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Nujhat Ahmed

University of Toronto

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Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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ZNF121 recruits YTHDF2 to modulate mRNA stability

Giovanni L. Burke, Syed Nabeel‐Shah, Shuye Pu, Nujhat Ahmed, Shahir M. Morcos, James D. Burns, Ahmed Abosen, Guoqing Zhong, Eric I. Campos, Jack F. Greenblatt

The paper identifies ZNF121 as a cofactor that enhances YTHDF2-mediated mRNA decay by facilitating its binding to target transcripts, thereby modulating mRNA stability and cell-cycle regulation.

Cell Reports · Sep 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Recruitment of the m6A/Am demethylase FTO to target RNAs by the telomeric zinc finger protein ZBTB48

Syed Nabeel‐Shah, Shuye Pu, Giovanni L. Burke, Nujhat Ahmed, Ulrich Braunschweig, Shaghayegh Farhangmehr, Hyunmin Lee, Mingkun Wu, Zuyao Ni, Hua Tang, Guoqing Zhong, Edyta Marcon, Zhaolei Zhang, Benjamin J. Blencowe, Jack F. Greenblatt

This study identifies ZBTB48 as a regulator of FTO's substrate selectivity by facilitating its binding to m6A/m6Am-containing RNAs, affecting RNA decay and cancer cell growth.

Genome biology · Sep 19, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein attenuates stress granule formation and alters gene expression via direct interaction with host mRNAs

Syed Nabeel‐Shah, Hyunmin Lee, Nujhat Ahmed, Giovanni L. Burke, Shaghayegh Farhangmehr, Kanwal Ashraf, Shuye Pu, Ulrich Braunschweig, Guoqing Zhong, Hong Wei, Hua Tang, Jianyi Yang, Edyta Marcon, Benjamin J. Blencowe, Zhaolei Zhang, Jack F. Greenblatt

This study identifies SARS-CoV-2 N protein interactions with host proteins and mRNAs, showing it attenuates stress granule formation and alters gene expression.

iScience · Dec 4, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

Functional characterization of RebL1 highlights the evolutionary conservation of oncogenic activities of the RBBP4/7 orthologue in Tetrahymena thermophila

Syed Nabeel‐Shah, Jyoti Garg, Alejandro Saettone, Kanwal Ashraf, Hyunmin Lee, Suzanne Wahab, Nujhat Ahmed, Jacob L. Fine, Joanna Derynck, Shuye Pu, Marcelo Ponce, Edyta Marcon, Zhaolei Zhang, Jack F. Greenblatt, Ronald E. Pearlman, , Jeffrey Fillingham

The paper identifies RebL1 as an orthologue of human RBBP4/7 in Tetrahymena thermophila, showing its role in epigenetic regulation and oncogenic functions across species.

Nucleic Acids Research · May 4, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology