Faculty

Faculty Details


Faculty Details

  • Name: Dr. Y. Sreelakshmi
  • Mail: y.sreelakshmiuohyd.ac.in
  • Contact: 04023134771
  • Area Of Research:Tomato functional genomics, proteomics, plant development
The primary research interest of Dr. Sreelakshmi`s group is to understand the molecular basis of tomato fruit quality and shelf life, with a special interest in photoregulation of tomato fruit ripening and quality. Her research group uses functional genomics, and proteomics approaches to identify candidate genes with potential roles in carotenoid, folate sequestration, and fruit shelf life. To validate these candidate genes, her group isolates novel alleles using reverse genetics tools like TILLING, and Genome editing, and examines the influence of these alleles on fruit quality and shelf life.
No Records Available

Students/Projects Trainees

Name Joined As Mail Contact
Ms. Alekhya Dindu PhD Research Scholar alekhya.dindu@gmail.com ---
Mr. Vikas Singh PhD Research Scholar vikassinghgenomics@gmail.com ---
Ms. Dhanya AJ PhD Research Scholar dhanyaaj.kerala@gmail.com ---
Ms. Adithi Nair PhD Research Scholar anaditi95@gmail.com ---
Ms. Princy K PhD Research Scholar princyk258@gmail.com ---
Juvaria Raouf PhD Research Scholar juveriaraouf@gmail.com ---
Dr VV Satyavathi Post-doctoral Associate vallurisatyavathi@gmail.com ---
Dr Prateek Gupta Post-doctoral Associate prateekg04@gmail.com ---
Dr P Durgeshwar Post-doctoral Associate durgahcumolmic@gmail.com ---

Former Students/Projects Trainees

Name Joined As Working
Dr. Chaitanya Charakana PhD research scholar Assistant professor of Botany, SR and BGNR Govt. Arts and Science College (Autonomous),Khammam
Dr. Rakesh Kumar PhD research scholar Asst. Professor, Central University of Karnataka, Kadaganchi.
Dr. Himabindu Vasuki Kilambi PhD research scholar Post doctoral fellow, Prof, Eilon Shani group, Tel Aviv University and Prof. Asaph Aharoni group, Weizmann Institute
Dr. Vineet Maurya Post-doctoral Associate Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Microbiology, H.N.B.Garhwal University
Dr. Sherinmol Thomas Post-doctoral Associate Post-doctoral Fellow, Proteomics lab, Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
Dr. Mallikarjuna Puli Post-doctoral Associate
Dr. Praveena Nukareddy Post-doctoral Associate
Dr. Sapana Devi DBT-Research Associate
Dr. Supriya Sarma DBT-Research Associate
Mr. Ingjangbuang Pamei DBT-SRF
Dr. Sumit Kumar Post-doctoral Associate
Dr. Avanish Rai Research Associate Post Doctoral fellow, University of Ghent, Belgium
49 Prateek Gupta, Marta Rodriguez‐Franco, Reddiah Bodanapu, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi*, and Rameshwar Sharma* (2022) , Phytoene synthase 2 in tomato fruits remains functional and contributes to abscisic acid formation , Plant Science, ,316,,.
48 Sapana Nongmaithem, Rachana Ponukumatla, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Pierre Frasse, Mondher Bouzayen, Rameshwar Sharma (2021) , Enhanced polar auxin transport in tomato polycotyledon mutant seems to be related to glutathione levels , Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, ,40,,761–773.
47 Kamal Tyagi, Anusha Sunkum, Meenakshi Rai, Supriya Sarma, Nidhi Thakur, Amita Yadav, Sanchari Sircar, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi*, Rameshwar Sharma* (2021) , Seeing the unseen: A trifoliate (MYB117) mutant allele fortifies folate and carotenoids in tomato fruits , bioRxiv, ,,,.
46 Alka Kumari, Sapana Nongmaithem, Sameera Devulapalli, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, and Rameshwar Sharma* (2021) , Tomato roots sense horizontal/vertical mechanical impedance and divergently modulate root/shoot metabolome , Environmental and Experimental Botany, ,191,,.
45 Sherinmol Thomas, Rakesh Kumar, Kapil Sharma, Abhilash Barpanda, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma and Sanjeeva Srivastava* (2021) , iTRAQ-based proteome profiling revealed the role of Phytochrome A in regulating primary metabolism in tomato seedling , Scientific Reports, ,,,.
44 Himabindu Vasuki Kilambi, Alekhya Dindu, Kapil Sharma, Narasimha Rao Nizampatnam, Neha Gupta, Nikhil Padmanabhan Thazath, Ajayakumar Jaya Dhanya, Kamal Tyagi, Sulabha Sharma, Sumit Kumar, Rameshwar Sharma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi (2021) , The new kid on the block: A dominant-negative mutation of phototropin1 enhances carotenoid content in tomato fruits , The Plant Journal , ,106,,.
43 Kapil Sharma, Soni Gupta, Supriya Sarma, Meenakshi Rai, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi*, Rameshwar Sharma* (2021) , Mutations in Tomato 1-Aminocyclopropane Carboxylic Acid Synthase2 Uncover Its Role in Development beside System II Responses , The Plant Journal, ,106,,.
42 Gupta P, Salava H, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2020) , A low-cost high-throughput method for plant genomic DNA isolation , Vaschetto L. (eds) Cereal Genomics Methods in Molecular Biology, ,,,.
41 Prateek Gupta, Pankaj Singh Dholaniya, Sameera Devulapalli, Nilesh Ramesh Tawari, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2020) , Reanalysis of Genome Sequences of tomato accessions and its wild relatives: Development of tomato genomic variation (TGV) database integrating SNPs and INDELs polymorphisms , Bioinformatics , ,36,,4984–4990.
40 Sapana Nongmaithem, Sameera Devulapalli, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2020) , Is Naphthylphthalamic Acid a specific Phytotropin? It Elevates Ethylene and Alters Metabolic Homeostasis in Tomato , Plant Science , ,291,,.
39 Kharshiing E, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2019) , The Light Awakens! Sensing Light and Darkness , Plant Sensory Biology, ,,,.
38 Sapana Nongmaithem, Sameera Devulapalli, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2018) , N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid stimulates tomato hypocotyl elongation, elevates ethylene levels and alters metabolic homeostasis , bioRxiv, ,,,.
37 Rakesh Kumar, Vajir Tamboli, Rameshwar Sharma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi (2018) , NAC-NOR mutations in tomato Penjar accessions attenuate multiple metabolic processes and prolong the fruit shelf life , Food Chemistry, ,,,.
36 Supriya Sarma, Arun Kumar Pandey, Kapil Sharma, Maruthachalam Ravi, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2018) , MutS-Homolog2 silencing generates tetraploid meiocytes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) , Plant Direct, ,2,,1-15.
35 Sapana Nongmaithem, Sameera Devulapalli, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2018) , N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid stimulates tomato hypocotyl elongation, elevates ethylene levels and alters metabolic homeostasis , bioRxiv, ,,,.
34 Rakesh Kumar, Vajir Tamboli, Rameshwar Sharma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi (2018) , NAC-NOR mutations in tomato Penjar accessions attenuate multiple metabolic processes and prolong the fruit shelf life , Food Chemistry, ,259,,234-244.
33 Supriya Sarma, Arun Kumar Pandey, Kapil Sharma, Maruthachalam Ravi, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2018) , MutS-Homolog2 silencing generates tetraploid meiocytes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) , Plant Direct, ,2,,1-15.
32 Upadhyaya P, Tyagi K, Sarma S, Tamboli, V. Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma, R (2017) , Natural Variation in Folate Levels among Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Accessions , Food Chemistry, ,217,,610-619.
31 Miduthuri Satya Sharada, Alka Kumari, Arun Kumar Pandey, Sulabha Sharma, Preeti Sharma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and Rameshwar Sharma: (2017) , Generation of genetically stable transformants by Agrobacterium using tomato floral buds , Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, ,129,,299-312.
30 Kumari A, Ray K, Sadhna S, Pandey AK, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2017) , Metabolomic homeostasis shifts after callus formation and shoot regeneration in tomato , PLoS ONE, ,,,.
29 Himabindu Vasuki Kilambi, Kalyani Manda, Avanish Rai, Chaitanya Charakana, Jayram Bagri, Rameshwar Sharma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi (2017) , Green-fruited Solanum habrochaites lacks fruit-specific carotenogenesis due to metabolic and structural blocks , J. Exp. Bot., ,68,,4803-4819.
28 Gupta Prateek; Bodanapu Reddaiah; Salava Hymavathi; Upadhaya Pallawi; Tyagi Kamal; Sarma Supriya; Datta Sneha; Malhotra Bharti; Thomas Sherinmol; Sunkum Anusha; Devulapalli, Sameera; Till Bradley; Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi; Sharma Rameshwar (2017) , NGS-based identification of induced mutations in a doubly mutagenized tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) population , The Plant Journal, ,92,,495-508.
27 Mohan V, Pandey A, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2016) , Neofunctionalization of Chromoplast Specific Lycopene Beta Cyclase Gene (CYC-B) in Tomato Clade , PLoS ONE, ,,,.
26 Vijee Mohan, Soni Gupta, Sherinmol Thomas,rateek Gupta, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi* and Rameshwar Sharma (2016) , Tomato Fruits Show Wide Phenomic Diversity but Fruit Developmental Genes Show Low Genomic Diversity , PLoS ONE, ,,,.
25 Kilambi HV, Manda K, Sanivarapu H, Maurya V, Sharma R and Sreelakshmi Y (2016) , Shotgun Proteomics of Tomato Fruits: Evaluation, Optimization and Validation of Sample Preparation Methods and Mass Spectrometric Parameters , Front. Plant Sci., ,,,.
24 Bodanapu R, Gupta SK, Basha PO, Sakthivel K, Sadhna S, Sreelakshmi Y and Sharma R (2016) , Nitric oxide overproduction in tomato shr mutant shifts metabolic profiles and suppresses fruit growth and ripening. , Front. Plant Sci, ,,,.
23 Sharma, S., Tyagi, K., Sreelakshmi, Y. and Sharma, R (2015) , Gravitropic Analysis of Tomato Seedlings using Time Lapse Video Imaging , Bio-protocol , ,,,.
22 Prateek Gupta, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2015) , A rapid and sensitive method for determination of carotenoids in plant tissues by high performance liquid chromatography , Plant Methods, ,,,.
21 Kamal Tyagi, Pallawi Upadhyaya, Supriya Sarma, Vajir Tamboli, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Rameshwar Sharma (2015) , High performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for profiling and quantitative analysis of folate monoglutamates in tomato , Food Chemistry, ,179,,76-84.
20 Gupta SK, Sharma S, Santisree P, Kilambi HV, Appenroth K, Sreelakshmi Y*, Sharma R (2014) , Complex and shifting interactions of phytochromes regulate fruit development in tomato , Plant Cell Environment, ,37,,1688-1702.
19 Sulabha Sharma, Eros Kharshiing, Ankanagari Srinivas, Kazunori Zikihara, Satoru Tokutomi, Akira Nagatani, Hiroshi Fukayama, Reddaiah Bodanapu, Rajendra K Behera, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and Rameshwar Sharma (2014) , A Dominant Mutation in LOV2 Domain Vicinity Impairs Phototropin1 Signaling in Tomato , Plant Physiology , ,164,,2030-2044.
18 Reddaiah B, Sudarsanam G, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2014) , Generation of ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) induced mutant population of Solanum lycopersicum cv. Arka Vikas , Int Jour of Plant Animal Environ Sci, ,4,,212-218.
17 Thomas S, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2014) , Light Modulates the root tip excision induced lateral root formation in tomato , Plant Signaling and Behavior, ,9,,.
16 Kilambi HV, Kumar R, Sharma R, Sreelakshmi Y (2013) , Chromoplast specific carotenoid associated protein appears to be important for enhanced accumulation of carotenoids in hp1 tomato fruits , Plant Physiology, ,161,,2085-2101.
15 Santisree P, Nongmaithem S, Sreelakshmi Y, Ivanchenko MG, Sharma R (2012) , The root as a drill: An ethylene-auxin interaction facilitates root penetration in soil , Plant Signaling and behaviour , ,,,.
14 Vankadavath RN, Bodanapu R, Sreelakshmi Y, Sharma R (2012) , High-Throughput Phenotyping of Plant Population Using Personal Digital Assistant , Methods in Molecular biology, ,918,,97-114.
13 Gupta S, Charakana C, Sreelakshmi Y and Sharma R (2011) , Fluorescent dye labeled DNA size standards for molecular mass detection in visible/infrared range , BMC Research Notes, ,4,,.
12 Sharma S, Tyagi K, Narasu ML, Sreelakshmi Y and Sharma R (2011) , Mismatch cleavage by CEL-I endonuclease: A tool for rapid detection of homozygous and heterozygous mutants , IUP Journal of Genetics and Evolution, ,,,.
11 Santisree P, Nongmaithem S, Vasuki H, Sreelakshmi Y, Ivanchenko MG, Sharma R (2011) , Tomato Root Penetration in Soil Requires a Coaction between Ethylene and Auxin Signaling , Plant Physiology, ,156,,1424-1438.
10 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Soni Gupta, Reddaiah Bodanapu, Vineeta Singh Chauhan, Mickey Hanjabam, Sherinmol Thomas, Vijee Mohan, Sulabha Sharma, Rajeswari Srinivasan and Rameshwar Sharma (2010) , NEATTILL: A simplified procedure for nucleic acid extraction from arrayed tissue for TILLING and other high-throughput reverse genetic applications , Plant Methods, ,6,,.
9 Raju Naik Vankadavath, Appibhai Jakir Hussain, Reddaiah Bodanapu, Eros Kharshiing, Pinjari Osman Basha, Soni Gupta, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and Rameshwar Sharma (2009) , Computer aided data acquisition tool for high-throughput phenotyping of plant populations , Plant Methods, ,5,,.
8 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and Rameshwar Sharma (2008) , Differential regulation of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activity and protein level by light in tomato seedlings , Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, ,46,,444-451.
7 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and K. Krishna Sharma (2006) , Interaction between alphaA- and alpha beta-crystallins is sequence-specific , Molecular Vision, ,12,,581-587.
6 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and K. Krishna Sharma (2005) , Recognition sequence-2 (residues 60-71) plays a role in oligomerization and exchange dynamics of alpha beta-crystallin , Biochemistry, ,44,,12245-12252.
5 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Puttur Santhoshkumar, Jaya Bhattacharrya and K. Krishna Sharma (2004) , alpha A-crystallin interacting regions in the small heat shock protein, alpha-Beta-crystallin , Biochemistry, ,43,,15785-15795.
4 Arif S. A. Al-Hammadi, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi, Sangeeta Negi, Imran Siddiqi and Rameshwar Sharma (2003) , The polycotyledon mutant of tomato shows enhanced polar auxin transport , Plant Physiology, ,133,,113-125.
3 Y. Sreelakshmi and K. Krishna Sharma (2001) , Interaction of alpha-Lactalbumin with Mini-alpha A-Crystallin , The Protein Journal (formerly Journal of Protein Chemistry) , ,20,,123-130.
2 Annamraju D. Sarma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and Rameshwar Sharma (1998) , Differential expression and properties of Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase isoforms from tomato leaves , Phytochemistry, ,49,,2233-2243.
1 Annamraju D. Sarma, Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi and Rameshwar Sharma (1997) , Antioxidant ability of anthocyanins against ascorbic acid oxidation , Phytochemistry, ,45,,671-674.
Title Year Duration Amount(In Lakhs) PI/I
Research and Service facilities for Plant Metabolomics and Proteomics 2021 4 61800 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Genome editing of stay-green gene to enhance carotenoid content in tomato fruits 2020 3 4400 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Manipulation of light signaling components for improvement of tomato fruit quality 2016 5 14400 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Influence of phototropin genes on tomato fruit quality and shelf life 2015 5 15100 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Comparative proteomics of tomato versus wild relatives during fruit colouration 2012 3 4722 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Mining for new alleles in tomato COP1 using EcoTILLING 2012 3 894 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Interaction between proteome and metabolome networks during tomato fruit ripening 2011 8 15400 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Reverse Genetic Selection of Mutants for Manipulation of Carotenoids Level in Tomato, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria 2009 6 335 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Tomato fruit proteome analysis: a step towards understanding tomato genome 2008 4 3524 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi
Role of signalosome in plant development: Isolation of COP1 mutants in tomato by TILLING 2007 3 912 Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi