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Alina Guna, PhD

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address600 16th Street, #N312E
San Francisco CA 94158
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    The Guna lab focuses on how proteins get made in human cells. We use a combination of functional genomics and biochemistry to understand the molecular mechanisms that govern protein homeostasis in various organelles and across cell types.

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    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKPhD07/2018Cell Biology
    University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaBSc07/2014Neuroscience

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    1. Structural evolution of the MTCH family of mitochondrial insertases. bioRxiv. 2026 Apr 15. Stevens TA, Luo Z, Lee C, Hazu M, Galatis EG, Inglis AJ, Guna A, Voorhees RM. PMID: 41757004; PMCID: PMC12934571.
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    2. Membrane Protein Insertion in Mammalian Cells. Annu Rev Biochem. 2026 Mar 30. Guna A, Nguyen VN, Stevens TA, Voorhees RM. PMID: 41911061.
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    3. Monitoring alpha-helical membrane protein insertion into the outer mitochondrial membrane in mammalian cells. Methods Enzymol. 2024; 707:63-99. Hazu M, Guna A, Stevens TA, Voorhees RM. PMID: 39488394.
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    4. Role of a holo-insertase complex in the biogenesis of biophysically diverse ER membrane proteins. Mol Cell. 2024 Sep 05; 84(17):3302-3319.e11. Page KR, Nguyen VN, Pleiner T, Tomaleri GP, Wang ML, Guna A, Hazu M, Wang TY, Chou TF, Voorhees RM. PMID: 39173640.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    5. Author Correction: Macromolecular condensation buffers intracellular water potential. Nature. 2024 Apr; 628(8009):E4. Watson JL, Seinkmane E, Styles CT, Mihut A, Krüger LK, McNally KE, Planelles-Herrero VJ, Dudek M, McCall PM, Barbiero S, Vanden Oever M, Peak-Chew SY, Porebski BT, Zeng A, Rzechorzek NM, Wong DCS, Beale AD, Stangherlin A, Riggi M, Iwasa J, Morf J, Miliotis C, Guna A, Inglis AJ, Brugués J, Voorhees RM, Chambers JE, Meng QJ, O'Neill JS, Edgar RS, Derivery E. PMID: 38589575; PMCID: PMC11041646.
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    6. Triaging of α-helical proteins to the mitochondrial outer membrane by distinct chaperone machinery based on substrate topology. Mol Cell. 2024 Mar 21; 84(6):1101-1119.e9. Muthukumar G, Stevens TA, Inglis AJ, Esantsi TK, Saunders RA, Schulte F, Voorhees RM, Guna A, Weissman JS. PMID: 38428433.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. Role of a holo-insertase complex in the biogenesis of biophysically diverse ER membrane proteins. bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 29. Page KR, Nguyen VN, Pleiner T, Tomaleri GP, Wang ML, Guna A, Wang TY, Chou TF, Voorhees RM. PMID: 38076791; PMCID: PMC10705394.
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    8. A dual sgRNA library design to probe genetic modifiers using genome-wide CRISPRi screens. BMC Genomics. 2023 Oct 30; 24(1):651. Guna A, Page KR, Replogle JM, Esantsi TK, Wang ML, Weissman JS, Voorhees RM. PMID: 37904134; PMCID: PMC10614335.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    9. Macromolecular condensation buffers intracellular water potential. Nature. 2023 11; 623(7988):842-852. Watson JL, Seinkmane E, Styles CT, Mihut A, Krüger LK, McNally KE, Planelles-Herrero VJ, Dudek M, McCall PM, Barbiero S, Vanden Oever M, Peak-Chew SY, Porebski BT, Zeng A, Rzechorzek NM, Wong DCS, Beale AD, Stangherlin A, Riggi M, Iwasa J, Morf J, Miliotis C, Guna A, Inglis AJ, Brugués J, Voorhees RM, Chambers JE, Meng QJ, O'Neill JS, Edgar RS, Derivery E. PMID: 37853127; PMCID: PMC10665201.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 64     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    10. Triaging of α-helical proteins to the mitochondrial outer membrane by distinct chaperone machinery based on substrate topology. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 17. Muthukumar G, Stevens TA, Inglis AJ, Esantsi TK, Saunders RA, Schulte F, Voorhees RM, Guna A, Weissman JS. PMID: 37645817; PMCID: PMC10462106.
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    11. A dual sgRNA library design to probe genetic modifiers using genome-wide CRISPRi screens. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 14. Guna A, Page KR, Replogle JM, Esantsi TK, Wang ML, Weissman JS, Voorhees RM. PMID: 36711738; PMCID: PMC9882262.
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    12. Coupled protein quality control during nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. J Cell Sci. 2023 05 15; 136(10). Inglis AJ, Guna A, Gálvez-Merchán Á, Pal A, Esantsi TK, Keys HR, Frenkel EM, Oania R, Weissman JS, Voorhees RM. PMID: 37218462; PMCID: PMC10234110.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. A genome-wide optical pooled screen reveals regulators of cellular antiviral responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 04 18; 120(16):e2210623120. Carlson RJ, Leiken MD, Guna A, Hacohen N, Blainey PC. PMID: 37043539; PMCID: PMC10120039.
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    14. A TAle of Two Pathways: Tail-Anchored Protein Insertion at the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2023 03 01; 15(3). Guna A, Hazu M, Pinton Tomaleri G, Voorhees RM. PMID: 36041783; PMCID: PMC9979854.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    15. Maximizing CRISPRi efficacy and accessibility with dual-sgRNA libraries and optimal effectors. Elife. 2022 12 28; 11. Replogle JM, Bonnar JL, Pogson AN, Liem CR, Maier NK, Ding Y, Russell BJ, Wang X, Leng K, Guna A, Norman TM, Pak RA, Ramos DM, Ward ME, Gilbert LA, Kampmann M, Weissman JS, Jost M. PMID: 36576240; PMCID: PMC9829409.
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    16. MTCH2 is a mitochondrial outer membrane protein insertase. Science. 2022 10 21; 378(6617):317-322. Guna A, Stevens TA, Inglis AJ, Replogle JM, Esantsi TK, Muthukumar G, Shaffer KCL, Wang ML, Pogson AN, Jones JJ, Lomenick B, Chou TF, Weissman JS, Voorhees RM. PMID: 36264797; PMCID: PMC9674023.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 73     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    17. Mapping information-rich genotype-phenotype landscapes with genome-scale Perturb-seq. Cell. 2022 07 07; 185(14):2559-2575.e28. Replogle JM, Saunders RA, Pogson AN, Hussmann JA, Lenail A, Guna A, Mascibroda L, Wagner EJ, Adelman K, Lithwick-Yanai G, Iremadze N, Oberstrass F, Lipson D, Bonnar JL, Jost M, Norman TM, Weissman JS. PMID: 35688146; PMCID: PMC9380471.
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    18. Publisher Correction: Compensatory ion transport buffers daily protein rhythms to regulate osmotic balance and cellular physiology. Nat Commun. 2021 Nov 24; 12(1):6988. Stangherlin A, Watson JL, Wong DCS, Barbiero S, Zeng A, Seinkmane E, Chew SP, Beale AD, Hayter EA, Guna A, Inglis AJ, Putker M, Bartolami E, Matile S, Lequeux N, Pons T, Day J, van Ooijen G, Voorhees RM, Bechtold DA, Derivery E, Edgar RS, Newham P, O'Neill JS. PMID: 34819501; PMCID: PMC8613194.
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    19. Compensatory ion transport buffers daily protein rhythms to regulate osmotic balance and cellular physiology. Nat Commun. 2021 10 15; 12(1):6035. Stangherlin A, Watson JL, Wong DCS, Barbiero S, Zeng A, Seinkmane E, Chew SP, Beale AD, Hayter EA, Guna A, Inglis AJ, Putker M, Bartolami E, Matile S, Lequeux N, Pons T, Day J, van Ooijen G, Voorhees RM, Bechtold DA, Derivery E, Edgar RS, Newham P, O'Neill JS. PMID: 34654800; PMCID: PMC8520019.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 34     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    20. WNK1 is an assembly factor for the human ER membrane protein complex. Mol Cell. 2021 07 01; 81(13):2693-2704.e12. Pleiner T, Hazu M, Tomaleri GP, Januszyk K, Oania RS, Sweredoski MJ, Moradian A, Guna A, Voorhees RM. PMID: 33964204; PMCID: PMC8254792.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 25     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    21. Differential Modes of Orphan Subunit Recognition for the WRB/CAML Complex. Cell Rep. 2020 03 17; 30(11):3691-3698.e5. Inglis AJ, Page KR, Guna A, Voorhees RM. PMID: 32187542; PMCID: PMC7147533.
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    22. EMC Is Required to Initiate Accurate Membrane Protein Topogenesis. Cell. 2018 11 29; 175(6):1507-1519.e16. Chitwood PJ, Juszkiewicz S, Guna A, Shao S, Hegde RS. PMID: 30415835; PMCID: PMC6269167.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 141     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    23. Transmembrane Domain Recognition during Membrane Protein Biogenesis and Quality Control. Curr Biol. 2018 04 23; 28(8):R498-R511. Guna A, Hegde RS. PMID: 29689233.
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    24. Elucidating the diagnostic odyssey of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 04; 176(4):936-944. Palmer LD, Butcher NJ, Boot E, Hodgkinson KA, Heung T, Chow EWC, Guna A, Crowley TB, Zackai E, McDonald-McGinn DM, Bassett AS. PMID: 29575622; PMCID: PMC5873609.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 29     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. The ER membrane protein complex is a transmembrane domain insertase. Science. 2018 01 26; 359(6374):470-473. Guna A, Volkmar N, Christianson JC, Hegde RS. PMID: 29242231; PMCID: PMC5788257.
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    26. Comparative mapping of the 22q11.2 deletion region and the potential of simple model organisms. J Neurodev Disord. 2015; 7(1):18. Guna A, Butcher NJ, Bassett AS. PMID: 26137170; PMCID: PMC4487986.
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    27. Response to clozapine in a clinically identifiable subtype of schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry. 2015 Jun; 206(6):484-91. Butcher NJ, Fung WL, Fitzpatrick L, Guna A, Andrade DM, Lang AE, Chow EW, Bassett AS. PMID: 25745132; PMCID: PMC4459828.
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