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Professor. Science and social about my lab at Johns Hopkins University working on poly(ADP-ribose) in RNA biology.

Johns Hopkins University
Joined September 2011
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Anthony Leung
2 years
Excited to find out that our PARP review has been featured in @MolecularCell's Best of 2023 collection! 🌟 A BIG thank you for the recognition, and a shoutout to former @CbiJhu PhD student @DasovichMorgan! Here's to celebrating the significant strides in our field! 🎉
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Anthony Leung
3 years
#PARP Technology Update Thread 🎉 1/ Back in 2015, we published a review @MolecularCell! Since then, technology has advanced at lightning speed!🌩️ Time for an update, right? With @DasovichMorgan from our lab, we've got you covered! https://t.co/gk3XT6hnnr Let's dive in! 🌊
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Anthony Leung
7 days
What if RNA had a molecular twin? Our new study w/ the Bedford Lab (MD Anderson) shows poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) competes with RNA for the same proteins—creating RNA–PAR crosstalk. Unlike RNA, PAR’s info isn’t in sequence but chain length. 🔗 https://t.co/0WIjbkiHb7 #PARcode
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Abstract. Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation (PARylation) is a post-translational modification mediated by ADP-ribosyltransferases, known as PARPs, which attach ADP-ri
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Anthony Leung
10 days
A whirlwind few days in Cancún for the 2nd Spatial Genome Conference 🌊 Great science, great people — and a reminder why we do this. After 20 yrs in nuclear organization, ideas once “unorthodox” (like nuclear actin) are now gaining mainstream. Science moves, and so should we.
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Fusion Conferences
12 days
Our Spatial Genome Organisation 2025 attendees! Some fantastic presentations, discussions and collaborations have taken place over the past 2 days, with plenty more to come. Its been a pleasure working with Karim, Irene and Matthias on this meeting, looking forward to what the
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Anthony Leung
15 days
Thrilled our PAR-labeling tech supported new @Nature findings from the Gorbunova–Seluanov team! Characterizing CIRBP in bowhead whales reveals how PARP regulation may shape longevity. Kudos to Hongrui & Raymond! 🔗
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nature.com
Nature - Analysis of the longest-lived mammal, the bowhead whale, reveals an improved ability to repair DNA breaks, mediated by high levels of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein.
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LifeScienceAlliance
27 days
Have you already seen this research article, recently published in LSA: PARP10 is Critical for Stress Granule Initiation @LeungLab @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkins @msg2aravinth https://t.co/DIrfZXr9eJ"
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JHTV
29 days
Join us Oct 23 at 7 PM at @CharlesTheatre for Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution, narrated by Mark Ruffalo on RNA splicing & biotech’s rise. JHTV Idea Board member Travis McCready is featured! RSVP: https://t.co/qJZvVmPwZG Trailer:
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LifeScienceAlliance
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This study identifies PARP10 as a key regulator of stress granule assembly by ADP-ribosylating G3BP1 and modulating eIF2α phosphorylation and translation factor recruitment @LeungLab @JohnsHopkinsSPH @JohnsHopkins @msg2aravinth https://t.co/fPRlVGiPTh
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Anthony Leung
1 month
How do our cells build “emergency rooms” when under attack? New paper from our lab out today in Life Science Alliance @LSAjournal : PARP10 acts as the starter pistol for stress granules—tiny hubs that help cells survive stress. Read: https://t.co/SkNsxD4z3I #PARP #StressGranules
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life-science-alliance.org
Stress granules (SGs) are cytoplasmic biomolecular condensates enriched with RNA and translation factors. They form in response to stress, in part through phosphorylation of the translation initiat...
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Anthony Leung
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Venturing beyond lab science at the Bloomberg American Health Summit 2025. Eye-opening conversations on social issues + how we can scale public health innovation to impact millions. Thanks @JOSHSHARFSTEIN for making this possible!
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Fusion Conferences
2 months
📢Deadline extended! Our 2nd Spatial Genome Organisation Conference deadline has been extended to 25 Sep, dont miss out on joining our fantastic line up of speakers, alongside Karim, Matthias and Irene in what is set to be a fantastic meeting this October! #SGO25 Final slots
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Anthony Leung
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Anthony Leung
6 months
What a fantastic day of science at FCBIS! @fried_lab and I had a blast co-organizing this exciting dive into the chemistry-biology interface—great conversations, amazing energy, and a standout keynote by @edward_marcotte. Thanks to all who joined us!
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Fusion Conferences
7 months
Join an international community of scientists uncovering the roles of nuclear and genome architecture in biology, development, aging, and disease. The 2nd Spatial Genome Organisation Conference is taking place 31 Oct - 03 Nov 2025 in Mexico, chaired by @KarimMekhail , Irene
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Anthony Leung
7 months
For #condensate folks 👀 Our study tackles a key gap: how condensate composition is regulated. These p62 bodies require PARP14—but it’s not just presence that matters. It’s PARP14’s enzymatic activity that drives formation. In fact, more PARP14 without activity ≠ condensation.
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Anthony Leung
7 months
Why it matters 👇 p62 bodies are key hubs for protein degradation & immune signaling—long linked to cancer & neurodegeneration. Our study shows interferon + PARP14-driven ADP-ribosylation rewires their formation, revealing a new immune-regulated condensate class.
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Anthony Leung
7 months
🥳 Out now @embojournal! Interferon induces a new class of p62 bodies, with antiviral & immunotherapy implications. p62 is usually linked to autophagy—but not here. These are driven by PARP14-mediated ADP-ribosylation & rely on ubiquitin-proteasome system. https://t.co/0gal4ZvETE
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imageimageInterferon induces the formation of ADP-ribosylation (ADPr)-enriched p62 bodies, requiring PARP14 and p62. Unlike canonical p62 bodies, these ADPr-enriched structures are independent of...
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Anthony Leung
8 months
In the midst of funding uncertainty in D.C., our lab took a break to see the cherry blossoms. We’re not naive—we know the challenges. But we believe in science, in community, and in each other. We’re in this together.
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Anthony Leung
8 months
Great work from Dr. Isabel Uribe, based on her PhD thesis research! 🎓 With collaborations across three top proteomics teams led by Chan Hyun Na, Benjamin A. Garcia & her co-mentor, Benjamin C. Orsburn. 🎉
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Anthony Leung
8 months
💡PARP enzymes regulate ADP-ribosylation, a protein modification linked to cancer, viral infections & neurodegeneration. It has two forms—MARylation (single) & PARylation (multiple). dELTA-MS identifies both in one experiment! https://t.co/V9ISXCKvPX
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pubs.acs.org
ADP-ribosylation, characterized by the addition of adenosine diphosphate ribose, can occur in both monomeric (MARylation) and polymeric (PARylation) forms. Little is known about the specific contri...
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Anthony Leung
9 months
Celebrating 14 years of science & teamwork! We traded pipettes for paintbrushes—turns out pottery painting is as therapeutic as science. With NIH funding uncertainty, a little calm goes a long way. Grateful for this team! 🤗#LabLife #ScienceAndArt
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