尤忠胜实验室致力于解析细胞基因组维持、RNA质量监测与先天免疫调控的核心机制与相互作用,并在此基础上,推动针对肿瘤和自身免疫疾病的新型治疗策略与药物的开发。
1. 基因组稳定性、RNA质量监测缺陷与先天免疫系统的相互作用
1. 发现一条由胞质DNA激发、Ca2+介导的新型信号通路,该通路在DNA复制叉保护和基因组稳定性维持中发挥关键作用 (Molecular Cell, 2019; Molecular Cell, 2023; Nature Communications, 2024)
2. 发现了离子通道蛋白TRPV2与先天免疫因子STING在内质网上的相互作用,该互作调控细胞内Ca2+水平,并决定先天免疫应答系统的静息与激活状态 (Molecular Cell, 2023; Cell Reports, in revision)
3. 构建了多个NMD报告系统,筛选并鉴定出多个NMD抑制剂及调控因子,揭示细胞内Ca2+浓度和持续性DNA损伤对NMD活性的影响 (Nature Medicine, 2014; Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2017)
4. 发现NMD通路是携带剪接体基因突变的血液肿瘤的潜在治疗靶点 (Cancer Research, 2021)
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