Kesang Dechen
Assistant Lecturer
Zoology
Sherubtse College
Bhutan
Biography
Qualification : Master of Science (Genetics). Subject Specialisation: Developmental Genetics.
Research Interest
Developmental Genetics.
Publications
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Systematic functional characterization of putative zinc transport genes and identification of zinc toxicosis phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster. Lye JC, Richards CD, Dechen K, Paterson D, de Jonge MD, Howard DL, Warr CG, Burke R. J Exp Biol. 2012 Sep 15;215(Pt 18):3254-65. doi: 10.1242/jeb.069260. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
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In vivo zinc toxicity phenotypes provide a sensitized background that suggests zinc transport activities for most of the Drosophila Zip and ZnT genes. Lye JC, Richards CD, Dechen K, Warr CG, Burke R. J Biol Inorg Chem. 2013 Mar;18(3):323-32. doi: 10.1007/s00775-013-0976-6. Epub 2013 Jan 17.
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Compartmentalized zinc deficiency and toxicities caused by ZnT and Zip gene over expression result in specific phenotypes in Drosophila. Dechen K, Richards CD, Lye JC, Hwang JE, Burke R. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2015 Mar;60:23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.12.017. Epub 2015 Jan 3.
