35. Kamble NU* (2025) Toward immortality: Natural variation in Maize PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1 regulatory region shapes seed vigor and longevity. The Plant Cell. koaf227, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf227

34. Achary R, Kamble NU, Gautam S, Hazra A, Varshney V, Mahawar S, Laha S, Majee, M (2025)  The Rice Heat Shock Transcription Factor OsHSFC1b increases seed weight, size and vigor, but its function is disrupted by isoaspartyl modification. The Plant Journal. 123, e70365, https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70365

33. Kamble NU* (2025) Tiny Seeds, Big Decisions: Jasmonate-mediated regulation of seed size in Arabidopsis via the SOD7- KLU Module. The Plant Cell. 37(7): koaf160, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf160

32. Kamble NU* (2025) Cracking the Seed Code: How Nitrate Directly Breaks ABA Signalling for Germination. The Plant Cell. 37(6): koaf072, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf072

31. Kamble NU* (2025) Heat vs Hue: a Molecular Tug-of-War in Pear Fruit Coloration. The Plant Cell. 37(5): koaf100, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf100

30. Kamble NU* (2025) FAST-PB: An Automated Plant Bioengineering System for Scalable Genome Editing and Phenotyping. The Plant Cell. 37(2): koaf020, https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf020

29. Sonowal K, Gandass N, Kamble NU, Mehta K, Pandey A, Salvi P (2024) A seed-specific DNA-binding with One Finger transcription factor, RPBF, positively regulates galactinol synthase to maintain seed vigour in rice. Plant and Cell Physiology. 65(12): 2066–2079.

28. Hochmuth A, Carswell M, Rowland A, Scarbrough D, Esch L, Kamble NU, Habig, JW, Seung D (2025) Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 23: 412–429.

27. Kamble NU (2024) Decoding the role of flavonoids in ROS management during heat stress in tomato pollen. The Plant Cell. 36(10): 4285–4286.

26. Kamble NU (2024) Keep it cool: Unveiling the involvement of maize HEAT SHOCK FACTORS and CELLULOSE SYNTHASES in heat stress regulation. The Plant Cell. 36(7): 2463–2464.

25. Kamble NU, Ghosh S, Petla BP, Achary R, Gautam S, Rao V, Salvi P, Hazra A, Varshney V, Majee, M (2024) PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE protect enolase dysfunction by repairing isoaspartyl induced damage and is positively implicated in agronomically important seed traits. The Plant Journal. 119: 413–431.

24. Kamble NU (2024) Protein destroyer: Inducible E3-DART for targeted protein degradation in plants. The Plant Cell. 36(9):2976–2977.

23. Kamble NU (2024) Directing a colleague: LIKE EARLY STARVATION with FLOURY ENDOSPERM 6 targets isoamylase 1 to rice starch granules. The Plant Cell. 36(5): 1590–1591.

22. Kamble NU (2024) Guiding through: RALF signalling during the pollen tube growth in maize. The Plant Cell. 36(5): 1576–1577.

21. Kamble NU (2024) Histone deacetylase OsHDA716 chilling out with OsbZIP46: antagonistically regulating cold stress tolerance in rice. The Plant Cell. 36(5): 1592–1593.

20. Kamble NU*, Makhamadjonov F, Fahy B, Martins C, Saalbach G, Seung D* (2023) Initiation of B-type starch granules in wheat endosperm requires the plastidial α-glucan phosphorylase PHS1. The Plant Cell. 35(11):4091–4110. (* Corresponding author).

19. Chen J, Watson-Lazowski A, Kamble NU, Vickers M, Seung D (2023) Gene expression profile of the developing endosperm in durum wheat provides insight into starch biosynthesis. BMC Plant Biology. 23: 363.

18. Varshney V, Hazra A, Rao V, Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Achary R, Gautam S, Majee M. (2023) AtSKIP31, an F-box protein, modulates seed desiccation tolerance by targeting JAZ proteins in a JA-Ile independent manner in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell. 35(10): 3712–3738.

17. Kamble NU, Petla BP, Ghosh S, Achary R, Majee M (2022) Oryza coarctata PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE (PIMT) repairs isoaspartyl modification to antioxidative enzymes and is implicated in seed traits in rice. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 202:105027.

16. Hazra A, Varshney V, Verma P, Kamble NU, Ghosh S, Achary R, Gautam S, Majee M (2022) Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B5 plays a key role in preserving seed vigor and longevity in rice through modulating ROS homeostasis in seeds by repairing sulfoxidation modification of APX and PIMT. New Phytologist. 236:1042–1060.

15. Kamble NU, Ghosh S, Achary R, Majee M (2022) Arabidopsis ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE4 targets PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE1 in seed. Planta. 256(2):30.

14. Kamble NU and Majee M (2022) PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE repairs ABI-TFs and imparts desiccation tolerance in orthodox rice seeds. Development. 149(11): dev200600. Highlighted in Plantae-Plant Science Research Weekly Summary (https://plantae.org/pimt-and-abi-tfs-cascade-mediates-desiccation-tolerance-and-longevity-in-rice-seeds-development/).

13. Salvi P, Kumar B, Kamble NU, Hazra A, Majee M. (2021) A Conserved NAG motif is critical to the catalytic activity of galactinol synthase, a key regulatory enzyme of RFO biosynthesis. Biochemical Journal. 478 (21): 3939–3955.

12. Kamble NU and Majee M. (2020) PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE (PIMT) in plants: Regulations and Functions. Biochemical Journal. 477(22):4453-4471.

11. Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Majee M (2020) A protein repairing enzyme, PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE is involved in salinity stress tolerance by increasing efficiency of ROS-scavenging enzymes. Environmental and Experimental Botany 180: 104266.

10. Saxena SC, Salvi P#, Kamble NU#, Joshi PK, Majee M, Arora S (2020) Ectopic overexpression of cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase gene (Apx1) improves salinity stress tolerance in Brassica juncea by strengthening antioxidative defense mechanism. Acta Physiologiae Plantarum.42:45 (^#As Joint author).

9. Salvi P, Kamble NU, Majee M (2020) Ectopic over-expression of ABA-responsive Chickpea galactinol synthase (CaGolS) gene results in improved tolerance to dehydration stress by modulating ROS scavenging. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 171:1039562.

8. Ghosh S, Kamble NU, Verma P, Salvi P, Petla BP, Roy S, Rao V, Hazra H, Varshney V, Kaur H, Majee M (2020) Arabidopsis Protein L-Isoaspartyl Methyltransferase repairs isoaspartyl damage to antioxidant enzymes and increases heat and oxidative stress tolerance. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(3):783-799.

7. Yadav P, Salvi P, Kamble NU, Petla B, Majee M, Saxena SC (2019) Deciphering the structural basis of the broad substrate specificity of myo-Inositol Monophosphatase (IMP) from Cicer arietinum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 151:967-975.

6. Rao V, Petla BP, Verma P, Salvi P, Kamble NU, Ghosh S, Kaur H, Saxena SC, Majee M (2018) Arabidopsis SKP1-like protein 13 (ASK13) positively regulates seed germination and seedling growth under abiotic stresses. Journal of Experimental Botany. 69(16):3899–3915.

5. Salvi P, Kamble NU, Majee M (2018) Stress inducible galactinol synthase of chickpea (CaGols) implicates in heat and oxidative stress tolerance through reducing stress induced excessive reactive oxygen species accumulation. Plant and Cell Physiology. 59:155 166.

4. Petla BP^#, Kamble NU^#, Kumar M, Verma P, Ghosh S, Singh A, Rao V, Salvi P, Kaur H, Saxena SC, Majee M (2016) Rice PROTEIN L-ISOASPARTYL METHYLTRANSFERASE isoforms differentially accumulate during seed maturation to restrict deleterious isoAsp and ROS accumulation and are implicated in seed vigor and longevity. New Phytologist. 211:627-645. (^#First author).

3. Salvi P, Saxena SC, Petal BP, Kamble NU, Kaur H, Verma P, Rao V, Ghosh S, Majee M (2016) Differentially expressed galactinol synthase(s) in chickpea are implicated in seed vigor and longevity by limiting the age-induced ROS accumulation. Scientific Reports. 6:35088.

2. Kaur H, Petla BP, Kamble NU, Singh A, Rao V, Salvi P, Ghosh S, Majee M (2015) Differentially expressed seed aging responsive heat shock protein OsHSP18.2 implicates in seed vigor, longevity, and improves germination and seedling establishment under abiotic stress. Frontiers in Plant Science. 6:713.1.

1. Saxena SC, Salvi P, Kaur H, Verma P, Petla BP, Rao V, Kamble NU, Majee M. (2013) Differentially expressed myo-inositol monophosphatase gene (CaIMP) in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) encodes a lithium-sensitive phosphatase enzyme with broad substrate specificity and improves seed germination and seedling growth under abiotic stresses. Journal of Experimental Botany. 64:5623-5639.