C. J. Lee

Lipid availability influences ferroptosis sensitivity in cancer cells by regulating polyunsaturated fatty acid trafficking

The paper shows lipid-starved cancer cells are more sensitive to ferroptosis due to increased PUFA trafficking into phospholipids, challenging the assumption that PUFA levels directly determine ferroptosis susceptibility.

Damage sensing through TLR9 Regulates Inflammatory and Antiviral Responses During Influenza Infection

This study shows that TLR9 sensing of tissue damage during influenza infection promotes inflammation and antiviral responses, but its absence leads to impaired viral clearance and prolonged lung injury.

Structure-guided engineering of a fast genetically encoded sensor for real-time H2O2 monitoring.

This paper develops a fast, sensitive genetically encoded H2O2 sensor (oROS-G) and demonstrates its use in monitoring H2O2 dynamics in various cell types and models.

Structural insights into ion conduction by novel cation channel, TMEM87A, in Golgi apparatus

This paper presents a high-resolution cryo-EM structure of TMEM87A, revealing its unique architecture and mechanisms of ion conduction and gating in the Golgi apparatus.

The Geometric Evolution of Aortic Dissections: Predicting Surgical Success using Fluctuations in Integrated Gaussian Curvature

This paper introduces a geometric descriptor based on integrated Gaussian curvature to predict surgical success in aortic dissections by analyzing shape changes.

PRC2 Inactivating Mutations in Cancer are Synthetic Lethal with DNMT1 Targeted Therapy via Enhanced Viral Mimicry

This paper identifies synthetic lethality between PRC2 inactivation and DNMT1 inhibition in MPNST, showing enhanced cytotoxicity through retrotransposon activation and innate immune signaling.

Tumor-intrinsic PRC2 inactivation drives a context-dependent immune-desert tumor microenvironment and confers resistance to immunotherapy

This study shows that PRC2 inactivation in tumors creates an immune-desert microenvironment, leading to resistance to immunotherapy and suggests strategies to reverse this effect.

Visualizing cancer-originated acetate uptake through MCT1 in reactive astrocytes demarcates tumor border and extends survival in glioblastoma patients

This study uses AcePET to visualize tumor boundaries and reactive astrocytes in GBM, showing that targeting MCT1 improves survival by enabling complete resection of cancer stem cells.

Platycodin D prevents both lysosome- and TMPRSS2-driven SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro by hindering membrane fusion

This study shows that platycodin D inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection by blocking lysosome- and TMPRSS2-driven entry through membrane cholesterol redistribution.

Chromatin accessibility profiles of castration-resistant prostate cancers reveal novel subtypes and therapeutic vulnerabilities

This study identifies four subtypes of castration-resistant prostate cancer using ATAC-seq and RNA-seq data, revealing novel therapeutic targets and classification for 370 patients.

KDS2010, a newly developed reversible MAO-B inhibitor, as an effective therapeutic candidate for Parkinson's disease

This paper tests KDS2010, a reversible MAO-B inhibitor, in PD animal models and finds it effective with low toxicity and superior neuroprotection compared to selegiline.