Fu L, Gonzales DM, Li Y, Das Sarma J and Lavi E. A combination of mutations in the S1 part of the spike glycoprotein gene in coronavirus MHV-A59 abolishes demyelination. J. Neurovirology 10: 41-51, 2004.

Gonzales DM, Fu L, Li Y, Das Sarma J and Lavi E. Coronavirus induced demyelination occurs in the absence CD28 co-stimulatory signals. J. Neuro. Immunol. 146:140-143,2004.

**Das Sarma J, Scheen E, Seo Su Hun, Koval M and Weiss SR. Enhanced green fluorescence protein expression may be used to monitor murine coronavirus spread in vitro and in the central nervous system. J. Neurovirology 8: 381-391, 2002.

**Das Sarma J, Wang F and Koval M. Targeted gap junction protein constructs reveal connexin specific differences in oligomerization. J. Biol. Chem. 277: 20911-20918, 2002.

**Das Sarma J, Meyer R, Wang F, Abraham V, Lo CW and Koval M. Multimeric connexin interactions prior to the trans golgi network. J. Cell Science 114: 4013-4024, 2001.

**Das Sarma J, Fu Li, Hingley ST, Lai MC and Lavi E. Sequence analysis of the S gene of recombinant MHV-2/A59 coronaviruses reveals three candidate mutations associated with demyelination and hepatitis. J. Neurovirology 7: 432-436, 2001.

**Das Sarma J, Fu Li, Hingley ST and Lavi E. Mouse hepatitis virus type-2 infection in mice: an experimental model system of acute meningitis and hepatitis. Exp. Mol. Pathology 71: 1-12, 2001.

Navas S, Seo Su-hun, Chua MM, Das Sarma J, Lavi E, Hingley, ST, Weiss SR. The spike protein of murine coronavirus determines the ability of the virus to replicate in the liver and cause hepatitis. J. Virology 75: 2452-2457, 2001.

**Das Sarma J, Fu Li, Tsai JC, Weiss SR and Lavi E. Demyelination determinants map to the spike glycoprotein gene of coronavirus mouse hepatitis virus. J. Virology 74: 9206-9213, 2000.

Lavi E, Das Sarma J and Weiss SR. Cellular reservoirs for coronavirus infection of the brain in b2 microglobulin knock out mice. Pathobiology 67: 75-83, 1999.

**Das Sarma J, Duttagupta C, Ali E and Dhar TK. Improved microtiter plate based microbiological assay of folic acid with Streptococcus faecalis. J. AOAC International 78: 1173-1177, 1995.

**Das Sarma J, Duttagupta C, Ali E and Dhar TK. Direct microtiter plate enzyme immunoassay of folic acid without heat denaturation of serum. �J. Immunological Methods 184: 1-6, 1995.

**Das Sarma J, Duttagupta C, Ali E and Dhar TK. Antibody to folic acid: increased specificity and sensitivity in ELISA by using e-amino caproic acid modified BSA as a carrier protein. J. Immunological Methods 184: 7-14, 1995.

Non Peer Reviewed:

** as first author

Maza J, Mateescu M, Das Sarma J and Koval M. Differential oligomerization of endoplasmic reticulum retained connexin 43/connexin 32 chimeras. Cell Commun. Adhesion. 10:319-322, 2003.

**Das Sarma J, Lo CW and Koval M. Cx43/b-gal inhibits Cx43 transport in the golgi apparatus. Cell Commun. Adhesion. 8: 249-252, 2001.

**Das Sarma J, Fu Li, Weiss SR and Lavi E. Demyelination determinants in the S gene of MHV. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 494: 133-135, 2001.

Navas S, Seo SH, Chua MM, Das Sarma J, Hingley ST, Lavi E, Weiss SR. Role of the spike protein in murine coronavirus induced hepatitis: an in vivo study using targeted RNA recombination. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 494:139-144, 2001.

**Das Sarma J, Fu Li and Lavi E. The effect of the T1087N S gene mutation on MHV-A59 pathogenesis. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 494: 155-157, 2001.

Fu Li, Das Sarma J and Lavi E. Differential expression of tumor necrosis factor in primary glial cell cultures infected with demyelinating and non-demyelinating MHVs. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 494: 663-668, 2001.

Sengupta D, Duttagupta C, Bandyopadhyay S, Jana R, Das Sarma J, Sengupta S and Ray M. An exploratory statistical analysis of the effect of demographic risk factors on uterine cervical squamous interepithelial lesion.� Calcutta Statistical Association Bulletin (Golden Jubilee Issue) 50: 307-324, 2000.

Manuscripts in Preparation

Das Sarma J, Rubenstein R and Koval M. Premature connexin 43 plaque assembly is reversed by 4-Phenylbutyrate.

Das Sarma J, Gard L, Maza J and Koval M. A novel chaperone controls the quality control pathways of connexin 43 assembly.

Das Sarma J, Iacono K, Gard L,� Rall GF, Weiss SR and Koval M. �Neural cell tropisms are determined by the spike glycoprotein gene of Mouse Hepatitis Virus.

Das Sarma J, Gard L, Navas-Martin S and Weiss SR. �Intercellular localization of coronavirus spike protein.