2025
Begeman, I., Guyer, M., Kang, J. Cardiac Enhancers: Gateway to the Regulatory Mechanisms of Heart Regeneration, Semin. Cell Dev. Biol., Apr 10;170:103610. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2025.103610. (2025)
Chen, Y., Hou, Y., Zeng, Q., Wang, I., Shang, M., Shin, K., Hemaurer, C., Xing, X., Kang, J., Zhao, G., Wang, T., Common and Specific Gene Regulatory Programs in Zebrafish Caudal Fin Regeneration at Single-Cell Resolution. Genome Res., 2025 Jan 14. doi: 10.1101/gr.279372.124. (2025)
2024
Duca, S., Xia, Y., Elmagid, L.A., Bakis, I., Qiu, M., Cao, Y., Guo, Y., Eichenbaum, V.J., McCain, L.M., Kang, J., Harrison, M.R.H., and Cao, J., Differential vegfc expression dictates lymphatic response during zebrafish heart development and regeneration. Development, 151 (22) (2024)
Duong, P.*, Rodriguez-Parks, A.*, Kang, J.#, Murphy, P.#, CUT&Tag Applied to Zebrafish Adult Tail Fins Reveals a Return of Embryonic H3K4me3 Patterns During Regeneration. *: co-first authors. #: co-corresponding authors. In submission
Lee., H., Kang, J., Lee., SH., Lee., D., Chung, C.H., Lee, J., Neuroprotective role of Hippo signaling by microtubule stability control in C. elegans, eLife, doi:10.7554/eLife.102001.1.sa2 (2024)
Shin, K., Rodriguez-Parks, A., Kim, C., Silaban, I.M, Xia, Y., Sun, J., Dong, C., Kelles, S., Wang, J., Cao, J., Kang, J.#, Harnessing the regenerative potential of interleukin11 to enhance heart repair. Nat. Comm., 15:9666 (2024)
Keating, M.*, Hagle, R.*, Osorio-Méndez, D.*, Rodriguez-Parks, A., Alutawa, S.I., Kang, J., A highly efficient knock-in approach using a minimal promoter and a minicircle. Developmental Biology, 2024 Jan:505:24-33. (2024) *: co-first authors
2023
Rao, A., Lyu, B., Jahan,I., Lubertozzi, A., Zhou, G., Tedeschi, F., Jankowsky, E., Kang, J, Carstens, B., Poss, K., Baskin, K., and Goldman, J.A. The Translation Initiation Factor Homolog, eif4e1c, Regulates Cardiomyocyte Metabolism and Proliferation During Heart Regeneration. Development, 2023 May 24;dev.201376. (2023)
Yan, R., Cigliola, V., Oonk, K.A., Petrover, Z., DeLuca, S., Wolfson, D., Vekstein, A., Mendiola, M.A., Devlin, G., Bishawi, M., Gemberling, M.P., Sinha, T., Sargent, M.A., York, A.J., Shakked, A., DeBenedittis, P., Wendell, D.C., Ou, J.,Kang, J, Goldman, J.A., Baht,J.S., Karra, R., Williams, A.R., Bowles, D., Asokan, A., Tzahor, E., Gersbach, C.A., Molkentin, J.D., Bursac, N., Black, B.L., Poss, K.D., An enhancer-based gene therapy strategy for spatiotemporal control of cargoes during tissue repair. Cell Stem Cell, 2023 Jan 5;30(1):96-111.e6. (2023)
2022
Shin, K., Begeman, I. J., Cao, J., Kang, J., leptin b and its regeneration enhancer illustrate the regenerative features of zebrafish hearts. Biorxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.14.500053
Begeman, I.J., Emery, B., Kurth., A., Kang, J., Regeneration and Developmental Enhancers Are Differentially Compatible with Minimal Promoters. Biorxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.20.496839
Osorio-Méndez, D., Miller, A., Begeman, I., Kurth, A., Hagle, R., Rolph, D., Dickson, A.L., Chen, C.H., Halloran, M., Poss, K.*, Kang, J.*, Voltage-gated sodium channel, scn8a, is required for innervation and regeneration of amputated adult zebrafish fins. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Jul 12;119(28):e2200342119. (2022)
Elbialy, A., Sulidan, K., Bhuiyan, A., Igarashi, Y., Yoshitake, K., Yamanouchi, D., Kang , J., Asakawa, S., Watabe, S., Kinoshita, S. Induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress markers in an acromegaly model. J. Cell Biochem. doi: 10.1002/jcb.30301. (2022)
2021
Peng, X., Lai, K.S., Yu, G., She, P., Kang, J., Wang, T., Li, G., Zhou, Y., Sun, J., Jin, D., Xu, X., Liao, L., Liu, J., Lee, E., Poss, K.D., Zhong, T.P., Induction of Wnt signaling inhibitors and P21-activated kinase enhances cardiomyocyte proliferation during zebrafish heart regeneration. Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, Apr 10;13(1):41-58, (2021).
2020
Begeman, I., Shin, K., Kurth, A., Lee, N., Chamberlain, T.J., Pelegri, F.J. and Kang, J. Decoding an organ regeneration switch by dissecting cardiac regeneration enhancers., Development. Dec 23;147(24):dev1940192020, (2020).
Thompson, J.D., Ou, J., Lee, N., Shin, K., Cigliola, V., Song, L., Crawford, G.E., Kang, J., Poss, K.D. Identification and requirements of enhancers that direct gene expression during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development; (2020), http//doi: 10.1242/dev.191262.
Golenberg, N., Squirrell, JM., Bennin, DA., Rindy, J., Pistono, PE., Eliceiri, KW., Shelef, MA., Kang, J., Huttenlocher, A. Citrullination regulates wound responses and tissue regeneration in zebrafish. Journal of Cell Biology, 219(4), e201908164, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201908164
2019
10. Rodriguez, A., Kang, J., Regeneration enhancers: Starting a journey to unravel regulatory events in tissue regeneration, Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, Invited review for a special issue entitled, “Chromatin dynamics in regeneration”, pii: S1084-9521(18) 30198-8. (2019).
Begeman, I., Kang, J. Transcriptional Programs and Regeneration Enhancers Underlying Heart Regeneration. J. Cardiovasc. Dev. Dis. 6(1): 2 (2019) https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd6010002
Lee., H., Kang, J., Ahn, S., Lee, J., The Hippo Pathway Is Essential for Maintenance of Apicobasal Polarity in the Growing Intestine of Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 213(2): 501-515 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.119.302477
2018
Lee, H., Kang, J., & Lee, J. Involvement of YAP-1, the Homolog of Yes-Associated Protein, in the Wnt-Mediated Neuronal Polarization in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3 (Bethesda). 8(8): 2595–2602, (2018) http://doi.org/10.1534/g3.118.200325
Yang, K., Kang, J. Tissue regeneration enhancer elements: A way to unlock endogenous healing power. Developmental Dynamics. http://doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.24676
2016
Kang, J., Hu, J., Karra, R., Dickson, A.L, Tornini, V.A., Nachtrab, G., Gemberling, M., Goldman, J.A., Black, B.L., Poss, K.D. Modulation of tissue repair by regeneration enhancer elements. Nature. 523(7598):201-206, (2016)
2015
Kang, J., Karra, R., and Poss, K.D. Back in Black. Developmental Cell. 33(6):623-624, (2015)
2013
Kang, J., Nachtrab, G., Poss, K.D., Local Dkk1 Crosstalk from Breeding Ornaments Impedes Regeneration of Injured Male Zebrafish Fins. Developmental Cell. 27(1):19-31, (2013) (This paper is chosen by cover story.)
2011
Kang, J.*, Bai, Z.*, Zegarek, M.H., Grant, B.D., Lee, J. Essential roles of snap-29 in C. elegans. Developmental Biology. 355(1):77-88, (2011).
Choi, B., Kang, J., Park, YS., Lee, J., Cho, NJ. A possible role for FRM-1, a C. elegans FERM family protein, in embryonic development. Molecules and Cells. 31(5):455-459, (2011).
2010
Min, K.*, Kang, J.*, and Lee, J., A modified feeding RNAi method for simultaneous knock-down of more than one gene in Caenorhabditis elegans. Biotechniques. 48(3):229-32, (2010).
2009
Kang, J., Shin, D., Yu, JR., Lee, J., Lats kinase is involved in the intestinal apical membrane integrity in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans., Development. 136(16):2705-15, (2009)
2008
Kim, YH., Song, HO., Ko, KM., Singaravelu, G., Jee, C., Kang, J., and Ahnn, J., A novel calcineurin-interacting protein, CNP-3, modulates calcineurin deficient phenotypes in Caenorhabditis elegans., Mol Cells. 30;25(4):566-71, (2008)