Dr Sylwia Barańska

Scientific interests:


Publications:

  • Jakóbkiewicz-Banecka J., Piotrowska E., Narajczyk M., Barańska S., Węgrzyn G. (2009) Genistein-mediated inhibition of glycosaminoglycan synthesis, which corrects storage in cells of patients suffering from mucopolysaccharidoses, acts by influencing an epidermal growth factor-dependent pathway. Journal of Biomedical Science, 16, 26
  • Piotrowska E., Jakóbkiewicz-Banecka J., Tylki-Szymańska A., Liberek A., Maryniak A., Malinowska M., Czartoryska B., Puk E., Kloska A., Liberek T., Barańska S., Węgrzyn A., Węgrzyn G. (2008) Genistin-rich isoflavone extract in substrate reduction therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome: an open-label, pilot study in 10 pediatric patients. Current Therapeutic Research Clinical and Experimental, 69, 166-179
  • Narajczyk M., Barańska S., Węgrzyn A., Węgrzyn G. (2007) Switch from 'sigma' to 'teta' replication of bacteriophage lambda DNA: factors involved in the process and a model for its regulation. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 278, 65-74.
  • Narajczyk M., Barańska S., Szambowska A., Glinkowska M., Węgrzyn A., Węgrzyn G. (2007) Modulation of lambda plasmid and phage DNA replication by Escherichia coli SeqA protein. Microbiology, 153, 1653-1663.
  • Piotrowska E., Jakóbkiewicz-Banecka J., Barańska S., Tylki-Szymańska A., Czartoryska B., Węgrzyn A., Węgrzyn G. (2006) Genistein-mediated inhibition of glycosaminoglycan synthesis as a basis for gene expression-targeted isoflavone therapy for mucopolysaccharidoses. European Journal of Human Genetics, 14, 846-852
  • Słomińska M., Konopa G., Barańska S., Węgrzyn G., Węgrzyn A. (2003) Interplay between DnaA and SeqA proteins during regulation of bacteriophage lambda pR promoter activity. Journal of Molecular Biology, 329, 59-68
  • Potrykus J., Barańska S., Węgrzyn G. (2002) Inactivation of the acrA gene is partially responsible for chloramphenicol sensitivity of Escherichia coli CM2555 strain expressing the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene. Microbial Drug Resistance, 8, 179-185
  • Potrykus K., Barańska S., Węgrzyn A., Węgrzyn G. (2002) Composition of the lambda plasmid heritable replication complex. Biochemical Journal, 364, 857-862
  • Barańska S., Konopa G., Węgrzyn G. (2002) Directionality of lambda plasmid DNA replication carried out by the heritable replication complex. Nucleic Acids Research, 30, 1176-1181
  • Węgrzyn G., Węgrzyn A., Barańska S., Czyż A. (2001) Regulation of bacteriophage lambda development. Recent Research Developments in Virology, 3, 375-386
  • Barańska S., Gabig M., Węgrzyn A., Konopa G., Herman-Antosiewicz A., Hernandez P., Schvartzman J.B., Helinski D.R., Węgrzyn G.(2001) Regulation of the switch from early to late bacteriophage lambda DNA replication mode. Microbiology, 147, 535-547
  • Konopa G., Barańska S., Węgrzyn A., Węgrzyn G. (2000) Bacteriophage and host mutants causing the rolling-circle lambda-DNA replication early after infection. FEBS Letters, 472, 217-220
  • Śrutkowska S., Caspi R., Gabig M., Węgrzyn G. (1999) Detection of DNA replication intermediates after two-dimensional agarose gel electrophoresis using a fluorescein-labeled probe. Analytical Biochemistry, 269, 221-222
  • Szalewska-Pałasz A., Weigel C., Speck C., Śrutkowska S., Konopa G., Lurz R., Marszałek J., Taylor K., Messer W., Węgrzyn G.(1998) Interaction of the Escherichia coli DnaA protein with bacteriophage lambda DNA. Molecular and General Genetics, 259, 679-688
  • Herman-Antosiewicz A., Śrutkowska S., Taylor K., Węgrzyn G. (1998) Replication and maintenance of lambda plasmids devoid of the Cro repressor autoregulatory loop in Escherichia coli. Plasmid, 40, 113-125
  • Gabig M., Obuchowski M., Śrutkowska S., Węgrzyn G. (1998) Regulation of replication of lambda phage and plasmid at low temperature. Molecular and General Genetics, 258, 494-502
  • Wróbel B., Śrutkowska S., Węgrzyn G. (1998) Biochemical and genetic analysis of lambdaW, the newly isolated lambdoid phage. Acta Biochimica Polonica, 45, 251-259
  • Śrutkowska S., Konopa G., Węgrzyn G. (1998) A method for isolation of plasmid DNA replication intermediates from unsynchronized bacterial cultures for electron microscopy analysis. Acta Biochimica Polonica, 45, 233-240
  • Taylor K., Węgrzyn G., Węgrzyn A., Szalewska-Pałasz A., Herman A., Obuchowski M., Śrutkowska S., Konopa G. (1996) Escherichia coli initiator protein DnaA, cell cycle, and control of lambda plasmid replication. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Biological Sciences, 44, 225-230