muhammad waqar mazhar

Dr. muhammad waqar mazhar

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 October 2023 in Cancers
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ARAhmad Raza
Ahmad Raza
MYMeng-Chi Yen
Meng-Chi Yen
Gangga AnuragaGangga Anuraga
Gangga Anuraga
ISIram Shahzadi
Iram Shahzadi
MMmuhammad waqar mazhar
muhammad waqar mazhar
Chih-Yang WangChih-Yang Wang
Chih-Yang Wang
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive cancers with a low overall survival rate. The treatment of GBM is challenging due to the presence of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), which hinders drug delivery. Invasive procedures alone are not effective at completely removing such tumors. Hence, identifying the crucial pathways and biomarkers for the treatment of GBM is of prime importance. We conducted this study to identify the pathways associated with GBM. We used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) GBM genomic dataset to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). We investigated the prognostic values of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(i) alpha subunit (GNAI) family of genes in GBM using a Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) dataset. Within this dataset, we observed the association in the tumor microenvironment between the gene expression of GNAI subunit 3 (GNAI3) and a poor prognosis. MetaCore and gene ontology (GO) analyses were conducted to explore the role of GNAI3 in co-expressed genes and associated signaling pathways using a transcript analysis. Notable pathways included “Cytoskeleton remodeling regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization by the kinase effectors of Rho GTPases” and “Immune response B cell antigen receptor (BCR) pathway”. A single-cell analysis was used to assess GNAI3 expression in GBM. The results demonstrated that GNAI family genes, specifically GNAI3, were significantly associated with carcinogenesis and malignancy in GBM patients. Our findings suggest that the GNAI3 gene holds potential as a prognostic biomarker for GBM.

19 December 2022 in Bioinformatics and Biology Insights
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MMmuhammad waqar mazhar
muhammad waqar mazhar
NYNik Yusnoraini Yusof
Nik Yusnoraini Yusof
TSTayyaba Shaheen
Tayyaba Shaheen
SSSaira Saif
Saira Saif
ARAhmad Raza
Ahmad Raza
FMFatima Mazhar
Fatima Mazhar
MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNA molecules that are produced in a cell endogenously. They are made up of 18 to 26 nucleotides in strength. Due to their evolutionary conserved nature, most of the miRNAs provide a logical basis for the prediction of novel miRNAs and their clusters in plants such as sunflowers related to the Asteraceae family. In addition, they participate in different biological processes of plants, including cell signaling and metabolism, development, growth, and tolerance to (biotic and abiotic) stresses. In this study profiling, conservation and characterization of novel miRNA possessing conserved nature in various plants and their targets annotation in sunflower (Asteraceae) were obtained by using various computational tools and software. As a result, we looked at 152 microRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana that had already been predicted. Drought tolerance stress is mediated by these 152 non-coding RNAs. Following that, we used local alignment to predict novel microRNAs that were specific to Helianthus annuus. We used BLAST to do a local alignment, and we chose sequences with an identity of 80% to 100%. MIR156a, MIR164a, MIR165a, MIR170, MIR172a, MIR172b, MIR319a, MIR393a, MIR394a, MIR399a, MIR156h, and MIR414 are the new anticipated miRNAs. We used MFold to predict the secondary structure of new microRNAs. We used conservation analysis and phylogenetic analysis against a variety of organisms, including Gossypium hirsutum, H. annuus, A. thaliana, Triticum aestivum, Saccharum officinarum, Zea mays, Brassica napus, Solanum tuberosum, Solanum lycopersicum, and Oryza sativa, to determine the evolutionary history of these novel non-coding RNAs. Clustal W was used to analyze the evolutionary history of discovered miRNAs.

6 December 2021 in Sensors International
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MMmuhammad waqar mazhar
muhammad waqar mazhar
ARAhmad Raza
Ahmad Raza
TSTayyaba Shaheen
Tayyaba Shaheen
MZMuhammad Zubair
Muhammad Zubair
JMJavaria Mahmood
Javaria Mahmood
FMFatima Mazhar
Fatima Mazhar
The corona name derived from their crown like spike proteins attach with cell receptors. It belongs to coronaviradae family and nideovirales order, envelop virus, size range 65–125 ​nm and positive single standard RNA between 26.4 and 31.7 ​kb and contain 7096 amino acid. There are four subtypes that have been detected these are alpha, beta, gamma and delta. The 267 covid-19 blood and nasopharyngeal samples were collected from Multan region. RNA extraction from nasopharyngeal samples and run the PCR. The blood samples use for clinical tests, Lactate dehydrogenase, serum ferritin level, D-Dimer, TG, cholesterol, thyphoidot, HDL, lymphocyte count and CRP. 127 (47.21%) out of 267 patients were covid-19 PCR positive and showed the amplification of ORF1ab, E, and N gene, while 140 individuals were covid-19 PCR negative and not showed the amplification of ORF1ab, E and N gene. The patients with negative Covid-19 PCR, the other analysis tests such as lactate dehydrogenase, HDL, ferritin, ESR, CBP, D-Dimer, Tg, cholesterol, CRP and CT scan. The patients effected covid-19 have higher values of D-Dimer, ESR, Neutrophils, LDH, CRP and ferritin level than normal ranges. However, the values of HDL, cholesterol and lymphocytes were decreased from the normal range.

1 January 2024 in Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
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MMmuhammad waqar mazhar
muhammad waqar mazhar
SRS. Ur Rahman
S. Ur Rahman
Tariq AzizTariq Aziz
Tariq Aziz
MAM. Alharbi
M. Alharbi
AAA.F. Alasmari
A.F. Alasmari
TAT.H. Albekairi
T.H. Albekairi

1 January 2024 in Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
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SJS. Javed
S. Javed
MMmuhammad waqar mazhar
muhammad waqar mazhar
NYN.Y. Yusof
N.Y. Yusof
MRM.B.M. Rehan
M.B.M. Rehan
RHR.M. Hanaphi
R.M. Hanaphi
AAA.F. Alasmari
A.F. Alasmari

31 December 2023 in Agricultural Sciences Journal
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SJSadaf Javed
Sadaf Javed
SASalman Azhar
Salman Azhar
AFAqib Farid
Aqib Farid
MGMaryam Gull
Maryam Gull
MMmuhammad waqar mazhar
muhammad waqar mazhar
MNMuhammad Naeem
Muhammad Naeem
Microorganisms are critical for the survival of life on Earth, but we know very little about the vast majority of microbes. We studied the culturable soybean root, soil, and nodules microbiome here. Thirty bacterial samples were isolated from different localities of soybean crops, including soil, root, and nodules, to assess their ability for plant growth promotion. To evaluate the richness and diversity in the root and soil, we performed the most probable number (MPN) test. Seven of the bacterial isolates were able to produce cellulase, in which JSW1 and JSW6 were most efficient with 2.56 and 2.05 cellulolytic index. All isolates were able to grow and utilized pectin, in which JSW2 and JSW3 were most efficient with 0.8 and 0.66 pectinolytic index. Pikovskaya media modified with TCP JSW1 and JSW2 showed a 3.0 and 2.33 solubility index, and on CaCO 3 media, the JSW1 strain produced a 1.58 solubilization index. All bacterial isolates were phylogenetically identified by sequencing and analyzing the 16S rRNA gene. Under controlled conditions, consortia, Pantoea dispersa, and Rhizobium sp. isolates considerably improved rice root dry weight by 53%, 75%, and 69% and shoot dry weight by 85%, 71%, and 76%. Based on in vitro characterization, the potential bacteria Pantoea dispersa, Pseudomonas koreensis, and Rhizobium sp. were selected to be evaluated for plant growth, nodulation, and grain yield under field experiment. Under field conditions, Rhizobium sp and Pseudomonas koreensis were found best as single inoculation by improving 53% and 49% grain yield, respectively. These potential bacteria could be used as biofertilizers for soybean crop productivity.