Gregory Ku • UCSF Profiles

Gregory Ku, MD, PhD

Title(s)	Associate Professor, Diabetes Center
School	School of Medicine
ORCID	0000-0001-5306-4225
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Biography

Education and Training

Harvard College, Cambridge, MA	AB	05/1996	Biochemical Sciences
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	M.D.	2004	School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	Ph.D.	2004	Graduate Division (Biomedical Sciences)
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	Residency	7/2008	Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	Fellowship	07/2014	Endocrinology and Metabolism

Overview

My lab is interested in improving all forms of diabetes mellitus. We use functional genomics to find new gene targets to improve pancreatic beta cell survival, proliferation, and function.

I also see diabetes patients in the UCSF Diabetes Clinic.

Interests

diabetes, pancreatic beta cell, genomics

Websites

	UCSF Health
	UCSF Division of Endocrinology
	UCSF Diabetes Center
	Ku Lab Website
	Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

Research

Research Activities and Funding

The role of mitochondrial fission in beta cell function
NIH R01DK118337Jan 22, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Role: Principal Investigator

Uncovering Two Novel Diabetes Drug Targets in the IDG
NIH R03DK124904Sep 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2021
Role: Principal Investigator

The role of Spry2 in beta cell function and the unfolded protein response
NIH R01DK107650Dec 1, 2015 - Nov 30, 2021
Role: Principal Investigator

A novel, beta cell specific regulator of the insulin promoter
NIH R03DK102892Jul 1, 2014 - Jun 30, 2016
Role: Principal Investigator

Discovering and dissecting new regulators of insulin production in beta cells
NIH K08DK087945Aug 2, 2011 - Apr 30, 2016
Role: Principal Investigator

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Collaboration Interests

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Publications

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SARS-CoV-2 ORF3A interacts with the Clic-like chloride channel-1 (CLCC1) and triggers an unfolded protein response. PeerJ. 2023; 11:e15077. Gruner HN, Zhang Y, Shariati K, Yiv N, Hu Z, Wang Y, Hejtmancik JF, McManus MT, Tharp K, Ku G. PMID: 37033725; PMCID: PMC10078464.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
Bio Biology Env Environmental Health Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans Cells
A Superfolder Green Fluorescent Protein-Based Biosensor Allows Monitoring of Chloride in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. ACS Sens. 2022 Aug 26; 7(8):2218-2224. Shariati K, Zhang Y, Giubbolini S, Parra R, Liang S, Edwards A, Hejtmancik JF, Ratto GM, Arosio D, Ku G. PMID: 35951356; PMCID: PMC9425558.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 4 Fields:
Bio Biotechnology Che Chemistry Techniques
Translation:Cells
CLCC1 c. 75C>A Mutation in Pakistani Derived Retinitis Pigmentosa Families Likely Originated With a Single Founder Mutation 2,000-5,000 Years Ago. Front Genet. 2022; 13:804924. Ma Y, Wang X, Shoshany N, Jiao X, Lee A, Ku G, Baple EL, Fasham J, Nadeem R, Naeem MA, Riazuddin S, Riazuddin SA, Crosby AH, Hejtmancik JF. PMID: 35391798; PMCID: PMC8980549.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1
Adhesion-mediated mechanosignaling forces mitohormesis. Cell Metab. 2021 07 06; 33(7):1322-1341.e13. Tharp KM, Higuchi-Sanabria R, Timblin GA, Ford B, Garzon-Coral C, Schneider C, Muncie JM, Stashko C, Daniele JR, Moore AS, Frankino PA, Homentcovschi S, Manoli SS, Shao H, Richards AL, Chen KH, Hoeve JT, Ku GM, Hellerstein M, Nomura DK, Saijo K, Gestwicki J, Dunn AR, Krogan NJ, Swaney DL, Dillin A, Weaver VM. PMID: 34019840; PMCID: PMC8266765.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 37 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Selective monitoring of insulin secretion after CRISPR interference in intact pancreatic islets despite submaximal infection. Islets. 2020 05 03; 12(3):59-69. Shariati K, Pappalardo Z, Chopra DG, Yiv N, Sheen R, Ku G. PMID: 32579048; PMCID: PMC7527018.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
End Endocrinology Gas Gastroenterology
Translation:Animals
Deletion of Gpr27 in vivo reduces insulin mRNA but does not result in diabetes. Sci Rep. 2020 03 27; 10(1):5629. Chopra DG, Yiv N, Hennings TG, Zhang Y, Ku GM. PMID: 32221326; PMCID: PMC7101378.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 6 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
In Vivo Deletion of β-Cell Drp1 Impairs Insulin Secretion Without Affecting Islet Oxygen Consumption. Endocrinology. 2018 09 01; 159(9):3245-3256. Hennings TG, Chopra DG, DeLeon ER, VanDeusen HR, Sesaki H, Merrins MJ, Ku GM. PMID: 30052866; PMCID: PMC6107751.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 21 Fields:
End Endocrinology
Translation:Animals Cells
A Genetic Interaction Map of Insulin Production Identifies Mfi as an Inhibitor of Mitochondrial Fission. Endocrinology. 2018 09 01; 159(9):3321-3330. Lee J, Pappalardo Z, Chopra DG, Hennings TG, Vaughn I, Lan C, Choe JJ, Ang K, Chen S, Arkin M, McManus MT, German MS, Ku GM. PMID: 30059978; PMCID: PMC6112596.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
The Transcriptionally Permissive Chromatin State of Embryonic Stem Cells Is Acutely Tuned to Translational Output. Cell Stem Cell. 2018 03 01; 22(3):369-383.e8. Bulut-Karslioglu A, Macrae TA, Oses-Prieto JA, Covarrubias S, Percharde M, Ku G, Diaz A, McManus MT, Burlingame AL, Ramalho-Santos M. PMID: 29499153; PMCID: PMC5836508.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 39 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Animals Cells
A Whole-Genome RNA Interference Screen Reveals a Role for Spry2 in Insulin Transcription and the Unfolded Protein Response. Diabetes. 2017 06; 66(6):1703-1712. Pappalardo Z, Gambhir Chopra D, Hennings TG, Richards H, Choe J, Yang K, Baeyens L, Ang K, Chen S, Arkin M, German MS, McManus MT, Ku GM. PMID: 28246293; PMCID: PMC5440024.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 10 Fields:
End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Gαi/o-coupled receptor signaling restricts pancreatic β-cell expansion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Mar 03; 112(9):2888-93. Berger M, Scheel DW, Macias H, Miyatsuka T, Kim H, Hoang P, Ku GM, Honig G, Liou A, Tang Y, Regard JB, Sharifnia P, Yu L, Wang J, Coughlin SR, Conklin BR, Deneris ES, Tecott LH, German MS. PMID: 25695968; PMCID: PMC4352814.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 36 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Menin determines K-RAS proliferative outputs in endocrine cells. J Clin Invest. 2014 Sep; 124(9):4093-101. Chamberlain CE, Scheel DW, McGlynn K, Kim H, Miyatsuka T, Wang J, Nguyen V, Zhao S, Mavropoulos A, Abraham AG, O'Neill E, Ku GM, Cobb MH, Martin GR, German MS. PMID: 25133424; PMCID: PMC4153699.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 44 Fields:
Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Research resource: RNA-Seq reveals unique features of the pancreatic β-cell transcriptome. Mol Endocrinol. 2012 Oct; 26(10):1783-92. Ku GM, Kim H, Vaughn IW, Hangauer MJ, Myung Oh C, German MS, McManus MT. PMID: 22915829; PMCID: PMC3458219.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 69 Fields:
End Endocrinology Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Animals Cells
An siRNA screen in pancreatic beta cells reveals a role for Gpr27 in insulin production. PLoS Genet. 2012 Jan; 8(1):e1002449. Ku GM, Pappalardo Z, Luo CC, German MS, McManus MT. PMID: 22253604; PMCID: PMC3257298.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 29 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Behind the scenes of a small RNA gene-silencing pathway. Hum Gene Ther. 2008 Jan; 19(1):17-26. Ku G, McManus MT. PMID: 18211225.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 15 Fields:
Gen Genetics The Therapeutics
Translation:Humans Cells
A PAK1-PIX-PKL complex is activated by the T-cell receptor independent of Nck, Slp-76 and LAT. EMBO J. 2001 Feb 01; 20(3):457-65. Ku GM, Yablonski D, Manser E, Lim L, Weiss A. PMID: 11157752; PMCID: PMC133476.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 38 Fields:
Bio Biotechnology Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Humans Cells
A guanine nucleotide exchange factor-independent function of Vav1 in transcriptional activation. J Biol Chem. 2000 Jan 21; 275(3):2185-90. Kuhne MR, Ku G, Weiss A. PMID: 10636924.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 50 Fields:
Bio Biochemistry
Translation:Humans Cells