Ashok Upadhyaya
Ashok Upadhyaya
Instructor
Contact
Office: SCA 303
Phone: 813/974-4524
Email:
Bio
I am a full time biology instructor and advisor at USF. While I am not engaged in
research, my background from The University of Texas at Dallas is in eukaryotic
gene regulation. There, I began studies of a human tissue-specific homolog of the
general transcription factor TFIIA under Dr. Jeff DeJong. Other homologs of so called
‘general’ factors have also been discovered in the wake of the human
genome project, and current studies are reshaping earlier views of how such factors
function in particular cell types or developmental stages.
I currently teach Cell Biology (3023) and Biology I (2010), and supervise the associated
labs. In my spare time I also enjoy movies, running, books, history, and other things
as well, so if you have an interest in these topics, feel free to e-mail me or drop
by my office and say hello. (Actually, the best time to do this is likely during
my office hours, which are posted outside my door.) Thanks, and have a good day!
Education
PhD. University of Texas, Dallas
Current Courses
Recent Publications
Upadhyaya, A. B., and DeJong, J. (2003) Expression of human TFIIA subunits in Saccharomyces
cerevisiae identifies regions with conserved and species-specific functions. Biochim.
Biophys. Acta. 1625, 88-97.
Upadhyaya, A. B., Khan, M., Mou, T.-C., Junker, M., Gray, D. M., and DeJong, J.
(2002) The germ cell-specific transcription factor ALF: structural properties and
stabilization of TBP•DNA complexes. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 34208-34216.
Han, S. Y., Zhou, L., Upadhyaya, A. B., Lee, S.H., Parker, K.L., and DeJong, J.
(2001) TFIIAα/β-like factor is encoded by a germ cell-specific gene whose
expression is up-regulated with other general transcription factors during spermatogenesis
in the mouse. Biol. Reprod. 64, 548-554.
Upadhyaya, A. B., Lee, S. H., and DeJong, J. (1999) Identification of a general
transcription factor TFIIAα/β homolog selectively expressed in testis.
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 18040-18048.