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Last published 2025
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Andrea A. Duina

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Federal Grant PI

Researcher

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with Hendrix College through 2024; recent publications list Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore.

Faculty Researcher

13 h-index 29 pubs 996 cited

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Mutation
  • Transcriptional Elongation Factors
  • Histones
  • Cyclophilins
  • Nucleosomes
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Chromatin
  • Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F
  • Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase D
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
  • Phenotype

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Andrea A. Duina's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of gene transcription and chromatin regulation, primarily utilizing the model organism *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* (budding yeast). Her recent work investigates the impact of specific histone mutations on gene expression and the interaction of transcription machinery with DNA. This includes studying how mutations in histone H3, such as H3-L61R, affect the recruitment and function of proteins like Spt16 and the yeast FACT complex (yFACT) at gene loci.

Duina also examines the influence of DNA sequences at the 3' end of genes on the occupancy of yFACT, RNA polymerase II, and nucleosomes. Her research contributes to understanding the fundamental processes of transcription elongation, chromatin structure, and how genetic alterations can disrupt these processes. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a conference aimed at broadening research opportunities within South Central EPSCoR states, serving as Principal Investigator for this $83,387 award. Duina has a h-index of 13, with 29 publications and 996 citations, and actively collaborates with colleagues at Hendrix College, including Elijah G. Dilday, Alex Pablo-Kaiser, McKenzie G. Tucker, and Avery G. Olmstead.

Metrics

  • h-index: 13
  • Publications: 29
  • Citations: 996

Selected Publications

  • Trapping of yFACT at 3’ ends of genes is not a universal characteristic of yeast versions of Bryant-Li-Bhoj syndrome histone H3 mutants (2024)
    PubMed 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing contributions of DNA sequences at the 3’ end of a yeast gene on yFACT, RNA polymerase II, and nucleosome occupancy (2024)
    BMC Research Notes DOI OpenAlex
  • Dominant effects of the histone mutant H3-L61R on Spt16-gene interactions in budding yeast (2022)
    Epigenetics 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evidence that dissociation of Spt16 from transcribed genes is partially dependent on RNA Polymerase II termination (2019)
    Transcription 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Targeted <em>in Situ</em> Mutagenesis of Histone Genes in Budding Yeast (2017)
    Journal of Visualized Experiments 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Charged residues on the side of the nucleosome contribute to normal Spt16-gene interactions in budding yeast (2017)
    Epigenetics 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Targeted <em>in Situ</em> Mutagenesis of Histone Genes in Budding Yeast (2017)
    Journal of Visualized Experiments 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Systematic Mutational Analysis of a Histone H3 Residue in Budding Yeast Provides Insights into Chromatin Dynamics (2015)
    G3 Genes Genomes Genetics 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Budding Yeast for Budding Geneticists: A Primer on the <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> Model System (2014)
    Genetics 236 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Nucleosomal Region Important for Ensuring Proper Interactions Between the Transcription Elongation Factor Spt16 and Transcribed Genes in<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> (2013)
    G3 Genes Genomes Genetics 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • New Roles for Old Characters: An Educational Primer for Use with “Vps Factors Are Required for Efficient Transcription Elongation in Budding Yeast” (2013)
    Genetics DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of a nucleosomal region required for the proper distribution of the transcription elongation factor Spt16 across transcribed genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2012)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Genetic evidence for an involvement of the TOR complex 1 in the process of transcription elongation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2012)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Histone Chaperones Spt6 and FACT: Similarities and Differences in Modes of Action at Transcribed Genes (2011)
    Genetics Research International 51 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mutant Versions of the S. cerevisiae Transcription Elongation Factor Spt16 Define Regions of Spt16 That Functionally Interact with Histone H3 (2011)
    PLoS ONE 29 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $83,387 total

NSF PI Sep 2023 - Aug 2024

Conference: Broadening Access to Research Opportunities in South Central EPSCoR States

Molecular Biophysics $83,387

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21 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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