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Takugo Cho

University of Chicago

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Transfer Learning Enables Drug-Target Interaction Prediction in Data-Scarce One-Carbon Metabolism

Alperen Dalkıran, Takugo Cho, Volkan Atalay, Kun Woo D Shin, Angelo Y. Meliton, Yufeng Tian, Parker S. Woods, Obada R. Shamaa, Robert B. Hamanaka, Gökhan M. Mutlu, Rengül Çetin-Atalay

The paper uses transfer learning to predict drug-target interactions for mitochondrial one-carbon metabolism enzymes with limited data, identifying potential repurposable drugs.

bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Role of Arginine and its Metabolism in TGF-β-Induced Activation of Lung Fibroblasts

Robert B. Hamanaka, Kun Woo D Shin, Volkan Atalay, Rengül Çetin-Atalay, Hardik Shah, Jennifer C. Houpy Szafran, Parker S. Woods, Angelo Y. Meliton, Obada R. Shamaa, Yufeng Tian, Takugo Cho, Gökhan M. Mutlu

This study investigates the role of arginine and its metabolism in TGF-β-induced activation of lung fibroblasts, finding that arginine depletion inhibits mTORC1 activation and collagen production.

Biochemical Journal · Jun 1, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology