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Saiful Islam

University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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Bioinformatics· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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Alber AqiliD· 2 shared Naoki MasudaiD· 2 shared Ömer GökçümeniD· 2 shared Anwar HuqiD· 1 shared Faraz HachiD· 1 shared Fatema‐Tuz Johura· 1 shared Haruo Watanabe· 1 shared Ibrahim NumanagićiD· 1 shared

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2021-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Genomes from 117 vertebrate species reveal rapidly evolving segmental duplication landscapes

Alber Aqil, Saiful Islam, Faraz Hach, Ibrahim Numanagić, Naoki Masuda, Ömer Gökçümen

The paper analyzes segmental duplications in 117 vertebrate genomes and starfish, revealing species-specific patterns and rapid evolution of duplication landscapes.

Genome Biology and Evolution · Feb 26, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

PDLP5 regulates aquaporin-mediated hydrogen peroxide transport in Arabidopsis

Zhongpeng Li, Su-Ling Liu, Saiful Islam, Madelyn Clements, Yani Chen, Kyaw Aung

The paper shows PDLP5 negatively regulates PIP-dependent H2O2 transport in Arabidopsis by forming complexes with PIPs, affecting H2O2 uptake and root growth response.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Switch-like Gene Expression Modulates Disease Susceptibility

Alber Aqil, Yanyan Li, Zhiliang Wang, Saiful Islam, Madison Russell, Theodora Kunovac Kallak, Marie Saitou, Ömer Gökçümen, Naoki Masuda

The paper identifies switch-like genes across multiple tissues and links their expression patterns to disease susceptibility, finding tissue-specific and universally switch-like genes with potential therapeutic implications.

Nature Communications · Jun 18, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Vibrio cholerae El Tor strains linked to global cholera are homogeneous by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Fatema‐Tuz Johura, Sahitya Ranjan Biswas, Shah Manzur Rashed, Mohammad Tarequl Islam, Saiful Islam, Marzia Sultana, Anwar Huq, Nicholas Robert Thomson, Rita R. Colwell, Haruo Watanabe, Munirul Alam

The paper uses PFGE to analyze V. cholerae El Tor strains from Bangladesh and other countries, finding most pandemic strains belong to a major clade with distinct geographic lineages.

bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology