Curriculum Vitaeof

Dr. Shahid MansoorSitara-e-Imtiaz (S.I)

Personal information

Name: Shahid MansoorDate of Birth: Oct. 27th, 1962Place of Birth: Karachi, PakistanMarital status: Married Nationality: PakistaniSex: MaleAddress: National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

(NIBGE), P.O. Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad. Pakistan.Phone: work 92-41-2651475

Residence 92-41-2651917Fax: 92-41-2651472Email: smansoor@nibge.org

Academic Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)-1999- Department of Virus Research, The John Innes Centre Norwich, U.K and the degree awarded by Department of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia.

Master of Science in Biochemistry (M.Sc.)-1987- University of Karachi, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi with first class second position. Thesis titled " Physical isolation and characterisation of drug resistance plasmids".

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (B.Sc. Hon). 1986- University of Karachi, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi with first class second position. Major subjects studied include physiology, biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and neurochemistry.

Service Record

Research fellow at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from February, 1988 to March, 1989.Scientific Officer at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad in 1st April, 1989.Senior Scientific Officer at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December, 1994.

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Principal Scientific Officer at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December, 2002.Head Agricultural Biotechnology Division at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from 1st March, 2006.Deputy Chief Scientific at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad from December, 2012.Visiting Scientist at the Department of health effects ENEA CRE Casaccia, Rome, Italy as visiting scientist from Jan. 1990 to March 1991. The field of study was Thermobiology and Immunology under the supervision of Professor Gino Doria and Marcello Spano.Visiting Scientist at Department of Virus Research, John Innes Centre under Dr. Peter G. Markham and Dr. John Stanley on cotton leaf curl virus from Pakistan from January 1993 to May 1993.Visiting Scientist 2000, One year sponsored by The Royal Society, UK in the laboratory of Prof. David, Baulcombe, Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK on "Manipulation of Rx gene for resistance against geminiviruses and characterization of begomoviruses and small circular DNA molecules associated with cotton leaf curl virus and Ageratum yellow vein virus in Pakistan.

Academic referees

Prof. Peter Markham, (Ph. D supervisor) Department of Virus Research, Jhones Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (email; peter.markham@bbsrc.ac.uk).

Dr. John Stanley (Ph.D. advisor) Department of virus Research, Jhon Innes Centre, Norwich, NR4 7UH, United Kingdom (email; john.stanley@bbsrc.ac.uk).

Prof. David Baulcombe, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Jhones Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom ( email; david.baulcombe@bbsrc.ac.uk).

Dr. Kauser A. Malik, (Ph.D. Co-supervisor and former Director General NIBGE), Member Biosciences/Administration, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.

Honours and awards (National and International)

First class position in B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry, University of Karachi First class position in M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Karachi Awarded Royal Society UK Fellowship Award of Sitara-e-Imtiaz on the 62nd independence day of 14th August’ 2009, by

President of Pakistan in recognition of meritorious services and achievements. HEC Outstanding Performance Award (Research Paper 2005-6) HEC Outstanding Performance Award ((Research Paper 2011)

Research Project Leader

Founding member and group leader of Plant Molecular Virology at National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box. 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad,

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Faisalabad.

Principal investigator Use of Molecular methods for the Evaluation of Diversity of Cotton Leaf Curl and other whitefly transmitted Geminiviruses which are potential threat to Cotton Crop. Funded by MINFAL/ADB. Rs. 5.358 million (1995-1997) (P.I. Mr. Shahid Manssor)

Principal investigator Development of genetically-engineered broad based resistance against cotton leaf curl and tomato leaf curl virus. Research project funded by International Foundation for Science (IFS) Sweden 12,000US$.

Principal investigator Use of RNA interference for genetically-engineered male sterile tomato plants for production of hybrid tomato ALP (PARC) (Rs. 03.225 million),.

Principal investigator ICGEB collaborative CRP/Pak 03-02 “Use of RNA interference for engineering resistance against economically-important plant DNA viruses” US$ 35,000.

Principal investigator PAK-US collaborative project “Understating on control of plant virus disease complexes in Pakistan”. (US$ 0.142 million) Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).

Principal investigator “Use of RNA Interference Technology for Engineering Broad-spectrum Resistance Against Economically Important Geminiviruses”. (Rs.27.00 million), Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST).

Principal investigator Research grants to active scientists/ technologists of Pakistan PSF (1.00 million)

Principal investigator “Control of mealy bug in Pakistan”. Rs. 26.474 Million Funded by Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL)

Principal investigator “Development of transgenic cotton with multiple genes resistant to cotton leaf curl virus” Rs. 16.299 Million funded by Punjab Agricultural Research Board (PARB).

Principal investigator “Development of gene constructs and genetically-engineered germplasm resources/commercial genotypes resistant to cotton leaf curl disease and/or its insect vector” US$ 498000 funded by USDA (ICARDA).

Principal investigator Pak-USA collaborative project “Characterization and utilization of Gossypium arboreum as source of resistance against begomoviruses that are threat to Pakistan and USA” (US$ 0.1702 million) funded by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.

Research interests

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Molecular characterization of economically important geminiviruses on cotton, tomato, chillies, okra, cucurbits, beans and other crops

Characterization of satellites and satellite-like molecules associated with geminiviruses

Development of molecular diagnostic tools for geminivirus detection Characterization of geminivirus gene function Geminivirus-host interactions and identification of host proteins that interact with

geminivirus-encoded proteins Characterization of whitefly biotypes, influence on virus transmission efficiency and

their distribution in Pakistan Use of RNA interference and other genetic engineering tools for development of

genetically-engineered resistance against geminiviruses Characterization of natural sources of resistance against geminiviruses Use of RNAi for development of male sterility Use of RNA interference and other technologies for engineered resistance against

whiteflies

Teaching and thesis supervision

Faculty Member of M.Phil (Biotechnology) course at NIBGE and course incharge of “Recombinant DNA Technology". Lecturer for several courses arranged by NIBGE in collaboration of ICGEB, ISESCO and other national organizations.

Faculty member of Ph.D. Biotechnology at NIBGE and coordinator of Ph.D course “Recent Advances in Plant Biotechnology”

Thesis completed under Supervision

Ph. D.

Muhammad Nouman Tahir (HEC Fellow) 2012. Use of amplicon-based system for enhanced resistance against cotton leaf curl disease (supervisor)

Zafar Iqbal (HEC Fellow) 2012. Analysis of the virus-encoded genes required for the maintenance of betasatellites by geminiviruses (Co-spuervisor)

Ghulam Rasool Baloch. 2011. Biotypes of whiteflies and their correlation with cotton leaf curl disease in Sindh (Co-supervisor).

Sohail Akhtar (HEC Fellow). 2011. Characterization of defective DNA-β associated with cotton leaf curl disease and their use in developing enhanced resistance (supervisor).

Khadim Hussain (HEC Fellow) (2010). Analysis of trans-replication of DNA β (co-supervisor).

Muhammad Ilyas (HEC Fellow) (2010). Legume-infecting begomoviruses; Diversity and

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host interaction (co-supervisor).

Muhammad Shafiq Shahid (HEC Fellow) (2010). Molecular charaxterization and the potential use of begomovirus associated DNA 1 as a silencing/ expression vector (co-supervisor).

Javaria Qazi (2010). Genetic dissection of beta C1 gene (co-supervisor).

Imran Amin (2010). Gene function studies of begomovirus genes expressed from PVX vector in Nicotiana benthamiana (co-supervisor) Saiqa Andleeb (2010). Expression and binding studies of some geminivirus proteins (Supervisor)

Muhammad Tehseen Azhar (HEC Fellow) (2009). Hybrid cotton for disease resistance (Supervisor)

Muhammad Mubin (HEC fellow) (2009). Targeting of multiple sequences for resistance against cotton leaf curl disease through RNA interference. (Supervisor)

Ms. Nazia Nahid (HEC fellow) (2009). Development of RNAi based resistance strategy against monopartite geminiviruses from Pakistan. Thesis submitted (Supervisor)

Luqman Amrao (2008) (HEC fellow) Characterization and infectivity analysis of the components of the cotton leaf curl disease begomovirus complex. Thesis submitted (Supervisor)

Amir Humayun Malik (2008) (HEC fellow) Molecular characterization of melon leaf curl enation disease and development of control of strategies. Thesis submitted (Supervisor)

Mr. Shah Nawaz-ul-Rehman (2007). Development of RNAi constructs to block expression of male specific genes and establishment of gene transfer system in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill). (Co-supervisor)

Ghulam Sarwar (2006) Mechanism of resistance and diversity in source of natural resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. Department of PBG, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. (Co-supervisor).

Sajjad Haidar (2003). Disease resistance gene cloning and characterization from Gossypium arboreum. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. (Co-supervisor).

Rashida Parveen (2003). Some aspects of epidemiology of Cotton leaf curl Begomovirus (CLCuV) in Pakistan. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Co-supervisor).

Mujaddad-ur-Rehman. Virus-resistant cotton plants through genetic engineering. Department of Biological Sciences, QAU/NIBGE, Faisalabad (Co-Supervisor).

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M.Phil

Zunaira Afzal (2009-2011). Diversity of begomoviruses from perennial hosts and development of broad spectrum resistance. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad

Muhammad Hamza Rana (2009-2011). Characterization of UbC3 from Gossypium arboreum. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad

Ali Qaiser Khan (2009-2011). Characterization of emerging cotton leaf curl virus disease complex in Punjab. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad

Iftikhar Ahmed Khan (2009-10), Evaluation of sources of natural resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. PIEAS/NIBGE, Faisalabad

Muhammad Khurshid (2007-8). Isolation of conserved minimal region of AV2 gene responsible for broad spectrum resistance. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad

Zeeshan Hassan (2007-8). Development and Transformation of different genes constructs for insect resistance in model plants Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad

Fariha Tanvir (2003-2005). RNAi based simultaneous silencing of regulatory sequences of DNA A and DNA β of CLCuV in tobacco Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Ms. Javaria Qazi (2002-2004). Molecular Studies on Mungbean yellow mosaic virus occurring in Pakistan & development of RNA interference (RNAi) gene constructs based on DNA-A & DNA Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad

Muhammad Imran (2002-2004). RNAi based broad-spectrum virus resistance of CLCuV in Nicotiana tabacum by simultaneously silencing rep and βC1 genes of CLCuV. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Irum Qureshi (2002-2004). Over-expression of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in tobacco by using a suppressor of gene silencing. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Somaira Majeed (2002-2004). Creation of an RNA interference mediated broad-spectrum resistance against begomoviruses in tobacco. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Mr. Sulaiman Faisal (2001-2003). Prevalence of multiple Begomovirus infection on tomato in Sindh. NIBGE/NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar.

Mr. Abdul Rashid (2001-2003). Genetically engineering tomato male sterile line through RNAi. NIBGE/NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar.

Ms. Ayesha Baig (2001-2003). Role of β C1 gene in symptom development of cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV) NIBGE/NWFP Agriculture University Peshawar.

Muhammad Saqib (2001-2003). Development of expression/silencing vectors based on cotton leaf curl DNA β. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

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Faiza Noreen (2002). Pathogenecity determinant study of AC2, AC3 and AC4 genes of cotton leaf curl virus. Quaid-i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Yasir-ul-Musawar (2001). Broad-spectrum resistance based on coat protein gene. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Amir Khan (2001). Transgenic suppression of nanovirus component associated with cotton leaf curl disease. Quaid-i-Azam University/NIBGE, Faisalabad.

Imran Amin (2001). Diversity of DNA β associated with whitefly transmitted geminiviruses in PAkistan. Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Muhammad Tariq (1999). Molecular identification of tomato leaf curl virus and development of transgenic resistance in a model system. Quaid -i-Azam Univ./NIBGE, Faisalabad.

M. Sc. Ghulam Husnain (2000). Promoter studies of cotton leaf curl virus DNA 1 component. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics. NWFP Agriculture University, Peshawar.

Nosheen Mushtaq (1999). Molecular studies on virus-vector relationship in cotton leaf curl disease. Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Nasir Ghafoor (2003) Tranformation of a recombinant DNA construct based on RNA interference for genetically engineered resistance against cotton leaf curl virus.

Patents Shaheen Asad, Shahid Mansoor, Kauser A. Malik and Yusuf Zafar. 2008. “Induction of geminiviral resistance in cotton plants” Patent filed vide application No. 429/2008, 22-4-08.

Shahid Mansoor, Irfan Ali, Muhammad Khurshid, Imran Amin, Javeria Qazi, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Arshad, Shaheen Aftab, Yusuf Zafar, Zafar M. Khalid and Kauser A. Malik. 2009. Silencing of V2 gene of monopartite begomoviruses for broad-spectrum resistance against cotton leaf curl disease complex and other related viruses. Patent filed vide application No. 1207/2009 dated 30-12-2009.

Shahid Mansoor, Fiaz Rasul, Javaria Qazi, Imran Amin, Muhammad Saeed, Shaheen Aftab, Zahid Mukhtar and Nasir A. Saeed. 2010. Characterization of cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus C1 Rep promoter; a super strong promoter for high level gene expression in monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crops. Application No.1090/2010 dated 28-12-2010.

Shahid Mansoor, Javaria Qazi, Muhammad Yousaf Ali, Imran Amin, Shaheen Aftab and 7

Muhammad Saeed. A synthetic codon-optimized GroEl gene for broad-spectrum genetically-engineered resistance against begomoviruses. Application No. 63/2011 dated 29-1-2011

Imran Amin, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Javaria Qazi, Muhammad Saeed, Shaheen Aftab and Shahid Mansoor. 2010. Use of artificial zinc finger protein (AZP) and Fok-I nuclease for the resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. Application No. 64/2011 dated 29-1-2011.

Muhammad Saeed, Ghulam Rasool, and Shahid Mansoor. A synthetic codon-optimized G5 gene for broad-spectrum genetically-engineered resistance against begomoviruses. Patent filed by Patent Attorney.

Shahid Mansoor, Fiaz Rasul, Imran Amin and Shaheen Aftab. 2010. Construction of a novel synthetic hairpin gene for broad-spectrum resistance against Sugarcane mosaic virus. Patent filed to Patent Attorney.

National and International Course Organized

1. Organized one day seminar on “Biotech cotton in Pakistan; progress and prospects”.27th May 2010 at NIBGE Sponsored by Monsanto Pakistan

2. One-Day Consultation National Workshop of Rice and Wheat Biotechnology R&D on 18th July 2008 at NIBGE.

3. Organized international workshop “RNA interference technology” (13-20 December 2008) at School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University Kebangsaan, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.

4. National Training Workshop for Cotton Breeders on “Breeding of Bt Gene in Local Elite Varieties”28th April 2008 to 2nd May 2008 at NIBGE Faisalabad.

5. CFC/ICAC International Meeting “Regional Consultation on Genetically Modified Cotton for Risk Assessment and Opportunities for Small-Scale Cotton Growers” from 6-8 March 2007 at NIBGE.

6. ICGEB International Training Course “Characterization and management of emerging viral disease in the developing world. 14-22 November 2006. NIBGE, Faisalabad

7. CFC/ICAC International Conference on Cotton Biotechnology held at 28-30 September 2003 ICBA, Dubai. 37 participants from 13 countries.

PUBLICATIONS

Total impact factor = 314.503

BooksEdited a book 2003 titled “Genome characterization of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses of cotton and development of virus-resistant plants through genetic engineering and conventional breeding . Technical Paper No. 22, Common Fund for Commodities, The Netherlands.

Book Chapters Mansoor S, I. Amin, R W. Briddon. 2011. Geminiviral diseases of cotton. In Cotton Stress Physiology Book.

National Cotton Council, USA.

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Imran Amin, M. Ilyas, S. Mansoor, R.W. Briddon and M. Saeed (2009). “Role of DNA satellites in geminivirus disease complexes”. Emerging geminivirial diseases and their management” Editors: P.Sharma, R.K. Gaur and M. Ikegami, 2010 Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (ISBN 978-1—61668-620-8 Suite 1600, Hauooauge, NY 1788 USA

Muhammad Ilyas, I, Amin, S. Mansoor, R. W. Briddon and M. Saeed (2009). ”Challenges for transgenic

resistance to control geminiviral diseases”. Emerging geminiviral diseases and their management by Nova Science Publishers, Inc., (ISBN 978-1-61668-620-8 Suite 1600, Hauooauge, NY 1788 USA.

Mansoor S, Amin I. and Briddon RW. 2008. "Cotton leaf curl disease ". Encyclopedia of Virology, vols # 5 (B.W.J. Mahy and M.H.V. Van Regenmortel, Editors) pp 563-569 Oxford: Elsevier

Briddon RW and Mansoor S. 2008. "DNA beta satellites of begomoviruses ". Encyclopedia of Virology, Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, OX5 1GB, U.K pp 314-321 Oxford: Elsevier

Mansoor, S., S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, A. Bashir, M. Saeed, Y. Zafar, J. Stanley, R. Briddon, P. G. Markham and K. A. Malik (1999). DNA variants among Pakistan isolates of cotton leaf curl virus. In proceeding of Regional Consultation on Insecticide Resistance Management in Cotton, June 28 to July 1, 1999, Multan, Pakistan, pp. 261-276.

Zafar, Y., A. Bashir, S. Mansoor, M. Saeed, S. Asad, N. A. Saeed, S. Shabnam, M. Iqbal, and K. A. Malik (1996). Molecular and biological characterization of cotton leaf curl virus and development of virus-resistant cotton through genetic engineering. Proceeding of First National Biotechnology meeting by Center for Agriculture Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Malik, K.A., S. Mansoor, Nasir A. Saeed, S. Asad, Y. Zafar John Stanley and P.Markham (1995). Development of CLCV-resistant cotton varieties through genetic engineering proceedings of National Seminar on Strategies for Increasing Production April 26-27, 1995, Agri. Dept. pp 39-41 Publisher by Punjab Agriculture Department.

Mansoor, S., J. Stanley, K. A. Malik, and P.G. Markham (1995). Molecular characterisation of a geminivirus associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Proceeding of International Symposium on Biotechnology for sustainable development. Eds. K. A. Malik, A. Nasim and A.M. Khalid ISBN: 969-8189-01-7.

Publications in peer reviewed journalsPaterson AH, Wendel JF, Gundlach H, Guo H, Jenkins J, Jin D, Llewellyn D, Showmaker KC, Shu S, Udall J,

Yoo MJ, Byers R, Chen W, Doron-Faigenboim A, Duke MV, Gong L, Grimwood J, Grover C, Grupp K, Hu G, Lee TH, Li J, Lin L, Liu T, Marler BS, Page JT, Roberts AW, Romanel E, Sanders WS, Szadkowski E, Tan X, Tang H, Xu C, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhang D, Zhang L, Ashrafi H, Bedon F, Bowers JE, Brubaker CL, Chee PW, Das S, Gingle AR, Haigler CH, Harker D, Hoffmann LV, Hovav R, Jones DC, Lemke C, Mansoor S, ur Rahman M, Rainville LN, Rambani A, Reddy UK, Rong JK, Saranga Y, Scheffler BE, Scheffler JA, Stelly DM, Triplett BA, Van Deynze A, Vaslin MF, Waghmare VN, Walford SA, Wright RJ, Zaki EA, Zhang T, Dennis ES, Mayer KF, Peterson DG, Rokhsar DS, Wang X, Schmutz J. Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres. Nature. 2012 Dec 20;492(7429):423-7. (Impact factor 36.280)

Wang Y, Wang X, Lee TH, Mansoor S, Paterson AH (2012. Gene body methylation shows distinct patterns associated with different gene origins and duplication modes and has a heterogeneous relationship with gene expression in Oryza sativa (rice) New Phytologist doi: 10.1111/nph.12137 (Impact factor 6.645)

Iqbal Z, Sattar MN, Kvarnheden A, Mansoor S, Briddon RW. (2012). Effects of the mutation of selected genes of Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus on infectivity, symptoms and the maintenance of Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite. Virus Res. (Impact factor 2.941)

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Khan AJ, Akhtar S, Briddon RW, Ammara U, Al-Matrooshi AM, Mansoor S. (2012) Complete nucleotide sequence of watermelon chlorotic stunt virus originating from Oman. Viruses. 2012 4:1169-1181 (Impact factor 1.5)

Mansoor S, Paterson AH. Genomes for jeans: cotton genomics for engineering superior fiber. Trends Biotechnol. 30:521-527. (Impact factor 9.148)

Azhar MT, Akhtar S, Mansoor S. (2012). Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite strains cloned from Gossypium barbadense further supports selection due to host resistance. Virus Genes 45:402-405. (Impact factor 1.845)

Sohail MN, Karimi SM, Asad S, Mansoor S, Zafar Y, Mukhtar Z. 2012. Development of broad-spectrum insect-resistant tobacco by expression of synthetic cry1Ac and cry2Ab genes. Biotechnol Lett. 3:1553-1560. (Impact factor 1.683)

Baloch GR, Akhtar S, Amin I, Zafar Y and Mansoor S. 2012. Environmental factors are important determinants of the severity and incidence of cotton leaf curl disease in Sindh province of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany (Impact factor 0.947) (in press).

Mubin M, Mansoor S, Briddon RW. 2012.Mastrevirus sequences in a begomovirus-infected plant. Virus Genes 44:536-8 (Impact factor 1.845)

Siddiqui NN, Ilyas M, Mansoor S, Azhar A and Saeed M. 2012. Cloning and phylogenetic analysis of coat protein of Barley yellow dwarf virus isolates from different regions of Pakistan. Journal of Phytopathology (Impact factor 0.937).

Mubin M, Akhtar S, Amin I, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. 2012. Xanthium strumarium: a weed host of components of begomovirus-betasatellite complexes affecting crops. Virus Genes 44:112-119 (Impact factor 1.705)

Tahir MN, Mansoor S. 2011. BetaC1 of chili leaf curl betasatellite is a pathogenicity determinant. Virology Journal. 8(1):509 (Impact factor 2.55).

Arif M, Azhar U, Arshad M, Zafar Y, Mansoor S, Asad S. 2012. Engineering broad-spectrum resistance against RNA viruses in potato. Transgenic Research DOI: 21:303-311. (Impact factor 2.569).

Nahid N, Amin I, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. 2011. RNA interference-based resistance against a legume mastrevirus. Virology Journal. 8:499 (Impact factor 2.55).

Akhtar S, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. Reactions of Nicotiana species to inoculation with monopartite and bipartite begomoviruses. Virology Journal. 8:475 (Impact factor 2.55).

Muhammad Ashfaq, Jehan Ara, Ali Raza Noor, Paul D.N. Hebert And Shahid Mansoor. 2011. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a scale insect (Drosicha mangiferae;Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) infesting mango orchards in Pakistan. Eur. J. Entomol. 108: 553–559 (Impact factor 0.945)

Mumtaz, H., Kumari, S. G., Mansoor, S., Martin, D. P., and Briddon, R. W. (2011). Analysis of the sequence of a dicot-infecting mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) originating from Syria. Virus Genes 42:422-8 (Impact factor 1.705)

Hashmi JA, Zafar Y, Arshad M, Mansoor S and Asad S. 2011. Engineering cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) for resistance to cotton leaf curl disease using viral truncated AC1 DNA sequences. Virus Genes 42:286-96. (Impact factor 1.705).

Imran Amin, Khadim Hussain, Rashid Akbergenov, Jitender S. Yadav, Javaria Qazi, Shahid Mansoor, Thomas Hohn, Claude M. Fauquet and Rob W. Briddon. 2011. Suppressors of RNA silencing encoded by the essential components of the cotton leaf curl begomovirus-betasatellite complex. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions (8):973-983 (Impact factor 4.407).

Muhammad NoumanTahir, Imran Amin, Rob W. Briddon and ShahidMansoor. 2011. The merging of two dynasties - identification of an African cotton leaf curl disease-associated begomovirus with cotton in

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Pakistan. PLoS One 6(5):e20366 (Impact factor 4.351).

Aamir Humayun Malik, Rob W. Briddon and Shahid Mansoor. 2011. Infectious clones of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus with a defective DNA B and their pseudo-recombination with Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus. Virology Journal 8:173 (Impact factor 2.55).

Khadim Hussain, Mazhar Hussain, Shahid Mansoor, Rob W. Briddon. 2011. Complete nucleotide sequence of a begomovirus and associated betasatellite infecting croton (Croton bonplandianus) in Pakistan. Archives of Virology156:1101-1105 (Impact factor 2.209).

Mubin M, Hussain M, Briddon RW, and Mansoor S. 2011. Selection of target sequences as well as sequence homology determines the outcome of RNAi approach for resistance against cotton leaf curl geminivirus complex. Virology Journal (Impact factor 2.55).

Amin I, Patil BL, Briddon, RW, Mansoor S and Fauquet CM. 2011. A common set of developmental miRNAs are upregulated in Nicotiana benthamiana by diverse begomoviruses. Virology Journal 8:143 (Impact factor 2.55).

Amin I, Patil BL, Briddon, RW, Mansoor S and Fauquet CM. 2011. Comparison of phenotypes produced in response to transient expression of genes encoded by four distinct begomoviruses in Nicotiana benthamiana and their correlation with the levels of developmental miRNAs. Virology Journal 8:238 (Impact factor 2.55).

Amin I, Ilyas M, Qazi J, Bashir R, Yadav JS, Mansoor S, Fauquet CM, Briddon RW. 2011. Identification of a major pathogenicity determinant and suppressors of RNA silencing encoded by a South Pacific isolate of Banana bunchy top virus originating from Pakistan. Virus Genes. 42:272-81 (Impact factor 1.705).

Azhar MT, Amin I, Bashir A, Mansoor S. 2010. Characterization of resistance gene analogs from Gossypium arboreum and their evolutionary relationships with homologs from tetraploid cottons. Euphytica. 178; 351-362 (Impact Factor 1.405).

Azhar MT, I. Amin, Z. I. Anjum and S. Mansoor. Gossypium robinsonii, an Australian wild cotton species is an asymptomatic host of the cotton leaf curl disease pathogen complex. Australasian Plant Dis. Notes DOI 10.1007/s13314-011-0003-0.

Shah, A. D., Ahmed, M., Mukhtar, Z., Khan, S. A., Habib, I., Malik, Z. A., Mansoor, S. and Saeed, N. A. (2011). Spider toxin (Hvt) gene cloned under phloem-specific RSs1 and RolC promoters provide resistance against American bollworm (Heliothis armigera). Biotechnology Letters; 33:1457-63 (Impact factor 0.940).

Azhar MT, Rehman MU, Aftab S, and Mansoor S. 2010. Utilization of natural and genetically-engineered sources in Gossypium hirsutum for the development of tolerance against cotton leaf curl disease and fiber characteristics. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 12: 744-748. (Impact factor 1.636).

Andleeb S, Amin I, Bashir A, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. 2010. Transient expression of betaC1 protein differentially regulates host genes related to stress response, chloroplast and mitochondrial functions. Virology Journal. 7:373. (Impact factor 2.55)

Shafiq M, Asad S, Zafar Y, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. 2010. Pepper leaf curl Lahore virus requires the DNA B component of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus to cause leaf curl symptoms. Virology Journal. 7:367 (Impact factor 2.55)

Azhar MT, Amin I, Anjum ZI, Arshad M, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. 2010. Both malvaceous and non-malvaceous betasatellites are associated with two wild cotton species grown under field conditions in Pakistan. Virus Genes 41:417-24. (Impact factor 1.705).

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Muhammad S Nawaz-ul-Rehman, Nazia Nahid, Shahid Mansoor, Rob W Briddon, Claude M. Fauquet. 2010. Post-transcriptional gene silencing suppressor activity of the alpha-Rep of non-pathogenic alphasatellites associated with begomoviruses. Virology 405:300-308. (Impact factor 3.77).

Andleeb S, Amin I, Shahid MS, Briddon RW and Mansoor S. 2010. Heterologous expression of betaC1 of Chili leaf curl virus in Pichia pastoris. African Journal of Biotechnology 9:8023-8031. (Impact factor 0.67).

Muhammad Ilyas, Javaria Qazi, Shahid Mansoor and Rob W. Briddon. 2010. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of begomoviruses infecting legumes in Pakistan. Journal of General Virology 91:2091-101 (Impact factor 3.12).

M. Mubin, M. N. Tahir, M. S. Shahid, R. W. Briddon and S. Mansoor. 2010. Characterization of begomovirus components from a weed suggests that begomoviruses may associate with distinct DNA satellites in different geographical locations. Virus Genes 40;452-457 (Impact factor 1.705).

Raza G., K. Ali, Z. Mukhtar, S. Mansoor M. Arshad and S. Asad . 2010. The response of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) genotypes to callus induction, regeneration and different concentrations of the selective agent (geneticin -418). African Journal of Biotechnology 9:8739-8747. (Impact Factor 0.456).

Ashfaq M, Noor AR and Mansoor S. 2010. DNA-based characterization of an invasive mealybug (Hemiptera:Pseudococcidae) species damaging cotton in Pakistan. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 45: 395–404. (Impact Factor 0.62).

Ashfaq M, Shah GS, Noor AR, Ansari SP and Mansoor S. 2010. Report of a parasitic wasp (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing cotton mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Pakistan and use of PCR for estimating parasitism levels. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 20:625-630. (Impact factor 0.892).

Amrao, L., Amin, I., Shahid, S., Briddon, R.W. and Mansoor, S. (2010) Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with a single begomovirus that lacks a transcriptional activator protein Virus Research 152:153-63 (Impact factor 2.86).

Luqman Amrao, Sohail Akhter, Muhammad Nouman Tahir, Imran Amin, Rob W. Briddon and Shahid Mansoor. 2010. Cotton leaf curl disease in Sindh province of Pakistan is associated with recombinant begomovirus components. Virus Research 153:161-5 (Impact factor 2.86).

Malik, A. H., Mansoor, S., Iram, S., Briddon, R. W., and Zafar, Y. (2010). Severe disease of melon in North West Frontier province is associated with simultaneous infection of two RNA viruses. Pakistan Journal of Botany 42(1), 361-367. (Impact factor 0.947).

Ibrahim, M., Khan, S.A., Zafar, Y., Mansoor, S., Yusuf, A. and Mukhtar, Z. (2009). Expression of a full length Arabidopsis vacuolar H+- Pyrophosphatase (AVP1) gene in tobacco Nicotiana tabacum) to increase tolerance to drought and salt stresses. J. Phytol., 1: 433-440.

Wajid, S., Shahid, S., Latif, F., Mukhtar, Z., Afzal, S. and Mansoor, S. (2009). Heterologous Expression of Chaetomium thermophilum Xylanase 11-A (CtX 11-A) gene Pak. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 52: 100-106

Ali, I., A. H. Malik and S. Mansoor (2009). First report of Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus on bittergourd in Pakistan Plant Disease (Impact factor 2.260).

Mubin, M, I. Amin, L. Amrao, R.W. Briddon and S. Mansoor (2010). The hypersensitive response induced by the V2 protein of a monopartite begomovirus is countered by the C2 protein. Molecular Plant Pathology 11:245-54 (Impact factor 3.455)

Ilyas M, J. Qazi, S. Mansoor and R.W. Briddon (2009). Molecular characterization and infectivity of a

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“Legumovirus” (genus Begomovirus: family Gminiviridae) infecting the leguminous weed Rhynchosia minima in Pakistan. Virus Research 145:279-84 (Impact factor 2.905).

Adnan Akhter, J. Qazi, M. Saeed and S. Mansoor (2009). A severe leaf curl disease on chilies in Pakistan is associated with multiple begomovirus components. Plant Disease 93:962 (Impact factor 2.260)

Nawaz-ul-Rehman MS., S. Mansoor,R.W. Briddon and C.M. Fauquet (2009). Maintenance of an old world beta satellite by a new world helper begomovirus and possible rapid adaptation of the betasatellite. Journal of Virology 83(18) 9347-55 (Impact factor 5.15)

Aamir.H. Malik, S. Mansoor, S. Iram, R.W. Briddon and Y. Zafar (2010). Severe disease of melon in north west frontier province is associated with simultaneous infection of two RNA viruses. Pak. J. Botany 41: 361-367 (Impact factor 0.470)

Mubin, M., Briddon, R.W. and Mansoor, S. (2009). Complete nucleotide sequence of chili leaf curl Multan virus and its associated satellites naturally infecting potato in Pakistan. Archives of Virology Vol: 154 pp 365-368 (Impact factor 2.209).

Mubin, M., Briddon, R.W., and Mansoor, S. (2009) Diverse and recombinant DNA betastellites are associated with a begomovirus disease complex on Digera arvnsis, a weed host. Virus Research 142 208-212 (Impact factor 2.429).

Hussain, M., Iram, S., Mansoor S., Briddon, R.W. and Zafar, Y. (2009). A single species of betastellite is prevalent in chili across North Central Pakistan and shows phylogeographic segregation. Journal of Phytopathlogy. 157: 576-579 (Impact factor 0.868).

Wajid, S., Lafif, F., Afzal, S., Mukhtar, Z., Ghaffar, A., Mansoor, S., and I. Rajoka (2008). Cloning and expression of Chaetomium thermophilum xylanase gene 11A in prokaryote. The Nucleus, 45 (3-4): 149-156

S. Andleeb, F. Latif, S. Afzal, Z. Mukhtar, S. Mansoor and I. Rajoka (2008). Cloning and expression of Chaetomium thermophilum xylanase 11-A gene in Pichia pastoris. The Nucleus, 45 (1-2): 75-81

Amin, I., Qazi, J., Mansoor, S, Ilyas, M. and Briddon. R. 2008. Molecular characterization of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) from Pakistan. Virus Genes 36:191-198 (Impact factor 1.705)

Saeed, M., Mansoor, S. Rezaian, M. A., Briddon, R. W., and Randles, J. W. 2008. Satellite DNA β overrides the pathogenicity phenotype of the C4 gene of Tomato leaf curl virus, but does not compensate for loss of function of the V1 and V2 genes. Arch. Virol. 153, 1367-1372. Impact factor: 2.020).

Nahid, N., Amin, I., Mansoor, S., Rybicki, E.P., van der Walt, E. and Briddon, R.W. (2008). Two dicot-infecting mastreviruses (family Geminiviridae) occur in Pakistan. Archives of Virology, 153:1441-1451 (Impact factor 2.020)

Asad, S. Z. Mukhtar, F. Nazir, J. Amjad Hashmi, S. Mansoor Y. Zafar and M. Arshad 2008. Silicon carbide fiber mediated embryogenic callus Transformation of cotton and regeneration of salt tolerant plants. Molecular Biotechnology. 40: 161-169 (Impact factor 1.659).

Melanie Ann Sacco, S. Mansoor, and Peter Moffett. 2007. A RanGAP protein physically interacts with the NB-LRR protein Rx, andis required for Rx-mediated viral resistance. The Plant Journal. 52: 82-93 (Impact factor 6.493).

Hussain, M., S. Mansoor, Shazia Iram, Yusuf Zafar and Rob W. Briddon. 2007. The hypersensitive response to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus Nuclear Shuttle protein is Inhibited by Transcriptional Activator Protein. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 20:1581-1588. (Impact factor 4.136).

Mubin, M., S., Mansoor, Hussain, M., Zafar, Y., and Briddon, R. W. (2007). Silencing of the AV2 gene by antisense RNA protects transgenic plants against a bipartite virus. Virology Journal 4 (10). (Impact

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factor 2.25).

Qazi, J., Amin, I., S., Mansoor, Iqbal, M. J., and Briddon, R. W. (2007). Contribution of the satellite encoded gene beta C1 to cotton leaf curl disease symptoms. Virus Research. 128: 135-139 (Impact factor 2.429).

Qazi, J., Illyas, M., S., Mansoor, and Briddon, R. W. (2007). Legume yellow mosaic viruses: genetically isolated begomoviruses. Molecular Plant Pathology 8, 343-348 (Impact factor 3.084).

Shafiq S.M., S. Mansoor, R.W. Briddion (2007). Complete nucleotide sequences of cotton leaf curl Rajasthan virus and its associated DNA β molecule infecting tomato. Archives of Virology: 152: 2131-2134 (Impact factor 2.209).

Nawaz-ul-Rehman S. M., S. Mansoor, A. Ali Khan, Y. Zafar R.W. Briddon (2007). RNAi-mediated male sterility of tobacco by silencing TA29. Molecular Biotechnology. 36:159-165 (Impact factor 1.659).

Haidar S. I. A. Khan, S. Mansoor, and Y. Zafar (2007). Inheritance studies of bacterial blight disease resistance genes in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Pak. J. Botany 39: 603-608 (Impact factor 0.9)

Mansoor S, L. Amrao, I. Amin, R. W. Briddon, K. A. Malik, and Y. Zafar. (2006). First Report of Cotton leaf curl disease in Central and Southern Sindh province in Pakistan. Plant Disease 90,286 (Impact factor 2.260).

Mansoor S, R. W. Briddon, and Y. Zafar. 2006. Geminivirus disease complexes; the threat is spreading. Trends in Plant Sciences 11, 209-212 (Impact factor 9.883)

Amin, I., S. Mansoor, Luqman Amrao, Mazhar Hussain, Shazia Irum, Yusuf Zafar, Simon E. Bull and Rob W. Briddon (2006). Mobilisation into cotton and spread of a recombinant cotton leaf curl disease satellite. Archives of Virology 151, 2055-2065 (Impact factor 2.209).

Mansoor, S., Imran Amin, Mazhar Hussain, Yusuf Zafar and Rob W. Briddon. (2006). Engineering novel traits in plants through RNA interference. Trends in Plant Sciences. 11, 559-565 (Impact factor 9.883).

Qazi, J., S., Mansoor, Amin, I., Awan, M. Y., Briddon, R. W., and Zafar, Y. (2006). First report of mungbean yellow mosaic India virus on mothbean in Pakistan. Plant Pathology 55, 818-818 (Impact factor 2.363)

Malik, A. H., S. Mansoor, S. Iram, R.W. Briddon and Y. Zafar (2006). A severe outbreak of melon yellow mosaic disease caused by Zucchini Yellow mosaic virus in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Plant Pathology 55 (2); 285 (Impact factor 2.363).

Bashir, M, Zahoor Ahmad and S. Mansoor. 2006. Occurrence and distribution of viral diseases of mungbean and mashbean in Punjab, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 38, 1341-1351 (Impact factor 0.9).

Saeed M, Behjatnia SAA, S. Mansoor, Zafar Y, Husnain S, and Rezaian MA. A (2005). A single complementary-sense transcript of a geminiviral DNA Beta satellite is determinant of Pathogenicity. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 18, 7-14. (Impact factor 4.275).

Hussain M, S. Mansoor, Iram S, Fatima AN, and Zafar Y. 2005. The nuclear shuttle protein of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus is a pathogenicity determinant. Journal of Virology 79, 4434-4439 (Impact factor 5.15).

Mansoor S, J. Qazi, I. Amin, A. Khatri, I.A. Khan, S. Raza, Y. Zafar and R.W. Briddon. 2005. A PCR-based method, with internal control, for the detection of Banana bunchy top virus in banana. Molecular Biotechnology 30, 167-170 (Impact factor 1.659).

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Briddon RW, Bull SE, Amin I, S, Mansoor Bedford ID, Rishi N, Siwatch SS, Zafar Y, Aly M. Abdel-Salam AM, and Markham PG. 2004. Diversity of DNA 1: a satellite-like molecule associated with monopartite begomovirus/DNA β complexes. Virology 324, 462-74. (Impact factor 3.53).

Hussain M, Qazi J, S, Mansoor Iram S, Zafar Y, and Bashir M. 2004. First report of Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus on mungbean crop in Pakistan. Plant pathology. 53: 518 (Impact factor 2.363).

Hussain M, S, Mansoor Iram S, Zafar Y, and Briddon RW. 2004. First report of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus affecting chili pepper in Pakistan. Plant Pathology. 52, 809 (Impact factor 2.363).

Iram S, Amrao L, S. Mansoor, Malik AH, Briddon RW, and Zafar Y. 2004. First report of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of Duranta erecta in Pakistan. Plant Pathology. 54, 260 (Impact factor 2.363).

Mansoor, S. Saqib, M., Hussain, M., Briddon R W., Malik K. A., and Zafar, Y. (2003). Development of gene expression and gene silencing vectors based on cotton leaf curl virus for functional genomics in cotton. The Third ICGI Workshop. Cotton Science 14, 45.

Mansoor, S., Briddon, R.W., Zafar, Y and Stanley, J. (2003). Geminivirus Disease complexes: an emerging threat. Trends in Plant Sciences 8:128-134 (Impact factor 9.883).

Mansoor, S., Briddon, R.W., Bull, S. E., Bedford I. D., Bashir, A., Hussain, M., Saeed, M., Zafar, Y., Malik K. A., Fauquet, C., and Markham, P. G. (2003). Cotton leaf curl disease is associated with multiple monopartite begomoviruses supported by single DNA β. Archives of Virology 148, 1969 - 1986 (Impact factor 2.209).

Briddon, R.W., Bull, S.E., Amin, I., S. Mansoor, Bedford, I. D, Dhawan, P., Rishi, N, Siwatch, S.S., Abdel-Salam, A.M. and Markham, P.G. (2003). Diversity of DNA β; a satellite molecule associated with some monopartite begomoviruses. Virology 312, 106-121 (Impact factor 3.53).

Mansoor, S., Amin, I., Iram, S., Hussain, M., Zafar, Y., Malik, K. A., and Briddon, R. W. (2003). The breakdown of resistance in cotton to cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Plant Pathology 52, 784 (Impact factor 2.363).

Mansoor, S. (2003). A resistance breaking strain of CLCuV appears in Pakistan. IWSN Newsletter. Issue no. 17.

Zafar, Y., S., Mansoor, Asad, S., Briddon, R. W., Idrees, M., Khan, W. S., Markham, P. G., Brown, J. K., and Malik, K. A. (2003). Genome characterization of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses of cotton and development of virus-resistant plants through genetic engineering and conventional breeding. ICAC Recorder.

Haidar S., I A Khan, Mansoor S, Arshad M. 2003. Linkage studies between bacterial blight and cotton leaf curl virus disease resistance genes in cotton. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 19, 359-363.

Haidar S., I A Khan, S. Mansoor 2003. Genetics of cotton leaf curl virus disease in upland cotton. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture 19, 207-210.

Hussain M, S, Mansoor I. Amin S. Iram, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik and R.W. Briddon 2003. First report of cotton leaf curl disease affecting chilli peppers. Plant Pathology. 52, 809 (Impact factor 2.363).

Amin, I., S. Mansoor, S. Iram, M. A. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, S. E. Bull, R. W. Briddon, and P. G. Markham. (2002). Association of a monopartite begomovirus producing subgenomic DNA and a distinct DNA beta on Croton bonplandianus showing yellow vein symptoms in Pakistan. Plant Disease 86, 444 (Impact factor 2.260).

Briddon, R. W., S. Bull, S. Mansoor, I. Amin and P. G. Markham 2002. Universal primers for the PCR-15

mediated amplification of DNA; a satellite associated with some monopartite begomoviruses. Molecular Biotechnology 20, 315-318 (Impact factor 1.659).

Briddon, R. W., S. Mansoor, I. D. Bedford, M. S. Pinner, K. Saunders, J. Stanley, Y. Zafar, K.A Malik and P. G. Markham. (2001) Identification of DNA components required for induction of cotton leaf curl disease. Virology 285, 234-243 (Impact factor 3.530).

Mansoor, S., I. Amin, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, S. Bull, R. W. Briddon and P. G. Markham. (2001) Association of a disease complex involving a begomovirus, DNA 1 and a distinct DNA beta with leaf curl disease of okra in Pakistan. Plant Disease 85, 922 (Impact factor 2.260).

Briddon, R. W., Mansoor, S., I. D. Bedford, M. S. Pinner and P. G. Markham. 2000. Clones of cotton leaf curl geminivirus induce symptoms atypical of cotton leaf curl disease. Virus Genes 20, 19-26 (Impact factor 1.705).

Mansoor, S, S. Mukhtar, M. Hussain, I. Amin, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar, and K. A. Malik (2000). Wide spread occurrence of cotton leaf curl virus on radish in Pakistan. Plant Disease 84,809 (Impact factor 2.260).

Mansoor, S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, N. Mushtaq, Y. Zafar, and K. A. Malik (2000). Evidence that watermelon leaf curl disease in Pakistan is associated with tomato leaf curl virus-India. Plant Disease 84, 102 (Impact factor 2.260).

Mansoor, S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, M. S. Pinner, R. W. Briddon, J. Stanley, and P. G. Markham. 2000. Association of Begomovirus and nanovirus-like molecule with ageratum yellow vein disease in Pakistan. Plant Disease 84,101(Impact factor 2.260).

Mansoor, S., 1999. Cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan; Molecular characterisation, diagnostics and genetically-engineered virus-resistance. Ph.D. thesis. University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.

Mansoor, S., A. Bashir, S.H. Khan, M. Hussain, Y. Zafar, K. A. Malik. (1999) Rapid multiplex PCR for the specific detection of two whitefly-transmitted geminivirus species associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 31, 115-123 (Impact factor 0.470).

Mansoor S, Khan SH, Bashir A, Saeed M, Zafar Y, Malik KA, Briddon R, Stanley J, Markham PG. 1999. Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan Virology. 259:190-199 (Impact factor 3.53).

Mansoor, S., M. Hussain, S. H. Khan, A. Bashir, A. B., Leghari, G. A. Panwar, W. A. Siddiqui, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1998). Polymerase chain reaction-based detection of cotton leaf curl and other whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses from Sindh. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 1,39-43.

Mansoor, S., S. H. Khan, M. Saeed, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1997). Evidence for the association

of a bipartite geminivirus with tomato leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Plant Disease 81, 958 (Impact factor 2.260)

Mansoor S., Bedford I., Pinner M. S., Stanley J., and Markham, P. G. (1993). A whitefly-transmitted geminivirus associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 25, 105-107 (Impact factor 0.470)

Mansoor S., Spano M, Baschieri S., Cividalli A., Mosiello L., and Doria G., (1992). Effect of in vivo hyperthermia on thymocyte maturation and selection. International Immunology, 4, 227-232 (Impact factor 3.181).

Mansoor S., Spano M, Baschieri S., Mosiello L., and Doria G., (1992). Effect of hyperthermia on thymocyte maturation and selection in aging mice. Journal of Immunological Research, 4, 133-138 (Impact factor 0.5)

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Posters/papers presented at international conferences

Cividalli, A., Galloni, L., S., Mansoor, Padovani, L., Gentile, PF., Floridi, A. & Benassi, M. (1990). Lonidamine per diet in a tumor-carrying mice; the influence of administration schedule. 11th Conference of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, September, 16-20, Latina, Italy.

Mansoor, S., Spano, M., Baschieri, S., Cividalli, A. Mosiello, LF. & Doria, G. (1991). Hyperthermia-induced effects on thymocyte differentiation and selection in aging mice. Annual Meeting of International Society for Analytical Cytology. July, Bergen, Norway.

Mauro, F., S., Mansoor, Spano, M., Mosiello, LF., Leter, G. & Doria, G. (1991). Whole body hyperthemia induces selection of CD4+ TCR alpha beta hi, CD8+ TCR alpha beta hi, TCR gamma delta + thymocytes and an increase of T cell frequency in peripheral lymphoid tissues. 12th Confernce of European Society for hyperthemic oncology, June 26-29, Bergen, Norwary.

Mansoor, S., Spano, N., Baschieri, S., Cividalli, A., Mosiello, LF. & Doria G. (1990). Hyperthermia enhances the host immune responses against transplanted murine carcinoma. 11th Conference of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, Sept. 16-20, Latina, Italy.

Mansoor, S., Spano, N., Baschieri, S., Cividalli, A., Galloni, L., & Doria G. (1990). Effect of hyperthermia on the maturation of thymocytes in vivo. 11th Conference of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, Sept. 16-20. Latina, Italy.

Mansoor, S., Mosiello, LF., Leter, G., Amendola, R., Cividalli, A., Doria, G. & Spano, M. (1990). Flow cytometric evaluation of thymus cellular changes after regional hyperthermia in tumor-bearing mice. VII National Meeting of the Italian Group of Cytometry, 5-7 September, Pisa, Italy.

Mansoor, S., Spano, M., Leter, G., Pioli, C., Mosiello, LF., Mauro, F. & Doria, G. (1990). Local hyperthinduces cellura changes in the thymus of tumor bearing mice. 9th International Congress of Radiation Research, July 7-12, Toronto, Canada.

Mansoor, S., P. G. Markham, J. Stanley, Y. Zafar and K.A. Malik (1995). Molecular Properties and phylogetic analysis of cotton leaf curl virus, a new whitefly-transmitted geminivirus from Pakistan. Fourth International Symposium-Workshop on application of molecular Biological Research in Agriculture, Health and Environment (April 09-011,1995).

Zafar, Y., A. Bashir, S. Mansoor, M. Saeed, S. Asad, N. A. Saeed, S. Shabnam, M. Iqbal, and K. A. Malik (1996). Molecular and Biological Characterization of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus and Development of Virus-resistant Cotton Through Genetic Engineering. Proceeding of First National Biotechnology meeting by Center for Agriculture Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.

Mansoor, S., I. Bedford, M. Pinner, R. Briddon, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar, P. G. Markham and Kauser A. Malik (1997). Biological and Molecular Properties of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus, a New Member of Subgroup III of Geminivirideae from Pakistan. 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, September 21-27, 1997, Singapore.

Mansoor, S., Sultan H. Khan, Shaheen A., Nasir A. Saeed, Y. Zafar, J. Stanley, P. Markham, and Kauser A. Malik (1997). Transgenic resistance against cotton leaf curl virus mediated by virus-induced expression of a cytotoxic protein dianthin. 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, September 21-27, 1997, Singapore

Bashir, A., M. Saeed, S. Shabnam, S. Mansoor, Y. Zafar, K.A. Malik, R. N. Beachy and C. M. Fauquet (1997). Evidence for the Presence of two new geminivirus species infecting cotton in Pakistan. 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, September 21-27, 1997, Singapore

Tariq, M. S. Mansoor, S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, S. Asad, Z. Mukhtar, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1998). Molecular identification of tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) and development of genetically engineered resistance in tomato. Paper abstract in 6th National Conference of Plant Scientists, October, 20-22, Peshawar, Pak.

Hussain, M. S. Mansoor, S. H. Khan, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1998). New constructs for genetically-engineered resistance against cotton leaf curl virus. Paper abstract in 6th National Conference of Plant Sciences, October, 20-22, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Mansoor, S., S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1998). co-infection and distribution of variable geminiviruses associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Paper abstract in 6th National Conference of Plant Sciences, October, 20-22, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Sultan. H. Khan, S. Mansoor, M. Hussain, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar and K. A. Malik (1998). Molecular detection 17

of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses in cotton-growing areas of Pakistan by dot-blot hybridization and polymerase chain reaction. Paper abstract in 6th National Conference of Plant Sciences, October, 20-22, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Mansoor, S. S. H. Khan, M. Hussain, A. Bashir, M. Saeed, Y. Zafar, J. Stanley, R. Briddon, P. G. Markham and K. A. Malik (1999). Cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan: A novel combination of monopartite begomoviruses and a novel whitefly-transmitted DNA component showing homology to plant nanoviruses. 2nd National Conference of Plant Pathology Sept 27-29, 1999, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Mansoor, S., N. Mushtaq, M. Hussain, S. H. Khan, A. Bashir, Y. Zafar, and K. A. Malik (1999). Evidence for transovarial transmission of cotton leaf curl virus and tomato leaf curl virus by whitefly Bemisia tabaci. 2nd National Conference of Plant Pathology Sept 27-29, 1999. Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Mansoor, S., S. H. Khan, A. Bashir, M. Saeed, Y. Zafar, Rob W. Briddon, J. Stanley, P. G. Markham and K. A. Malik (1999). Cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan: Molecular characterization, and genetically engineered virus resistance. In 2nd National Symposium on Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering at ABI, National Agriculture Research Centre. June 1-3, 1999.

Hussain, M; S, Mansoor, Iram, S; Zafar, Y, and Malik, K. A. (2000). Genetically-engineered broad-spectrum resistance against whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses through mutated viral movement protein gene (BC1). 7th National Conference of Plant Scientists. November 14-16, Lahore, Pakistan.

Husnain, G; S., Mansoor, Hussain, M; Iram, S., Haidar, S., Mukhtar, Z., Khan, N.A; Swatti, Z.A and Zafar, Y. (2000). Promoter studies of a novel nanovirus-like component associated with cotton leaf currl disease. 7th National Conference of Plant Scientists. November 14-16, Lahore, Pakistan.

Musawar, Y, S. Mansoor, Hussain, M; Amin, I; Haidar, S and Zafar, Y. (2000). Genetically-engineered broad-spectrum resistance through viral coat and pre-coat protein genes. 7 th National Conferrence of Plant Scientists. November 14-16, Lahore, Pakistan.

Khan, M.A, S. Mansoor, Hussain, M; Iram, S and Zafar, Y. (2000). Transgenic suppression of CLCuV DNA-1 to elucidate its role in the disease development. 7 th National Conferrence of Plant Scientists. November 14-16, Lahore, Pakistan.

Bull, S., R.W. Briddon., I. Amin, S. Mansoor, I. D Bedford., A. A. Abdul-Salam, S. S. Siwatch., N. Rishi., P. Dhawan., Y. Zafar., K. A., Malik, and P.G. Markham 2001. Diversity of DNA ; a satellite molecule essential for the symptom induction by a No. of monopartite begomoviruses. 3 rd International Geminivirus Symposium, John Innes Center, Norwhich Norfolk, UK 24- 28 July 2001.

Mansoor, S., R. W. Briddon, M. Saeed, A. Bashir, I. Amin, M. Tariq, M. Hussain, S, Iram, Y, Zafar, K. A. Malik and P. G. Markham 2001. Genomic component of begomoviruses associated with tomato leaf curl disease in Pakistan. 3rd International Geminivirus Symposium, John Innes Center, Norwhich Norfolk, UK 24- 28 July 2001.

Briddon, R.W., S. E. Bull, I. D Bedford., S. Mansoor, Y. Zafar., K. A., Malik, and P.G. Markham 2001. Analysis of DNA beta; an essential component of cotton leaf disease. 3 rd International Geminivirus Symposium, John Innes Center, Norwhich Norfolk, UK 24- 28 July 2001.

Mansoor, S., M. Hussain, Y. Musawar, M. A. Khan, S. Iram, Y. Zafar, R. W. Briddon, P. G. Markham and K. A. Malik. 2001. Strategies for broad-spectrum resistance against cotton leaf curl and tomato leaf curl disease in Pakistan. 3rd International Geminivirus Symposium, John Innes Center, Norwhich Norfolk, UK 24- 28 July 2001.

Mansoor, S., R. W. Briddon, O. Voinnet, P. G. Markham and D. Baulcombe. 2001. Understanding the role of DNA beta in cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. 3 rd International Geminivirus Symposium, John Innes Center, Norwhich Norfolk, UK 24- 28 July 2001.

Mansoor, S., Rob Briddon, Mazhar Hussain, Modassir Ahmed, Aftab Bashir, José Luis Cenis, Belen Simon,Yusuf Zafar, Kauser A. Malik and Peter G. Markham. A molecular insight into evolution and spread of cotton leaf curl disease complex. Final meeting of CFC/ICAC 07 project held in ICBA, Dubai 28-30 September 2003.

Mansoor, S., Imran Amin, Rob W. Briddon, Yusuf Zafar, Peter G. Markham and David Baulcombe. Understanding the role of DNA in cotton leaf curl disease. Final meeting of CFC/ICAC 07 project held in ICBA, Dubai 28-30 September 2003.

Mansoor, S., Mujaddad-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Imran, Mazhar Hussain, Shazia Mazhar, Shaheen Asad, Y. Zafar and Kauser A Malik (2003). Silencing of DNA through RNA interference. Final meeting of CFC/ICAC 07 project ICBA, Dubai 28-30 September 2003.

Hussain, M., S., Mansoor, Shazia Iram,Sumera Majeed, Muhammad Imran, Nadia Anwar, Ayesha Naureen Fatima, Muhammad Tehseen and Y. Zafar, (2003). RNAi based resistance by targeting DNA A and DNA B of begomoviruses. Final meeting of CFC/ICAC 07 project, ICBA, Dubai 28-30 September

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2003.Sarwar, G., S., Mansoor, Atiq-ur-Rehman, Mehboob-ur-Rahman, Iftikhar Ahmed Khan and Y. Zafar, (2003).

Mechanism of resistance and diversity in sources of natural resistance against cotton leaf curl disease. Final meeting of CFC/ICAC 07 project held in ICBA, Dubai 28-30 September 2003.

Mansoor, S., Muhammad Imran, Mujaddad-ur-Rehman, Somaira Majeed, Imran Amin, Mazhar Hussain, Shaheen Asad, Yusuf Zafar and Kauser A Malik. Use of RNA interference for silencing of two begomovirus genes. 4th International Geminivirus Symposium / 2nd International ssDNA Virus Workshop: Cape Town, South Africa February 15-20, 2004.

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