Guilin Wang, PhD
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2025
Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly
Zhang C, Liang D, Ercan-Sencicek A, Bulut A, Cortes J, Cheng I, Henegariu O, Nishimura S, Wang X, Peksen A, Takeo Y, Caglar C, Lam T, Koroglu M, Narayanan A, Lopez-Giraldez F, Miyagishima D, Mishra-Gorur K, Barak T, Yasuno K, Erson-Omay E, Yalcinkaya C, Wang G, Mane S, Kaymakcalan H, Guzel A, Caglayan A, Tuysuz B, Sestan N, Gunel M, Louvi A, Bilguvar K. Dysregulation of mTOR signalling is a converging mechanism in lissencephaly. Nature 2025, 638: 172-181. PMID: 39743596, PMCID: PMC11798849, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08341-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP53-induced death domain protein 1Miller-Dieker lissencephaly syndromeMolecular mechanismsDysregulation of protein translationDysregulation of mTOR signalingDomain protein 1Activity of mTOR complexesMTOR pathwayRelevant molecular mechanismsProtein translationHuman lissencephalyClinically relevant molecular mechanismsRecessive mutationsRare mutationsMiller-DiekerGene expressionCerebral cortex developmentMTOR complexesSpectrum disorderMolecular defectsMTOR signalingCongenital brain malformationsProtein 1GeneticsAssociated with epilepsy
2024
Spatial transcriptomics reveals organized and distinct immune activation in cutaneous granulomatous disorders
Daccache J, Park E, Junejo M, Abdelghaffar M, Hwang E, Mohanty C, Singh C, Wang G, Wheeler J, Shields B, Nelson C, Wang Y, Damsky W. Spatial transcriptomics reveals organized and distinct immune activation in cutaneous granulomatous disorders. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2024, 154: 1216-1231. PMID: 39098508, PMCID: PMC11560686, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous sarcoidosisNecrobiotic xanthogranulomaGranulomatous disorderGranuloma annulareNecrobiosis lipoidicaImmune activationMacrophage activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersPattern of immune activationType 2 immune activationActivation of Th1Pattern of Th1Alternative macrophage activationAlternative macrophage polarizationAlteration of extracellular matrixPatterns of macrophage activationCases of CSPredominant inflammationExtracellular matrix alterationsT-helperTh17 immunityTh2 polarizationIL-32Histological changesChemokine signalingTranscriptional determinism and stochasticity contribute to the complexity of autism-associated SHANK family genes
Lu X, Ni P, Suarez-Meade P, Ma Y, Forrest E, Wang G, Wang Y, Quiñones-Hinojosa A, Gerstein M, Jiang Y. Transcriptional determinism and stochasticity contribute to the complexity of autism-associated SHANK family genes. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114376. PMID: 38900637, PMCID: PMC11328446, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSHANK family genesFamily genesLong-read sequencingCDNA captureTranscript structureDeleterious variantsGenomic studiesAbundant mRNAsTranscriptional dysregulationStochastic transcriptionStudies of neuropsychiatric disordersCausative genesTranscriptional profilesTranscriptional determinantsTranscriptomePostmortem brain tissueAutism spectrum disorderShank3 transcriptsTranscriptionGenesGenomeSHANK3Neuropsychiatric disordersSpectrum disorderAutism modelReduced progranulin increases tau and α-synuclein inclusions and alters mouse tauopathy phenotypes via glucocerebrosidase
Takahashi H, Bhagwagar S, Nies S, Ye H, Han X, Chiasseu M, Wang G, Mackenzie I, Strittmatter S. Reduced progranulin increases tau and α-synuclein inclusions and alters mouse tauopathy phenotypes via glucocerebrosidase. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1434. PMID: 38365772, PMCID: PMC10873339, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45692-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau inclusionsComorbid proteinopathiesTau aggregation in vitroPromotes tau aggregation in vitroAlzheimer's diseaseProgranulin reductionTDP-43 proteinopathyTauopathy phenotypeTau aggregationAD-tauHuman tauopathiesNeurofibrillary tanglesTauopathy miceReduction of progranulinPurified GlcCerTDP-43Concomitant accumulationAggregation in vitroAssociated with synucleinopathiesNeurodegenerative disordersProteinopathiesGCase inhibitionTauGCaseGlcCerPatterns of Cytogenomic Findings from a Case Series of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Provide Insight into the Extent of Genetic Defects Causing Miscarriages
DiAdamo A, Chai H, Chong M, Wang G, Wen J, Jiang Y, Li P. Patterns of Cytogenomic Findings from a Case Series of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Provide Insight into the Extent of Genetic Defects Causing Miscarriages. Global Medical Genetics 2024, 11: 123-131. PMID: 38560483, PMCID: PMC10980555, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1785227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent pregnancy lossProducts of conceptionAbnormal karyotypeConsecutive miscarriagesCase seriesCytogenomic abnormalitiesCA groupCytogenomic findingsRoutine cytogenetic analysisCopy number variantsMonosomy XNormal karyotypeRetrospective studyPregnancy lossCytogenetic analysisPathogenic variantsMiscarriageSA groupAneuploidyKaryotypeLethal variantWomenAbnormalitiesGenome sequenceAbstract Background
2023
HERV1-env Induces Unfolded Protein Response Activation in Autoimmune Liver Disease: A Potential Mechanism for Regulatory T Cell Dysfunction.
Subramanian K, Paul S, Libby A, Patterson J, Arterbery A, Knight J, Castaldi C, Wang G, Avitzur Y, Martinez M, Lobritto S, Deng Y, Geliang G, Kroemer A, Fishbein T, Mason A, Dominguez-Villar M, Mariappan M, Ekong U. HERV1-env Induces Unfolded Protein Response Activation in Autoimmune Liver Disease: A Potential Mechanism for Regulatory T Cell Dysfunction. The Journal Of Immunology 2023, 210: 732-744. PMID: 36722941, PMCID: PMC10691554, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune hepatitisDe novo autoimmune hepatitisRegulatory T cell dysfunctionUnfolded protein responseNovo autoimmune hepatitisTregs of patientsAutoimmune liver diseaseIL-17A productionRegulatory T cellsT cell dysfunctionTreg suppressive functionExpression of RORCER stressEndoplasmic reticulum stressTreg plasticityLiver diseaseCell dysfunctionProtein response activationT cellsUnfolded protein response activationSuppressive functionIncreased expressionEffector propertiesReticulum stressPotential mechanismsIntegrated transcriptome and trajectory analysis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma identifies putative precancer populations
Girardi M, Ren J, Qu R, Rahman N, Lewis J, King A, Liao X, Mirza F, Carlson K, Huang Y, Gigante S, Evans B, Rajendran B, Xu S, Wang G, Foss F, Damsky W, Kluger Y, Krishnaswamy S. Integrated transcriptome and trajectory analysis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma identifies putative precancer populations. Blood Advances 2023, 7: 445-457. PMID: 35947128, PMCID: PMC9979716, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous T-cell lymphomaMalignant CTCL cellsDiverse transcriptomic profilesT cellsSingle-cell RNACTCL cellsDevelopment of CTCLIntegrated transcriptomeT-cell receptor sequencingT cell exhaustion phenotypeCommon antigenic stimulusPeripheral blood CD4Transcriptomic profilesGene expressionT-cell lymphomaIntegrative analysisPotential therapeutic targetProliferation advantageLimited diversityBlood CD4Blood involvementMutation levelsExhaustion phenotypeWorse prognosisAntigenic stimulus
2022
Mitochondrial dysfunction induces ALK5-SMAD2-mediated hypovascularization and arteriovenous malformations in mouse retinas
Zhang H, Li B, Huang Q, López-Giráldez F, Tanaka Y, Lin Q, Mehta S, Wang G, Graham M, Liu X, Park I, Eichmann A, Min W, Zhou J. Mitochondrial dysfunction induces ALK5-SMAD2-mediated hypovascularization and arteriovenous malformations in mouse retinas. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 7637. PMID: 36496409, PMCID: PMC9741628, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35262-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial dysfunctionThioredoxin 2Single-cell RNA-seq analysisRNA-seq analysisMutant miceNuclear genesMitochondrial proteinsMitochondrial localizationHuman retinal diseasesTranscriptional factorsGene expressionMutant retinasMitochondrial activityExtracellular matrixNovel mechanismVascular maturationArteriovenous malformationsGenetic deficiencyVessel growthSmad2Mouse retinaVascular malformationsMechanistic studiesBasement membraneRetinal vascular malformationsNicotine dose-dependent epigenomic-wide DNA methylation changes in the mice with long-term electronic cigarette exposure.
Peng G, Xi Y, Bellini C, Pham K, Zhuang ZW, Yan Q, Jia M, Wang G, Lu L, Tang MS, Zhao H, Wang H. Nicotine dose-dependent epigenomic-wide DNA methylation changes in the mice with long-term electronic cigarette exposure. American Journal Of Cancer Research 2022, 12: 3679-3692. PMID: 36119846, PMCID: PMC9442002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic cigarette exposureCigarette exposureMale ApoE-/- miceApoE-/- miceCytokine mRNA expressionPoor health outcomesWhite blood cellsElectronic cigarette useDose-dependent mannerE-cigarette aerosolAerosol inhalationCigarette smokingActivation of MAPKHigher nicotine concentrationsMAPK pathway activationCell-damaging effectsCpG sitesHealth outcomesCigarette useMRNA expressionNicotine concentrationsPathway activationSignificant CpG sitesBlood cellsSignificant alterationsHIV viral transcription and immune perturbations in the CNS of people with HIV despite ART
Farhadian SF, Lindenbaum O, Zhao J, Corley MJ, Im Y, Walsh H, Vecchio A, Garcia-Milian R, Chiarella J, Chintanaphol M, Calvi R, Wang G, Ndhlovu LC, Yoon J, Trotta D, Ma S, Kluger Y, Spudich S. HIV viral transcription and immune perturbations in the CNS of people with HIV despite ART. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e160267. PMID: 35801589, PMCID: PMC9310520, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.160267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidHIV infectionHIV-1-infected cellsCNS viral persistenceCentral memory CD4T-cell abnormalitiesHIV-1 RNAMicroglia-like cellsT cell activationSystemic viral suppressionAbnormal CD8HIV neuropathogenesisViral suppressionMemory CD4CNS reservoirsImmune perturbationsExperience elevated ratesNeuroimmune effectsPeripheral bloodNeurological impairmentViral persistenceT cellsCell abnormalitiesUninfected controlsCell activation
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