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Wenjun Ju

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0002-9136-8454Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Abigail C. LayiD· 1 shared Alexander Lawlor· 1 shared Ayman K. BanahiD· 1 shared Bingxue QiiD· 1 shared Brad A. Godfrey· 1 shared Casey S. GreeneiD· 1 shared Christopher Lund O'ConnoriD· 1 shared Claire Elizabeth HillsiD· 1 shared

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A Novel Role of Hyaluronan and its Membrane Receptors, CD44 and RHAMM in Obesity-Related Glomerulopathy

Bingxue Qi, Vishal Musale, Xiong Weng, Ayman K. Banah, Alexander Lawlor, Colin E. Murdoch, Abigail C. Lay, Kate J. Heesom, Richard J.M. Coward, Christopher Lund O'Connor, Wenjun Ju, Markus Bitzer, Claire Elizabeth Hills, Yang Chen, Li Kang

This study identifies HA and its receptors CD44/RHAMM as key drivers of obesity-related glomerulopathy, showing their role in renal inflammation, fibrosis, and dysfunction, and suggests they as therapeutic targets.

Biomolecules · Nov 14, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Inflammatory and JAK-STAT Pathways as Shared Molecular Targets for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Nephrotic Syndrome

Sean F. Eddy, Viji Nair, Laura H. Mariani, Felix H. Eichinger, John Hartman, Huateng Huang, Hemang M. Parikh, Jaclyn Taroni, Maja T. Lindenmeyer, Wenjun Ju, Casey S. Greene, Peter C. Grayson, Brad A. Godfrey, Clemens David Cohen, Matthew Gordon Sampson, , Matthias Kretzler

The paper identifies shared molecular pathways between ANCA-associated vasculitis and nephrotic syndrome, highlighting JAK-STAT signaling as a potential therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2018 · PreprintSystems Biology