Amit Ketkar

Instructor

Last publication 2023 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine

19 h-index 42 pubs 837 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Amit Ketkar's research focuses on DNA repair mechanisms and the function of specialized DNA polymerases, particularly in the context of human health and disease. His work investigates how these polymerases interact with DNA structures, such as G-quadruplexes, and how they contribute to processes like translesion DNA synthesis. Ketkar has examined the role of specific protein motifs, like the insert-2 region in human Rev1, in mediating selective binding to these DNA structures and promoting accurate replication. His research also explores the implications of DNA polymerase activity in cancer, specifically in glioblastoma, by investigating how these enzymes act as barriers to replication or influence genomic instability. Ketkar has published findings on the inhibition of key enzymes, such as tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase, and their impact on DNA damage tolerance and repair in glioma cells. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 19 with 42 total publications and 826 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 19
  • Publications: 42
  • Citations: 837

Selected Publications

  • Conservation of the insert-2 motif confers Rev1 from different species with an ability to disrupt G-quadruplexes and stimulate translesion DNA synthesis (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Site-Specific Synthesis of Oligonucleotides Containing 6-Oxo-M<sub>1</sub>dG, the Genomic Metabolite of M<sub>1</sub>dG, and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Its In Vitro Bypass by Human Polymerase ι (2021)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Inositol serves as a natural inhibitor of mitochondrial fission by directly targeting AMPK (2021)
    82 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Deletion of putative xenobiotic response elements (XREs) in hpol κ alters the replication stress response and overall genomic instability in glioblastoma cells (2021)
  • Selective Binding Of Human Rev1 With G‐Quadruplex DNA Is Determined By A Region Unique to Higher Eukaryotes (2021)
  • DNA Polymerase Kappa Acts as a Barrier to Unrestrained Replication in Glioblastoma (2021)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Inhibition of tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase impairs DNA damage tolerance and repair in glioma cells (2021)
    15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Human Rev1 relies on insert-2 to promote selective binding and accurate replication of stabilized G-quadruplex motifs (2021)
    17 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

  • Translesion DNA polymerase kappa activity in gliomas NIH Co-Investigator
  • Replication of G-quadruplex DNA by translesion polymerases National Science Foundation Co-Investigator

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50 Collaborators 11 Institutions 2 Countries

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