Eric N. Olson Mentorship Award News: August 23, 2024 Dr. Heinrich Taegtmeyer received the Eric N. Olson Mentorship Award at the XLIII ISHR-NAS annual meeting. Two respected idols and giants in cardiovascular research!
Cellular reprogramming of fibroblasts in heart regeneration. Publication: Journal Article Chi, Congwu, and Kunhua Song. 2023. “Cellular Reprogramming of Fibroblasts in Heart Regeneration.”. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 180: 84-93.
Maturation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Enables Modeling of Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Publication: Journal Article Knight, Walter E, Yingqiong Cao, Ying-Hsi Lin, Congwu Chi, Betty Bai, Genevieve C Sparagna, Yuanbiao Zhao, et al. 2021. “Maturation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes Enables Modeling of Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.”. Stem Cell Reports 16 (3): 519-33.
Cardiac Regeneration: New Insights Into the Frontier of Ischemic Heart Failure Therapy. Publication: Journal Article Riching, Andrew S, and Kunhua Song. 2020. “Cardiac Regeneration: New Insights Into the Frontier of Ischemic Heart Failure Therapy.”. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 8: 637538.
Suppression of canonical TGF-β signaling enables GATA4 to interact with H3K27me3 demethylase JMJD3 to promote cardiomyogenesis. Publication: Journal Article Riching, Andrew S, Etienne Danis, Yuanbiao Zhao, Yingqiong Cao, Congwu Chi, Rushita A Bagchi, Brianna J Klein, et al. 2021. “Suppression of Canonical TGF-β Signaling Enables GATA4 to Interact With H3K27me3 Demethylase JMJD3 to Promote Cardiomyogenesis.”. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 153: 44-59.
Danon Disease-Associated LAMP-2 Deficiency Drives Metabolic Signature Indicative of Mitochondrial Aging and Fibrosis in Cardiac Tissue and hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes. Publication: Journal Article Del Favero, Giorgia, Alois Bonifacio, Teisha J Rowland, Shanshan Gao, Kunhua Song, Valter Sergo, Eric D Adler, Luisa Mestroni, Orfeo Sbaizero, and Matthew R G Taylor. 2020. “Danon Disease-Associated LAMP-2 Deficiency Drives Metabolic Signature Indicative of Mitochondrial Aging and Fibrosis in Cardiac Tissue and HiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes.”. Journal of Clinical Medicine 9 (8).
Deubiquitylase USP9X maintains centriolar satellite integrity by stabilizing pericentriolar material 1 protein. Publication: Journal Article Han, Ke-Jun, Zhiping Wu, Chad G Pearson, Junmin Peng, Kunhua Song, and Chang-Wei Liu. 2019. “Deubiquitylase USP9X Maintains Centriolar Satellite Integrity by Stabilizing Pericentriolar Material 1 Protein.”. Journal of Cell Science 132 (2).
Suppression of Pro-fibrotic Signaling Potentiates Factor-mediated Reprogramming of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts into Induced Cardiomyocytes. Publication: Journal Article Riching, Andrew S, Yuanbiao Zhao, Yingqiong Cao, Pilar Londono, Hongyan Xu, and Kunhua Song. 2018. “Suppression of Pro-Fibrotic Signaling Potentiates Factor-Mediated Reprogramming of Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts into Induced Cardiomyocytes.”. Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE, no. 136.
ZNF281 enhances cardiac reprogramming by modulating cardiac and inflammatory gene expression. Publication: Journal Article Zhou, Huanyu, Maria Gabriela Morales, Hisayuki Hashimoto, Matthew E Dickson, Kunhua Song, Wenduo Ye, Min S Kim, et al. 2017. “ZNF281 Enhances Cardiac Reprogramming by Modulating Cardiac and Inflammatory Gene Expression.”. Genes & Development 31 (17): 1770-83.