ZFIN ID: ZDB-LAB-170302-3
Roger Chung Lab
PI/Director: Chung, Roger
Contact Person: Chung, Roger
Email: roger.chung@mq.edu.au
URL: http://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/faculties-and-departments/faculty-of-medicine-and-health-sciences/staff-profiles/roger-chung
Address: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2 Technology Place, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
Country: Australia
Phone: +61 2 9850 2724
Fax: +61 2 9850 3600
Line Designation: mq


GENOMIC FEATURES ORIGINATING FROM THIS LAB
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STATEMENT OF RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Understanding the role of abnormal protein aggregates in the pathogenesis of MND

2. Using zebrafish to visualise neuron‐glia interactions underlying MND disease mechanisms

3. Nanoparticle‐based theranostics for MND and other neurodegenerative diseases


LAB MEMBERS


ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS OF LAB MEMBERS
Fu, L., Shi, B., Wen, S., Morsch, M., Wang, G., Zhou, Z., Mi, C., Sadraeian, M., Lin, G., Lu, Y., Jin, D., Chung, R. (2022) Aspect Ratio of PEGylated Upconversion Nanocrystals Affects the Cellular Uptake In Vitro and In Vivo. Acta biomaterialia. 147:403-413
Watchon, M., Luu, L., Robinson, K.J., Yuan, K.C., De Luca, A., Suddull, H.J., Tym, M.C., Guillemin, G.J., Cole, N.J., Nicholson, G.A., Chung, R.S., Lee, A., Laird, A.S. (2021) Sodium valproate increases activity of the sirtuin pathway resulting in beneficial effects for spinocerebellar ataxia-3 in vivo. Molecular brain. 14:128
Cheng, F., De Luca, A., Hogan, A.L., Rayner, S.L., Davidson, J.M., Watchon, M., Stevens, C.H., Muñoz, S.S., Ooi, L., Yerbury, J.J., Don, E.K., Fifita, J.A., Villalva, M.D., Suddull, H., Chapman, T.R., Hedl, T.J., Walker, A.K., Yang, S., Morsch, M., Shi, B., Blair, I.P., Laird, A.S., Chung, R.S., Lee, A. (2021) Unbiased Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics of Cells Expressing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Mutations in CCNF Reveals Activation of the Apoptosis Pathway: A Workflow to Screen Pathogenic Gene Mutations. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience. 14:627740
Don, E.K., Maschirow, A., Radford, R.A.W., Scherer, N.M., Vidal-Itriago, A., Hogan, A., Maurel, C., Formella, I., Stoddart, J.J., Hall, T.E., Lee, A., Shi, B., Cole, N.J., Laird, A.S., Badrock, A.P., Chung, R.S., Morsch, M. (2021) In vivo Validation of Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC) to Investigate Aggregate Formation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Molecular neurobiology. 58(5):2061-2074
Wang, G., Zhao, X., Wu, H., Lovejoy, D.B., Zheng, M., Lee, A., Fu, L., Miao, K., An, Y., Sayyadi, N., Ding, K., Chung, R.S., Lu, Y., Li, J., Morsch, M., Shi, B. (2020) A Robust Intrinsically Green Fluorescent Poly(Amidoamine) Dendrimer for Imaging and Traceable Central Nervous System Delivery in Zebrafish. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). 16(39):e2003654
Cheng, D., Morsch, M., Shami, G.J., Chung, R.S., Braet, F. (2020) Observation and characterisation of macrophages in zebrafish liver. Micron (Oxford, England : 1993). 132:102851
Aksoy, Y.A., Nguyen, D.T., Chow, S., Chung, R.S., Guillemin, G.J., Cole, N.J., Hesselson, D. (2019) Chemical reprogramming enhances homology-directed genome editing in zebrafish embryos. Communications biology. 2:198
Fu, L., Chung, R., Shi, B. (2019) Upconversion Nanoparticle-Based Strategy for Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat the Central Nervous System Disease. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2054:263-282
Cheng, D., Morsch, M., Shami, G.J., Chung, R.S., Braet, F. (2018) Albumin uptake and distribution in the zebrafish liver as observed via correlative imaging. Experimental cell research. 374(1):162-171
Hogan, A.L., Don, E.K., Rayner, S.L., Lee, A., Laird, A.S., Watchon, M., Winnick, C., Tarr, I.S., Morsch, M., Fifita, J.A., Gwee, S.S.L., Formella, I., Hortle, E., Yuan, K.C., Molloy, M.P., Williams, K.L., Nicholson, G.A., Chung, R.S., Blair, I.P., Cole, N.J. (2018) Expression of ALS/FTD-linked mutant CCNF in zebrafish leads to increased cell death in the spinal cord and an aberrant motor phenotype. Human molecular genetics. 28(4):698
Formella, I., Svahn, A.J., Radford, R.A.W., Don, E.K., Cole, N.J., Hogan, A., Lee, A., Chung, R.S., Morsch, M. (2018) Real-time visualization of oxidative stress-mediated neurodegeneration of individual spinal motor neurons in vivo. Redox Biology. 19:226-234
Svahn, A.J., Don, E.K., Badrock, A.P., Cole, N.J., Graeber, M.B., Yerbury, J.J., Chung, R., Morsch, M. (2018) Nucleo-cytoplasmic transport of TDP-43 studied in real time: impaired microglia function leads to axonal spreading of TDP-43 in degenerating motor neurons. Acta Neuropathologica. 136(3):445-459
Gwee, S.S.L., Radford, R.A.W., Chow, S., Syal, M.D., Morsch, M., Formella, I., Lee, A., Don, E.K., Badrock, A.P., Cole, N.J., West, A.K., Cheung, S.N.S., Chung, R.S. (2018) Aurora kinase B regulates axonal outgrowth and regeneration in the spinal motor neurons of developing zebrafish. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS. 75(23):4269-4285
Fu, L., Morsch, M., Shi, B., Wang, G., Lee, A., Radford, R., Lu, Y., Jin, D., Chung, R. (2017) A versatile upconversion surface evaluation platform for bio-nano surface selection for the nervous system. Nanoscale. 9(36):13683-13692
Chen, L., Watson, C., Morsch, M., Cole, N.J., Chung, R.S., Saunders, D.N., Yerbury, J.J., Vine, K.L. (2017) Improving the Delivery of SOD1 Antisense Oligonucleotides to Motor Neurons Using Calcium Phosphate-Lipid Nanoparticles. Frontiers in neuroscience. 11:476
Lee, A., Rayner, S.L., Gwee, S.S.L., De Luca, A., Shahheydari, H., Sundaramoorthy, V., Ragagnin, A., Morsch, M., Radford, R., Galper, J., Freckleton, S., Shi, B., Walker, A.K., Don, E.K., Cole, N.J., Yang, S., Williams, K.L., Yerbury, J.J., Blair, I.P., Atkin, J.D., Molloy, M.P., Chung, R.S. (2017) Pathogenic mutation in the ALS/FTD gene, CCNF, causes elevated Lys48-linked ubiquitylation and defective autophagy.. Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS. 75(2):335-354
Hogan, A.L., Don, E.K., Rayner, S.L., Lee, A., Laird, A.S., Watchon, M., Winnick, C., Tarr, I.S., Morsch, M., Fifita, J.A., Gwee, S., Formella, I., Hortle, E., Yuan, K., Molloy, M.P., Williams, K.L., Nicholson, G.A., Chung, R.S., Blair, I.P., Cole, N.J. (2017) Expression of ALS/FTD-linked mutant CCNF in zebrafish leads to increased cell death in the spinal cord and an aberrant motor phenotype. Human molecular genetics. 26(14):2616-2626
Morsch, M., Radford, R.A., Don, E.K., Lee, A., Hortle, E., Cole, N.J., Chung, R.S. (2017) Triggering Cell Stress and Death Using Conventional UV Laser Confocal Microscopy. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE. (120)
Morsch, M., Radford, R., Lee, A., Don, E.K., Badrock, A.P., Hall, T.E., Cole, N.J., Chung, R. (2015) In vivo characterization of microglial engulfment of dying neurons in the zebrafish spinal cord. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9:321