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Hyunji Kang

Institute for Basic ScienceORCID 0000-0002-1018-9818Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Changjoon Justin LeeiD· 3 shared Jung Moo LeeiD· 2 shared Mingu Gordon ParkiD· 2 shared Wuhyun KohiD· 2 shared Ah Reum HaniD· 1 shared Bo Ko JangiD· 1 shared Boyoung LeeiD· 1 shared Elijah Hwejin LeeiD· 1 shared

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Changjoon Justin LeeORCID

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Astrocytic MAOB-GABA axis as a molecular brake on repair following spinal cord injury

Hye Yeong Lee, Jung Moo Lee, Jiyeon Park, Heeyoung An, Eun Kyung Park, Sae Yeon Hwang, Sol lip Yoon, Gwang Yong Hwang, Keung Nyun Kim, Min‐Ho Nam, Seung Eun Lee, Hyunji Kang, Joungha Won, Bo Ko Jang, Elijah Hwejin Lee, , Yoon Soo Ha

This study identifies the astrocytic MAOB-GABA axis as a brake on spinal cord injury repair and shows that the inhibitor KDS2010 promotes recovery in animal models and has a safe profile in humans.

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy · Sep 10, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

GolpHCat (TMEM87A): a unique voltage-gated and pH-sensitive cation channel in the Golgi

Hyunji Kang, Heejin Jeong, Ah Reum Han, Wuhyun Koh, Jung Moo Lee, Heeyoung Jo, Hayeon Lee, Mridula Bhalla, Woo Suk Roh, Hyun Jun Jang, Boyoung Lee, Ho Min Kim, Hyun Joo An, Changjoon Justin Lee

This study identifies TMEM87A as a novel Golgi-resident cation channel, GolpHCat, which regulates pH homeostasis and is essential for brain function and memory.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2023 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Astrocytes render memory flexible

Wuhyun Koh, Mijeong Park, Ye Eun Chun, Jaekwang Lee, Hyun Soo Shim, Mingu Gordon Park, Sunpil Kim, Moonsun Sa, Jinhyeong Joo, Hyunji Kang, Soo‐Jin Oh, Junsung Woo, Heejung Chun, Seung Eun Lee, Jinpyo Hong, , Changjoon Justin Lee

This study shows astrocytes regulate NMDAR tone through Best1-mediated glutamate and D-serine release, which is essential for cognitive flexibility and memory repotentiation during reversal learning.

Biological Psychiatry · Oct 21, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience