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Aaron A. Smargon

University of California San DiegoORCID 0000-0002-4677-1682Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Dual-targeting snRNA gene therapy rescues STMN2 and UNC13A splicing in TDP-43 proteinopathies

Trent A. Gomberg, Sara Elmsaouri, Hema Kopalle, Michael W. Baughn, Melinda S. Beccari, Melissa McAlonis‐Downes, Jonathan W. Artates, Deepak Pant, Harriet Mak, Aaron A. Smargon, Tynan C. Sander, Esaul Garcia, Dominic Paul Lee, Don W. Cleveland, Gene Wei-Ming Yeo

This study develops a gene therapy strategy using snRNAs to correct mis-splicing of STMN2 and UNC13A in TDP-43 proteinopathies, showing restoration of protein levels and axonal regeneration in motor neurons.

bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Small nuclear RNAs enhance protein-free RNA-programmable base conversion on mammalian coding transcripts

Aaron A. Smargon, Deepak Pant, Trent A. Gomberg, Christian R. Fagre, Sofia Glynne, Johnathan Nguyen, Jack T. Naritomi, Wendy V. Gilbert, Gene Wei-Ming Yeo

This study shows that guided A>I snRNAs improve RNA base conversion efficiency and reduce off-target effects compared to ADAR-recruiting circular RNAs in human cells.

Nature Chemical Biology · Sep 18, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry