Jong Yun
Professor of Pharmacology

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Hershey Med Ctr
Hershey, - jky1@psu.edu
Huck Affiliations
Publication Tags
Sphingosine Kinase Therapeutics Sphingosine Immunogenic Cell Death Polymerization Membranes Sphingosine 1 Phosphate Neoplasms Acute Myeloid Leukemia Ceramides Sphingolipids Calreticulin N' ((1e) 1 (3,4 Dimethoxyphenyl)Ethylidene) 3 (4 Methoxyphenyl) Cell Death Protein Isoforms Phosphotransferases Cell Line Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia Autophagy Cell Movement Mitoxantrone Monocytes Acid Ceramidase Polymerization Reaction Hot TemperatureMost Recent Publications
Regulatory Role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and C16:0 Ceramide, in Immunogenic Cell Death of Colon Cancer Cells Induced by Bak/Bax-Activation
Jeremy A. Hengst, Asvelt J. Nduwumwami, Jong Yun, 2022, Cancers
Inhibition of Sphingosine Kinase Activity Enhances Immunogenic Cell Surface Exposure of Calreticulin Induced by the Synthetic Cannabinoid 5-epi-CP-55,940
Jeremy A. Hengst, Asvelt J. Nduwumwami, Wesley M. Raup-Konsavage, Kent E. Vrana, Jong Yun, 2022, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research on p. 637-647
Sphingosine kinase inhibition enhances dimerization of calreticulin at the cell surface in mitoxantrone-induced immunogenic cell death
Asvelt J. Nduwumwami, Jeremy A. Hengst, Jong K. Yun, 2021, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on p. 300-310
Development of SKI-349, a dual-targeted inhibitor of sphingosine kinase and microtubule polymerization
Jeremy A. Hengst, Shailaja Hegde, Robert F. Paulson, Jong K. Yun, 2020, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Analysis of selective target engagement by small-molecule sphingosine kinase inhibitors using the Cellular Thermal Shift Assay (CETSA)
Jeremy A. Hengst, Taryn E. Dick, Charles D. Smith, Jong K. Yun, 2020, Cancer Biology and Therapy on p. 841-852
Transdifferentiation of Human Circulating Monocytes Into Neuronal-Like Cells in 20 Days and Without Reprograming
Alfredo Bellon, Amelie Wegener, Adam R. Lescallette, Michael Valente, Seung Kwon Yang, Robert Gardette, Julien Matricon, Faycal Mouaffak, Paula Watts, Lene Vimeux, Jong K. Yun, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, Gary A. Clawson, Elisabeta Blandin, Boris Chaumette, Therese M. Jay, Marie Odile Krebs, Vincent Feuillet, Anne Hosmalin, 2018, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
SKI-178: A multitargeted inhibitor of sphingosine kinase and microtubule dynamics demonstrating therapeutic efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia models
Jeremy Hengst, Taryn E. Dick, Arati Sharma, Kenichiro Doi, Shailaja Hegde, Su Fern Tan, Laura Geffert, Todd E. Fox, Arun K. Sharma, Dhimant Desai, Shantu Amin, Mark Kester, Thomas P. Loughran, Robert Paulson, David Claxton, Hong-Gang Wang, Jong Yun, 2017, Cancer Translational Medicine on p. 109-121
Sphingosine Kinase 1 Cooperates with Autophagy to Maintain Endocytic Membrane Trafficking
Megan M. Young, Yoshinori Takahashi, Todd E. Fox, Jong K. Yun, Mark Kester, Hong Gang Wang, 2016, Cell Reports on p. 1532-1545
Acid ceramidase is upregulated in AML and represents a novel therapeutic target
Su Fern Tan, Xin Liu, Todd E. Fox, Brian M. Barth, Arati Sharma, Stephen D. Turner, Andy Awwad, Alden Dewey, Kenichiro Doi, Barbara Spitzer, Mithun Vinod Shah, Samy A.F. Morad, Dhimant Desai, Shantu Amin, Junjia Zhu, Jason Liao, Jong Yun, Mark Kester, David F. Claxton, Hong Gang Wang, Myles C. Cabot, Edward H. Schuchman, Ross L. Levine, David J. Feith, Thomas P. Loughran, 2016, Oncotarget on p. 83208-83222
Sphingosine kinase inhibitors decrease viability and induce cell death in natural killer-large granular lymphocyte leukemia
Francis R. LeBlanc, Xin Liu, Jeremy Hengst, Todd Fox, Valerie Calvert, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Jong Yun, David J. Feith, Thomas P. Loughran, 2015, Cancer Biology and Therapy on p. 1830-1840
Most-Cited Papers
Acid ceramidase is upregulated in AML and represents a novel therapeutic target
Su Fern Tan, Xin Liu, Todd E. Fox, Brian M. Barth, Arati Sharma, Stephen D. Turner, Andy Awwad, Alden Dewey, Kenichiro Doi, Barbara Spitzer, Mithun Vinod Shah, Samy A.F. Morad, Dhimant Desai, Shantu Amin, Junjia Zhu, Jason Liao, Jong Yun, Mark Kester, David F. Claxton, Hong Gang Wang, Myles C. Cabot, Edward H. Schuchman, Ross L. Levine, David J. Feith, Thomas P. Loughran, 2016, Oncotarget on p. 83208-83222
Sphingosine Kinase 1 Cooperates with Autophagy to Maintain Endocytic Membrane Trafficking
Megan M. Young, Yoshinori Takahashi, Todd E. Fox, Jong K. Yun, Mark Kester, Hong Gang Wang, 2016, Cell Reports on p. 1532-1545
The apoptotic mechanism of action of the sphingosine kinase 1 selective inhibitor SKI-178 in human acute myeloid leukemia cell lines
Taryn E. Dick, Jeremy A. Hengst, Todd E. Fox, Ashley L. Colledge, Vijay P. Kale, Shen Shu Sung, Arun Sharma, Shantu Amin, Thomas P. Loughran, Mark Kester, Hong Gang Wang, Jong K. Yun, 2015, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on p. 494-508
The regulatory roles of ROCK and MRCK kinases in the plasticity of cancer cell migration
Vijay Pralhad Kale, Jeremy A. Hengst, Dhimant H. Desai, Shantu G. Amin, Jong K. Yun, 2015, Cancer Letters on p. 185-196
A novel selective multikinase inhibitor of ROCK and MRCK effectively blocks cancer cell migration and invasion
Vijay Pralhad Kale, Jeremy A. Hengst, Dhimant H. Desai, Taryn E. Dick, Katherine N. Choe, Ashley L. Colledge, Yoshinori Takahashi, Shen Shu Sung, Shantu G. Amin, Jong K. Yun, 2014, Cancer Letters on p. 299-310
Sphingosine kinase inhibitors decrease viability and induce cell death in natural killer-large granular lymphocyte leukemia
Francis R. LeBlanc, Xin Liu, Jeremy Hengst, Todd Fox, Valerie Calvert, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Jong Yun, David J. Feith, Thomas P. Loughran, 2015, Cancer Biology and Therapy on p. 1830-1840
Transdifferentiation of Human Circulating Monocytes Into Neuronal-Like Cells in 20 Days and Without Reprograming
Alfredo Bellon, Amelie Wegener, Adam R. Lescallette, Michael Valente, Seung Kwon Yang, Robert Gardette, Julien Matricon, Faycal Mouaffak, Paula Watts, Lene Vimeux, Jong K. Yun, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, Gary A. Clawson, Elisabeta Blandin, Boris Chaumette, Therese M. Jay, Marie Odile Krebs, Vincent Feuillet, Anne Hosmalin, 2018, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Development of SKI-349, a dual-targeted inhibitor of sphingosine kinase and microtubule polymerization
Jeremy A. Hengst, Shailaja Hegde, Robert F. Paulson, Jong K. Yun, 2020, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Analysis of selective target engagement by small-molecule sphingosine kinase inhibitors using the Cellular Thermal Shift Assay (CETSA)
Jeremy A. Hengst, Taryn E. Dick, Charles D. Smith, Jong K. Yun, 2020, Cancer Biology and Therapy on p. 841-852
Sphingosine kinase inhibition enhances dimerization of calreticulin at the cell surface in mitoxantrone-induced immunogenic cell death
Asvelt J. Nduwumwami, Jeremy A. Hengst, Jong K. Yun, 2021, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics on p. 300-310