Caihong Qiu, PhD
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- Postdoctoral
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2007)
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- Graduate Center, City University of New York, Molecular, Cellular, and Develomental Biology (2004)
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- HeBei Normal University (1990)
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- HeBei Normal University (1987)
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Cell Biology; Embryonic Stem Cells
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23Publications
986Citations
Embryonic Stem Cells
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2026
Human amygdala-like telencephalic organoids model stress circuitry in assembloid systems
Yang W, Choe M, Lo C, Liu H, Cho Y, Kim J, Kiral F, Scandura M, Lu X, Kim K, Na K, Qiu C, Wu F, Dirks A, Mathew R, Cakir B, Cha H, Kim S, Cox A, Chung S, Jiang Y, Shin K, Lee S, Park I. Human amygdala-like telencephalic organoids model stress circuitry in assembloid systems. Cell Stem Cell 2026, 33: 1144-1160.e9. PMID: 42184826, PMCID: PMC13289835, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2026.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsStress-related disordersStress circuitryLimbic circuitsNeuropsychiatric disordersStress responseUnrecognized mechanismStress response signalingSynaptic regulationExposure to cortisolCircuit-level analysisAmygdalaRetrotransposon biologyDisordersNoncoding RNAsCircuitryEndocrine signalsRegion-specific developmentAnxietyMolecular featuresEmotions
2025
KIAA0319 plays a critical role in cortical neuronal maturation and synaptic development through a dyslexia-associated gene network
Scandura M, Choe M, Kiral F, Lo C, Kim J, Yang W, Qiu C, Ma Y, Gruen J, Park I. KIAA0319 plays a critical role in cortical neuronal maturation and synaptic development through a dyslexia-associated gene network. Biological Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 41115623, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHuman cortical organoidsNeuronal maturationScRNA-seqHuman embryonic stem cellsImpaired neuronal maturationPrimary cilia formationSingle-cell RNA sequencingNeural progenitor cellsDyslexia-associated genesEmbryonic stem cellsDisrupted neurogenesisRegulatory networksGene networksProgenitor cellsCalcium imagingCilia formationTranscriptome analysisRNA sequencingTranscriptomic changesStem cellsSynaptic developmentCortical organoidsMolecular basisKIAA0319Morphological abnormalities
2022
Muscle LIM Protein Force-Sensing Mediates Sarcomeric Biomechanical Signaling in Human Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Riaz M, Park J, Sewanan LR, Ren Y, Schwan J, Das SK, Pomianowski PT, Huang Y, Ellis MW, Luo J, Liu J, Song L, Chen IP, Qiu C, Yazawa M, Tellides G, Hwa J, Young LH, Yang L, Marboe CC, Jacoby DL, Campbell SG, Qyang Y. Muscle LIM Protein Force-Sensing Mediates Sarcomeric Biomechanical Signaling in Human Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 2022, 145: 1238-1253. PMID: 35384713, PMCID: PMC9109819, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.056265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathySarcomeric mutationsFamilial hypertrophic cardiomyopathySudden cardiac deathCardiac myosin heavy chainMechanism-based treatmentsDevelopment of hypertrophyActivated T cellsCalcineurin-nuclear factorForce productionPhenotypic expressionPluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytesStem cell-derived cardiomyocytesHeart failureCardiac deathVentricular hypertrophyCell-derived cardiomyocytesCardiac contractilityPharmacological interventionsT cellsCardiac diseaseCardiac hypertrophyPatient-specific induced pluripotent stem cellsPharmacological meansTwitch relaxationThe role of FYCO1-dependent autophagy in lens fiber cell differentiation
Khan SY, Ali M, Kabir F, Na CH, Delannoy M, Ma Y, Qiu C, Costello MJ, Hejtmancik JF, Riazuddin SA. The role of FYCO1-dependent autophagy in lens fiber cell differentiation. Autophagy 2022, 18: 2198-2215. PMID: 35343376, PMCID: PMC9397473, DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2025570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAutophagic vesiclesLens fiber cell differentiationMouse lensesAutophagic fluxFiber cell differentiationHuman embryonic stem cellsCoiled-coil domainOrganelle-free zoneEmbryonic stem cellsHuman lens epithelial cellsAutophagy-associated genesSingle guide RNAsQuantitative real-time PCRLens epithelial cellsAdaptor proteinRNA-seqGuide RNARNA sequencingCellular organellesLens morphogenesisCataract phenotypeWild typeFYCO1Cell differentiationEndoplasmic reticulum
2019
Comparative transcriptome analysis of hESC- and iPSC-derived lentoid bodies
Ali M, Kabir F, Thomson JJ, Ma Y, Qiu C, Delannoy M, Khan SY, Riazuddin SA. Comparative transcriptome analysis of hESC- and iPSC-derived lentoid bodies. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 18552. PMID: 31811247, PMCID: PMC6898283, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54258-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHuman embryonic stem cellsComparative transcriptome analysisTranscriptome analysisLentoid bodiesPluripotent stem cellsBody transcriptomeRNA sequencingStem cellsNext-generation RNA sequencingEmbryonic stem cellsFiber-like cellsSimilar expression profilesTranscriptome datasetsTranscriptome profilingCell transcriptomeLens morphogenesisExcellent systemMouse lensExpression profilesTranscriptomeMechanism of cataractogenesisLens-like structuresUltrastructure analysisGenesOcular lensCritical role of Lin28‐TNFR2 signalling in cardiac stem cell activation and differentiation
Xiang Q, Yang B, Li L, Qiu B, Qiu C, Gao X, Zhou H, Min W. Critical role of Lin28‐TNFR2 signalling in cardiac stem cell activation and differentiation. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2019, 23: 0-0. PMID: 30734494, PMCID: PMC6433861, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCardiac stem cell activationStem cell activationHuman inducible pluripotent stem cellsCardiac stem cell differentiationCSC activationStem cell differentiationInducible pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCardiac progenitor cellsCritical roleActivation of TNFR2Factor RNACell activationProtein Lin28Cardiomyocyte proteinsCell differentiationStem cellsProgenitor cellsStem cell-based therapiesCSC differentiationProtein expressionDifferentiationCell-based therapiesExpressionActivation
2018
Generation and Proteome Profiling of PBMC-Originated, iPSC-Derived Corneal Endothelial Cells
Ali M, Khan SY, Vasanth S, Ahmed MR, Chen R, Na CH, Thomson JJ, Qiu C, Gottsch JD, Riazuddin SA. Generation and Proteome Profiling of PBMC-Originated, iPSC-Derived Corneal Endothelial Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2018, 59: 2437-2444. PMID: 29847650, PMCID: PMC5957521, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-22927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAgedCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCryopreservationEmbryonic Stem CellsEndothelium, CornealFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingGenetic MarkersHumansImmunohistochemistryInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMass SpectrometryMicroscopy, Phase-ContrastMiddle AgedNeural CrestProteomeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsNeural crest cellsProteome sequencingProteome profilingCorneal endothelial cellsExpression of pluripotentQuantitative real-time PCRPluripotent stem cellsMolecular architectureCrest cellsEndothelial cellsProteomeReal-time PCRPluripotency markersHuman corneal endotheliumStem cellsPhase contrast microscopyExpression levelsProteinIPSCsSequencingCellsProfilingFirst reportContrast microscopyHigh levels
2016
Tissue-Engineered Vascular Rings from Human iPSC-Derived Smooth Muscle Cells
Dash BC, Levi K, Schwan J, Luo J, Bartulos O, Wu H, Qiu C, Yi T, Ren Y, Campbell S, Rolle MW, Qyang Y. Tissue-Engineered Vascular Rings from Human iPSC-Derived Smooth Muscle Cells. Stem Cell Reports 2016, 7: 19-28. PMID: 27411102, PMCID: PMC4945325, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVascular tissue engineeringFunctional vascular smooth muscle cellsCell-based tissueSelf-assembly approachRenewable sourcesTissue engineeringPluripotent stem cellsPlatform technologyBiomedical applicationsTissue ringsDrug screeningDisease modelingTissue model systemsHuman iPSCStem cellsBroad utilityEfficient approachLarge quantitiesEngineeringMaterialsRegulation of the DNA Methylation Landscape in Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming by the miR-29 Family
Hysolli E, Tanaka Y, Su J, Kim KY, Zhong T, Janknecht R, Zhou XL, Geng L, Qiu C, Pan X, Jung YW, Cheng J, Lu J, Zhong M, Weissman SM, Park IH. Regulation of the DNA Methylation Landscape in Human Somatic Cell Reprogramming by the miR-29 Family. Stem Cell Reports 2016, 7: 43-54. PMID: 27373925, PMCID: PMC4945581, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDNA methylation stateEmbryonic stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsHuman somatic cell reprogrammingSomatic cell reprogrammingMethylation stateCell reprogrammingMiR-29 familyDNA methylation landscapeImportant epigenetic regulatorsStem cellsOverexpression of Oct4Global DNA methylationMiRNA-based approachesPluripotent stem cellsMethylation landscapeHistone modificationsDNA demethylationEpigenomic changesEarly reprogrammingEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic differencesDNA methylationHydroxymethylation analysisReprogramming
2015
Characterization of the mammalian miRNA turnover landscape
Guo Y, Liu J, Elfenbein SJ, Ma Y, Zhong M, Qiu C, Ding Y, Lu J. Characterization of the mammalian miRNA turnover landscape. Nucleic Acids Research 2015, 43: 2326-2341. PMID: 25653157, PMCID: PMC4344502, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMiRNA turnoverStable small RNAsMammalian cell typesCultured mammalian cellsSubset of miRNAsTurnover kineticsMiRNA biogenesisMost miRNAsMiR-222-5pNucleotide biasSmall RNAsMiRNA maturationMammalian cellsSame miRNAMiRNA poolExpression profilingHsp90 associationSequence determinantsDeep sequencingHsp90 inhibitionTurnover rateMiRNA isoformsDifferent turnover ratesSequence featuresCell types
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