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Anthony Leung

@leunglab.bsky.social
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Professor. Science and social about my lab at Johns Hopkins University working on PARP and RNA biology. Views are my own.

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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A PAR spark lasting seconds. A FUS condensate that's still there long after. How does a signal that fleeting leave a structure that stays? Sharing this + new work on stress granules & antiviral defense next Tue Apr 28, 2:30pm at UW Pharmacology. Thanks to @shaoenong.bsky.social for hosting!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
ADP-ribosylation doesn’t act alone. Nice work showing how DTX2 generates a hybrid ADPr–ubiquitin mark at DNA damage sites — linking ADPr signaling directly to ubiquitin pathways.
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
PARPs don’t just modify proteins — they shape how condensates form and behave. I’ll be speaking at Baylor College of Medicine on ADP-ribosylation in condensates and antiviral signaling. Wed Apr 8, 11am CDT (hybrid) If you’re nearby, come by — always better in person.
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
ADP-ribosylation is far more diverse than the usual mono vs poly view. New sensitive tools from the Ivan Matic lab to resolve this complexity are a big step forward — expanding what more labs can now study. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Versatile and sensitive detection of mono- and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation reveals XRCC1-dependent remodelling of PARP1 signalling - Nature Communications
ADP-ribosylation regulates DNA repair, but its distinct forms have been difficult to distinguish. Here, the authors develop sensitive, modular antibodies to precisely detect mono- and poly-ADP-ribosyl...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
— with information carried in chain length and structure, not just chemistry. That starts to look less like a simple modification, and more like a system shaping cellular organization. The field is wide open. Great to reconnect with old friends and meet new colleagues!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
PARPs never fail to surprise. Back @cshlbanbury.bsky.social — I kicked off a session on PARP stress responses, chaired a structural biology session, and joined a panel on PARP technologies. What’s striking right now: ADP-ribosylation spans both proteins and nucleic acids
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Flu infection flips a “PAR switch”: instead of hitting new targets, cells lengthen poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) chains on the same proteins to slow the virus. Flu NS1 suppresses this; PARP1 drives it. ELTA revealed both site & length changes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Global remodeling of ADP-ribosylation by PARP1 suppresses influenza A virus infection - Nature Communications
Influenza A virus infection causes a dramatic upregulation of ADP-ribosylation that as part of the cellular antiviral response, a process that is counteracted by the viral NS1 protein.
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Q.E.D. is fun to use and educational to reflect! Would you consider adding a ChatBot in the interface so that we can interact with the critiques? Thanks for creating such an amazing tool! 👏👏
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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. 🔗 academic.oup.com/nar/article/... #PARcode
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Nuclear poly(A)-binding protein and nucleolin utilize their RNA recognition motifs to read PAR chains
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 @leunglab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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, so should we. @fusionconf.bsky.social
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Thrilled that 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 Liu & Raymond Cai! 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Evidence for improved DNA repair in long-lived bowhead whale - 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.  &nbs...
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 17/10/2025
Have you already seen this research article, recently published in LSA: PARP10 is Critical for Stress Granule Initiation @leunglab.bsky.social www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Just submitted for early access! Excited 😊
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Thanks - will give it a try!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
How to get access?
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Life Science Alliance @lsajournal.org · 10/10/2025
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.bsky.social www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
How do our cells build “emergency rooms” when under attack? New from our lab in Life Science Alliance: PARP10 triggers stress granule formation—revealing a way to tune how cells respond to stress, infection, or cancer. Read: www.life-science-alliance.org/content/8/12...
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PARP10 is critical for stress granule initiation
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 initiation...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
As the Chair of Innovation Translation Council, venturing beyond lab science at the Bloomberg American Health Summit 2025. A lot to absorb — and much to reflect on about scaling public health innovation to reach millions. Grateful to Josh Sharfstein for making it possible to attend 🙏
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Johns Hopkins Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Office of Research launched the Innovation Translation Council, chaired by BMB Professor Anthony Leung (@leunglab.bsky.social)! The ITC will connect researchers at the School with resources to translate their innovative research into community impacts. Learn more ⤵️
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research@BSPH Launches Innovation Translation Council | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Congrats, Kevin!!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Thanks Waters, SCIEX, Seer, Proteintech and Avantor for sponsorship!!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
What a fantastic day of science at FCBIS! @friedlab.bsky.social and I had a blast co-organizing this exciting dive into the chemistry-biology interface—great conversations, amazing energy, and a standout keynote by @edwardmarcotte.bsky.social. Thanks to all who joined us!
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Review Commons @reviewcommons.org · 30/04/2025
Interferon function couples immune signaling to the ubiquitin–proteasome system. Study from the @leunglab.bsky.social @johnshopkinsbmb.bsky.social 🆕 #preprintpeerreview @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social Referee reports and author's response letter available here --> doi.org/10.1101/2024...
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Hartmut Vodermaier @hvodermaier.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Great to get to publish another one on the emerging connections between ADP-ribosylation, immune signaling, ubiquitin and protein aggregation/degradation
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Thanks Mike - also we saw ubiquitin involvement here - it will be interesting to see whether it related to your nice work on protein-conjugated ADP-ribose directly linked to ubiquitin. Need another nice bakery to chat more :-) doi.org/10.1038/s443...
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Ubiquitin is directly linked via an ester to protein-conjugated mono-ADP-ribose | The EMBO Journal
imageimageCertain E3 ligases have been found to ubiquitylate hydroxyl groups on free NAD+ and ADP-ribose in vitro, but the in vivo occurrence of this dual post-translational modification has remained ...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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 @leunglab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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 @leunglab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
🥳 Out now @embojournal.org! 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. www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Interferon-induced PARP14-mediated ADP-ribosylation in p62 bodies requires the ubiquitin-proteasome system | The EMBO Journal
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 auto...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
In the midst of funding uncertainty in D.C., our lab took a moment 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 @leunglab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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 @garcialabms.bsky.social & her co-mentor, Benjamin C. Orsburn @proteomicsnews.bsky.social. 🎉
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New Paper💡PARP enzymes regulate ADP-ribosylation, a protein modification linked to cancer, infections & neurodegeneration. But it comes with two forms—MARylation (single) & PARylation (multiple). Meet dELTA-MS, a mass spec method that identifies both in one experiment! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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dELTA-MS: A Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics Approach for Identifying ADP-Ribosylation Sites and Forms
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 contribut...
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Trends in Biochemical Sciences @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Be sure to also read about: ☘️ #Nrf2 activity regulation by #UbLigases (Albena Dinkova-Kostova et al) ☘️ roles of structured domains in #biomolecularcondensates (@jerelleaj.bsky.social et al) ☘️ PARPs and ADP-ribosylation-mediated #biomolecularcondensates (@leunglab.bsky.social et al) ...
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Mike Cohen @michaelnadbio.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I'm super excited to share our study in collaboration with @jnpruneda.bsky.social, published today in @embojournal.org! We show that PARPs are modified with a non-canonical ester-linked mono-ADP-ribosylated ubiquitin species for the first time in cells: www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Ubiquitin is directly linked via an ester to protein-conjugated mono-ADP-ribose | The EMBO Journal
imageimageCertain E3 ligases have been found to ubiquitylate hydroxyl groups on free NAD+ and ADP-ribose in vitro, but the in vivo occurrence of this dual post-translational modification has remained ...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Celebrating 14 years of science, teamwork, and resilience! To mark our lab’s anniversary, we traded pipettes for pottery—turns out shaping clay is just as therapeutic as shaping experiments. With NIH funding uncertainties, a little calm goes a long way. Grateful for this team! #LabLife
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Excited to share our new review on biomolecular condensates mediated by PARPs and ADP-ribosylation @ Trends in Biochemical Sciences! Despite the uncertainty, science must march forward. Grateful for the support that makes discovery possible. #FundScience #KeepScienceStrong
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
A Primer on Indirect Cost Rates
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Thanks for highlighting our work, Marcin!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
With ~2,000 PAR-binding proteins identified, many enriched in condensates and bind RNA, our work provides a new mechanistic framework for the role of PAR and its crosstalk with the chemically similar counterpart, RNA, in condensate biology
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Notably, PARP13 mutations reduce stress granule fluidity, resembling changes seen in neurodegeneration. These mutations could serve as a valuable tool to study how altered granule dynamics might increase toxicity in neurodegenerative disease models.
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We propose PARP13—the only inactive PARP in stress granules—acts as a stress-dependent “amplifier” of multivalency, making new connections between protein-RNA and RNA-RNA interactions to stress-induced PARylated proteins, facilitating the maturation of stress granules.
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
🔥 Most studies on condensates focus on their formation—but what about their maturation? Our research reveals PARP13 binds poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) to drive stress granule maturation. Mutate the binding sites? Granules fragment like crazy! Read the full story here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Regulation of stress granule maturation and dynamics by poly(ADP-ribose) interaction with PARP13 - Nature Communications
Stress granules, cellular structures essential for stress response, require poly(ADP-ribose) as a multivalent scaffold. Here, the authors show that disrupting poly(ADP-ribose) binding to PARP13 alters...
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
🎄✨ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ✨🎄 A big thank you to our amazing team for all the hard work and for creating such a collaborative, friendly environment. Here's a little glimpse from our Christmas lunch—we’re grateful to celebrate the season together! 🥂❤️ #Teamwork #celebration
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Yes please
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keithcaldecott.bsky.social @keithcaldecott.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Dear all, my first post! I have postdoc positions available if you would like to join my lab in beautiful Sussex by the Sea! Please contact me on k.w.caldecott@sussex.ac.uk
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
No greater joy than seeing a student who completed both her master’s and PhD in my lab at Hopkins go from being afraid of public speaking to confidently presenting her research at the NIH yesterday. Moments like these make it all worthwhile! 🎓👏 Way to go, Dr. Shang-Jung Cheng!
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Indeed, an important read! Thanks for pointing it out.
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Post a photo of yourself from a different era (1999 - undergrad 4th year project @ Oxford working with @marstonlab.bsky.social when we were in Jeff Errington’s lab @dunnschool.bsky.social) Yes, definitely an era before 😊 Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate today 🥳🎉
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Anthony Leung @leunglab.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Congrats, Ben!! So happy for you!
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