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Sohail Khoshnevis

  • Department of Biochemistry
    Assistant Professor
  • sohail.khoshnevis@emory.edu
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  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Biochemistry
    1510 Clifton Rd., Room 4015 RRC
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Overview

Sohail received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from University of Goettingen, Germany in 2010, and followed this by a postdoctoral fellowship in Physical Biochemistry at MPI-BPC. He was a Research Associate at Scripps, before joining Emory as a scientist in 2018.

Research

Publications

  • Comparative analyses of disease-linked missense mutations in the RNA exosome modeled in budding yeast reveal distinct functional consequences in translation.
    bioRxiv
    03/19/2025 Authors: Sterrett MC; Cureton LA; Cohen LN; van Hoof A; Khoshnevis S; Fasken MB; Corbett AH; Ghalei H
  • A biallelic variant of the RNA exosome gene, EXOSC4, associated with neurodevelopmental defects impairs RNA exosome function and translation.
    J Biol Chem Volume: 300 Page(s): 107571
    08/01/2024 Authors: Fasken MB; Leung SW; Cureton LA; Al-Awadi M; Al-Kindy A; van Hoof A; Khoshnevis S; Ghalei H; Al-Maawali A; Corbett AH
  • The putative RNA helicase DDX1 associates with the nuclear RNA exosome and modulates RNA/DNA hybrids (R-loops).
    J Biol Chem Volume: 300 Page(s): 105646
    02/01/2024 Authors: de Amorim JL; Leung SW; Haji-Seyed-Javadi R; Hou Y; Yu DS; Ghalei H; Khoshnevis S; Yao B; Corbett AH
  • Sinefungin, a natural nucleoside analog of S-adenosyl methionine, impairs the pathogenicity of Candida albicans.
    NPJ Antimicrob Resist Volume: 2
    01/01/2024 Authors: Nayak A; Khedri A; Chavarria A; Sanders KN; Ghalei H; Khoshnevis S
  • A Biallelic Variant of the RNA Exosome Gene EXOSC4 Causes Translational Defects Associated with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
    medRxiv
    10/28/2023 Authors: Fasken MB; Leung SW; Cureton LA; Al-Awadi M; Al-Kindy A; Khoshnevis S; Ghalei H; Al-Maawali A; Corbett AH
  • Sinefungin, a natural nucleoside analog of S-adenosyl methionine, impairs the pathogenicity of Candida albicans.
    bioRxiv
    10/15/2023 Authors: Nayak A; Chavarria A; Sanders KN; Ghalei H; Khoshnevis S
  • The RNA helicase DDX1 associates with the nuclear RNA exosome and modulates R-loops.
    bioRxiv
    04/17/2023 Authors: de Amorim JL; Leung SW; Haji-Seyed-Javadi R; Hou Y; Yu DS; Ghalei H; Khoshnevis S; Yao B; Corbett AH
  • RNA structural probing of guanine and uracil nucleotides in yeast.
    PLoS One Volume: 18 Page(s): e0288070
    01/01/2023 Authors: Xiao K; Ghalei H; Khoshnevis S
  • Studies of mutations of assembly factor Hit1 in budding yeast suggest translation defects as the molecular basis for PEHO syndrome.
    J Biol Chem Volume: 298 Page(s): 102261
    09/01/2022 Authors: Dreggors-Walker RE; Cohen LN; Khoshnevis S; Marchand V; Motorin Y; Ghalei H
  • Ribosomal RNA 2'-O-methylations regulate translation by impacting ribosome dynamics.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 119 Page(s): e2117334119
    03/22/2022 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Dreggors-Walker RE; Marchand V; Motorin Y; Ghalei H
  • Phosphorylation regulates arginine-rich RNA-binding protein solubility and oligomerization.
    J Biol Chem Volume: 297 Page(s): 101306
    11/01/2021 Authors: Kundinger SR; Dammer EB; Yin L; Hurst C; Shapley S; Ping L; Khoshnevis S; Ghalei H; Duong DM; Seyfried NT
  • A conserved Bcd1 interaction essential for box C/D snoRNP biogenesis.
    J Biol Chem Volume: 294 Page(s): 18360 - 18371
    11/29/2019 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Dreggors RE; Hoffmann TFR; Ghalei H
  • Rrp5 establishes a checkpoint for 60S assembly during 40S maturation.
    RNA Volume: 25 Page(s): 1164 - 1176
    09/01/2019 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Liu X; Dattolo MD; Karbstein K
  • The DEAD-box Protein Rok1 Orchestrates 40S and 60S Ribosome Assembly by Promoting the Release of Rrp5 from Pre-40S Ribosomes to Allow for 60S Maturation.
    PLoS Biol Volume: 14 Page(s): e1002480
    06/01/2016 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Askenasy I; Johnson MC; Dattolo MD; Young-Erdos CL; Stroupe ME; Karbstein K
  • Structural integrity of the PCI domain of eIF3a/TIF32 is required for mRNA recruitment to the 43S pre-initiation complexes.
    Nucleic Acids Res Volume: 42 Page(s): 4123 - 4139
    04/01/2014 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Guniov S; Vlkov V; Kouba T; Neumann P; Beznoskov P; Ficner R; Valek LS
  • Cofactor-dependent specificity of a DEAD-box protein.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 110 Page(s): E2668 - E2676
    07/16/2013 Authors: Young CL; Khoshnevis S; Karbstein K
  • Crystal structure analysis of a fatty acid double-bond hydratase from Lactobacillus acidophilus.
    Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr Volume: 69 Page(s): 648 - 657
    04/01/2013 Authors: Volkov A; Khoshnevis S; Neumann P; Herrfurth C; Wohlwend D; Ficner R; Feussner I
  • Novel insights into the architecture and protein interaction network of yeast eIF3.
    RNA Volume: 18 Page(s): 2306 - 2319
    12/01/2012 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Hauer F; Miln P; Stark H; Ficner R
  • Crystal structure of the RNA recognition motif of yeast translation initiation factor eIF3b reveals differences to human eIF3b.
    PLoS One Volume: 5
    09/16/2010 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Neumann P; Ficner R
  • Prokaryotic FAD-containing oxidoreductases are novel players in fatty acid metabolism
    Volume: 163 Page(s): S16 - S16
    08/01/2010 Authors: Volkov A; Liavonchanka A; Fiedler T; Khoshnevis S; Neumann P; Goebel C; Ficner R; Kreikemeyer B; Feussner I
  • The iron-sulphur protein RNase L inhibitor functions in translation termination.
    EMBO Rep Volume: 11 Page(s): 214 - 219
    03/01/2010 Authors: Khoshnevis S; Gross T; Rotte C; Baierlein C; Ficner R; Krebber H
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