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Sunday Adelakun

Johns Hopkins University

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Astrocyte redox imbalance underlies prelimbic neuronal hypoactivity and affective behavior in epilepsy

Travis E. Faust, Atsushi Saito, Shoichi Ishikawa, Kun Yang, Wendy Xin, Ho Namkung, Amit Agarwal, Adriana Ramos, Brian J. Lee, Lindsay Hayes, Rupali Srivastava, Sunday Adelakun, Sneha Saha, Trexy Palen, Tyler V. Cash-Padgett, , Akira Sawa

This study shows that astrocyte redox imbalance causes neuronal hypoactivity and affective behaviors in epilepsy, distinct from seizure mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

DISC1-PML protein interaction for congenital CMV infection-induced cortical neural progenitor deficit: perturbance of host signaling via viral IE1

Atsushi Saito, Stephanie K. Tankou, Kazuhiro Ishii, Makiko Sakao‐Suzuki, Edwin C. T. Oh, Hannah Murdoch, Ho Namkung, Sunday Adelakun, Keiko Furukori, Masahiro Fujimuro, Paolo Salomoni, Gerd G. Maul, Gary S. Hayward, Qiyi Tang, Robert H. Yolken, , Akira Sawa

This study identifies the role of CMV viral protein IE1 in disrupting host DISC1-PML interaction, leading to neural progenitor deficits in congenital CMV infection.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology