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KyungEun Lee

Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Ultrastructurally planar growth cones during neocortical axon navigation

Yu Nakanishi, Masafumi Tsuboi, Hiroki Kawai, Koyo Shibayama, Kenta Yamauchi, Sasikarn Looprasertkul, KyungEun Lee, Hajime Komaki, Takamitsu Egashira, Shogo Suga, Tomonari Murakami, Kenichi Ohki, Hiroyuki Hioki, Nobuhiko Ohno, Hidenobu Mizuno, Yusuke Hirabayashi

The paper reconstructs growth cones of callosal projection neurons in the developing mouse brain and finds they have a planar, dorsoventrally oriented morphology with filopodia that precede accelerated axon growth.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

MG53 Protects Against Intestinal Inflammation by Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation

Zhongguang Li, Zachary D. Dawson, Xiangguang Li, Serenali Zhao, Mattew Bu, Fei Jiang, Yuchen Chen, M. Zhang, Xindi Zeng, Ki Ho Park, Jing Lu, Jinshan He, KyungEun Lee, Prosper N. Boyaka, Haichang Li, Jianjie Ma

This study shows that MG53 reduces intestinal inflammation by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in colitis models.

Frontiers in Pharmacology · Mar 18, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Loss of MEF2C function by enhancer mutation leads to neuronal mitochondria dysfunction and motor deficits in mice

Ali Yousefian-Jazi, Suhyun Kim, Seung-Hye Choi, Jiyeon Chu, Phuong Thi Nguyen, Uiyeol Park, Kayeong Lim, Hongik Hwang, KyungEun Lee, Yeyun Kim, Seung Jae Hyeon, Hyewhon Rhim, Hannah L. Ryu, Grewo Lim, Thor D. Stein, , Jung-Hee Lee

This study shows that an enhancer mutation in MEF2C causes mitochondrial dysfunction and motor deficits in mice by impairing mitochondria-encoded gene expression.

bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience