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@bokaizhulab.bsky.social
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Our lab is broadly interested in studying the functions of proteostasis dynamics, oscillations, and nuclear condensates in aging and diseases.

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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Please check out our most recent review!!
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Trends in Neurosciences @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Check out the April 2026 issue of Trends in Neurosciences! www.cell.com/issue/S0166-... Featured articles & more: cell.com/trends/neuro... Cover article: ‘Decoding the functions of nuclear speckles in neurodegeneration’, by Xu Chen & Bokai Zhu www.cell.com/trends/neuro...
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Cure Alzheimer's Fund @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
CureAlz is pleased to support researcher Dr. Xu Chen who believes (and is testing) that one way  to  prevent—or even cure—the Alzheimer's is by boosting  the abilities of nuclear  speckles,  which act as key players in removing damaged proteins.  ow.ly/kQYt50YH1ee #AlzheimersResearch
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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Unveiling the 12‐Hour Ultradian Rhythm: Biological Foundations, Mechanistic Insights, and Potential Applications
This review synthesizes cross-species ubiquity, molecular mechanisms, and physiological/pathological roles of the 12-h ultradian rhythm, uncovering its core value independent of the circadian clock. ...
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Our new Trends in Neurosciences review explores how nuclear speckles—dynamic nuclear condensates once thought to be passive splicing hubs—coordinate RNA metabolism, stress responses,and proteostasis, and how their dysfunction contributes to neurodegeneration. authors.elsevier.com/a/1mjZRbotqB...
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Hepatic metabolic functions follow a 12-hour cycle rather than a 24-hour cycle, significantly contributing to the liver’s ability to meet nutrient demands throughout the day!!
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Client Challenge
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
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SWING domains prime chromatin for nuclear body–mediated gene regulation
Nuclear speckles have long been recognized as RNA-rich nuclear bodies, yet their role in genome organization and gene regulation remains incompletely understood. Using a rapid dTAG-mediated degradatio...
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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Nuclear speckle rejuvenation “next frontier” for treating neurodegeneration
Targeting cellular structures called nuclear speckles could be a completely new approach for treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and prion diseases, according to new research led by the Univ...
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
It was a great please to share our most recent work on ‘rejuvenating’ nuclear speckles to alleviate proteinopathies. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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SON-dependent nuclear speckle rehabilitation alleviates proteinopathies - Nature Communications
Here the authors show that rehabilitating nuclear speckles, membraneless organelles involved in mRNA processing and gene regulation, can boost protein quality control and reduce toxic protein buildup,...
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
www.pittmed.pitt.edu/news/12-hour.... It is a nice news piece on our earlier work demonstrating the existence of 12h rhythms in ‘free-living’ humans.
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Left by the tides
Traces of ocean-dwelling ancestors seem to live on in our biological rhythms.
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Zhulab_PITT @bokaizhulab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
It is a great review!!
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