Rajendra Agrawal
Research Scientist, Wadsworth Center
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
School of Public Health, SUNY Albany
Research Interests
Dynamics of cytoplasmic and organellar ribosomes and their ligands by molecular labeling and cryo-electron microscopy.
More information on
Wadsworth Center page
Selected Publications
Progression of the Ribosome Recycling Factor Through the Ribosome Dissociates the Two Ribosomal Subunits (2007)
C. Barat, P. P. Datta, V. S. Raj, M. R. Sharma, H. Kaji, A. Kaji, and R. K. Agrawal,
Mol. Cell, 27, 250-261
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Interaction of the G' domain of elongation factor G and the C-terminal domain of ribosomal protein L7/L12 during
translocation as revealed by cryo-EM (2005),
P. P. Datta, M. R. Sharma, L. Qi, J. Frank, and R. K. Agrawal,
Mol. Cell., 20, 723-731
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Structure of the mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes reveals an expanded role for its component proteins (2003),
M. R. Sharma, E. C. Koc, P. P. Datta, T. M. Booth, L. L. Spremulli, and R. K. Agrawal,
Cell, 115, 97-108.
(commentaries in "The Scientist" and "Creation-Evolution Headlines")
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A ratchet-like inter-subunit reorganization of the ribosome during translocation (2000),
J. Frank and R. K. Agrawal,
Nature, 406, 318-322
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Direct visualization of A, P and E site tRNAs in the E. coli ribosome (1996),
R. K. Agrawal, P. Penczek, R. Grassucci, Y. Li, A. Leith, K. H. Nierhaus, and J. Frank,
Science, 271, 1000-1002
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Lab Members with RNA-related projects
Dr. Manjuli R. Sharma (research scientist II)
Dr. Partha P. Datta (research affiliate)
Mr. Timothy M. Booth (senior lab technician)