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Qian Ma

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andrei P. PomerantseviD· 2 shared Ankur BothraiD· 2 shared Mahtab MoayeriiD· 2 shared Nitika SangwaniD· 2 shared Rasem J. Fattah· 2 shared Stephen Howard LepplaiD· 2 shared Sundar GanesaniD· 2 shared Aakriti GangwaliD· 1 shared

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A novel AAA+ ATPase required for sporulation and stress response in Bacillus anthracis

Nitika Sangwan, Ankur Bothra, Andrei P. Pomerantsev, Aakriti Gangwal, Rasem J. Fattah, Mahtab Moayeri, Qian Ma, Sundar Ganesan, Chetkar Chandra Keshavam, Renu Baweja, Uma Dhawan, Stephen Howard Leppla, Yogendra Prakash Singh

This study identifies BAS PrkA, a novel AAA+ ATPase in B. anthracis, which is essential for sporulation and osmotic stress response, despite lacking detectable enzymatic activity.

Journal of Bacteriology · Feb 19, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Environmental Regulation of Toxin Production in Bacillus anthracis

Ankur Bothra, Andrei P. Pomerantsev, Benjamin H. Schwarz, Anupam Mondal, Eric Bohrnsen, Nitika Sangwan, Kaitlin A. Stromberg, Mahtab Moayeri, Qian Ma, Rasem J. Fattah, Sundar Ganesan, Catharine M. Bosio, Stephen Howard Leppla

This study identifies how glucose and CO2 synergistically regulate toxin production in Bacillus anthracis through the AtxA transcription factor and its interaction with the glucose-PTS system.

PLoS Pathogens · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Corilagin controls post-parasiticide schistosome egg-induced liver fibrosis by inhibiting Stat6 signalling pathway

Peng Du, Qian Ma, Jun Xiong, Yao Wang, Fan Yang, Feng Jin, Yun-Fei Chen, Zhen-Zhong Shang, Zhi-Lin Chen, Xuan Zhou, Hua-Rong Li, Lei Zhao

This study shows Corilagin reduces liver fibrosis caused by schistosome eggs by inhibiting the Stat6 signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo.

bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2018 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology