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Research interests
My lab is interested in molecular signaling mechanisms that orchestrate daily rhythms in our brain and how their dysregulation contributes to neurological and psychiatric diseases. We are particularly interested in the role of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling and mechanisms that control mRNA translation in the circadian clock.
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Fourth Military Medical University
PhD, The Ohio State University
External Positions
Member, Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
2010 → …Member, Society for Neuroscience
2008 → …Research interests
- circadian rhythms
- neuronal signal transduction
- autism spectrum disorders
- cellular stress response
- mRNA translation
- mTOR signaling
- sleep
- traumatic brain injury
- glioma
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Projects 2016 2019
- 2 Finished
Targeting eIF4E phosphorylation to treat brain cancer
Whiteside Inst. for Clinical Research
1/1/19 → 12/31/19
Project: Research project
Brain Neoplasms
Phosphorylation
Messenger RNA
Research Output 2004 2019
The eIF2α Kinase GCN2 Modulates Period and Rhythmicity of the Circadian Clock by Translational Control of Atf4
Pathak, S. S., Liu, D., Li, T., de Zavalia, N., Zhu, L., Li, J., Karthikeyan, R., Alain, T., Liu, A. C., Storch, K. F., Kaufman, R. J., Jin, V. X., Amir, S., Sonenberg, N. & Cao, R., Nov 20 2019, In : Neuron. 104, 4, p. 724-735.e6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2
Eukaryotic Initiation Factors
Circadian Clocks
Periodicity
Phosphotransferases
11
Citations
(Scopus)
mTOR signaling in VIP neurons regulates circadian clock synchrony and olfaction
Liu, D., Stowie, A., de Zavalia, N., Leise, T., Pathak, S. S., Drewes, L. R., Davidson, A. J., Amir, S., Sonenberg, N. & Cao, R., Apr 3 2018, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 14, p. E3296-E3304Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Circadian Clocks
Smell
Sirolimus
Neurons
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
31
Citations
(Scopus)
Light-regulated translational control of circadian behavior by eIF4E phosphorylation
Cao, R., Gkogkas, C. G., De Zavalia, N., Blum, I. D., Yanagiya, A., Tsukumo, Y., Xu, H., Lee, C., Storch, K. F., Liu, A. C., Amir, S. & Sonenberg, N., Jun 28 2015, In : Nature Neuroscience. 18, 6, p. 855-862 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Circadian Clocks
Behavior Control
Phosphorylation
Light
Protein Biosynthesis
73
Citations
(Scopus)
Translational control of entrainment and synchrony of the suprachiasmatic circadian clock by mTOR/4E-BP1 signaling
Cao, R., Robinson, B., Xu, H., Gkogkas, C., Khoutorsky, A., Alain, T., Yanagiya, A., Nevarko, T., Liu, A. C., Amir, S. & Sonenberg, N., Aug 21 2013, In : Neuron. 79, 4, p. 712-724 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Tacrolimus Binding Proteins
Circadian Clocks
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Carrier Proteins
Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E
Molecular Biology and Physiology of Circadian Clocks
Cao, R., Jun 25 2019, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter