Kaelyn Sumigray, PhD
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Genetics
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Co-Director, Yale Summer Enrichment Research Experience, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Genetics
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Co-Director, Yale Summer Enrichment Research Experience, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Genetics
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Co-Director, Yale Summer Enrichment Research Experience, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Assistant Professor of Genetics
Co-Director, Yale Summer Enrichment Research Experience, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
Biography
Kaelyn Sumigray earned her B.S. from Union College in 2006. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2011 from the Department of Cell Biology at Duke University. She was a postdoctoral fellow first at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from 2012-2013, where she was awarded an NIH Kirschstein postdoctoral fellowship, followed by a postdoctoral fellow at Duke University with Terry Lechler from 2013-2019, where she was awarded a Dermatology Foundation Research Grant. She joined the Yale faculty in 2019.
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Genetics
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology (BQBS)
- Cancer Signaling Networks
- Genetics
- Janeway Society
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Stem Cell Center
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral associate
- Duke University (2019)
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013)
- PhD
- Duke University, Cell Biology (2011)
- BS
- Union College, Biology (2006)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Actin Cytoskeleton; Cell Adhesion; Cell Polarity; Cell Shape; Cytoskeleton; Intestinal Polyps; Intestine, Small; Morphogenesis; Organogenesis; Stem Cell Niche; Stem Cells
ORCID
0000-0002-1267-7559- View Lab Website
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Nadia Ameen, MBBS
Timothy Nottoli, PhD
Jing Yan, PhD
Maria Figetakis
M. Elizabeth Deerhake, MD, PhD
Robert Cowles, MD
31Publications
1,045Citations
Cell Adhesion
Stem Cells
Morphogenesis
Cell Polarity
Intestine, Small
Cell Shape
Publications
2024
Methylarginine targeting chimeras for lysosomal degradation of intracellular proteins
Seabrook L, Franco C, Loy C, Osman J, Fredlender C, Zimak J, Campos M, Nguyen S, Watson R, Levine S, Khalil M, Sumigray K, Trader D, Albrecht L. Methylarginine targeting chimeras for lysosomal degradation of intracellular proteins. Nature Chemical Biology 2024, 20: 1566-1576. PMID: 39414979, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-024-01741-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsProtein arginine methyltransferasesTarget proteinsLoss-of-function phenotypesDegradation of intracellular proteinsUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayHistone deacetylase 6Bromodomain-containing protein 4Discovery of small moleculesTargeted protein degradationDegrade target proteinsTargeting chimerasArginine methylationArginine methyltransferasesProtein methylationPathogenic proteinsLysosomal deliveryLysosomal pathwayIntracellular proteinsLysosomal degradationHeterobifunctional small moleculesProtein degradationSmall-molecule degradersLysosomal proteolysisSubstrate degradationSmall molecules313 BEST4+ CFTR high expresser cells in normal rat are neuropods that sense and respond to luminal pH and are altered in dF508 CF intestine
Jin J, dos Reis D, Muiler C, Zagoren E, Donnelley M, Parsons D, Sumigray K, Ameen N. 313 BEST4+ CFTR high expresser cells in normal rat are neuropods that sense and respond to luminal pH and are altered in dF508 CF intestine. Journal Of Cystic Fibrosis 2024, 23: s167. DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(24)01153-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRedefining intestinal stemness: The emergence of a new ISC population
Li M, Sumigray K. Redefining intestinal stemness: The emergence of a new ISC population. Cell 2024, 187: 2900-2902. PMID: 38848673, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsA Coculture System for Modeling Intestinal Epithelial-Fibroblast Crosstalk
Lee R, Li M, Figetakis M, Sumigray K. A Coculture System for Modeling Intestinal Epithelial-Fibroblast Crosstalk. Methods In Molecular Biology 2024, 1-16. PMID: 38700834, DOI: 10.1007/7651_2024_544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric978 CFTR HIGH EXPRESSER CELLS EXPRESS NEUROPOD GENES AND RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL CUES IN THE INTESTINE
Jin J, Reis D, Muiler C, Sumigray K, Ameen N. 978 CFTR HIGH EXPRESSER CELLS EXPRESS NEUROPOD GENES AND RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL CUES IN THE INTESTINE. Gastroenterology 2024, 166: s-236. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)01027-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Generation and Manipulation of Rat Intestinal Organoids.
Zagoren E, Santos A, Ameen N, Sumigray K. Generation and Manipulation of Rat Intestinal Organoids. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2023 PMID: 37427951, DOI: 10.3791/65343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsAntibiotic-induced microbial depletion enhances murine small intestinal epithelial growth in a serotonin-dependent manner
Salvi P, Shaughnessy M, Sumigray K, Cowles R. Antibiotic-induced microbial depletion enhances murine small intestinal epithelial growth in a serotonin-dependent manner. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2023, 325: g80-g91. PMID: 37158470, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00113.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSerotonin activitySERT protein expressionSerotonin potentiationEpithelial proliferationSerotonin transporterEndogenous serotoninVillus heightMicrobial depletionIntestinal epithelial growthProtein expressionEpithelial growthSerotonin-dependent mechanismIntestinal villus heightSmall intestine resultsIntestinal surface areaSmall intestinal villiSmall intestinal cryptsIntestinal pathologyPara-chlorophenylalanineISC numbersSerotonin synthesisIntestinal homeostasisEpithelial expressionMouse modelAnimal modelsSa1225 BIFUNCTIONALITY OF UNCONVENTIONAL MYOSIN 5B (MYO5B) IN INTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY: ROLE IN MVID AND GENERATION OF CFTR HIGH EXPRESSER (CHE) CELLS IN MICE.
Santos A, dos Reis D, Sumigray K, Ameen N. Sa1225 BIFUNCTIONALITY OF UNCONVENTIONAL MYOSIN 5B (MYO5B) IN INTESTINAL PHYSIOLOGY: ROLE IN MVID AND GENERATION OF CFTR HIGH EXPRESSER (CHE) CELLS IN MICE. Gastroenterology 2023, 164: s-331. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(23)01758-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVibrio cholerae biofilms use modular adhesins with glycan-targeting and nonspecific surface binding domains for colonization
Huang X, Nero T, Weerasekera R, Matej K, Hinbest A, Jiang Z, Lee R, Wu L, Chak C, Nijjer J, Gibaldi I, Yang H, Gamble N, Ng W, Malaker S, Sumigray K, Olson R, Yan J. Vibrio cholerae biofilms use modular adhesins with glycan-targeting and nonspecific surface binding domains for colonization. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 2104. PMID: 37055389, PMCID: PMC10102183, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37660-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBiofilm matrix exopolysaccharideFacilitate host colonizationVibrio cholerae biofilmsΒ-propeller domainMatrix exopolysaccharideModular domainsHost colonizationRedundant rolesDistinct functionsAbiotic surfacesAdhesive proteinsHost surfaceHuman pathogensVibrio choleraeAdhesinsBacterial biofilmsHost tissuesColonization modelColonizationBAP1BiofilmsPathogensAntibiotic resistanceRBMCDomainCFTR High Expresser Cells in cystic fibrosis and intestinal diseases
dos Reis D, Dastoor P, Santos A, Sumigray K, Ameen N. CFTR High Expresser Cells in cystic fibrosis and intestinal diseases. Heliyon 2023, 9: e14568. PMID: 36967909, PMCID: PMC10031467, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisIntestinal diseaseCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorQuality of lifeIntestinal dysfunctionGastrointestinal diseasesIntestinal physiologyFibrosisDiseasePathophysiologyFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorCFTR leadConductance regulator
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