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Firyal Ramzan

University of WaterlooORCID 0000-0002-5477-8024Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Anthony Dang· 2 shared Dale D. O. MartiniD· 2 shared Yasmeen AlshehabiiD· 2 shared Alicia F. DubinskiiD· 1 shared Alyssa E. JohnsoniD· 1 shared Ashish KumariD· 1 shared Bruce H. ReediD· 1 shared Cailyn M. PerryiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Recent·Most cited

ZDHHC17 Links S-Acylation, Huntington Disease, VCP-associated Multisystem Proteinopathy, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Firyal Ramzan, Gyana Gourab Mishra, Yasmeen Alshehabi, Cailyn M. Perry, Lucia M. Q. Jadon, Ashish Kumar, Helen Kim, Ryan Christopher Uy, Anthony Dang, Muneera Fayyad, Raoul Ovalekar, Alicia F. Dubinski, Alyssa E. Johnson, Virginia E. Kimonis, Christine Vande Velde, , Dale D. O. Martin

This study identifies ZDHHC17 as a key enzyme linking S-acylation to neurodegenerative diseases by modulating protein localization and toxicity.

bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Vorinostat Rescues SQSTM1 Palmitoylation and Restores Dysfunctional Autophagy in Huntington Disease

Yasmeen Alshehabi, Fatima Abrar, Milena Rabu, Anthony Dang, Firyal Ramzan, Dale D. O. Martin

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience