Yousang Gwack

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    Distinctive role of ORAI3 channels in the effector T cell response
    NIH R21AI149236Jun 1, 2020 - May 31, 2022
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Mechanism underlying regulation of Ca2+ signaling in local effector T cells
    NIH R01AI146615Mar 5, 2020 - Feb 28, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Role of Orai1 trafficking in local effector T cell responses
    NIH R56AI146615Aug 1, 2019 - Mar 4, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Development of an animal model of severe neutrophilic asthma
    NIH R03AI147063Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Role of histone demethylase Kdm3C in age-associated oral and systemic inflammation
    NIH R21DE028269Sep 4, 2018 - Aug 31, 2021
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    The function of CRAC channels in airway inflammation
    NIH R21AI109059Jan 1, 2016 - Dec 31, 2017
    Role: Principal Investigator
    A new class of immunomodulator, CRAC channel blockers
    NIH R21AI101569Jul 1, 2012 - Jun 30, 2014
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Suppression of Immune Functions by a Peptide Blocking Function of CRAC Channels
    NIH R21AI088393May 15, 2010 - Apr 30, 2013
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Novel lymphocyte-specific Rab GTPase in T cell differentiation
    NIH R01AI083432Jul 1, 2009 - Oct 31, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. ORAI1 establishes resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection by regulating tonic type I interferon signaling. bioRxiv. 2021 May 04. Wu B, Ramaiah A, Garcia G, Gwack Y, Arumugaswami V, Srikanth S. PMID: 33972946.
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    2. Blue light opens the ORAI1 LOC(K). Cell Calcium. 2021 May; 95:102371. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 33626404.
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    3. The short isoform of extended synaptotagmin-2 controls Ca2+ dynamics in T cells via interaction with STIM1. Sci Rep. 2020 09 02; 10(1):14433. Woo JS, Sun Z, Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 32879390.
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    4. Histone Lys demethylase KDM3C demonstrates anti-inflammatory effects by suppressing NF-?B signaling and osteoclastogenesis. FASEB J. 2019 09; 33(9):10515-10527. Lee JY, Mehrazarin S, Alshaikh A, Kim S, Chen W, Lux R, Gwack Y, Kim RH, Kang MK. PMID: 31251083.
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    5. Correction: CRACR2A-Mediated TCR Signaling Promotes Local Effector Th1 and Th17 Responses. J Immunol. 2019 Jul 01; 203(1):293. Woo JS, Srikanth S, Kim KD, Elsaesser H, Lu J, Pellegrini M, Brooks DG, Sun Z, Gwack Y. PMID: 31127031.
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    6. A Report of Novel STIM1 Deficiency and 6-Year Follow-Up of Two Previous Cases Associated with Mild Immunological Phenotype. J Clin Immunol. 2019 04; 39(3):249-256. Rice L, Stockdale C, Berry I, O'Riordan S, Pysden K, Anwar R, Rushambuza R, Blyth M, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, El-Sherbiny YM, Carter C, Savic S. PMID: 30949876.
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    7. The Ca2+ sensor STIM1 regulates the type I interferon response by retaining the signaling adaptor STING at the endoplasmic reticulum. Nat Immunol. 2019 02; 20(2):152-162. Srikanth S, Woo JS, Wu B, El-Sherbiny YM, Leung J, Chupradit K, Rice L, Seo GJ, Calmettes G, Ramakrishna C, Cantin E, An DS, Sun R, Wu TT, Jung JU, Savic S, Gwack Y. PMID: 30643259.
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    8. CRACR2A-Mediated TCR Signaling Promotes Local Effector Th1 and Th17 Responses. J Immunol. 2018 08 15; 201(4):1174-1185. Woo JS, Srikanth S, Kim KD, Elsaesser H, Lu J, Pellegrini M, Brooks DG, Sun Z, Gwack Y. PMID: 29987160.
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    9. Deletion of Orai1 leads to bone loss aggravated with aging and impairs function of osteoblast lineage cells. Bone Rep. 2018 Jun; 8:147-155. Choi H, Srikanth S, Atti E, Pirih FQ, Nervina JM, Gwack Y, Tetradis S. PMID: 29955633.
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    10. Laminar flow downregulates Notch activity to promote lymphatic sprouting. J Clin Invest. 2017 Apr 03; 127(4):1225-1240. Choi D, Park E, Jung E, Seong YJ, Yoo J, Lee E, Hong M, Lee S, Ishida H, Burford J, Peti-Peterdi J, Adams RH, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Chen CS, Vogel HJ, Koh CJ, Wong AK, Hong YK. PMID: 28263185.
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    11. ORAI1 Activates Proliferation of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells in Response to Laminar Flow Through Krüppel-Like Factors 2 and 4. Circ Res. 2017 Apr 28; 120(9):1426-1439. Choi D, Park E, Jung E, Seong YJ, Hong M, Lee S, Burford J, Gyarmati G, Peti-Peterdi J, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Koh CJ, Boriushkin E, Hamik A, Wong AK, Hong YK. PMID: 28167653.
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    12. Immunological Disorders: Regulation of Ca2+ Signaling in T Lymphocytes. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017; 993:397-424. Srikanth S, Woo JS, Sun Z, Gwack Y. PMID: 28900926.
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    13. Orai1 promotes tumor progression by enhancing cancer stemness via NFAT signaling in oral/oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 12; 7(28):43239-43255. Lee SH, Rigas NK, Lee CR, Bang A, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Kang MK, Kim RH, Park NH, Shin KH. PMID: 27259269.
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    14. A large Rab GTPase family in a small GTPase world. Small GTPases. 2017 01 02; 8(1):43-48. Srikanth S, Woo JS, Gwack Y. PMID: 27221160.
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    15. Orai1 mediates osteogenic differentiation via BMP signaling pathway in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2016 05 13; 473(4):1309-1314. Lee SH, Park Y, Song M, Srikanth S, Kim S, Kang MK, Gwack Y, Park NH, Kim RH, Shin KH. PMID: 27086849.
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    16. A large Rab GTPase encoded by CRACR2A is a component of subsynaptic vesicles that transmit T cell activation signals. Sci Signal. 2016 Mar 22; 9(420):ra31. Srikanth S, Kim KD, Gao Y, Woo JS, Ghosh S, Calmettes G, Paz A, Abramson J, Jiang M, Gwack Y. PMID: 27016526.
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    17. Junctophilin-4, a component of the endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane junctions, regulates Ca2+ dynamics in T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 Mar 08; 113(10):2762-7. Woo JS, Srikanth S, Nishi M, Ping P, Takeshima H, Gwack Y. PMID: 26929330.
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    18. Dental enamel cells express functional SOCE channels. Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 30; 5:15803. Nurbaeva MK, Eckstein M, Concepcion AR, Smith CE, Srikanth S, Paine ML, Gwack Y, Hubbard MJ, Feske S, Lacruz RS. PMID: 26515404.
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    19. The ion channel TRPV1 regulates the activation and proinflammatory properties of CD4? T cells. Nat Immunol. 2014 Nov; 15(11):1055-1063. Bertin S, Aoki-Nonaka Y, de Jong PR, Nohara LL, Xu H, Stanwood SR, Srikanth S, Lee J, To K, Abramson L, Yu T, Han T, Touma R, Li X, González-Navajas JM, Herdman S, Corr M, Fu G, Dong H, Gwack Y, Franco A, Jefferies WA, Raz E. PMID: 25282159.
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    20. Interplay between the oxidoreductase PDIA6 and microRNA-322 controls the response to disrupted endoplasmic reticulum calcium homeostasis. Sci Signal. 2014 Jun 10; 7(329):ra54. Groenendyk J, Peng Z, Dudek E, Fan X, Mizianty MJ, Dufey E, Urra H, Sepulveda D, Rojas-Rivera D, Lim Y, Kim DH, Baretta K, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Ahnn J, Kaufman RJ, Lee SK, Hetz C, Kurgan L, Michalak M. PMID: 24917591.
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    21. Methods to measure cytoplasmic and mitochondrial Ca(2+) concentration using Ca(2+)-sensitive dyes. Methods Enzymol. 2014; 543:1-20. Srikanth S, Kim KD, Gwack Y. PMID: 24924125.
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    22. Calcium signaling via Orai1 is essential for induction of the nuclear orphan receptor pathway to drive Th17 differentiation. J Immunol. 2014 Jan 01; 192(1):110-22. Kim KD, Srikanth S, Tan YV, Yee MK, Jew M, Damoiseaux R, Jung ME, Shimizu S, An DS, Ribalet B, Waschek JA, Gwack Y. PMID: 24307733.
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    23. Orai1-NFAT signalling pathway triggered by T cell receptor stimulation. Mol Cells. 2013 Mar; 35(3):182-94. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 23483280.
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    24. Regulation of CRAC channels by protein interactions and post-translational modification. Channels (Austin). 2013 Sep-Oct; 7(5):354-63. Srikanth S, Ribalet B, Gwack Y. PMID: 23454861.
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    25. Measurement of intracellular Ca2+ concentration in single cells using ratiometric calcium dyes. Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 963:3-14. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 23296601.
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    26. Molecular regulation of the pore component of CRAC channels, Orai1. Curr Top Membr. 2013; 71:181-207. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 23890116.
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    27. Orai1, STIM1, and their associating partners. J Physiol. 2012 Sep 01; 590(17):4169-77. Srikanth S, Gwack Y. PMID: 22586216.
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    28. Junctate is a Ca2+-sensing structural component of Orai1 and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 29; 109(22):8682-7. Srikanth S, Jew M, Kim KD, Yee MK, Abramson J, Gwack Y. PMID: 22586105.
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    29. ORAI1 deficiency impairs activated T cell death and enhances T cell survival. J Immunol. 2011 Oct 01; 187(7):3620-30. Kim KD, Srikanth S, Yee MK, Mock DC, Lawson GW, Gwack Y. PMID: 21873530.
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    30. The third transmembrane segment of orai1 protein modulates Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel gating and permeation properties. J Biol Chem. 2011 Oct 07; 286(40):35318-28. Srikanth S, Yee MK, Gwack Y, Ribalet B. PMID: 21865174.
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    31. Protein kinase D orchestrates the activation of DRAK2 in response to TCR-induced Ca2+ influx and mitochondrial reactive oxygen generation. J Immunol. 2011 Jan 15; 186(2):940-50. Newton RH, Leverrier S, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Cahalan MD, Walsh CM. PMID: 21148796.
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    32. A novel EF-hand protein, CRACR2A, is a cytosolic Ca2+ sensor that stabilizes CRAC channels in T cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2010 May; 12(5):436-46. Srikanth S, Jung HJ, Kim KD, Souda P, Whitelegge J, Gwack Y. PMID: 20418871.
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    33. The intracellular loop of Orai1 plays a central role in fast inactivation of Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channels. J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 12; 285(7):5066-75. Srikanth S, Jung HJ, Ribalet B, Gwack Y. PMID: 20007711.
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    34. Hair loss and defective T- and B-cell function in mice lacking ORAI1. Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Sep; 28(17):5209-22. Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Oh-Hora M, Hogan PG, Lamperti ED, Yamashita M, Gelinas C, Neems DS, Sasaki Y, Feske S, Prakriya M, Rajewsky K, Rao A. PMID: 18591248.
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    35. Dynamic movement of the calcium sensor STIM1 and the calcium channel Orai1 in activated T-cells: puncta and distal caps. Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Jul; 19(7):2802-17. Barr VA, Bernot KM, Srikanth S, Gwack Y, Balagopalan L, Regan CK, Helman DJ, Sommers CL, Oh-Hora M, Rao A, Samelson LE. PMID: 18448669.
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    36. Signalling to transcription: store-operated Ca2+ entry and NFAT activation in lymphocytes. Cell Calcium. 2007 Aug; 42(2):145-56. Gwack Y, Feske S, Srikanth S, Hogan PG, Rao A. PMID: 17572487.
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    37. Biochemical and functional characterization of Orai proteins. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jun 01; 282(22):16232-43. Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Feske S, Cruz-Guilloty F, Oh-hora M, Neems DS, Hogan PG, Rao A. PMID: 17293345.
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    38. Dynamic assembly of TRPC1-STIM1-Orai1 ternary complex is involved in store-operated calcium influx. Evidence for similarities in store-operated and calcium release-activated calcium channel components. J Biol Chem. 2007 Mar 23; 282(12):9105-16. Ong HL, Cheng KT, Liu X, Bandyopadhyay BC, Paria BC, Soboloff J, Pani B, Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Singh BB, Gill DL, Gill D, Ambudkar IS. PMID: 17224452.
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    39. Orai1 is an essential pore subunit of the CRAC channel. Nature. 2006 Sep 14; 443(7108):230-3. Prakriya M, Feske S, Gwack Y, Srikanth S, Rao A, Hogan PG. PMID: 16921383.
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    40. A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function. Nature. 2006 May 11; 441(7090):179-85. Feske S, Gwack Y, Prakriya M, Srikanth S, Puppel SH, Tanasa B, Hogan PG, Lewis RS, Daly M, Rao A. PMID: 16582901.
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    41. A genome-wide Drosophila RNAi screen identifies DYRK-family kinases as regulators of NFAT. Nature. 2006 Jun 01; 441(7093):646-50. Gwack Y, Sharma S, Nardone J, Tanasa B, Iuga A, Srikanth S, Okamura H, Bolton D, Feske S, Hogan PG, Rao A. PMID: 16511445.
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