Ke Dong, MD, MS
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2026
PKD1 upstream open reading frames affect Polycystin-1 expression and polycystic kidney disease phenotypes
Li Z, Guo Z, Cho S, Bhardwaj R, Dong K, Fedeles S, Besse W. PKD1 upstream open reading frames affect Polycystin-1 expression and polycystic kidney disease phenotypes. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2026, 136: e203177. PMID: 42518289, PMCID: PMC13574166, DOI: 10.1172/jci203177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAPOL1-risk alleles modulate T-cell receptor signaling to promote allograft rejection
Pell J, Tanvir E, Sun Z, Chernova I, Reghuvaran A, Nagata S, Guerra M, Choi J, Al Chaar S, Mizuno H, Dong K, Tian X, Ishibe R, Franchin B, Cravedi P, Kumar A, Barsotti G, Shi H, Smithson S, Song W, He J, Chong A, Pober J, Somlo S, Gibson I, Popik W, Zhang Z, Craft J, Azzi J, Murakami N, Ishibe S, Heeger P, Menon M. APOL1-risk alleles modulate T-cell receptor signaling to promote allograft rejection. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2026, 136: e193173. PMID: 42262888, PMCID: PMC13430025, DOI: 10.1172/jci193173.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease
Zhang C, Rehman M, Tian X, Pei S, Gu J, Bell T, Dong K, Tham M, Cai Y, Wei Z, Behrens F, Jetten A, Zhao H, Lek M, Somlo S. Glis2 is an early effector of polycystin signaling and a target for therapy in polycystic kidney disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3698. PMID: 38693102, PMCID: PMC11063051, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48025-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress
Fedeles B, Bhardwaj R, Ishikawa Y, Khumsubdee S, Krappitz M, Gubina N, Volpe I, Andrade D, Westergerling P, Staudner T, Campolo J, Liu S, Dong K, Cai Y, Rehman M, Gallagher A, Ruchirawat S, Croy R, Essigmann J, Fedeles S, Somlo S. A synthetic agent ameliorates polycystic kidney disease by promoting apoptosis of cystic cells through increased oxidative stress. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2317344121. PMID: 38241440, PMCID: PMC10823221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2317344121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Dephosphorylation Facilitates Trafficking of Mutant Polycystin-2 to Cilia
Cai Y, Dong K, Spitzer M, Geiges L, Tian X, Krappitz M, Diggs L, Wei Z, Cordido A, Pei S, Fedeles S, Somlo S. Dephosphorylation Facilitates Trafficking of Mutant Polycystin-2 to Cilia. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 560-560. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20233411s1560b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDnajb11-Kidney Disease Develops from Reduced Polycystin-1 Dosage but not Unfolded Protein Response in Mice
Roy S, Li Z, Guo Z, Long K, Rehrl S, Tian X, Dong K, Besse W. Dnajb11-Kidney Disease Develops from Reduced Polycystin-1 Dosage but not Unfolded Protein Response in Mice. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 34: 1521-1534. PMID: 37332102, PMCID: PMC10482070, DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion
Onuchic L, Padovano V, Dong K, Pandya R, Rai V, Gresko N, Ahmed O, Lam T, Wang W, Shen H, Somlo S, Caplan M. The C-terminal tail of polycystin-1 suppresses cystic disease in a mitochondrial enzyme-dependent fashion. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1790. PMID: 36997516, PMCID: PMC10063565, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37449-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Pkd2 Re-Expression Can Reverse Liver Cysts and Improve GFR in Mouse Models of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Dong K, Tham M, Cordido A, Cai Y, Pei S, Bhardwaj R, Wei Z, Rehman M, Roy K, Tian X, Somlo S. Pkd2 Re-Expression Can Reverse Liver Cysts and Improve GFR in Mouse Models of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 418-418. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1418c.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
A shrinkage approach to joint estimation of multiple covariance matrices
Hu Z, Hu Z, Dong K, Tong T, Wang Y. A shrinkage approach to joint estimation of multiple covariance matrices. Metrika 2020, 84: 339-374. DOI: 10.1007/s00184-020-00781-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Determinant of High-Dimensional Covariance Matrix
Hu Z, Dong K, Dai W, Tong T. A Comparison of Methods for Estimating the Determinant of High-Dimensional Covariance Matrix. The International Journal Of Biostatistics 2017, 13: 20170013. PMID: 28953454, DOI: 10.1515/ijb-2017-0013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- June 07, 2024
Polycystic Kidney Disease Treatment: Gene Target Identified at Yale
- May 04, 2023
Department of Internal Medicine Promotions
- October 21, 2022
Researchers Demonstrate XBP1 Reduces Severity of Polycystic Kidney Disease
- October 12, 2021
ADPKD is Reversible in Preclinical Models, Finds New Yale Study
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