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Last published 2026
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Seongok Lee

Post Doctoral Fellow

Also affiliated: Yonsei University (2011); Seonam University (2021–2024); Catholic University of Korea (2011–2015)

Postdoc Researcher

Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine

4 h-index 14 pubs 128 cited

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • DNA Repair
  • Kidney
  • Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1
  • Histones
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Organ Preservation
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
  • BRCA1 Protein
  • DNA Damage
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Ubiquitination

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Seongok Lee's research investigates mechanisms of kidney injury and transplantation, with a focus on the roles of complement and proteasomes. Recent studies have examined the impact of cold storage followed by transplantation on rat kidney allografts, specifically observing the induction of the immunoproteasome and the necessity of normal proteasome function to prevent graft injury. Further work explores the involvement of Complement 5 in mitochondria during kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, including the effects in a complement 5 knockout rat model. Lee also contributes to research on DNA repair pathways, investigating the roles of proteins such as ZMYM2, 53BP1, and UBA80 in maintaining genomic stability. These studies involve animal models and molecular biology techniques to elucidate complex biological processes relevant to disease and injury.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 14
  • Citations: 128

Selected Publications

  • Heat shock protein 72 is a druggable target during cold storage to improve graft outcome after kidney transplantation (2026)
    American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • 137 Protocol optimization for adenine nephropathy in Ahr genotype-divergent mouse strains (2026)
    Journal of Clinical and Translational Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Complement 5's Role in Mitochondria During Kidney Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats (2025)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Post‐ischemia and reperfusion kidney injury is mitigated in a novel complement 5 knockout rat (2025)
    Physiological Reports 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Mechanism of Impaired Protein Homeostasis in Kidney Grafts Following Cold Storage and Transplantation (Abstract ID: 162640) (2025)
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics DOI OpenAlex
  • Ischemia and Reperfusion (IRI)-Induced Kidney Injury Is Attenuated by Complement 5 Gene Deletion (Abstract ID: 161749) (2025)
    Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics DOI OpenAlex
  • Mechanism of Impaired Protein Homeostasis in Kidney Grafts following Cold Storage and Transplant (2024)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Evolved histone tail regulates 53BP1 recruitment at damaged chromatin (2024)
    Nature Communications 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Normal Proteasome Function Is Needed to Prevent Kidney Graft Injury during Cold Storage Followed by Transplantation (2024)
    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cold Storage Followed by Transplantation Induces Immunoproteasome in Rat Kidney Allografts: Inhibition of Immunoproteasome Does Not Improve Function (2024)
    Kidney360 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ischemia-Reperfusion-Mediated Kidney Injury Is Attenuated in a New Complement 5 Knockout Model (2023)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cold Storage-Mediated p38MAPK Activation: A Potential Contributor of Proteasome Dysfunction and Kidney Damage After Transplantation (2023)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Mechanism of Cold Storage-Mediated Regulation of Heat Shock Proteins in Renal Grafts After Transplantation (2023)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • UBA80 and UBA52 fine-tune RNF168-dependent histone ubiquitination and DNA repair (2023)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • ZMYM2 restricts 53BP1 at DNA double-strand breaks to favor BRCA1 loading and homologous recombination (2022)
    Nucleic Acids Research 39 citations DOI OpenAlex

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