Dongzheng Gai

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UAMS

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-03-16

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8 h-index 26 pubs 258 cited

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Dongzheng Gai's research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying multiple myeloma and related blood cancers. His work investigates how specific genes and proteins, such as TRIP13, NEK2, and CST6, influence tumor development, progression, and the associated bone disease characteristic of multiple myeloma. Gai has published research on the role of GPR109A in regulating osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in mice, and how decreased bone resorption can be observed in specific mouse models with altered myeloid cell function. His recent publications also explore the potential of bispecific CAR-T cells targeting BCMA and CD24, as well as BCMA- and CST6-specific CAR T cells, for controlling multiple myeloma growth and suppressing osteolytic lesions in preclinical models. Additionally, Gai has contributed to research identifying gene signatures that can predict the progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) to multiple myeloma. He has an h-index of 8 and has authored 26 publications with 258 citations.

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h-index: 8
Publications: 26
Citations: 258

Selected Publications

Cystatin M/E Ameliorates Multiple Myeloma-Induced Hyper Osteolytic Bone Resorption (2025)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Cystatin M/E ameliorates bone resorption through increasing osteoclastic cell estrogen influx (2024)

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Bispecific BCMA/CD24 CAR-T cells control multiple myeloma growth (2024)

33 citations DOI OpenAlex
BCMA- and CST6-specific CAR T cells lyse multiple myeloma cells and suppress murine osteolytic lesions (2023)

5 citations DOI OpenAlex
High NEK2 expression in myeloid progenitors suppresses T cell immunity in multiple myeloma (2023)

17 citations DOI OpenAlex
P-066 BCMA-CAR-T cells with synthetic circuits of CST6 lyse tumor cells and suppress osteolytic lesions in multiple myeloma (2023)

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A gene signature can predict risk of MGUS progressing to multiple myeloma (2023)

13 citations DOI OpenAlex
Decreased bone resorption in Ezh2 myeloid cell conditional knockout mouse model (2023)

11 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Gene Signature Can Predict Risk of MGUS Progressing to Multiple Myeloma (2023)

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A 12 Gene Signature Accurately Predicts Multiple Myeloma Progression from Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (2022)

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CST6 suppresses osteolytic bone disease in multiple myeloma by blocking osteoclast differentiation (2022)

23 citations DOI OpenAlex
Deep-Sequencing Can be Used to Reconstruct and Extend Microarray-Based Classification and Risk Stratification for Multiple Myeloma (2021)

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NEK2 Inhibition Enhances the Efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade in Multiple Myeloma (2021)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Ezh2 mediates epigenetic regulation of osteoclastogenesis and bone remodeling in mice (2021)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
GPR109A mediates the effects of hippuric acid on regulating osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in mice (2021)

28 citations DOI OpenAlex