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Wenzhao Dong

University of Michigan

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Molecular Biology· 2 Systems Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:CUT&Tag· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:multiome· 1

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Jailson Brito QueridoiD· 3 shared Brenna A SaladiniD· 2 shared Ross T. KaufholdiD· 2 shared Suada LeskajiD· 2 shared Abdurrahman KeskiniD· 1 shared Ahmed A. Abdou· 1 shared Amy Krans· 1 shared Andrew A. PereziD· 1 shared

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Structural basis for repeat-associated non-AUG translation initiation on C9orf72 mRNA

Ross T. Kaufhold, Wenzhao Dong, Ishita Purwar, Brenna A Saladin, Clare M. Wieland, Amy Krans, Erinn L. Laimon-Thomson, Indranil Malik, Suada Leskaj, Tal Havilio, Masaaki Sokabe, Christopher S. Fraser, Peter K. Todd, Jailson Brito Querido

The paper determines the structure of C9orf72 RAN translation initiation complexes and identifies a key RNA-RNA interaction that drives DPR production, suggesting a therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Structural basis for emetine inhibition of ribosome translocation in Toxoplasma gondii

Wenzhao Dong, Fengrong Wang, Brenna A Saladin, Suada Leskaj, Ritam Neupane, Vern B. Carruthers, Jailson Brito Querido

This paper determines the structure of Toxoplasma gondii ribosomes bound to mRNA and tRNA, revealing how emetine inhibits translation by disrupting mRNA translocation.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

SPIDR: a highly multiplexed method for mapping RNA-protein interactions uncovers a potential mechanism for selective translational suppression upon cellular stress

Erica Wolin, Jimmy K. Guo, Mario R. Blanco, Isabel Nadine Goronzy, Darvesh Gorhe, Wenzhao Dong, Andrew A. Perez, Abdurrahman Keskin, Elizabeth Valenzuela, Ahmed A. Abdou, Carl R. Urbinati, Ross T. Kaufhold, H. Tomas Rube, Jailson Brito Querido, Mitchell Guttman, Marko Jovanović

SPIDR is a high-throughput method for mapping RNA-protein interactions that identifies 4EBP1's role in selectively repressing mRNA translation under mTOR inhibition.

Cell · Jul 22, 2025Peer-reviewedSystems Biology