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Ming Leung

Pennsylvania State University

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Influenza A Virus Coinfection Alters Streptococcus pneumoniae Gene Expression during Upper Respiratory Tract Colonization

Noah A. Nutter, Alicia Costa-Terryll, Lance M. Miller, Ming Leung, Pengbo Zhang, Md. Maidul Islam, Daniel P Fecko, M. Ammar Zafar

This study identifies transcriptional changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae during upper respiratory tract colonization and IAV coinfection, revealing distinct metabolic and virulence adaptations.

Infection and Immunity · Sep 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Neuroligin3 Splice Isoforms Shape Mouse Hippocampal Inhibitory Synaptic Function

Motokazu Uchigashima, Ming Leung, Takuya Watanabe, Amy Cheung, Timmy Le, Sabine Pallat, Alexandre Dinis, Masahiko Watanabe, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, Kensuke Futai

This study shows that different splice variants of Neuroligin3 affect inhibitory synaptic function in mouse hippocampal CA1 neurons and reveals the diversity of Nlgn gene expression in these neurons.

Journal of Biological Chemistry · May 7, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience