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Lata Balakrishnan

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
DNA Repair MechanismsGenomics and Chromatin DynamicsPlant Virus Research StudiesCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringPolyomavirus and related diseases

Publications

89

Citations

1,893

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Lata Balakrishnan studies how cells repair damaged DNA and maintain the stability of their genomes. Much of the work focuses on the enzymes involved in DNA repair (such as FEN1, DNA polymerase delta, and Pif1) and how their activity is controlled by chemical modifications like lysine acetylation, as well as on structures such as R-loops and repetitive DNA sequences. The research also examines Simian Virus 40 (SV40) as a model for studying DNA replication and epigenetic regulation.

DNA repair mechanisms (base excision repair)Regulation of DNA-processing enzymes by protein modificationGenome stability and trinucleotide repeat dynamicsR-loops and DNA-RNA interactionsSimian Virus 40 and chromatin regulation

Publication activity has been variable over the past decade, with several higher-output years (2017, 2019, 2020, 2024) interspersed with quieter years, averaging under three papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 8 publications8172018: 1 publication182019: 7 publications192020: 8 publications8202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The FASEB Journal×9
  • Methods in molecular biology×4
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry×3
  • PMC×3
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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