Publications

(Refereed Journals)
• Yang, H., Rivera, Z., Jube, S., Nasu, M., Bertino, P., Venkata, C.G., Franzoso, G., Lotze, M.T., Krausz, T., Pass, H.I., Bianchi, M.E., Carbone, M. (2010) Programmed necrosis induced by asbestos in human mesothelial cells causes HMGB1 release and resultant inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of USA (PNAS Early Edition).

• Walton, C.B., Jube, S., Schorlemmer, A., Patek, P.Q., Zimmerman, D.H., Rosenthale, K.S., and Borthakur., D. (2010) Ex vivo stimulation assay for T-cell responses for tuberculosis using LEAPS-peptide heteroconjugates. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment (article submitted).

• Jube, S. and Borthakur, D. (2010) Transgenic Leucaena leucocephala expressing the Rhizobium gene pydA encoding a meta-cleavage dioxygenase shows reduced mimosine content. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 48 (4)273-278.

• Jube, S. and Borthakur, D. (2009) Development of an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation protocol for the tree-legume Leucaena leucocephala using immature zygotic embryos. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture: Journal of Plant Biotechnology 96 (3)325-333.

• Jube, S., Awaya, J., and Borthakur, D. (2009) Expression of the Rhizobium pydA-pydB fusion gene in Nicotiana tabacum confers resistance to the toxic aromatic compound 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone. Biologia Plantarum 53 (2)355-359.

• Walton, C.B., Inos, A.B.H., Andres, O.A., Jube, S., de Couet, H.G., Douglas, J.T., Patek, P.Q., and Borthakur, D. (2008) Immunization with hybrid recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv proteins increases the TH1 cytokine response in mice following a pulmonary instillation of irradiated mycobacteria. Vaccine 26 (34)4396-4402.

• Jube, S. and Borthakur, D. (2007) Expression of bacterial genes in transgenic tobacco: methods, applications and future prospects. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology 10 (3)452-467.

(Book Chapter)
• Jube, S. and Borthakur D. (2006) Recent advances in food biotechnology research. In: Hui YH, Nip W-K, Nollet LML, Paliyath G, Sahlstrøm S, and Simpson BK (eds) Food Biochemistry and Food Processing. pp 35-70, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K.

(Thesis and Dissertation)
• Jube, S. (2009) Genetic transformation of Leucaena leucocephala for reduction of mimosine content. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Dissertation, 119 pages.

• Jube, S. (2005) Genetic transformation of tobacco with Rhizobium genes for degradation of the toxic aromatic compound 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Master of Sciences (M.Sc.) Thesis, 86 pages.