Cindy Khuu
- Grad Group: Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
- Major Professor: Sheila David
- Lab Phone: 530-752-1881
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Degrees
- Bachelors of Science - University of California, San Diego - Molecular Biology - 2016
Fellowships
NIH NIEHS T32
2018
- 2020
Research Interest Summary
The role of the adenine DNA glycosylase, MUTYH, in downstream DNA damage signaling and ROS responsiveness
Research Interests
Functional characterization of the Zn2+ linchpin motif in the mammalian homologs of the adenine glycosylase MUTYH
Publications
- Nuñez, N. N.; Khuu, C.; Babu, C. S.; Bertolani, S. J.; Rajavel, A. N.; Spear, J. E.; Armas, J. A.; Wright, J. D.; Siegel, J. B.; Lim, C.; David, S. S., The Zinc Linchpin Motif in the DNA Repair Glycosylase MUTYH: Identifying the Zn2+ Ligands and Roles in Damage Recognition and Repair. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (41), 13260-13271.
- Bassein JA, Bustamante JM, Haigh N, Jackson KB, Khuu C, Liu X, Mack SM, Mundy PC, Patten KT, Sethi S, Chen CY, Miller LA, Van Winkle, LS, Lein PJ (2018) E-cigarettes: Different but not safe. Open Access Government, E-books, Sept 3, 2018. https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UC-Davis-ebook-Aug-18-WEB.pdf
- Majumdar, C.; Nuñez, N. N.; Raetz, A. G.; Khuu, C.; David, S. S., Chapter Three - Cellular Assays for Studying the Fe–S Cluster Containing Base Excision Repair Glycosylase MUTYH and Homologs. In Methods in enzymology, David, S. S., Ed. Academic Press: 2018; Vol. 599, pp 69-99.