Jingjing Zang

Research Associate

Dr. Jingjing Zang

Room: Y13-K-40

Jingjing's research interests are:

Molecular mechanism regulating phototransduction decay

Circadian rhythm in zebrafish nerve system

2010-Present Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zürich, Switzerland

2005-2009 PhD Physiology, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, UK

2000-2004 Degrees in Biology, College of Life Sciences, NanKai University

Publications

ZORA Publication List

2024
- Haug, Marion; Haddad-Velioglu, Sara A; Berger, Manuela; Enz, Anjsa; Zang, Jingjing; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2024). Differential Localization and Functional Roles of mGluR6 Paralogs in Zebrafish Retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 65(12):44.
- Niklaus, Stephanie; Glasauer, Stella M K; Kovermann, Peter; Farshori, Kulsum F; Cadetti, Lucia; Früh, Simon; Rieser, Nicolas N; Gesemann, Matthias; Zang, Jingjing; Fahlke, Christoph; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2024). Glutamate transporters are involved in direct inhibitory synaptic transmission in the vertebrate retina. Open Biology, 14(7):240140.
- Marchese, Maria; Bernardi, Sara; Ogi, Asahi; Licitra, Rosario; Silvi, Giada; Mero, Serena; Galatolo, Daniele; Gammaldi, Nicola; Doccini, Stefano; Ratto, Gian Michele; Rapposelli, Simona; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Zang, Jingjing; Rocchiccioli, Silvia; Michelucci, Elena; Ceccherini, Elisa; Santorelli, Filippo M (2024). Targeting autophagy impairment improves the phenotype of a novel CLN8 zebrafish model. Neurobiology of Disease, 197:106536.

2023
- Letelier, Joaquín; Buono, Lorena; Almuedo-Castillo, María; Zang, Jingjing; Mounieres, Constanza; González-Díaz, Sergio; Polvillo, Rocío; Sanabria-Reinoso, Estefanía; Corbacho, Jorge; Sousa-Ortega, Ana; Del Corral, Ruth Diez; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Martínez-Morales, Juan R (2023). Mutation of vsx genes in zebrafish highlights the robustness of the retinal specification network. eLife, 12:e85594.
- Zang, Jingjing; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2023). Detection of Zebrafish Retinal Proteins by Infrared Western Blotting. Bio-protocol, 13(4):e4618.
- Masek, Markus; Zang, Jingjing; Mateos, José María; Garbelli, Marco; Ziegler, Urs; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra (2023). Studying the morphology, composition and function of the photoreceptor primary cilium in zebrafish. Methods in Cell Biology, 175:97-128.

2022
- Masek, Markus; Etard, Christelle; Hofmann, Claudia; Hülsmeier, Andreas J; Zang, Jingjing; Takamiya, Masanari; Gesemann, Matthias; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Hornemann, Thorsten; Strähle, Uwe; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra (2022). Loss of the Bardet-Biedl protein Bbs1 alters photoreceptor outer segment protein and lipid composition. Nature Communications, 13:1282.

2021
- Zang, Jingjing; Gesemann, Matthias; Keim, Jennifer; Samardzija, Marijana; Grimm, Christian; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2021). Circadian regulation of vertebrate cone photoreceptor function. eLife, 10:e68903.
- Zang, Jingjing; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2021). Biochemistry and physiology of zebrafish photoreceptors. Pflügers Archiv : European Journal of Physiology, 473(9):1569-1585.
- Dulla, Kalyan; Slijkerman, Ralph; van Diepen, Hester C; Albert, Silvia; Dona, Margo; et al; Zang, Jingjing; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2021). Antisense oligonucleotide-based treatment of retinitis pigmentosa caused by USH2A exon 13 mutations. Molecular Therapy, 29(8):2441-2455.
- Masek, Markus; Etard, Christelle; Hofmann, Claudia; Hülsmeier, Andreas J; Zang, Jingjing; Takamiya, Masanari; Gesemann, Matthias; Neuhauss, Stephan; Hornemann, Thorsten; Strähle, Uwe; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra (2021). The Bardet-Biedl protein Bbs1 controls photoreceptor outer segment protein and lipid composition. ArXiv.org 452166, Cornell University.

2020
- Ali, Zaheer; Zang, Jingjing; Lagali, Neil; Schmitner, Nicole; Salvenmoser, Willi; Mukwaya, Anthony; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Jensen, Lasse D; Kimmel, Robin A (2020). Photoreceptor degeneration accompanies vascular changes in a Zebrafish model of diabetic retinopathy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science [IOVS], 61(2):43.

2018
- Zang, Jingjing; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2018). The Binding Properties and Physiological Functions of Recoverin. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 11:473.
- Ojeda Naharros, Irene; Cristian, Flavia B; Zang, Jingjing; Gesemann, Matthias; Ingham, Philip W; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra (2018). Publisher Correction: The ciliopathy protein TALPID3/KIAA0586 acts upstream of Rab8 activation in zebrafish photoreceptor outer segment formation and maintenance. Scientific Reports, 8:12534.
- Dona, Margo; Slijkerman, Ralph; Lerner, Kimberly; Broekman, Sanne; Wegner, Jeremy; Howat, Taylor; Peters, Theo; Hetterschijt, Lisette; Boon, Nanda; de Vrieze, Erik; Sorusch, Nasrin; Wolfrum, Uwe; Kremer, Hannie; Neuhauss, Stephan; Zang, Jingjing; Kamermans, Maarten; Westerfield, Monte; Phillips, Jennifer; van Wijk, Erwin (2018). Usherin defects lead to early-onset retinal dysfunction in zebrafish. Experimental Eye Research, 173:148-159.
- Ojeda Naharros, Irene; Cristian, Flavia B; Zang, Jingjing; Gesemann, Matthias; Ingham, Philip W; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Bachmann-Gagescu, Ruxandra (2018). The ciliopathy protein TALPID3/KIAA0586 acts upstream of Rab8 activation in zebrafish photoreceptor outer segment formation and maintenance. Scientific Reports, 8:2211.

2016
- Martella, Andrea; Sepe, Rosa M; Silvestri, Cristoforo; Zang, Jingjing; Fasano, Giulia; Carnevali, Oliana; De Girolamo, Paolo; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Sordino, Paolo; Di Marzo, Vincenzo (2016). Important role of endocannabinoid signaling in the development of functional vision and locomotion in zebrafish. FASEB Journal, 30(12):4275-4288.

2015
- Zang, Jingjing; Keim, Jennifer; Kastenhuber, Edda; Gesemann, Matthias; Neuhauss, Stephan C F (2015). Recoverin depletion accelerates cone photoresponse recovery. Open Biology, 5(8):150086.
- Gopal, Suhasini R; Chen, Daniel H-C; Chou, Shih-Wei; Zang, Jingjing; Neuhauss, Stephan C F; Stepanyan, Ruben; McDermott, Brian M; Alagramam, Kumar N (2015). Zebrafish models for the mechanosensory hair cell dysfunction in Usher syndrome 3 reveal that Clarin-1 is an essential hair bundle protein. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(28):10188-10201.

2014
- Sirisi, Sònia; Folgueira, Mónica; López-Hernández, Tania; Minieri, Laura; Pérez-Rius, Carla; Gaitán-Peñas, Héctor; Zang, Jingjing; Martínez, Albert; Capdevila-Nortes, Xavier; De La Villa, Pedro; Roy, Upasana; Alia, A; Neuhauss, Stephan; Ferroni, Stefano; Nunes, Virginia; Estévez, Raúl; Barrallo-Gimeno, Alejandro (2014). Megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts protein 1 regulates glial surface localization of GLIALCAM from fish to humans. Human Molecular Genetics, 23(19):5069-5086.