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Kevin Jason Williams

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Title(s)Associate Adjunct Professor, Medicine
SchoolMedicine
Emailkevinwilliams@mednet.ucla.edu
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-8091-7924 Additional info
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    1. Bile acids regulate lipid metabolism through selective actions on fatty acid absorption. Cell Metab. 2026 Feb 03; 38(2):263-280.e10. Chan AP, Jarrett KE, Lai RW, Brearley-Sholto MC, Cheng AS, Taveras MO, Iwata AM, Steel ME, Lau A, Whang EC, Kennelly JP, Gao Y, Rubert GE, Schmidt HM, Smith EP, Su B, Williams KJ, Tarling EJ, de Aguiar Vallim TQ. PMID: 41386220; PMCID: PMC12767720.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    2. Differential tropisms of old and new world hantaviruses influence virulence and developing host-directed antiviral candidates. PLoS Pathog. 2025 Aug; 21(8):e1013401. Jeyachandran AV, Irudayam JI, Dubey S, Chakravarty N, Daskou M, Zaiss A, Garcia G, Konda B, Shah A, Venkatraman A, Su B, Wang C, Cui Q, Williams KJ, Srikanth S, Kumar A, Shi Y, Deb A, Damoiseaux R, Stripp BR, Ramaiah A, Arumugaswami V. PMID: 40857262; PMCID: PMC12380290.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    3. Imbalance of ω3 and ω6 Fatty Acids in Breast Milk of Overweight/Obese Women. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 28; 17(13). Ross MG, Kavasery MP, Han G, Cervantes MK, Bora L, Williams KJ, Desai M. PMID: 40647263; PMCID: PMC12252103.
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    4. Dietary control of peripheral adipose storage capacity through membrane lipid remodelling. Nat Metab. 2025 Jul; 7(7):1424-1442. Tol MJ, Shimanaka Y, Bedard AH, Sapia J, Cui L, Colaço-Gaspar M, Hofer P, Ferrari A, Qian K, Kennelly JP, Lee SD, Gao Y, Xiao X, Gao J, Mack JJ, Weston TA, Williams KJ, Su B, Pan C, Lusis AJ, Pike DP, Reed A, Milosevich N, Cravatt BF, Arita M, Young SG, Ford DA, Zechner R, Vanni S, Tontonoz P. PMID: 40579620.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    5. Stepwise neofunctionalization of the NF-κB family member Rel during vertebrate evolution. Nat Immunol. 2025 May; 26(5):760-774. Daly AE, Chang AB, Purbey PK, Williams KJ, Li S, Redelings BD, Yeh G, Wu Y, Pope SD, Venkatesh B, Li S, Nguyen K, Rodrigues J, Jorgensen K, Dasgupta A, Siggers T, Chen L, Smale ST. PMID: 40307452; PMCID: PMC12043515.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    6. Analysis of the Mammalian Lipidome by DMS Shotgun Lipidomics. Methods Mol Biol. 2025; 2855:357-372. Su B, Williams KJ. PMID: 39354318.
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    7. Flow-mediated modulation of the endothelial cell lipidome. Front Physiol. 2024; 15:1431847. Hong SG, Kennelly JP, Williams KJ, Bensinger SJ, Mack JJ. PMID: 39119214; PMCID: PMC11307263.
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    8. Lipidomic changes in a novel sepsis outcome-based analysis reveals potent pro-inflammatory and pro-resolving signaling lipids. Clin Transl Sci. 2024 03; 17(3):e13745. Sulaiman D, Wu D, Black LP, Williams KJ, Graim K, Datta S, Reddy ST, Guirgis FW. PMID: 38488489; PMCID: PMC10941572.
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    9. Alveolar macrophage lipid burden correlates with clinical improvement in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. J Lipid Res. 2024 02; 65(2):100496. Lee E, Williams KJ, McCarthy C, Bridges JP, Redente EF, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Barrington RA, Wang T, Tarling EJ. PMID: 38185217; PMCID: PMC10844116.
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    10. Aster-dependent nonvesicular transport facilitates dietary cholesterol uptake. Science. 2023 11 10; 382(6671):eadf0966. Ferrari A, Whang E, Xiao X, Kennelly JP, Romartinez-Alonso B, Mack JJ, Weston T, Chen K, Kim Y, Tol MJ, Bideyan L, Nguyen A, Gao Y, Cui L, Bedard AH, Sandhu J, Lee SD, Fairall L, Williams KJ, Song W, Munguia P, Russell RA, Martin MG, Jung ME, Jiang H, Schwabe JWR, Young SG, Tontonoz P. PMID: 37943936; PMCID: PMC11073449.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 24     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    11. Acute activation of adipocyte lipolysis reveals dynamic lipid remodeling of the hepatic lipidome. J Lipid Res. 2024 02; 65(2):100434. Zhang S, Williams KJ, Verlande-Ferrero A, Chan AP, Su GB, Kershaw EE, Cox JE, Maschek JA, Shapira SN, Christofk HR, de Aguiar Vallim TQ, Masri S, Villanueva CJ. PMID: 37640283; PMCID: PMC10839691.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Comparative Analysis of Molecular Pathogenic Mechanisms and Antiviral Development Targeting Old and New World Hantaviruses. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 05. Jeyachandran AV, Irudayam JI, Dubey S, Chakravarty N, Konda B, Shah A, Su B, Wang C, Cui Q, Williams KJ, Srikanth S, Shi Y, Deb A, Damoiseaux R, Stripp BR, Ramaiah A, Arumugaswami V. PMID: 37577539; PMCID: PMC10418258.
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    13. CDKN2A deletion remodels lipid metabolism to prime glioblastoma for ferroptosis. Cancer Cell. 2023 06 12; 41(6):1048-1060.e9. Minami JK, Morrow D, Bayley NA, Fernandez EG, Salinas JJ, Tse C, Zhu H, Su B, Plawat R, Jones A, Sammarco A, Liau LM, Graeber TG, Williams KJ, Cloughesy TF, Dixon SJ, Bensinger SJ, Nathanson DA. PMID: 37236196; PMCID: PMC10330677.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 101     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Author Correction: Transcriptional regulation of N6-methyladenosine orchestrates sex-dimorphic metabolic traits. Nat Metab. 2023 Mar; 5(3):530. Salisbury DA, Casero D, Zhang Z, Wang D, Kim J, Wu X, Vergnes L, Mirza AH, Leon-Mimila P, Williams KJ, Huertas-Vazquez A, Jaffrey SR, Reue K, Chen J, Sallam T. PMID: 36814000.
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    15. Author Correction: Transcriptional regulation of N6-methyladenosine orchestrates sex-dimorphic metabolic traits. Nat Metab. 2022 Jul; 4(7):960. Salisbury DA, Casero D, Zhang Z, Wang D, Kim J, Wu X, Vergnes L, Mirza AH, Leon-Mimila P, Williams KJ, Huertas-Vazquez A, Jaffrey SR, Reue K, Chen J, Sallam T. PMID: 35851380.
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    16. A DMS Shotgun Lipidomics Workflow Application to Facilitate High-Throughput, Comprehensive Lipidomics. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2021 Nov 03; 32(11):2655-2663. Su B, Bettcher LF, Hsieh WY, Hornburg D, Pearson MJ, Blomberg N, Giera M, Snyder MP, Raftery D, Bensinger SJ, Williams KJ. PMID: 34637296; PMCID: PMC8985811.
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    17. Serum lipids are associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot case-control study in Mexico. Lipids Health Dis. 2021 Oct 10; 20(1):136. Flores YN, Amoon AT, Su B, Velazquez-Cruz R, Ramírez-Palacios P, Salmerón J, Rivera-Paredez B, Sinsheimer JS, Lusis AJ, Huertas-Vazquez A, Saab S, Glenn BA, May FP, Williams KJ, Bastani R, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 34629052; PMCID: PMC8504048.
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    18. Transcriptional regulation of N6-methyladenosine orchestrates sex-dimorphic metabolic traits. Nat Metab. 2021 07; 3(7):940-953. Salisbury DA, Casero D, Zhang Z, Wang D, Kim J, Wu X, Vergnes L, Mirza AH, Leon-Mimila P, Williams KJ, Huertas-Vazquez A, Jaffrey SR, Reue K, Chen J, Sallam T. PMID: 34282353; PMCID: PMC8422857.
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    19. FXR activation protects against NAFLD via bile-acid-dependent reductions in lipid absorption. Cell Metab. 2021 08 03; 33(8):1671-1684.e4. Clifford BL, Sedgeman LR, Williams KJ, Morand P, Cheng A, Jarrett KE, Chan AP, Brearley-Sholto MC, Wahlström A, Ashby JW, Barshop W, Wohlschlegel J, Calkin AC, Liu Y, Thorell A, Meikle PJ, Drew BG, Mack JJ, Marschall HU, Tarling EJ, Edwards PA, de Aguiar Vallim TQ. PMID: 34270928; PMCID: PMC8353952.
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    20. Profiling of mouse macrophage lipidome using direct infusion shotgun mass spectrometry. STAR Protoc. 2021 03 19; 2(1):100235. Hsieh WY, Williams KJ, Su B, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 33364623; PMCID: PMC7753944.
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    21. Dynamic changes in chromatin accessibility, altered adipogenic gene expression, and total versus de novo fatty acid synthesis in subcutaneous adipose stem cells of normal-weight polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women during adipogenesis: evidence of cellular programming. Clin Epigenetics. 2020 11 23; 12(1):181. Leung KL, Sanchita S, Pham CT, Davis BA, Okhovat M, Ding X, Dumesic P, Grogan TR, Williams KJ, Morselli M, Ma F, Carbone L, Li X, Pellegrini M, Dumesic DA, Chazenbalk GD. PMID: 33228780; PMCID: PMC7686698.
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    22. Toll-Like Receptors Induce Signal-Specific Reprogramming of the Macrophage Lipidome. Cell Metab. 2020 07 07; 32(1):128-143.e5. Hsieh WY, Zhou QD, York AG, Williams KJ, Scumpia PO, Kronenberger EB, Hoi XP, Su B, Chi X, Bui VL, Khialeeva E, Kaplan A, Son YM, Divakaruni AS, Sun J, Smale ST, Flavell RA, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 32516576; PMCID: PMC7891175.
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    23. Interferon-mediated reprogramming of membrane cholesterol to evade bacterial toxins. Nat Immunol. 2020 07; 21(7):746-755. Zhou QD, Chi X, Lee MS, Hsieh WY, Mkrtchyan JJ, Feng AC, He C, York AG, Bui VL, Kronenberger EB, Ferrari A, Xiao X, Daly AE, Tarling EJ, Damoiseaux R, Scumpia PO, Smale ST, Williams KJ, Tontonoz P, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 32514064; PMCID: PMC7778040.
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    24. Collaborative interactions of heterogenous ribonucleoproteins contribute to transcriptional regulation of sterol metabolism in mice. Nat Commun. 2020 02 20; 11(1):984. Zhang Z, Feng AC, Salisbury D, Liu X, Wu X, Kim J, Lapina I, Wang D, Lee B, Fraga J, Pan C, Williams KJ, Lusis AJ, Scumpia P, Sallam T. PMID: 32080181; PMCID: PMC7033216.
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    25. Cellular Fatty Acid Analysis in Macrophage Using Stable Isotope Labeling. Methods Mol Biol. 2020; 2184:47-60. Williams KJ, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 32808217.
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    26. Development and Application of FASA, a Model for Quantifying Fatty Acid Metabolism Using Stable Isotope Labeling. Cell Rep. 2018 12 04; 25(10):2919-2934.e8. Argus JP, Wilks MQ, Zhou QD, Hsieh WY, Khialeeva E, Hoi XP, Bui V, Xu S, Yu AK, Wang ES, Herschman HR, Williams KJ, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 30517876; PMCID: PMC6432944.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    27. An optimized method for measuring fatty acids and cholesterol in stable isotope-labeled cells. J Lipid Res. 2017 02; 58(2):460-468. Argus JP, Yu AK, Wang ES, Williams KJ, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 27974366; PMCID: PMC5282944.
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    28. Transintestinal transport of the anti-inflammatory drug 4F and the modulation of transintestinal cholesterol efflux. J Lipid Res. 2016 07; 57(7):1175-93. Meriwether D, Sulaiman D, Wagner A, Grijalva V, Kaji I, Williams KJ, Yu L, Fogelman S, Volpe C, Bensinger SJ, Anantharamaiah GM, Shechter I, Fogelman AM, Reddy ST. PMID: 27199144; PMCID: PMC4918848.
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    29. Limiting Cholesterol Biosynthetic Flux Spontaneously Engages Type I IFN Signaling. Cell. 2015 Dec 17; 163(7):1716-29. York AG, Williams KJ, Argus JP, Zhou QD, Brar G, Vergnes L, Gray EE, Zhen A, Wu NC, Yamada DH, Cunningham CR, Tarling EJ, Wilks MQ, Casero D, Gray DH, Yu AK, Wang ES, Brooks DG, Sun R, Kitchen SG, Wu TT, Reue K, Stetson DB, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 26686653; PMCID: PMC4783382.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 278     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    30. Resveratrol and para-coumarate serve as ring precursors for coenzyme Q biosynthesis. J Lipid Res. 2015 Apr; 56(4):909-19. Xie LX, Williams KJ, He CH, Weng E, Khong S, Rose TE, Kwon O, Bensinger SJ, Marbois BN, Clarke CF. PMID: 25681964; PMCID: PMC4373747.
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    31. Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins are essential for the metabolic programming of effector T cells and adaptive immunity. Nat Immunol. 2013 May; 14(5):489-99. Kidani Y, Elsaesser H, Hock MB, Vergnes L, Williams KJ, Argus JP, Marbois BN, Komisopoulou E, Wilson EB, Osborne TF, Graeber TG, Reue K, Brooks DG, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 23563690; PMCID: PMC3652626.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 341     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    32. An essential requirement for the SCAP/SREBP signaling axis to protect cancer cells from lipotoxicity. Cancer Res. 2013 May 01; 73(9):2850-62. Williams KJ, Argus JP, Zhu Y, Wilks MQ, Marbois BN, York AG, Kidani Y, Pourzia AL, Akhavan D, Lisiero DN, Komisopoulou E, Henkin AH, Soto H, Chamberlain BT, Vergnes L, Jung ME, Torres JZ, Liau LM, Christofk HR, Prins RM, Mischel PS, Reue K, Graeber TG, Bensinger SJ. PMID: 23440422; PMCID: PMC3919498.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 123     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    33. A c-Rel subdomain responsible for enhanced DNA-binding affinity and selective gene activation. Genes Dev. 2005 Sep 15; 19(18):2138-51. Sanjabi S, Williams KJ, Saccani S, Zhou L, Hoffmann A, Ghosh G, Gerondakis S, Natoli G, Smale ST. PMID: 16166378; PMCID: PMC1221885.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 77     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    34. Syndecan-1 expression is regulated in an isoform-specific manner by the farnesoid-X receptor. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 30; 278(22):20420-8. Anisfeld AM, Kast-Woelbern HR, Meyer ME, Jones SA, Zhang Y, Williams KJ, Willson T, Edwards PA. PMID: 12660231.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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