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Zhijun Zhu

Neurosciences Institute

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Jian XiongiD· 2 shared Monther Abu-RemailehiD· 2 shared Aleksandra LevinaiD· 1 shared Ali GhoochaniiD· 1 shared Alina IsakovaiD· 1 shared Angela Schulz· 1 shared Anish Alur· 1 shared Chetan Chilkunda· 1 shared

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Lysosomal lipidomics identifies glycosylated bis(monoacylglycero)phosphate as a novel biomarker of mutant GBA1

Cindy Lin, Miharu Iguchi, Jacob Oh, Aleksandra Levina, Zhijun Zhu, Jian Xiong, Wentao Dong, Hisham N. Alsohybe, Nicole Briceno, Kelly Chau, Alina Isakova, Yu Chen, Ellen Sidransky, Monther Abu-Remaileh

This study identifies HexBMP(22:6_22:6) as a novel biomarker for mutant GBA1 using lysosomal profiling in mice and human samples.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

The Batten disease gene product CLN6 is a glycerophosphoglycerol epimerase that establishes S,S-BMP stereochemistry

Zhijun Zhu, Jian Xiong, Ibrahim B Maaz, Matthew J. Matrongolo, Ali Ghoochani, Chetan Chilkunda, Xuejun Peng, Anish Alur, Christian Porsen, Angela Schulz, Susan Cotman, Natalia Gomez‐Ospina, Monther Abu-Remaileh

This study identifies CLN6 as a glycerophosphoglycerol epimerase that converts R,S-GPG to S,S-GPG, establishing the S,S-BMP stereochemistry critical for lysosomal function.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry