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Overview

Young-Yun Kong is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea, specializing in research at the intersection of medicine and molecular biology. Their work primarily addresses topics related to muscle physiology and disorders, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, as well as RNA modifications and cancer. Additional areas of focus include congenital anomalies and fetal surgery, immune cell function and interaction, exercise and physiological responses, and adipose tissue metabolism.

The scientist has contributed to several publications in notable venues, including:

  • eLife (4 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)
  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle (2 publications)
  • JCI Insight (1 publication)
  • Nature Communications (1 publication)

Kong's recent significant papers include:

  • "Bap1/SMN axis in Dpp4+ skeletal muscle mesenchymal cells regulates the neuromuscular system," 2022, JCI Insight
  • "Maintenance of type 2 glycolytic myofibers with age by Mib1-Actn3 axis," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "B Cell-Specific Deletion of CR6-Interacting Factor 1 Drives Lupus-like Autoimmunity by Activation of Interleukin-17, Interleukin-6, and Pathogenic Follicular Helper T Cells in a Mouse Model," 2022, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "The Transmembrane Adaptor Protein LIME Is Essential for Chemokine-Mediated Migration of Effector T Cells to Inflammatory Sites," 2020, Molecules and Cells
  • "The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis controls muscle stem cell senescence through autophagosome clearance," 2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Their research spans multiple fields, with 22 publications in medicine and 20 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields of study include molecular biology (15 publications), genetics (12 publications), cellular and molecular neuroscience (5 publications), immunology (4 publications), and surgery (3 publications).

Frequent collaborators working closely with Kong comprise:

  • Kyusang Yoo
  • Young-Woo Jo
  • Sang-Hyeon Hann
  • Ye Lynne Kim
  • Ji-Hoon Kim

Best Publications

  • OPGL is a key regulator of osteoclastogenesis, lymphocyte development and lymph-node organogenesis

    Young-Yun Kong;Hiroki Yoshida;Ildiko Sarosi;Hong-Lin Tan

  • Activated T cells regulate bone loss and joint destruction in adjuvant arthritis through osteoprotegerin ligand

    Young-Yun Kong;Ulrich Feige;Iidiko Sarosi;Brad Bolon

  • Essential role of the mitochondrial apoptosis-inducing factor in programmed cell death

    Nicholas Joza;Nicholas Joza;Santos A. Susin;Eric Daugas;William L. Stanford

  • DNA damage-induced activation of p53 by the checkpoint kinase Chk2.

    Atsushi Hirao;Young-Yun Kong;Shuhei Matsuoka;Andrew Wakeham

  • Apaf1 is required for mitochondrial pathways of apoptosis and brain development.

    Hiroki Yoshida;Hiroki Yoshida;Young-Yun Kong;Young-Yun Kong;Ritsuko Yoshida;Ritsuko Yoshida;Andrew J Elia;Andrew J Elia

  • Regulation of cancer cell migration and bone metastasis by RANKL

    D. Holstead Jones;Tomoki Nakashima;Otto H. Sanchez;Otto H. Sanchez;Ivona Kozieradzki;Ivona Kozieradzki

  • The osteoclast differentiation factor osteoprotegerin-ligand is essential for mammary gland development

    Jimmie E Fata;Young-Yun Kong;Young-Yun Kong;Ji Li;Takehiko Sasaki

  • Negative regulation of lymphocyte activation and autoimmunity by the molecular adaptor Cbl-b

    Kurt Wolfgang Bachmaier;Connie Krawczyk;Ivona Kozieradzki;Young Yun Kong

  • Functional human T-cell immunity and osteoprotegerin ligand control alveolar bone destruction in periodontal infection

    Yen-Tung A. Teng;Hai Nguyen;Xuijuan Gao;Young-Yun Kong

  • Vav is a regulator of cytoskeletal reorganization mediated by the T-cell receptor.

    K.-D. Fischer;Y.-Y. Kong;H. Nishina;K. Tedford

  • Notch-dependent differentiation of adult airway basal stem cells.

    Jason R. Rock;Xia Gao;Yan Xue;Scott H. Randell

  • The Transcription Factor NF-ATc1 Regulates Lymphocyte Proliferation and Th2 Cytokine Production

    Hiroki Yoshida;Hiroshi Nishina;Hiroshi Nishina;Hiroaki Takimoto;Hiroaki Takimoto;Luc E.M Marengère;Luc E.M Marengère

  • Mapping a Dynamic Innate Immunity Protein Interaction Network Regulating Type I Interferon Production

    Shitao Li;Lingyan Wang;Michael Berman;Young-Yun Kong

  • Mutations in the NOTCH pathway regulator MIB1 cause left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy

    Guillermo Luxán;Jesús C Casanova;Beatriz Martínez-Poveda;Belén Prados

  • Positive regulation of T cell activation and integrin adhesion by the adapter Fyb/Slap.

    Emily K. Griffiths;Connie Krawczyk;Connie Krawczyk;Young-Yun Kong;Young-Yun Kong;Monika Raab

  • Role of RANKL and RANK in bone loss and arthritis

    D Holstead Jones;Y-Y Kong;Josef M Penninger

  • Mind bomb 1 is essential for generating functional Notch ligands to activate Notch.

    Bon Kyoung Koo;Hyoung Soo Lim;Ran Song;Mi Jeong Yoon

  • TNF-Related Activation-Induced Cytokine Enhances Leukocyte Adhesiveness: Induction of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 via TNF Receptor-Associated Factor and Protein Kinase C-Dependent NF-κB Activation in Endothelial Cells

    Jeong Ki Min;Young Myeong Kim;Sung Wan Kim;Min Chul Kwon

  • Osteoprotegerin ligand: a regulator of immune responses and bone physiology

    Young-Yun Kong;William J Boyle;Josef M Penninger

  • A crucial role of WW45 in developing epithelial tissues in the mouse

    Joo Hyeon Lee;Tae Shin Kim;Tae Hong Yang;Bon Kyoung Koo

Frequent Co-Authors

Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Bon-Kyoung Koo
Bon-Kyoung Koo Austrian Academy of Sciences
Kikuo Nomoto
Kikuo Nomoto Kyushu University
Andrew Wakeham
Andrew Wakeham Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Kenji Kishihara
Kenji Kishihara Nagasaki International University
Jin-Man Kim
Jin-Man Kim Seoul National University
Cheol-Hee Kim
Cheol-Hee Kim Chungnam National University
Kyong-Tai Kim
Kyong-Tai Kim Pohang University of Science and Technology
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Bong-Kiun Kaang
Bong-Kiun Kaang Seoul National University

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