yennawar, Joshua D. Lambert, Feb 1 2017, In: Food Chemistry
Citations: 109

Crystal Structure of the LSD1/CoREST Histone Demethylase Bound to Its Nucleosome Substrate
Sang Ah Kim, Jiang Zhu, Neela Yennawar, Priit Eek, Song Tan, Jan 1 2020, In: Molecular cell
Citations: 100

Structural determinants for branched-chain aminotransferase isozyme-specific inhibition by the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin
Masaru Goto, Ikuko Miyahara, Ken Hirotsu, Myra Conway, Neela Yennawar, Mohammad M. Islam, Susan M. Hutson, Nov 4 2005, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Citations: 95

Enhanced performance and stability in DNA-perovskite heterostructure-based solar cells
Yuchen Hou, Kai Wang, Dong Yang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Neela Yennawar, Ke Wang, Mohan Sanghadasa, Congcong Wu, Shashank Priya, Jan 1 2019, In: ACS Energy Letters
Citations: 62

Core Facilities

• Biomolecular Interactions Facility
• X-Ray Crystallography and Scattering Facility

Centers & Institutes

• Center for RNA Molecular Biology
• Center for Structural Biology

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