Rugang Zhang Laboratory
Rugang Zhang, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Areas of Research
- Cancer Biology
- Chemotherapy
- Chromatin Remodelers
- CRISPR Screens
- DNA Damage Response
- Drug Development
- Epigenetics
- Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Immunotherapy
- Ovarian Cancer
- Targeted Therapy
- Transcriptional Regulation
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Uterine Cancer
Welcome to the Rugang Zhang Laboratory. We study ovarian cancer biology and the mechanisms that underlie aging in normal mammalian cells.
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The Zhang Laboratory studies ovarian cancer biology with the goal of developing novel therapeutic approaches to combat the disease with precision. The ultimate goal of this line of investigation is to leverage the newly gained mechanistic insights for developing new therapeutics in a personalized manner based on one’s unique genetic and/or pathway signatures.
We also investigate the mechanisms that underlie aging in normal mammalian cells and how this process is implicated in tissue aging or evaded by tumor cells during malignant transformation. The overarching goal for identifying such mechanisms is the development of novel strategies to promote healthy aging and combat cancer.
Recent Publications
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METTL3-mediated chromatin contacts promote phase separation through metabolic reprogramming during senescence
Nat Commun 15(1):5410, 2024. PMID: 38926365 Opens a new window
Wang C, Tanizawa H, Hill C, Havas A, Zhang Q, Liao L, Hao X, Lei X, Wang L, Hao N, Qi Y, Tian B, Gardini A, Kossenkov AV, Goldman A, Berger SL, Noma K, Adams PD, Zhang R
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Targeting branched N-glycans and fucosylation sensitizes ovarian tumors to immune checkpoint blockade
Nat Commun 15(1):2853, 2024. PMID: 38565883 Opens a new window
Nie H, Saini P, Miyamoto T, Liao L, Zielinski RJ, Liu H, Zhou W, Wang C, Murphy B, Towers M, Yang T, Qi Y, Kannan T, Kossenkov A, Tateno H, Claiborne DT, Zhang N, Abdel-Mohsen M, Zhang R
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TXNRD1 drives the innate immune response in senescent cells with implications for age-associated inflammation
Nat Aging 4(2): 185-197, 2024. PMID: 38267705 Opens a new window
Hao X, Zhao B, Towers M, Liao L, Monteiro EL, Xu X, Freeman C, Peng H, Tang HY, Havas A, Kossenkov AV, Berger SL, Adams PD, Speicher DW, Schultz D, Marmorstein R, Zaret KS, Zhang R
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Targeting the mevalonate pathway suppresses ARID1A-inactivated cancers by promoting pyroptosis
Cancer Cell 41(4):740-756, 2023. PMID: 36963401 Opens a new window
Zhou W, Liu H, Yuan Z, Zundell J, Towers M, Lin J, Lombardi S, Nie H, Murphy B, Yang T, Wang C, Liao L, Goldman AR, Kannan T, Kossenkov AV, Drapkin R, Montaner LJ, Claiborne DT, Zhang N, Wu S, Zhang R
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ADAR1 downregulation by autophagy drives senescence independently of RNA editing by enhancing p16INK4a levels
Nat Cell Biol 24(8):1202-1210, 2022. PMID: 35851616 Opens a new window
Hao X, Shiromoto Y, Sakurai M, Towers M, Zhang Q, Wu S, Havas A, Wang L, Berger S, Adams PD, Tian B, Nishikura K, Kossenkov AV, Liu P, Zhang R
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m6A-independent genome-wide METTL3 and METTL14 redistribution drives the senescence-associated secretory phenotype
Nat Cell Biol 23(4):355-365, 2021. PMID: 33795874 Opens a new window
Liu P, Li F, Lin J, Fukumoto T, Nacarelli T, Hao X, Kossenkov AV, Simon MC, Zhang R
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Targeting glutamine dependence through GLS1 inhibition suppresses ARID1A-inactivated clear cell ovarian carcinoma
Nat Cancer 2(2):189-200, 2021. PMID: 34085048 Opens a new window
Wu S, Fukumoto T, Lin J, Nacarelli T, Wang Y, Ong D, Liu H, Fatkhutdinov N, Zundell JA, Karakashev S, Zhou W, Schwartz LE, Tang HY, Drapkin R, Liu Q, Huntsman DG, Kossenkov AV, Speicher DW, Schug ZT, Van Dang C, Zhang R
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EZH2 Inhibition Sensitizes CARM1-High, Homologous Recombination Proficient Ovarian Cancers to PARP Inhibition
Cancer Cell 37(2):157-167, 2020. PMID: 32004442 Opens a new window
Karakashev S, Fukumoto T, Zhao B, Lin J, Wu S, Fatkhutdinov N, Park PH, Semenova G, Jean S, Cadungog MG, Borowsky ME, Kossenkov AV, Liu Q, Zhang R
Funding Sources
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant
Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Associate Director for Discovery Science
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Ovarian Cancer
Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Project 4 Co-Leader
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Ovarian Cancer SPORE
Funding Source: NIH/NCI
Role: Project 2 Co-Leader
Contact Us
Principal Investigator
Rugang Zhang
RZhang11@MDAnderson.org
Physical Address
South Campus Research Building 3, 3SCR3.4121
1881 East Road
Houston, TX 77054
Mailing Address
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Experimental Therapeutics
P.O. Box 301429
Unit 1950
Houston, Texas 77230