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Dr. Divya P Syamaladevi

Dr. Divya P Syamaladevi
Name Dr. Divya P Syamaladevi
Designation Senior Scientist
Division Crop Improvement and Biotechnology
Qualification Ph.D.
Specialisation Agricultural Biotechnology
Contact mathdpsdevi@gmail.com
Areas of Interest Understanding the sequence structure function relationship of genes involved in stress tolerance with focus on bacterial wilt in Ginger.

  1. Devi A, Syamaladevi DP, Mekha B, Nehamol KS, Vijesh Kumar IP, Sheeja TE, Prasad D. Isolation and characterization of xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase (XET/XTH) provide insights on the functional evolution of XET family proteins in ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Genet Resour Crop Evol. 2025 Apr 15;1–4.

  2. Devi SJ, Singh K, Umakanth B, Vishalakshi B, Rao KV, Suneel B, Sharma SK, Kadambari GK, Prasad MS, Senguttvel P. Identification and characterization of a large-effect QTL from Oryza glumaepatula revealed Pi68(t) as a putative candidate gene for rice blast resistance. Rice. 2020;13:17.

  3. Palaniswamy H, Syamaladevi DP, Mohan C, Philip A, Petchiyappan A, Narayanan S. Vacuolar targeting of r-proteins in sugarcane leads to higher levels of purifiable commercially equivalent recombinant proteins in cane juice. Plant Biotechnol J. 2016;14(2):791–807.

  4. Augustine SM, Syamaladevi DP, Premachandran MN, Ravichandran V, Subramonian N. Physiological and molecular insights into drought responsiveness in Erianthus spp. Sugar Tech. 2015;17(2):121–129.

  5. Chakravarthi M, Syamaladevi DP, Harunipriya P, Augustine SM, Subramonian N. A novel PR10 promoter from Erianthus arundinaceus directs high constitutive transgene expression and is enhanced upon wounding in heterologous plant systems. Mol Biol Rep. 2016;43(1):17–30.

  6. Philip A, Syamaladevi DP, Chakravarthi M, Gopinath K, Subramonian N. 5′ regulatory region of ubiquitin 2 gene from Porteresia coarctata produces efficient promoters for transgene expression in monocots and dicots. Plant Cell Rep. 2013;32(8):1199–1210.

  7. Augustine SM, Ashwin Narayan J, Syamaladevi DP, Appunu C, Chakravarthi M, Ravichandran V, Tuteja N, Subramonian N. Introduction of pea DNA helicase 45 into sugarcane enhances cell membrane thermostability and upregulation of stress-responsive genes leading to abiotic stress tolerance. Mol Biotechnol. 2015;57(5):475–488.

  8. Augustine SM, Cherian AV, Syamaladevi DP, Subramonian N. Erianthus arundinaceus HSP70 acts as a key regulator in the formation of anisotropic interdigitation in sugarcane in response to drought stress. Plant Cell Physiol. 2015;56(12):2368–2380.

  9. Augustine SM, Ashwin Narayan J, Syamaladevi DP, Appunu C, Chakravarthi M, Ravichandran V, Tuteja N, Subramonian N. Overexpression of EaDREB2 and pyramiding with pea DNA helicase gene (PDH45) enhances drought and salinity tolerance in sugarcane. Plant Cell Rep. 2015;34(2):247–263.

  10. Augustine SM, Narayan JA, Syamaladevi DP, Appunu C, Chakravarthi M, Ravichandran V, Subramonian N. Overexpression of Erianthus arundinaceus HSP70 increases drought and salinity tolerance in sugarcane. Plant Sci. 2015;232:23–34.

  11. Syamaladevi DP, Spudich JA, Sowdhamini R. Structural and functional insights into the myosin superfamily. Bioinform Biol Insights. 2012;6:BBI-S8451.

  12. Doodhi H, Ghosal D, Krishnamurthy M, Jana SC, Syamaladevi D, Bhaduri A, Sowdhamini R, Ray K. KAP, the accessory subunit of kinesin-2, binds the predicted coiled-coil stalk of the motor subunits. Biochemistry. 2009;48(10):2248–2260.

PI

  1. Identification and characterization of gene editing targets fordisease resistance in ginger 

  2. Application of genome editing to develop trait-specific varieties/hybrids in ginger crops
     

  1. IP VK, Syamaladevi DP. ‘Spicing up’with Biotechnology: Trends and Developments in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) Research. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology. 2024;25(9-10):14-25.
     

Awards

  1. Best Women Scientist Award conferred by GKV Society in the year 2014-15
  2. CSIR-NET, GATE score, NCBS PhD Research Fellowship, ARS NET

Patent

  1. VACUOLAR TARGETING DETERMINANTS FOR PLANTS AND USES THEREOF (Inventors : Divya P Syamaladevi, Subramonian Narayanan, Haruni Palanisami) Patent No: 526939 (Application No: 5384/CHE/2013)